Name: InΣRMA Case ZerØ
Rating: 4.93 (22 reviews)
Author: IxMisaka

Murder in the Temple (LitRPG | Progression Fantasy)

★ 4.74

Malory

Welcome to Soar, where your Level, your Class, and your god decide how you live and how you die. Unless you’re Jana Lowe. Then you're all kinds of screwed.

When a High Priestess turns up dead in her own temple, the city does what it always does; shrugs and keeps moving. Corruption’s just part of the landscape, and dead holy women aren’t rare enough to make the betting books. But this particular corpse has Jana’s name written all over it, and for once, that might not be a bad thing.

Once, he had a Class, a patron god, and a future. Now? He’s broke, suspended, and, worst of all, fresh out of divine favour. Just a low-Level Private Investigator with limited Skills and a very punchable face.

To crack the case, Jana has to find a way to level up without a god’s blessing, dodge the wrong kind of attention, and wade through a city where faith is currency and murder’s just part of the market. And if he lives long enough to find the killer? Maybe - just maybe - he'll be allowed to get his job back.

He’s Classless. Broke. Out of luck. But murder in Soar? That’s his kind of trouble.

Refrain(Worm/DUNE)

★ 4.83

Raven_Aelwood

In the hidden corridors of time and mind lies the great gamble. So it was that Paul Atreides—Muad'Dib, the one foretold as Kwisatz Haderach—steeped his soul in the Water of Life. Yet where he should have emerged to the familiar spice-laden dust of Arrakis, he instead awoke to the mocking giggles of a high-school classroom. His body not his own. His memories fleeting, borrowed from a boy named Greg Veder.

Cast into a strange universe where grim forces and towering powers clash, Paul's once-certain vision falters. The lessons of the desert remain, but the path ahead is no longer lit by starlight and prophecy. Faced with impossible enemies and a cosmic tapestry woven from alien threads, Muad'Dib must glean anew what it means to stand at the nexus of fate—before he is swallowed by a future he cannot truly see.

Sovereign’s Silent Path [Cultivation – Progression – Epic Fantasy]

★ 4.82

Idiot Muffin

UPDATES: Every Sunday & Thursday (Evenings)

Book One of the Epic Fantasy Series: Sovereign's Silent Path
Title: Sylas of Cindaleer

He was exiled as a prince, forgotten by a kingdom, but now, he is bound to a dead queen's will.

Sylas of Cindaleer doesn’t wield a sword; he wields a mind, honed by ancient philosophies that compel others to follow his will.

Raised in the shadows of a forsaken past, Sylas was meant to disappear. But a letter sealed in crimson wax, arriving from beyond the grave, pulled him into a world of deceit, schemes, and revenge. His mother’s final message is not a farewell; it’s a command for a grand new beginning.

As the Holy Kingdom of Halewyn tightens its grip, hidden cults move to manipulate him, and legendary heroes rise to challenge him. Yet Sylas walks neither with tyrants nor rebels. He walks the Silent Path, one forged from recursive imagination.

In a world governed by Laws and Marks, where Philosophers cultivate to conquer death and dominate souls, a lone Sovereign must uncover his true purpose...

To walk beside him, you must accept his Mark.

