Substitute Marriage: Reborn As The Top Big-Shot - Chapter 9 - 009: In the spotlight

Long time ago, the world was ruled by the Primordials — an ancient and powerful race who mastered magic and shaped the land with runes and magic. They built bastions that stood as monuments to their greatness, cities protected by powerful enchantments. But their thirst for even greater power led to disaster. They opened gates to another realm… and unleashed demons.What followed was swift and brutal. The Primordials fought back, but they lost. Their civilization crumbled, their names were erased, and only the magical bastions remained — sealed places protected by forgotten runes that even demons could not cross.Now, demons rule the night. Humanity lives in fear, hiding behind rune-marked walls, unaware of their true origins or how close the world stands to its final collapse.Into this broken world falls Alex — a stranger from another reality. Upon his arrival, he awakens a forbidden power within himself: nature magic and the ability to shapeshift. A gift… and a curse.Magic is forbidden. Hunted. Destroyed. If anyone discovers what he is, he could be executed on the spot. But only through his power does Alex stand a chance of surviving… and fighting back. As he journeys across this dark and ruined land, he begins to unravel secrets long buried, truths about the demons’ origin, and the real reason the world fell.This is a dark fantasy tale of blood, survival, ancient knowledge, and inner transformation. Alex must choose what he will become: a monster, a savior… or something in between.Hello and welcome to everyone who decided to read my first writing attempts!The story you are reading is created in my free time, so new chapters will be released approximately 3-4 times a week. I run my own business, which sometimes makes it difficult to find a moment to sit down and fully focus on writing.I'm a fan of brutal, bloody scenes – the kind that stay in your mind long after you've finished reading. I have a vivid imagination, and when I write, I see each of these fights clearly, as if they were happening right in front of me: torn bodies, blood spraying, guts... none of that sugar-coated fighting.I try to transfer these images from my head to the page with as much intensity as possible, so you can feel the same tension and thrill that I do while writing.I also want to build a sense of horror – especially when it comes to monsters. I'm not interested in easy enemies. These are meant to be creatures you feel before you see them. The kind that stir fear and force the characters into desperate decisions.I hope you'll enjoy these scenes too – brutal, emotional, and full of darkness.As for the plot, I already have a general outline in my head, so there’s a lot of writing ahead of me. In the future, the story may include R18 scenes, but before that, I want to build a solid world and well-developed characters.If you have any ideas or suggestions, feel free to reach out—I’d love to discuss them, and maybe we can add something interesting to the story!Enjoy the read!

Kaius just wanted to unlock his class - instead, he restarted the apocalypse. After years of training, Kaius has barely acquired the first two of his family’s legacy skills. Powerful and vanishingly rare, the method of creating them is a secret people would kill for. Now they might be the only thing that keeps him alive. Narrowly surviving a bandit ambush, he gets trapped in the Great Depths- a world spanning dungeon. To escape, he will have to slay one of the Guardians that defend the exits; a feat no one without a class has survived. Ever. If that wasn’t bad enough, if he succeeds he will reignite a forgotten trial that nearly ended civilization. -Runic-Tattoo Wizard/Spellblade in a world of sorcerers -Exceptional MC, with some initial Slow Burn elements -Large scope, inspired by epics such as Azarinth Healer, BTDEM, PH, and more. -Third Person POV, with a 99% MC focus -Numbers go brrrr -Attack Badger (Friendly?) -Battle maniac MC who is not a murderhobo -No harem, romance, or VR

One day, the majority of humanity had a collective thought.

‘I wish the world would just collapse.’

And then, that wish came true.

A person from Earth reincarnated in the One Piece world and became a Celestial Dragon, the noblest and highest status in the One Piece world, but not just any Celestial Dragon, but also a direct descendant of Em, who had the qualifications to become a king.With the vast resources and power he had over the world, he thought his only goal was to gather beautiful princesses and queens to become his maids and at the same time destroy Luffy in this life and take over the World Government.But he did not expect to awaken the Two-Hole Gate, a gate that allows him to go to one world after another. After conquering those worlds, he can merge them into the Pirate World.In the Zombie World of Doomsday, captured zombies are used as a workforce, and the perfect version of the virus is developed to improve the power of the World Government!World Hokage, Ninja Conquest, Obtaining the Rinnegan, Tenseigan, Ruling the Otsutsuki Clan and Changing It into the World Government Fanatics!Shinigami.Fairy Tail.One World after another has been conquered.The pirate world has also become more diverse...--------------------Hello guys hope you like the novel, the novel is not mine but I translated it and also I removed all the Chinese bullshit and toxins and made adjustments to it and added adult scenes in the novel so if you don't like that don't read it.Note: To clarify, English is not my mother tongue so be lenient with me I did my best. Also if you like it don't forget to put it in your library and give a five-star review and thank you.