The average person can easily understand that when it comes to living in a crime-infested city like Brockton Bay where villains carve out their own personal fiefdoms, treating life like a game can get you killed. It's kind of ironic, then, that Greg Veder has always been far more serious about games than he ever has about life. (Worm/The Gamer AU) [Updates Once a Week]

Summaries give the game away! Have a prophecy instead... "You will chase fate to the place you once loved most, with Agamemnon's penance and Hades's boast. Grief waits for two as they flee the hate of old bones and a hero will die, forsworn amongst thrones. Lost girl from the garden will be followed by three, one you saved, one you helped, and one she'll set free."

He didn't have anything when he was born. Just a name and number. But over time, what he had grew. He, with his friends began to understand that there was more to their existence then just their name and number. They will prove that they were meant to be real. To exist. To become something more than just a Nobody. Co-written and created with Jebest4781. Fem Shepard. Now on Ao3.

On the evening of Halloween 1981, a butterfly flaps its wings and Fate's carefully created plan shatters. Lord Voldemort attacks the forces protecting Longbottom Manor and at the same time in Godric's Hollow, the origin story of one Harry James Potter changes. Twelve years later, a retired duelling champion is sent to clean up the mess. BWL!Neville Slytherin!Harry Mentor!Flitwick

After his dream of becoming a Huntsman was shattered with his failed attempt to get into Beacon Academy, Jaune Arc took an unexpected turn in his life. Determined to prove his worth and still make a difference, he enlisted in Atlas' military, Jaune is then soon sent on a mission to the Kingdom of Vacuo as part of a company sent to solve the SDC's problems within the region.

Percy falls into Tartarus alone after an attempt to save Annabeth goes wrong. With nothing but Riptide by his side and the whisper of what he has to do in his ears, can he make his way across the pit and close the Doors of Death? Is he doomed to die alone and abandoned in this godless land? Will he find any allies in this evil place? And why is Riptide glowing? Rated M for violence

Life moves pretty fast. One minute, you could be on top of the world, and the next, you might be dead, or at least that is how it felt for him. Thankfully, death was not always the end, but instead the start of a new beginning.

From the stranded to the stowaways, paying traveler to hitchhiker, hero to farmer, the spaceship Honey Starbright welcomes you for however long or short your stay, because strangers are just friends you haven't met yet. Disclaimer: This offer does not extend to space pirates.

The North remembers is a common saying, and yet how does one remember a secret hidden in a family’s past that only fire and blood can tell? Deep in the crypts of Winterfell, a new legend is born.

The cycle of history turns round and round. War has come again. The world watches as Atlas launched an armada of airships, charting a course to Menagerie. Faunuskind from all four Kingdoms race to mount a desperate defense. Only to find, that someone got there first. In these tumultuous times, a fool of ambition joins the Great Game of Remnant, and a Kingdom takes its first breath.

"Today's heroes. Tomorrow's future." Born on July 4th, 1981, the Homelander is a shining symbol of American glory, fighting alongside the Seven and partnering with the Triumvirate in keeping the country and the world safe. Son of the first and greatest hero in American history, we at Vought are proud to announce the third generation of the Soldier Boy legacy... God Bless America.

The war against the Dark Lord was the last straw. The oppressed, fed up with oligarchy, corruption, and injustice, sharpened their knives, rallying behind those who promised change. They won. Today, Magical Britain is a changed country – for the better. Hail and praise to our saviours! Finally, all is well. But listen! Can't you hear the grindstone turning still ...?

Jaune Arc had lived a long life. He had slain Cinder, watched as the God's proclaimed redemption for Remnant. He tutored many generations of Huntsmen and Huntress, earned titles and lived the best he could. Yet years later, after all he had known had passed, he is given an offer. A new world in need of aid, one last mission to take before he too would pass.

Jaune had always wanted to go to a school to learn to battle the creatures of Grimm. But as a boy with no huntsmen training, no huntsmen knowledge, and no huntsmen transcripts, he had absolutely no chance of getting into a school like that legally. After scouring the darkest corners of the CCTNet, he finally found a lead. A place called Grimm Academy. Cover art by Seshirukun.

From a simple visit to his sister in Argus, unfortunate circumstance strands Jaune in the Island of Matsu with dangerous criminals and even more dangerous Lancer Grimm. But Matsu is home to more than just monsters. Secrets left abandoned might just be key to his survival. Take up the sword, Jaune Arc. Continue the legacy of the Jade Blade Sect.