.̶̲̩͉͚̞̭̂́̔̈́.̷̭̭͋͗͗̔̓.̷̹̀̕.̷̪̪̝̣̜͈̻̹̱̅̿͋̏͆͂̈.̷̢̛̖͎̭̲̦̭̪̪̘̬̭̿̋͜.̵̱͑̂́̈́̒̃̀̔̊͝ͅ.̴̨̧̨̜̹̫̹͕̍̔͜.̶̳͓͂̈́̇̕͝͠.̴͙̬̦̪͈͆̇͒͗̈.̷̛͇̘̗̲̓̿̑̉̉̚͘͝.̶̧̩͎̘̹͕͕̘͉̯̱͛̾͆ͅ.̸̡͉͕̥͎̼̩̯̥̜̗̻̥̈̽͗͗̏͠͠.̵̛̗͖͍̼̲̮̉̓͂̀̑̒̽̽͝ͅ.̶̨̠͈̥̗̭̹̜̙̥͉̓̀͛̆̓̄̈́͛̀͛̚͝ͅ.̸̦͔̫͉͉̭̟͖̜̔̓.̵̛͙̹̓̂̍̑͋̋̓̉͊̓͝.̶̠̟̊́̿̾̋̃̓́́͊͂.̸̱͍͓͈̭̜̯͍̭̫͚͈̿.̶̡̡̛̝̹̥̘͈͖̲̼̼̹̓̀̓̀̎̀̇̈́̊͝.̶͍͈̳͌͐̊́.̴̨̡͎͚͓̥͎̀̉̊͒͊̆͛̾͂͂̈́̇͝.̸̬̟͔͖͕̻̲̏̄̈́́.̵̮͖̱̙̮͔̩̝͎̞͉͒͂͗̆̈́́.̷̧̡̡̨̜̝͖̹͈̳͇̼̹̎̏͛͒̑͒̋̈́̏̉̚.̵̖͕͓̖̖̑̈̊͋̎͊̏̏̿͆.̸̮̦̿͛̇̎̒̿́̔.̶͔̭͍̟̩̖̲̜͚͇̹͎͘.̶̘̫̹̪̭͙̪̆̄̓̊̍̐̇̅͐̂͠.̷̡̰̐͋͌̊͗̏̍̚͠͝͠.̵̢̔̏͂̆̃̍͒̌̂̚͝.̴̨̨̡̛̛̣̮̠̞͚͙͔͍͗̿̏͂͊̈́.̷̡͈̼̼̘̈́̔̓.̸̢̡͎̪̖̜̠̣̳̥̠̬͍̉́̋.̸͉͓̙̠̘̋͂̃̓̕̚͘͠ͅ.̶̘͎͙̘̦̹̺͓̝̩̥̱̬̿͆̀̍̿̎͒͊̽̓̕.̸̠͖̟̱͉͓͍͇̰̥̖̑͑͆̌̇̍͜͜.̶̢̡̝̰̰̗̬̖̠̆̏̉̾̏͊̕.̸̢͙̗̠͙̙̈́͐̉̆̓.̶̢̛̲͚̙̝̤̮͓̆̂̑̈́́̈́͋͛͊̃͠͠.̷̧̛̝̗̦͔̦̈́̌̀̆̀.̶̹̱͑̇̾́͋͑̏̆̃̄͂̑͘.̵̳̜̞͎̲̻̻̮͕͗͒͊̍̅̎̀̽̑̑.̴̡̨̛̭͕̗̼̹͙͎̖̈́͒͋̀̆͠.̸̨̢̞̩̳͍̯̪̻͍̣̀̀͛̌͜.̵̧̫͍͍̭̯̟͎͈̠́̔̑̓̑̆̾̋͗̓̑̀͘.̴̡̲̲̩̤͈͍̱͓͕̱̥̏̄.̷̡̲̯̪̰͙͉̣̦͚̼̰̌̈͂͆͊͌͋̉̊̉̈̊͝.̴̳͙̗͇̈͒.̷̻͈͎̥̞̺͚͓̉̓͂͂͋̅͘͜͠͝ͅ.̸̡̨̡̲̼̹̬̺̮̰͉̞̳̋̽̏̋́̓̇̕͝.̷̧̛̬͙̹̤̦̱̼̪̺̤̀̋̃̅͊̀̒̈́̈̕.̴̢̞̠̘̲̜͔̖͔͙̲̬̺̽.̵̬̳̤̤̬͔̰̩̬̹͉̒͝ͅͅ.̶͎͚́͆͆͗̚.̵̧̘̤̥́.̵̠̰̣͉̈̌̈́͆̽͝ͅ.̷̹̦̱̩̗̻͔̏̅̀̒́̕.̵̡̛̞̯̭̻̅̑̆̀͒̌͛͂̃̅̕.̸̡̮̼̺͔͖͈͍̦͇͖̒͊.̴̠̱̱͍͔̗̂̇͛̉̍̾̈́̀̿̀̓͝.̸̡̡̪̭̜̯̞̠̝͈̹̅̄́̀̎̅͝.̴̨͚̤̥͍̘̞̆̉̎͛̄̃̈̊͘͝.̵͈͙̗̘̺͙̥̺̖͋͒̓̚.̸̼͇̥͇͉͕̮͎͔̈́̇.̵̡̨̥̻͍̗̞͚̟̮͕͍͍͂̉̅.̷͖̰̜̥͚͈̟̤̜̇̂̅̿̿̂̿̒͝͝ͅ.̵̡̲̫͕͇̞̰̲̱̹͔̲̥̇̅̓̒̿̈́͋͘͝.̴̬̫̺͚̝̩͖͎̤̝̠̘͊̆́̓͋̏̿͊̎̚ͅ.̶̛̛͔͇̩͈̰͚͉̓̆̈́̑̇̃͋͐̈́̽͠ͅ.̵͎̙̟̼̱̠̝̻̀̊͐̅̑͐̾̐̉̒̒̉͜.̵̘̗͔͙̰̈́͗.̶̧̗̰͓̩͍̖̐̋͗.̶̡̼͙̭̙̙͙̖̏̓͆̌̔̔̈́̊̔̚̕̚.̵̺̠̫̰̈́̈́̽͑͋͗́̎́̚͝.̴̘̲̪̈́̆̅̈̓̎̈́̓̚̕.̴̨̨̜̤̘̪͊.̴̡̗͎̝̞̹͙̼̅̏̐̊͊̔̌́̽́̽̚̕.̸̡̡̛̞͍͉̦̗͍̝͙̭͕̼̀̐̋̅̊̓̑́̍̌̑̕

