Manmade monster.

Ethan Whitmore dies ranting about the most toxic CEO in his favorite BL novel and wakes up as him. Now he’s "Adrian Vale" a billionaire, ruthless, and destined to destroy the sweet protagonist, Noah Bennett… before dying alone in regret. Ethan refuses to follow that tragic script. He’ll be kind. He’ll protect Noah. He’ll rewrite the ending. But the world keeps pushing him back toward obsession. Rivals target Noah. Scandals erupt. And every time Adrian tries to act gentle… his possessive instincts burn hotter. Because somewhere between damage control and destiny... The wicked male lead fell in love. And this time, he’s not letting anyone rewrite his happy ending.

In the fifth year of the apocalypse, when it was coming to an end, Sunshine Raine died, killed by her cousin and her fiance. Sunshine only had one wish, if she could go back in time, she would not make the same choices she had made. In this dog eat dog era, she would be the top dog. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself back in time, one month before the apocalypse. A few changes had happened, one, she was in bed with Hades Quinn the father of her foolish fiance in her last life. Not just that but they had a marriage certificate! Two, her sister was also reborn and in this life, she had chosen to marry the foolish scummy ex. It made Sunshine his stepmother!! Granted he was adopted by her husband but it was all the same, she was now his mother and her cousin's mother-in-law. Despite the surprises, Sunshine focused on the upcoming weather disasters, monsters in the mist and humans that were more savage than those monsters. With a system in hand and knowledge of what was coming, she used her wealthy husband's money to stockpile, sold the family property and went on to rise again as the apocalypse queen. While her cousin was being starving and suffering with the man that was pretending to be a fool, Sunshine was being pampered and kissed by the male lead. While her sister was being forced to work by the fool, she had three step sons to work for her. As promised, she became top dog. This novel is participating in the WSA, please support.

I own nothing. Hope Mikaelson, was treated like crap as her older twin siblings who is bratty, spoiled, and are horrible people that had her father’s love along but with her family except Davina and Freya, but they saw her as a nuisance growing up but when her reincarnations to her first reincarnation returned her memories and powers to her she vowed to travel the various Outerverses to show why she was still the one who rules. Multiverses travel story. MC is Lesbian and OP.

Shoved into the backseat of his father's car right after graduation, Riley Hale ended up marching toward a company building with a bagged lunch and a pen. Still in his toga, the fresh graduate never thought he’d land in the office of the continent’s top lizard, err, dragon, as his aide. And that would’ve driven any person wishing for a corporate career to tears. After all, who wouldn’t want to serve the fastest ticket up the corporate ladder: Kael Dravaryn, the infamously elegant, unhinged, and extremely overpowered Dragon Lord of the continent? Well, that would be Riley. The same Riley who didn’t expect to spend his days dodging fireballs, dressing his boss in robes more complicated than dark magic, and serving as a literal target during morning sparring. Now trapped in a job he never truly agreed to, the hardworking aide decided to hold out until it was time for his glorious resignation. But leaving a dragon’s clutches could never be easy, especially one with elemental mastery and a finger worth a private army. Yet, as Riley, who longs to quit, attempts to navigate ancient politics, wyvern threats, and other accidents (many of which are definitely not his fault), he might just hallucinate himself into seeing something beneath his boss’s arrogance and molten glares. Maybe he’d actually care if Riley got turned to ash.

