power to strive
Power of Runes
by thelastparagon
[WSA Entry 2025]Ash Burn was just an ordinary gamer—an orphan scraping by in the real world—until he accomplished the impossible: beating the hardest VR game ever created, Apocalypse Online. But instead of the promised riches, he’s thrown into another world—one eerily familiar.It doesn’t take long for Ash to realize where he is: the chaotic, doomed universe of Heaven’s Favorite: Wrath of Gods, a novel he once read. Worse, he’s not the protagonist or even a supporting character.He’s just an extra…
A Background Character’s Path to Power
by Peace_in_Chaos
Waking up in an unfamiliar world with no memories, I had only one advantage, a mind filled with knowledge of fictional tropes, clichés, and common sense learned from countless novels.At first, I thought I was trapped in a romcom nightmare when I started triggering events like "Helping a Girl on a Rainy Day", "Damsel in Distress", and "Tripping Into the Heroine’s Arms." Naturally, I shut those nonsense down before they could escalate. No forced romances. No misunderstandings. No cringe.But someth…
Palace Fighting: Naive Concubines' Ascent to Power
by Whistling Autumn Wind
In the first episode, Little Palace Maid Lian Hua, holding tea leaves, thought to curry favor with Zhaoyi. The Emperor intercepted her halfway, and before she could react, he hijacked her tea leaves, leaving her bewildered.In the second episode, she wanted to curry favor with the Noble Consort. During the Noble Consort's birthday feast, she hadn't even presented the meticulously prepared tea leaves before the Emperor seized them, leaving her aggrieved.In the third episode, she had just sneaked o…
From Pawn to Power
by supriya_shukla
Eun-Byul Lee, a fearless and street-smart fighter, meets a tragic end in a car accident—only to awaken as Cecilia von Arlen, a minor character in a novel she once read. As Cecilia, a timid pushover fated to die tragically halfway through the story, Eun-Byul must use her wits and fighting spirit to change her destiny and survive in a world that was never meant to be hers.
Rise To Power: Death To My Billionaire Husband
by Hassy_101
Anita White gave up everything for love.Her family. Her power. Her legacy.Eight years ago, she found David. He was poor, brilliant, naive, and loyal. Or so she believed. She built his empire from the ground up, turning a nobody into a billionaire. But when betrayal came, it was more than infidelity. David Blackwood shattered her body, her mind, and her soul—infecting her with disease, killing her child, and freezing her out of the very world she created.But Anita is a White. And now, she’s comin…
Evolution: A Warlock's Rise To Power
by Dao_Of_Fiction
His life changes when he discovers a unique magic and suddenly becomes a direct subordinate of a false god in a popular VRMMO. He becomes one of the few who can sell warlock spells and abilities to other players and NPCs. With a territory to rule he has to constantly get stronger and develop his own strength if he wants to stay on top.This is a VRMMO story about a warlock who makes a place for himself in a virtual world by becoming an "arms dealer". He sells shadow magic, mental magic, and his o…
All For Power
by Jeffery D Idoko
After ninety-five years of experiencing the mundane life of a mortal, A'lravee woke up from his grave five years later to find out that things were way more complicated than what he thought them to be and that the last hundred years was just a short period his parents invested into raising him, a young god.Faced with his not-so-new reality, he quickly realizes that he has to drop some of his way of thinking if he wants to have a comfortable life within this vast universe.From planet-busting spac…
A Zombie's Path to Power
by A_depresso
Azel woke up in a crypt with no memory of who or even what he is. When he encounters a rather unfriendly duo he discovers that his true nature is that of a ticking time bomb.Desperate to maintain his humanity, Azel agrees to accompany the two to a civilisation that actively despises his nature. And it certainly doesn't help when he finds himself in the middle of a power struggle between individuals he can't even fathom.