(Note: This novel is originally published in Royal Road, so if you are reading it anywhere else, please come to Royal Road to read it and support me. Thankyou.)
What to expect from this novel:

1) Unconventional cultivation rooted in philosophy.
2) Dual protagonists mirrored across two worlds.
3) 21+ Laws of World and the abstract Laws of Mind, unlocked layer by layer.
(Training arc for Laws of World starts from Volume 2)
4) Schemes, masks, and identity plays.
5) Characters who feel, enemies that think, and tension that bites.
6) An emotionally charged descent into ruin in search of meaning.
7) Devoted passion from the author ^^

Dungeon Wreckers (Stubbed)

★ 4.76

Maxime J. Durand (Void Herald)

Dungeon Wreckers is now available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited.

For Matthew, blowing up Dungeons is more than a job; it's a pleasure.

The year is 2024. Monsters are everywhere, Belgium has never existed (to everyone’s relief), and mysterious Dungeons eat people. It’s Matthew “Wormhole” Maruki’s secret part-time job to stamp them out like weeds before they grow big enough to overwhelm reality; something which he and his team have grown explosively good at between school life and the occasional cosmic disaster.

But the war against the Dungeons is unending, and unknown to Matthew himself, he might hold the Key for mankind's ultimate victory... if only he could remember it.

Updates on: Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Cover by Dinovoila.

Reincarnated in a Shounen Manga

★ 4.57

CasualBear

Power of friendship? Getting stronger when you’re enraged? Powerful monster sealed in you by your father?

Yeah, that was not me.

I was the arrogant youngster who got punched on the first panels of the shounen manga I was reading.

I wouldn’t have even remembered his name if I wasn’t stuck in his body.

Release schedule: 7 chapters a week

Discuss the fiction and hang out with other readers: Discord

Support the author and get access to more chapters: Patreon

Tags and content warnings are mainly to give me creative freedom later on. This is my first novel ever, and English isn’t my native language, so go easy on me fellas. Any feedback is more than welcome, of course.

Godfather’s System

★ 4.52

Agoraphobic Dragon

Edward Hill was an old man, content with his lot in life as a godfather, preparing his retirement when an unexpected ambush ruined his plans…

Stepping through a portal of light was dangerous and foolhardy; stealing the destiny of a young man was tasteless; but when the choice was between that and death, he was more willing to take that deal.

Now, stranded in a new world, alone with no support, surrounded by people with treating him like a commodity, he must choose.

Toe the line…

Or, once again, create his own path…

—

And then, there was this mysterious system, calling him a hero… What a ridiculous idea.

...

Now, updated 4 chapters a week. Current schedule is Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.

Silhouette

★ 4.55

GrimCat

WARNING: THIS STORY HAS A SLOW START. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

We all grew up hearing stories about heroes and villains, but what would we do if we were to be part of one?