For three years, Sienna loved a man who would never choose her. Alessandro Castellano kept her tucked away in his penthouse like a secret he was ashamed of—expensive gifts, whispered promises, and late-night confessions that felt real until morning came and he went back to his fiancée. Sienna told herself it was enough. That what they had was love, even if it lived in the shadows. She was wrong. The night she overheard him confirming wedding details with Vanessa, laughing about honeymoon plans while Sienna waited for him in silk lingerie he'd bought her, something inside her finally broke. Not dramatically. Not with screaming or thrown objects. Just quietly, like a door closing on a room she'd never enter again. When Alessandro walked in and saw her packed bags, he didn't believe she'd actually leave. "You'll be back," he said, so certain of his hold on her. "You always come back." But Sienna didn't come back. Six months later, she's not the same woman who cried in his elevator. She's built a life without him—a real career, real friends, therapy sessions that taught her she deserved more than crumbs from a man's table. She's even dating Dante Moretti, the charming businessman who looks at her like she hung the moon and doesn't hide her from the world. There's just one problem. Dante is Alessandro's biggest rival, and he knows exactly who Sienna used to be. Alessandro's perfect life, meanwhile, is crumbling. His marriage to Vanessa is a cold business transaction that leaves him hollow. Every woman he looks at reminds him of Sienna. Every night feels empty. He thought he could have it all—the socialite wife his family demanded and the woman who actually made him feel alive on the side. Turns out, you can't have it both ways. When he sees Sienna again at a gallery opening, transformed and glowing on another man's arm, something primal awakens in him. She's not his secret anymore. She's not his at all. And for the first time in his privileged life, Alessandro understands what it means to lose something irreplaceable. He'll do anything to win her back. Burn down his marriage. Destroy his reputation. Fight his own family. Prove he's not the same coward who let her go. But Sienna's not the desperate girl who waited by the phone anymore. She's found her power, her voice, her spine. And watching Alessandro grovel? There's a dark satisfaction in that she probably shouldn't enjoy as much as she does. The thing is, hearts don't follow logic. Chemistry doesn't care about self-respect. And when Alessandro looks at her with those desperate, hungry eyes and says, "I was a fool, and I'll spend the rest of my life making it up to you"—part of her wants to believe him. Part of her still loves him. But love isn't always enough, is it? Not when trust is shattered. Not when Dante's offering her stability and devotion without games. Not when Alessandro's vengeful soon-to-be-ex-wife is determined to destroy anyone he cares about. Sienna has to choose: the dangerous, intoxicating man who broke her heart but might have actually changed, or the safer path with a man who's never made her cry. Except Dante has secrets too. And Sienna's about to learn that sometimes the person who seems perfect is just better at hiding their flaws. In a world of billion-dollar business deals, family expectations, and old grudges, Sienna's caught in the middle of a war she never asked to fight. Both men claim they love her. Both men want to possess her. But this time, Sienna's not anyone's prize to win. This time, she gets to decide her own worth. And whoever ends up with her heart will have to earn every single piece of it—because she's done giving herself away to men who don't understand what they have until it's gone.

She was Ethereal. She was a Goddess. A woman so beautiful and so admirable it made his heart flutter for the second time ever in his life. Shinobu kocho was one of the most beautiful women, he had ever seen. His heart longed for her but alas she was nothing but pixels. But for a boy who believed in different dimensions and timelines for some reason, it did not feel like much of a gap, because he knew, when he died, he would be with her in one of those dimensions. He had felt hollow when he saw her death in the manga because of a spoiler, but he refused to believe it, for it was too much of a heavy burden on his young and innocent mind. He had stopped reading manga and watching YouTube videos on anime solely for that reason, to never see her die. But on the day when that movie releassd..... ____________________________________ There was 2 ways I could have made this fanfiction, either save her instead of Gyomei Himejime when she and her family was attacked or Transmigration. Guess what I chose... This is my first creation so it might be a little short or have some weird paragraphs, Please forgive me for that. I am open to suggestions of course, I don't mind the criticisms that I might get.

Mo Tianlong was an ordinary secondary school student. He had no special talents, nor did he lead a remarkable life... Until that morning. When he opened his eyes to go to school, he wasn't in his bed. Instead, he was in a lush green field, but he wasn't alone... (Hello everyone, I never intended to write a fanfic like this, and I didn't even have an account until now, but lately I've come across so many AI novels and poorly translated fanfics that I asked myself, why not give it a try? Let me be clear: This is my first attempt, so please excuse any shortcomings. I won't be using AI like some clever folks do, so I won't be able to write 4 or 5 chapters a day. Finally, I won't be using AI just for images. )

I started as a nobody in a ninja world that was already going to hell. I grinded for twelve years just to graduate from the Academy, and my reward? They want to ship me off to the battlefield to be total cannon fodder. But just when I hit rock bottom, my System booted up. > [Ding! The Multiverse Rare Pawn Shop is at your service.] > [Rare 'Uzumaki' Bloodline detected...] > [Do you wish to pawn this item?] "So, you're saying if it's rare, I can pawn it? And if it's scarce, it's worth a fortune, right?" "Then let me ask you this: how many 'Clan Extinction Events' have there been in the Naruto history books?" "I can confirm three of them for sure: The Uzumaki, the Kaguya, and the Uchiha." "And you want to know why? Because I was the one pulling the strings behind every single one of them! I should know!" "After all, these days I go by the name 'Namikaze-Uzumaki-Kaguya-Uchiha Night'."