Dr. Alex Mercer wakes up having gained powers but lost his memory, thrust into a world where heroes and villains are a deadly reality. Aspiring superhero Taylor Hebert mistakes Alex for a Case 53 and tries to help, but hides the fact that she can control his hive-mind of wormlike tendrils, just as he hides that he has become a cannibal. Their game of secrets will change everything.

An accident in the wash leads to Jaune's favorite shirt turning pink. No problem, he thought, a little variety never hurt anyone. Except everyone suddenly starts acting weird, especially Nora. She won't even look him in the eyes. What's going on, and why does everyone keep staring at his shirt? (It's cause Remnant has weird rules about colors)

Ever since he was a kid, Jaune wanted to be a huntsman. And though he might not have have any experience or skill or talent for it, he certainly got the heart... And the Semblance that lets him try again and again until he gets it right. They say that repetition makes the master. Hopefully, repetition can also make the huntsman.

My start is different to what you know. I've struggled to survive since way before learning I'm a demigod. I'll tell you what, though: It sure hasn't helped. Now gods, titans and everyone from here to Timbuktu wants my head, and that's just for being my father's son. Chaos help me if they ever learn who my mother was, and of the legacy she left me. The Fates hate uncolored threads.

An Origin Beast, a Brute that is the Perfect Mix between Human and Animal at Birth. Watch as the son of two successful Brutes takes on the world of Killing Bites.

Pyrrha and her party members are on a holy mission to stop the summoning of the Eighth Prince of Hell, only to realise that, yeah, he might not be as dangerous as they had originally thought...

Unlocking one's Aura is no easy task, especially for a talentless, untrained civilian. How can Jaune Arc ever hope to compete with prodigies who have spent their entire childhoods perfecting the art of killing? STEM, an alien superintelligence implant, could very well even the odds. At a price.

Jaune himself was young, inexperienced, dense, but filled with so much potential. Sauron was old, determined, observant, and had reached the peak of his strength in ages long past. With warring factions, a growing darkness, and ancient magic at work, it'll take the old world's evil to stop the current one. Throw in a clumsy knight and you have one fantastic adventure ahead.

A new threat arrives in Vale, one unlike anybody had ever seen before; a Grimm-like man who feasts on the corpses that he's created. With the entire city on the lookout for the deranged and monstrous cannibal, not much notice is given to the meek one-eyed teen wandering Vale lost. After getting his bearings, how long can Kaneki keep up the charade?

Kaneki thought he'd met his death at the hands of the CCG's Reaper. And in all honesty, he'd accepted it. But when he unexpectedly wakes up in the world of Remnant, a strange place with even stranger rules, it might prove to be even more perilous then then the place he left behind. The question is-with the people he meets there, will Kaneki be so content to die?

Fleur, born a curse, gifted above all Veela, and far less than a Veela all at once. She believed her life was one doomed to loneliness until a certain green-eyed boy with a scar on his forehead flipped everything on its head and showed her a life she could have, and how wonderous magic really was...AU, with a few pairings planned.

Sometimes, the thing that you're best at, isn't the thing you want to do. When one door closes, another one is opened, but where will it lead? (Multi-Author writing experiment. Ships and other genres unknown)

Jaune was raised to always do the right thing, even if it left him battered and broken. Now expelled from Beacon and hunted by Winchester thugs, he wonders how right that advice was in a world that rewarded only selfishness and greed. At least until a mysterious stranger offers him a way out – all Jaune has to do is hurt the people who hurt him. It should be an easy Payday, right?

There are times when he can still feel the sharp sting of the sword penetrating his abdomen. In his dreams he smells the metallic stench of his own blood and watches it flow down his hand in remembrance of the terror and peace he felt in having successfully carried out his requiem. The noise of the world around him or even the mission he and C.C. were on didn't erase his sins.

Harry Potter just wants his sister to survive the school year, but there are so many grumpy groos and big ol' meanies standing in his way. AU. Twins. GoF.

And so, the Fairy King fell down the infinite abyss of his own making. Eventually, he fell asleep. And when he opened his eyes, he had landed in a strange town, in a strange land, that went by the name 'Kuoh'. Or in where Oberon is given a second chance, and the tale of his struggle to lead a new, happier life.

Aaravos refused to be captured by his enemies, his last act of defiance was to seal his soul into his most valuable possession, known as the Key of Aaravos. Centuries later a young Callum comes across a strange artifact in the Banther Lodge and releases the spirit of the greatest Elven Archmage to have ever existed. AU, Canon Divergent.

Jaune Arc always wanted to prove himself. So, he decides that being a hero is the best option for him. With strange powers at his fingertips, he thinks that he has a pretty fair chance at making everything work out. Of course, nothing goes as planned. RWBY AU.