One night, a bioweapon escaped from its laboratory in Zalcien, only to die in a dark alley.

One night, a young man lent a helping hand, only to die alone in the dark.

One night, a deity of death saw two lost souls and offered one a second chance in the other's body.

Now a strange creature made of darkness, James has to deal with his new form in a strange new world where superpowers, heroes and villains are commonplace, far away from his home. Watch as he learns how to use his powers, as he meets allies and enemies and how, when facing the paths of heroism and villainy, he chooses a third way somewhere in between.

Follow the story of James, a lost Earthling soul, as he becomes Silhouette, the mysterious power in the shadows.

Cover by TheWinterer.

Greetings fellow humans. This is my first story on Royal Road and my first long-term project written in English, so I do hope you will have some mercy in your heart when reading.

So, as you may have understood, this is a story with super-heroes - which is quite ironic for my first story considering all of the other ones planned are fantasy - and as such will take place in a modern-like setting.

Despite dark themes and gory scenes making their way into the story, it is still a super-hero world with the logic that matches, so expect characters to survive nuclear explosions without a scratch and yet to get defeated by a rubber ducky - as well as similar dark humor, thus the comedy part.

CyberGene [Volume 1 Complete! 500k+ Words] [LitRPG w/ cybernetics + mutations]

★ 4.65

Sixbees2

Chapters M-W-F 9AM.
Volume 1 Blood and Steel: All Three Acts Complete!
Volume 2 Thunder and Webs: Act Two Ongoing!

Discord - Patreon - Spotify Playlist

Upgrade. Consume. Evolve. Whether it’s cybernetics or mutations, this world demands you be more than human.

Every century, the MALswarm invades — adaptive aliens of blood and steel led by Titans that decimate billions and leave behind raw Warp Energy. Humanity seizes this power, transforming into beings of mutated flesh and cybernetic might. Yet the promised utopia remains a lie, and New California’s underworld schemes to profit from the impending Fifth Swarm.

Amidst the chaos, two destinies collide. Ripley — a cybernetics savant battling to save his dying mother — operates in the shadows of a gang-owned nightclub. Diana, engineered for perfection, fights as an officer of the law to forget her past. When a monster is unleashed, they steal its infinite potential to warp their futures with their newfound powers.

In a city where salvation and damnation are inseparable, Ripley reinvents himself from the wreckage of his enemies' cybernetics as a mercenary who will one day become an architect of ruin. Diana's mutated blood crackles with lightning as she purges corruption, igniting into a storm of change. Against a grand conspiracy of aliens, rogue AIs, shady corporations, organized crime and centuries of forgotten history, their alliance — and conflict — determines if the world will plunge into darkness or embrace the light.

Wrong City? Wrong People? No. This is the right city, and they're the only ones who can save this dystopian future.

In the Clash of Blood and Steel, The Eclipse rises — echoing in Thunderous Omens and Webs of Lies.

What happens when you mix GodClads, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Akira and a dash of Blade Runner into the mix? This novel.

What to expect?

- Two MCs on opposite sides of the law. Crime vs Police. Mercenary vs Investigator.

- Superhero/Supervillain Themes. How far will they go to achieve their goals?

- Two distinct Power Systems. Cybernetics vs Mutations.

- Adaptation-based Progression. Every Powerset is a story of survival.

- A medium-burn story. Fast-action; slow-burn drama.

- Slice-of-crime. Criminal hijinx, cybernetic crafting, conspiracy investigations, and asskicking.

- Both MCs have separate romantic lives... for now.

- Weak to strong to legendary. Power. Fame. Money - they'll get it all.

- A long Sci-Fi Epic. Three Acts Per Volume. Ten Volumes.

- Eventual alien invasion and Kaiju fights.

Author's Note: This story can be pretty heavy at times. T/W's include: Gore, death, profanity, sexual themes (no descriptions), drugs. Honestly, my novel might be a list of war crimes one day. This story was highly influenced by some downer moments in my life as the characters learn that they can accept the darkness in them and embrace the light. As tragic as elements of this story might be, it is about overcoming tragedy. I hope you'll enjoy it.

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