(UNDERGOING REWRITING) "I want to live a life where I can be truly happy!" Ethan Emerson was a normal 23-year-old man who grew up in a loving neighborhood but was forced to face hardship after hardship, which took his loved ones away. After being forced to settle for existing rather than living, Ethan hit rock bottom. After losing his life to a street thug while protecting a group of girls, he reincarnates into he finds a world worth living in - a world filled with magic and monsters. Follow him on his journey as he takes a second chance at life to start anew, or perhaps run into his past again. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Genre: Fantasy, Reincarnation Book Type: Light Novel Tags: Male Protagonist, Isekai, Romance, Harem, Mystery, Drama, Academy, Magic, Action, Adventure, Dark Fantasy, Suspense ---------------------------------------------------------------- Reborn Veteran is now on other platforms! If you have a registered account, feel free to read it on the listed platforms below: Scribble Hub : https://www.scribblehub.com/series/999148/retired-soldier-reincarnates-as-an-aristocrat-in-another-world/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: This story contains the following content: Heavy violence, strong language, implications or depictions of trauma, and situational suggestive language. Not recommended for those under the age of fifteen. Reader discretion advised. ---------------------------------------------------------------- (A/N: All art belongs to their respective owners. None of the art used in this story is mine. But, this storyline is my original piece.)

[Atlas Grandeur - Book One] Year 476 A.F.W. Morio, a young Morian from Shimori sets out to become a Demonear - someone with the ability to slaughter demons and alike. With a passion for cartography, a map of Shimori in his hand, and a trusted friend, he follows his mother's fading footsteps. But... the warm and welcoming town of Mistwick isn't the same as the dangerous lands filled to the brim with snow, sharpened by trees and hiding thousands of secrets, waiting to be unearthed. There are great risks out there, and those who are willing to take them may reap great rewards, as well as a bitter loss.

Paranoia... has become my constant companion. Ahh... Danny, what've you gotten yourself into? Thought I was doing something... thought I was gonna get better. Turns out it was all for nothing. I knew I'd be here again. Rock bottom's the only place for real pieces of shit like us... Like me. All that self-improvement didn't mean shit... Or I guess it did, or I wouldn't be here right now... Trying to fill those shoes, re-paint that grim portrait that haunted me... and I did, made everyone proud, even you mom... But it won't mean anything if I die out here. I thought those jumbled remnants of thoughts were the pull of my former self in a disassosiative amnesia from the drugs... Guess it was the pull of a much more treacherous force. I wish I could've lived my fantasy out and been happy.... At least you were, while it lasted. "Times almost up, they'll be here soon." TRIGGER WARNINGS: Crude humor, Illicit drug use, Drug overdose, loss of a child, suicide, bullying, traumatic events, Mature themes, graphic violence, death.

𝚇12 𝙵𝙴𝙰𝚃𝚄𝚁𝙴𝙳 𝓘𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓒𝓻𝓸𝔀𝓷 𝔀𝓪𝓷𝓽𝓼 𝓲𝓽, 𝓼𝓱𝓮'𝓵𝓵 𝓶𝓪𝓴𝓮 𝓲𝓽 𝓱𝓪𝓹𝓹𝓮𝓷. There are secrets that dwell in the shadows of the Crown. Lady Rosalynde Steel, lady-in-waiting to the apparent heir during the day and general of the Crown at night, has learned how to survive the fatal intrigues of the desires of the Crown with her wicked wit and illustrious skills. But after rising as new head of the secret services after the death of the former general - Lord Brek Haywire, Rosalynde's new task slowly unveils layers of a mystery that puts her on a dangerous course. Steel will have to dig deeper than she ever has to protect the secrets of the Crown in all its forms, with the incommensurable help of the banker of Lun, Hector Grey. A lethal assassin and an abstruse banker will have to work together to uncover the identities of the conspirators plotting against the Crown. Between veiled truths and realistic illusions, will they survive to see a new dawn? ----------------------------------------- Now, all the credits for this fantastic cover all go to @Heuristic_Hashmath. Hash, I'll never stop telling you how outstanding this cover is. Because this is simply a masterpiece. And that AMAZING END BANNER is the work of the outstanding Dee. @-DeeIsDead- Please please check them out - they will come up with something incredible for your book!!! Oh, and this is unedited so heh, good luck

The year is 2212. Humankind brushed their fingertips upon divinity. Capable of being programmed to remove cancer, heal Alzheimer's, and even cure old age, nanomachines are the heralds of a new age for mankind. But in their eagerness to improve beyond what was necessary, they made a tragic mistake. Now the "Rust" sweeps over the land, changing anything and everything in its path into hellish landscapes of flesh, spare parts, and human organs. A young girl wanders the empty streets of what used to be a bustling metropolis. At night, her dreams take her beyond: To an icy settlement trying to brave the colds of Antarctica amidst dwindling supplies. To an offshore rig colony tossed by the seas while trying to fend off pirates. To an underground dictatorship trying to maintain control over a panicking populace. The girl tries to survive, find meaning and hope in the face of a slowly encroaching wave of terror.

In the seventies, Blair and her close friends in high school must grapple with the baffling disappearance and subsequent death of their friend, Angie. As they navigate their grief, they unearth a disconcerting issue in Ridgefield, their opulent, elitist town: a widespread cocaine problem. Within a community divided by generational social hierarchies, they begin to assemble the pieces of a perplexing puzzle-unexplained deaths among the affluent residents. A photography book published by a local reveals Ridgefield's residents and their private life. However, every individual featured in the book is deceased, under the influence and wealthy, raising questions about whether these deaths are part of a sinister money-making scheme.

An exhausted university student harbours a dangerous secret: he is a Charmer, an illegal type of human who can mind control individuals using his instrument. A talented musician, Atlas gets called to play for the King's personal court. Faced with the frustrating presence of Kaito Zarka, the youngest Bloodbinder Prince, the two are forced to work together in order to discover a cure to the Alkinate, a fatal sickness that turns cartilage into bone, which Atlas happens to suffer from. All the while Atlas attempts to evade suspicion from Kai's older brother Akemi who is hell-bent on exposing Atlas's secret. ============= * First Place in the Celestial Stardust mini-awards * Winner of the Celestia Cove Awards Fantasy * Winner of Celestia Cove Awards Romance * First place in the Love Song Awards General (LGBTQ) Fiction * Second place in the Blossom Mini Awards for best dialogue * Book of the month for the Pride Reads Server (Feb 2024) *Reached #8 in the OriginalWork tag (17/10/2023) Cover art by @uly.grom.ana (on Instagram)