One day, he transmigrated and became Shen Hanyu, the older brother of Shen Liuyu, a member of the original Tianshui Team. Not only did he awaken the top-tier weapon martial soul, the Cold Heaven Spear, but he also possessed the super genius talent of innate full soul power (level 10), destined for greatness from birth. At this time, the continent's situation was turbulent, with heroes rising everywhere. The two great empires and the Spirit Hall were already at irreconcilable odds. The inheritor of the Rakshasa God was already deeply mired in a quagmire, unable to extricate herself. The inheritor of the Angel God was still dreaming of usurping the throne in the Heaven Dou Empire. Meanwhile, the inheritors of the Sea God and Asura God were just a kid who practiced martial arts at the village entrance every day... In this world, countless people died every day, yet Shen Hanyu only wanted to have one or two confidantes by his side, pursue the long-lost divine position that had gone silent, and live a carefree and happy life all to himself. (Dou Yi, Invincible, No System, Slice-of-Life Oriented)

If i knew that ruling a universe would be this tiring, I would have preferred to retire in my original world…sigh… .

ORIGINAL STORY/NOT A FANFICTION THIS BOOK IS VERY SENSITIVE | DON'T READ IF YOU HAVE TRIGGERS FOR : •SELFHARM •DEPRESSION •SEX •DETAILED (Body&reality) A teenager named Noxan who is traumatized and addicted, is obsessed with Sylas in every way he wants to get as much of him as he can

[Slice of life + light and relaxed + no romance + slight comedy + no system] A typical cheerful little orphan—well, now a grown-up—has finally been adopted. But suddenly, he wakes up to find himself transmigrated into the Naruto world... And what's more, he's in the body of an orphan... with a rare Kekkei Genkai? Wait, is this not just any random orphan? He’s actually the baby that Sakumo personally brought back—the one who narrowly escaped death. And he seems to be a descendant of the Yuki clan, with a mysterious pair of ice-cold hands that can freeze anything he touches. Even the Third Hokage doesn’t know how to handle him, and ends up sending him to the orphanage! Being born in the world of Naruto, with Danzo lurking in the shadows, Orochimaru always scheming, and countless kids dying just to serve as a vessel for the Nine-Tails… Then who the hell am I?! Fine, fine. Let’s stay away from Danzo and those lunatics. No matter what, I can’t let them get their hands on me. I’ll quietly grow up and live a normal life. System? Where’s my system? Hello? No system? Fine then! I’ll rise to the top with my own two hands! .... 邪恶的志村小鬼，竟然拥有冰遁 (T/N: A really popular fanfic on Chinese sites, with a rating of 9.2 out of 10, the fanfic is better than the synopsis shows, so I ask you to check it out and leave your feedback so that others can understand whether it's worth their time.)

#PossessiveAlpha #SharpTonguedOmega #RoyalCourt #EnemiesToLovers #SlowBurn #ABO #Mpreg #EliteGuards #KnifeDuke #ScandalRomance #DepartmentOfSpite The Emperor’s bloodhound knows only how to hunt and he’s found a very interesting new prey. Gregoris Frasner doesn’t do polite conversation or slow dances. He doesn’t charm at banquets or linger for court gossip. He kills when ordered, tracks threats no one else can see, and sleeps better when his hands are stained with something real. His loyalty belongs to the Emperor and his Consort. Everything else is temporary. Until Rafael Rosenroth. Rafael was supposed to stay out of this. He’d spent years avoiding his mother’s arranged marriages, carefully balancing court expectations with just enough distance to be safe. But after one too many incidents, he was drafted into Gabriel’s infamous “Department of Spite,” where diplomacy is sharp, everything is weaponized, and affection is more dangerous than betrayal. But fate and Alexandra pushed him right into the depths of hell. What began as a joke turned into an obsessive alpha and an omega who wants nothing to do with him. Books order: Bound by the Mark of Lies (BL) Shadow Unit Scandal: The Commander’s Omega

"One invitation to the unknown, one fatal mistake. When the Yousuf family moved into their new home, they didn't know that a simple offering of Kheer would awaken 'Gaggo Darwi'—a 386-year-old entity. Now, the boundary between the human world and the Djinn clan has been shattered.