It's one thing after another. A cosmic freak, caught halfway between life and death. Lies at the worst time, hidden truths long buried surfacing. Everything he thinks he knows comes into question. As Danny Fenton dies, but not all the way, a series of events is set in motion. The young man faces hardships not faced by any on the planet, slowly shaping him into something more. DP AU

The Master of Death is a dangerous title; many would claim to hold a position greater than Death. Harry is pulled to Middle-earth by the Witch King of Angmar in an attempt to bring Morgoth back to Arda. A year later Angmar falls and Harry is freed. What will he do with the eternity granted to him? Story begins 1000 years before LotR. Eventual major canon divergence.

"Come on, Minato," the woman whined. "Some sidekick you are. It's probably not as bad as you make it out to be… I think."

[Slight Crossover] Jaune Arc wants to be a hero. James Ironwood wants to save the world. Professor Polendina? Well, he just wants a guinea pig. Regardless, it's time for a new breed of hero to RISE UP!

Harry's botched spell during the First Task of the Triwizard Tournament transforms the fierce Hungarian Horntail into an only slightly less fierce woman. When Professor McGonagall insists he attend the Yule Ball and represent Hogwarts with dignity, he suddenly knows exactly who to invite as his date. Harry/Hungarian Horntail.

Iwa and Konoha have despised each other after the horrors committed during The Third Great Ninja War. Now unforeseen events have intertwined the fates of Iwa's most promising Kunoichi and Konoha's number one most surprising ninja. With their villages' prejudices upon them, will they be able to overcome the hatred shackling their nations or are they destined to be enemies forever?

This is a Self Insert. He's a bit of a grouch and doesn't like people, but he also hasn't had any friends for a while so he might be willing to give it another go. He's never seen Harry Potter or read the books. But it's a children's series, so it'll probably be fine. His name is Art. Artorius Caecilius Crouch, to be exact. But don't call him that or he'll get sort of annoyed. Dead

So you find yourself in an environment considered hostile even on a world full of monsters. What do you do? Try to survive, of course. And if you manage to do that? Well, then things can change...

Jaune was one of the lucky ones. Spared by the Tartars for his usefulness, his goal was to survive for as long as he can until he could rid himself of their yoke. Neither did he expect to climb their ranks nor did he expect to end up lording over someone like him. [Mongol Empire/Medieval AU]

Rin is raised in Gehenna since he's six years old, learning how to be a proper demon Prince and fear and hate exorcists in equal measure. Meanwhile Yukio grows up aiming to be the next Paladin, wanting nothing else but to save his dear twin and kill every last demon for their evils. Can the brothers see through the lies and hatred in time, or will it prove to be too late for them?

Jaune was considered normal. His swordplay was mediocre, and his test score average was a fifty. So he was deemed unfit for further training, and to his glee, a normal life was on the horizon. But the life of a Huntsman reared its ugly head in the form of an acceptance letter to Beacon Academy. Well, he convinced teachers to give up on him before. He could do it again.

Lelouch thought his life over as the sword stabbed him. Instead, he woke up in a different world without his people, his power, and his money. Turning to the magic of this world to achieve his goals, Lelouch begins a crusade when the people he left behind are threatened. Even if it meant dying over and over again to achieve his goals.

Joan Arc and her twin, Jaune Arc, transfer into Beacon in hopes of finding peace for themselves. However, when their unusual relationship and a string of incidents causing students to collapse begins to draw negative attention, the two instead find themselves further from it than ever.

When a being grown out of control threatens the very existence of the Sea of Souls, the Proprietor takes an extra step to stack the deck in his favor. Arisato Minato didn't know how to feel about the entire situation other than irritated.

Lily Potter never actually saved her son's life. No, Hermaeus Mora did it for her, at a price. The witch ended up in Apocrypha and Harry became a new dimensional anchor for the Daedric Prince of Forbidden Knowledge now standing on his shoulder. Poor, poor Wizardry World.

Jaune Arc succumbed to an explosion that was a mixture of feline DNA and Dust—Nora's fault—and it ended up turning him into an extinct Faunus. News traveled fast of the newly created Faunus, the Saber-Tooth Cat. The Faunus community and The White Fang were undoubtedly shaken up, none more than Sienna Khan and Blake Belladonna. One wanted to recruit him. The other wanted to help.