Betrothed to the Power
by Olive Turner
After being engaged for 5 years, the fiance never had sex with Hazel, who was considered as a beauty.But Hazel saw her best friend sit on her fiance's lap.Hazel, who refused to be a loser, became drunk and boldly seduced her fiance’s uncle, Lamont, who was famous in New York.That night, he pushed her against the corner of the wall, pinched her waist, and said with burning eyes, "From now on, I will be your husband.”He married her, spoiling her so much.Everyone in New York bet that she would be a…
Roast to Power
by laosan_li
Lin Xuan was just an ordinary guy—until he awakened the Roasting System, a unique ability that allows him to grow stronger through verbal combat. Every time he delivers a high-quality roast, he gains experience, unlocks new abilities, and even enhances his physical strength. From humiliating arrogant school bullies to out-debating top scholars, Lin Xuan quickly rises through the ranks, earning both admiration and enemies.But words alone aren’t enough. As his reputation grows, so does the danger.…
The Power to Rise
by Nanisi Barrett D'Arnuk
Shelby Flynn is the very successful conductor of the Oakwood Philharmonic Orchestra, with degrees from Boston University and UCLA. She recently turned forty, but somewhere in the back of her mind, she feels something is missing in her life. She hasn’t had a serious relationship in several years, and there doesn’t seem to be the right woman for her in Oakwood, California. She knows -- she's been looking for the six long years she’s lived there.<br><br>Maybe, when her contract expires this spring,…
POWER HOLDER'S
by Nona_Nandin
Karina gadis berusia 20 tahun itu datang ke kota mencari Kakaknya yang sudah 3 tahun tidak pulang setelah pamit akan bekerja di pabrik anggur terbesar di negaranya.Karina bertemu Jack, bos pemilik perusahaan itu, namun disana lah kisahnya dimulai Karina harus menukar kegadisannya, hanya untuk informasi dimana sang Kakak berada. Namun itu hanyalah tipu muslihat Jack untuk bersenang-senang. Dia sudah membunuh Kakak Karina tanpa menjelaskannya pada gadis itu. Jack menyekap Karina dan menjadikannya …
Rise to power: The Minion Subjugation system
by deGreen_clawn0
Hiatus!(a week){Warning: Explicit Sexual Content, Harem, Dark Themes, and Ruthless Protagonist}Betrayed by those closest to him, Voldrak—the most formidable Outer Immortal—has fallen from grace, cast down to the desolate Base Realm. Now stripped of his power, freedom, and wealth, he awakens as a slave in a harsh world where only the strong survive. Reduced to a shadow of his former self, he is left with two remnants of his past: a faint trace of dark energy and a cursed Dual-Cultivation System h…
Flame of Power
by BlueFlame_Mecc
Little Mara was born a thousand years ago. Her mother risked everything to keep her in a deep sleep. Until seven years ago, growing up as a child with the current leader of the Vampire Clan, who tells her half-truth of the story of what happened hundreds of millennia in the past. Ever since then, they have forbidden the love between Lycans and Vampires, but the hatred between the two races does not stop them from protecting the supernatural world. The Flame of Power can not only grant them the a…
Power To Resist
by Broadcastduck71
'Run! It's a trap!' A sharp howl came from a few feet in front of me making my vision shifted dangerously and dive out of my hiding spot, shocking both of the men in front of me. I plunged the knife into the large man's shoulder, making sure to dig it as deep as I could so he would feel that pain. He released a loud roar in pain, throwing my hands away with a violent slap. I backed away, seeing wolves or people surrounding me while Ajax struggled underneath a man who held a little bit of author…
Will to Power
by Siji_Getih
Isaac is a young man from the outskirts of the village, who accidentally meets a group of adventurers who happen to stop by his village. A group of adventurers came to his village to kill wild animals from the Stultus Forest which always attacked the village area.Because of his closeness to the adventurer group, Isaac promised Einar, who was the leader of the adventurers, that he would become a great adventurer like them.Great power makes you strong, but a wise mind makes you alive. -Einar Ragna…
Scheming to Power
by Mesozoic
A world of swords and magic would be an exciting one to be reborn in, right? Right? What if the person who was reborn could use neither sword not magic though? What if they had only their brains to slowly bide their time and smell their opportunities? Ah, but what's this? I have no powers but I have a mysterious past? How is this girl who died as a result of my schemes returning and following me? I need to stop panicking and keep on my Stoic MC Poker Face. Always remember, Patience is the First …
Power To Accept
by Broadcastduck71
I dove to my feet, unsure of where or what was happening but the man here to help needed my help. My hands connected with a strange, scratchy fabric when I shoved it hard enough away and threw out a shield around me and the crying sad girl. I heard her, the fight, the panting of other assassins that were dying. I smelt blood, chains, and anger. My master's anger. "You fucking, pet! Andrew is going to kill you when he finds out!" The woman screeched, pounding her fists against the barr…
PoweR
by Stacey E. Haught
Beatrice Halifax's entire life has been controlled, sheltered inside the four walls of her family's house she had no hope of ever escaping. Until she was given an opportunity. One year to live her life in freedom. One year that would end in marriage. But just when the year is about to conclude a new man comes to town, one who threatens to completely unravel Beatrice's world. Lies surface and trust is broken as Beatrice is forced to face the truth about her family's past. Power corrupted this gam…