Reborn Business Emperor: Building a Forbidden Harem Dynasty in the Cultivation World A ruthless modern tycoon dies in a fiery crash and awakens in the body of a broke underground fighter in the city of Lingyuan — a stagnant cultivation world ruled by greedy clans and the iron grip of the Central Cultivation Bureau. Armed with Earth’s business genius, photographic memory, and zero moral restraints, Zhao Ming vows to shatter the old order. From a failing tea shop, he builds an unstoppable commercial empire — qi-infused products, luxury restaurants, private auctions, and more — all under the banner of the rising Zhao Clan. But power alone isn’t enough. He deliberately forges a massive forbidden harem through seduction, blackmail, and raw dominance to breed pureblood heirs with divine-grade talent. Every conquest, every pregnancy, every child is proof of his godhood in a society that secretly worships bloodline purity while publicly condemning it. As the Zhao Clan climbs from Mortal Tier to Silver, then Gold and beyond, rival clans plot his destruction. Assassins, bureau enforcers, and jealous Sovereigns all want to crush the heretic who dares make pureblood cultivation public and absolute. Zhao Ming smiles. Let them come. He will bankrupt them, break them and turn their own doctrines against them. Business. Forbidden love. Absolute dominion. In a world where wealth buys cultivation and blood buys immortality, one man will rewrite the heavens themselves — and he will do it with a harem dynasty kneeling at his feet. ********** Patrons get the real power: 5 chapters early on the heavy-hitters: Reborn Sovereign: The Perverted King's Harem Empire Reborn Business Emperor: Forbidden Harem & Pureblood Dynasty Rise Shadows of Dominion: The Villain's Rebirth 2 chapters early on the dark side: Hero’s Slave Harem: Labyrinth of Blood and Flame Zombie Apocalypse Harem: Necromancer's Rise Exclusive NSFW character refs — steamy poses, outfits & scenes you won’t find anywhere else Your support = faster drops, hotter girls, bigger conquests. Join the degenerates ruling the shadows: https://www.patreon.com/Alaric_Lock 18+ only. Pure fantasy. Let's build empires together. ********** **** No NTR No Netorase **** Tags: Reborn, Business Tycoon, Forbidden Harem, Pureblood Dynasty, Cultivation, Ruthless MC, Possessive ML, Incest , Empire Building, Slow-burn Romance, Dark Romance Disclaimer This novel contains explicit adult content, including themes of incest, power imbalance, manipulation, non-consensual elements (initial coercion), graphic sexual scenes, violence, and morally gray/dark protagonist behavior. It is intended for mature audiences (18+) only. The story explores taboo and controversial subjects in a fictional cultivation world and does not condone or reflect real-world values, ethics, or laws. Reader discretion is strongly advised. If you are sensitive to these themes, please do not read.

In a world where power decides everything, emotions are considered weaknesses. Kiara Oberoi believes in loyalty above all. To her, friendship is sacred, betrayal is unforgivable, and power is something you control — not something that controls you. But every empire has an enemy. And hers is a man carved from ambition and danger. Cold-minded. Strategically brilliant. Ruthless when necessary. He doesn’t believe in loyalty — only advantage. He doesn’t chase power — he owns it. Their worlds were never meant to collide. Yet fate places them on opposite sides of a silent war where trust is fragile, alliances shift overnight, and one wrong decision can destroy years of legacy. As tension turns into something far more dangerous than hatred, Kiara finds herself trapped between two choices: Stand by loyalty and protect the people she values most… Or risk everything for a love that could either save her — or ruin her. In this power game, friendship is tested, betrayal is tempting, and love is the most unpredictable move of all. When the time comes… what will she choose? Power — or the enemy who holds her heart?

You were a regular guy, sleeping, eating studying for university, but after being brutally murdered while out on a date with your new girlfriend, Akane Himena. After you die, your consciousness is dragged into your own personal hell, a hell designed for only the most worthy of reviving. Turns out your in a coma, and the only way to wake up is to complete this personal hell ten floors at a time. The hell has ten rings, each with 10 floors you must complete. The twist every floor is different. Each one has a different guardian. Each guardian is a yandere girl, each one will give you a task to complete but you have to figure out the task since they wont tell you normally. You must complete the task while trying to survive, each girl will kill you if your not fast or if they feel like it. Dont worry you get revived to retry each floor, bad news your trapped on the floor until you complete it. After every ten floors you wake up, and a week later your conciousness is dragged back into this personell hell that even you dont know if you deserve or not. Your task on each floor the same...fulfill their desires.