Harry Potter was excited to learn of the wizarding world, unfortunately he had no idea the crucible he was walking into. AU. Complete (first ten chapters have been edited for readability/grammar)

"My family was everything to me. Growing up I wanted nothing more than to be like my father, to make my mother proud and protect my sisters. You took them from me. Now I won't stop until I take everything from you." Epic in length adventure/revenge/romance fic.

When Jaune got turned away from Beacon, he thought he was a failure. He'd wanted to be a Huntsman, he wanted to be strong, to protect his loved ones. That dream was crushed before it was ever given a chance to begin. Now, though, things are different. Thanks to Roman Torchwick, he's found one thing he's good at: crime.

After his first mission, Axel gave some very vague instructions about the corridor of darkness. Now stranded in a new world, Roxas needs to learn how to deal with people who passionately express their emotions, even though he lacks them. Read as this empty shell begins to understand and desire the power of a heart. And who knows, maybe even gain one himself.

Synopsis: Between the destruction of her school, the murder of her idiot headmaster, and her failed last stand against a psychopath, Pyrrha Nikos wasn't having a good day. Waking up back in her bed after being incinerated though, well, that's where things went from bad, to weird. (Time-Travel, Pyrrha-Centric) (Cross-Posted from SpaceBattles)

Everyone but Jaune Arc failed the initiation. Ozpin was speechless. He knew the boy's transcripts were fake, indulged the act, but never foresaw this outcome. Now the numbers were skewed, and a team wasn't possible. Exploiting his forgery would backfire. No, he reluctantly folded the hand Fate bestowed upon him. The Arc must explore Beacon Academy alone.

For some people traveling was a vacation. For Amber, it was her life. Always on the move, never able to settle down, life as the Fall Maiden was difficult and lonely. Still, it wasn't all bad. She got to see the world, experience new things, and you never knew what interesting things you could find on the side of the road.

It was said one met their Destiny on the road less traveled. For Jaune Arc this road led away from Beacon Academy and toward a path of mystery, adventure, friendship, and secrets itching to be unearthed. What legends lied over the next horizon? Only by taking that first step forward would he learn and find out. And maybe, just maybe, end up becoming the hero of his story.

Giving superpowers to a teenage boy is like giving an automatic rifle to a toddler. It usually never ends well for anyone involved. (Worm AU/OC, Greg Veder)

Jaune Arc possesses a unique ability to forge friendship in strangers. More than that, he can see the good where others do not. When it comes to a psychopathic criminal and a former terrorist, he starts to see a side neither knew they had... and a way to bring them back to the light. Cover image courtesy of Redditor GrapesWithCoffee.

Some monsters are born, others are created, some redeem themselves, others have to be redeemed; but the worst monsters are those that were never monsters to begin with. A child's mind is a fragile thing; it will only take so much. The question is, what does it take to put back together?

A very human Jaune Arc fakes his transcript to gain admission into an all-faunus battle academy. Of course, with his luck, it doesn't take long before he's eyes-deep in their petty school politics (which may or may not be because of all those unplanned panty shots). ON INDEFINITE HIATUS.

In a world where your allies can be just as dangerous as your enemies, sometimes it can be difficult for a criminal mastermind to find a little stress relief. That blonde idiot, Jaune, was just unimportant enough, just malleable enough, to be a viable option. It was meant to be a one time thing, an easy lay. Emotions were never supposed to get involved.

A single decision can change the course of history when fighting for the throne of a god. After his betrayal at the hand of Sixth, Yuki discovers just how blurry the lines between friend and foe can become.

Harry Potter loves, and is loved by, his parents, his godfather, and his brother. He isn’t mistreated, abused, or neglected. So why is he a Dark Wizard? NonBWL!Harry. Not your typical Harry’s brother is the Boy Who Lived story.

Harry had no idea why the boys in the Great Hall drooled over themselves as the students from Beuxbatons made their entrance, but he knew better than to let an opportunity slip. He hurriedly stole Ron's sandwich. It tasted gloriously.

The first time, it was an accident. The second time... well, I really should have known better. HP/Fem!TR

From Believe it! to Believe me! Team Lie, the vicious, aggressive, loyal only to each other team of Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata from my other fic People Lie wind up in a world suspiciously like canon, which is far, far different from their own. AU/TT

Anko knew she wouldn't let him go. Couldn't let him go. Because waking up in the arms of Uzumaki Naruto had been the best moment in her life.

The whole point of a secret romance, after all, is that no one knows it's going on.

By the age of seven, Harry Potter hated his home, his relatives and his life. However, an ancient demonic artefact has granted him the powers of a Fallen and now he will let nothing stop him in his quest for power. AU: Slight Xover with Dresden Files