She became the youngest screenwriter in film history to win an Oscar, and the youngest Emmy winner in television history. She became the youngest Grammy winner in the pop music world, and the youngest Annie Award winner for Best Animated Feature in animation history. Her albums have sold over 300 million copies, yet even before turning twenty, the films she starred in had grossed more than ten billion at the box office. On top of that, she owned toy brands and fashion lines that set global trends… She is Isabella Haywood, from Great Britain. People often attribute Isabella’s success to her talent and hard work. But Isabella herself would say— “I believe the key to my success was that, at ten years old, I got to play Hermione Granger.” “Without Harry Potter, there would be no me today.” . . . . This is a translation! I do not own anything!

Erwin Lenox won the game. Half a million dollars. A perfect victory. The next day, he died. Now he awakens in Kuria—the world of the JRPG War of the Arcane World—inhabiting the body of Lusian Douglas de Mondring, a villain fated to fall at the hands of the gods’ chosen heroes. Brought there by a god who needs him as an anomaly, Erwin discovers that he does not exist in the Book of Fate. No one can predict him. No one can save him… except himself. To survive, he must pretend to be the noble everyone fears, avoid the heroes destined to execute him, and resist the temptation of the demonic power already pulsing through his blood. Because in this world, even if you escape the gods… fate always demands its price.

Zhou Ning never expected death to be the beginning. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself transported into the world of the soon-to-be-launched virtual reality game “Apocalypse.” It was an age of steam and iron. Towering smokestacks choked the sky. Brass gears turned within colossal factories. Steam-powered trains roared across continents, while airships drifted between cities crowned with cathedral spires and crackling lightning towers. Industry ruled. Ambition thrived. Power belonged to those who could seize it. But Zhou Ning wasn’t a player. He wasn’t even a normal NPC. He had been reborn before the official global launch—trapped inside the game world itself—with a fully functional player panel only he could see. And in the corner of that panel, a mysterious function blinked: Time Travel Simulator. Before the first player ever logged in, Zhou Ning had already crossed countless timelines and dimensions. He discussed ideals with George Bernard Shaw. He formed a fateful bond with Dio Brando. He clashed head-on with Thanos on a shattered battlefield. He embraced madness as the Joker and overturned the order of an entire civilization. He seized the supreme throne and watched kingdoms fall beneath his will. Each journey left something behind—power, abilities, knowledge that should not exist in “Apocalypse.” And quietly, beneath the hiss of steam and the turning of gears, he began integrating them into this industrial world. Then the servers opened. When players finally descended into the world, they quickly realized something was terribly wrong. Why was someone fighting in armor that looked exactly like Iron Man’s suit? Since when could warriors unleash something called Conqueror’s Haki? Who summoned a radiant Blue-Eyes White Dragon across the capital skies? Why did Osiris’s Sky Dragon darken the heavens? And what in the world were Devil Fruits doing in this steam-driven empire of brass and gunpowder?! This wasn’t the game from the trailers. It wasn’t the beta version. It wasn’t even the same world. Because before the players arrived— Zhou Ning had already rewritten the game.

Cursed at ten, Izana Grimshaw grew up feared by others and by himself. The night the curse awakened, destroyed his family and left him believing he was a monster, a belief he carries as a permanent mark of his grief. Now a ruthless mafia boss, he hides his light-sensitive green eyes behind a white blindfold while the curse slowly destroys his health. He distrusts physical contact, recoiling from any touch as if it could harm both him and others. At twenty-six, Izana is forced into an arranged marriage with Leah Gryphon, a woman with a past as dark as his own. She tries to help him survive the curse, but he pushes her away, convinced he deserves nothing but isolation. But as hatred turns to understanding, and understanding to something far more dangerous, Izana must face the truth. Love may be the one thing strong enough to challenge the monster he believes himself to be.

A kid accidentally discovers a portal to another world and immediately does the responsible thing: storms into the Oval Office to solve the housing crisis. “Mr. President, I’ve saved America. Unlimited land. Other worlds.” The President nods solemnly. “Of course. The aliens briefed us.” The kid blinks. “What?” "What?" The President blinks back. ... ... The President clears his throat. “So… your portal. Is it, uh, extraterrestrial?” “ Nah. It’s a closet in the basement.” "What's your name son?" "AYE... Am Steve!"

They call me the weakest Hunter in Jakarta. E-rank trash. The S-rank's useless husband. They don't know I died. They don't know I came back. And they definitely don't know about the SSS-Class System that made me a god. My wife? She's the most powerful S-rank in Southeast Asia. Beautiful, Deadly, And completely obsessively in love with me. She'd burn the world down if she knew I was fighting. So I fight in the shadows. By day, I'm her "weak" husband. By night, I'm Shadow—the mysterious Hunter who's soloing dungeons even S-ranks fear. She's hunting for Shadow. She doesn't know she's sleeping next to him. And when she finds out? Heh. That's when the real fun begins.

This book is continuation of The jewel of section E book 1. In this story Serina (Keifer' mom) is alive. Ofc Jayfer is the endgame :)

Reincarnated into High School DxD, he’s not a chosen hero—just a background character with terrible luck. His reincarnation perks are absurdly strong… and almost all of them are suicide moves. One wrong activation and it’s game over. In a world ruled by devils, angels, dragons, and gods, that makes survival a daily gamble. Forced to grow stronger while staying under the radar, he struggles to stay alive as supernatural chaos pulls him in deeper and deeper. Unfortunately for him, fate has other plans. Dangerous, powerful girls keep getting involved in his life, dragging him into battles, conspiracies, and a slowly forming harem he never asked for—but can’t escape. This is the story of a mob character with lethal abilities, impossible odds, and way too much female attention… Trying not to blow himself up in High School DxD.

A titan that exists outside the Nine Titans — the Titan of Fate. This is the story of Yago in the world of titans. (This book is dedicated to every reader who loves Attack on Titan, striving to make up for all the regrets of the original work.) P.S. The protagonist is not an ordinary transmigrator; his identity is the greatest foreshadowing of this book.

Please note that this work of fiction is not safe for work (NSFW). It contains words, scenes, and phrases not suitable for audiences below 18. Be aware. Leon was your typical guy, perceived as weak in his school because his skills hadn't awakened, even though they usually did at the coming of age. He attended the prestigious Milham's Magic Knight Academy, where snagging the top spot meant automatic entry into the esteemed position of a Magic Knight in the country. Unfortunately, Leon found himself in the lower caste, labeled the most useless student. To top it off, he was tossed into a class that served as a sanctuary for oddballs and delinquents. Yet, he couldn't care less, as becoming a Magic Knight wasn't his goal. Everything shifted when he crossed paths with Shredica, a woman hell-bent on becoming a Magic Knight at any cost. Observing Leon's lack of ambition and his apparent detachment from the academy's pursuits, Shredica saw an opportunity. She decided to exploit him as a pawn in her ascent through the academy's hierarchy. Yet, unbeknownst to Shredica, Leon was not the complacent, unremarkable figure she presumed him to be. *** Join the discord! https://discord.gg/gt4CDGkpEM

After the former Grand Sage Azar of Sumeru died unexpectedly of old age, a new Grand Sage—Idris—took his place, inheriting both the highest authority in Sumeru and the grim duty of imprisoning the Dendro Archon, Nahida. Sitting in the very seat that every player once dreamed of destroying, Idris chose to defy all expectations. Instead of repeating his predecessor’s mistakes, he would truly stabilize his rule—and govern this nation himself. When questioned on why he showed no reverence for the gods, Idris replied: “It was the Scarlet King who halted the spread of Sumeru’s corruption. It was the Great Lord Rukkhadevata, the former Dendro Archon, who redeemed the rainforest. And as for Nahida—her only acts have been to tell children fairy tales and to comfort lost souls. Those things… the Akademiya can do just as well!” When Scaramouche demanded to know why Idris wanted him dead, he answered calmly: “Forgiving you—that is God’s business. But from this day forward, in Sumeru… there will be no God.” From the moment Idris ascended to power, Sumeru embarked on a path utterly unlike any before it— a nation ruled by science and reason, displaying what true wisdom truly meant. “I may be a villain,” he said, “but I am also Sumeru’s Grand Sage— the last sage of the Great Lord Rukkhadevata.”