Victory can prove bitter, especially when you're the only one alive to see it. With the world in chaos and everyone he ever loved dead, Jaune Arc makes a deal with the devil for one last chance to go back and change it all. But devils don't play by the same rules as humans, and Salem never did say how far back he'd go. Or how much deeper the war between her and Ozpin really went.

It's one thing to enter the world of heroes and villains, it's another thing entirely to find your way back out again. That's a bitter truth to swallow when you want no part of the life to begin with. A hasty decision from a young man with his back against the wall sends him down a path of which there is no return. OC main character.

He didn't know the first thing about running a school, nor fixing a political disaster spanning all of Remnant. Hell, he didn't even know how to deal with the world-ending conspiracy in the background, let alone a former-headmaster-possessed child. Yet here he was, leading Beacon Academy into a new age of glory. Or ruin. Definitely a fair chance of the latter…

When Jaune's forged transcripts were rebuffed, his only option was to return home in disgrace or forge a new life in Vale. Opening a diner was an impetuous decision, being good at it a stroke of luck. Becoming the favourite haunt for students, teachers and criminals alike…? That was neither, but it sure did keep things interesting. Wasn't the civilian life supposed to be easier?

Jaune had always dreamed of being a Hero, of being someone. But dreams were just that; for in the world of Remnant the Class you are born with determines your fate. Jaune was born a Blacksmith, and thus that was his destiny. But when a strange opportunity allows him to change that, can a simple Blacksmith become something more within the Beacon Academy for Heroes?

Jaune was only worried about two things in life; graduating from high school and dodging his hated bully. He didn't care about the supernatural, nor believe in it. But a chance encounter with a mysterious girl in red will open his eyes to a world that lives beside our own, a dangerous and deadly secret. But beware, child, for eyes once opened to the truth may never again be closed.

"Stuck repeating everyday? Bored out of your mind? With only your friends along for the ride? Why, it's just like school! Of course, the Infinite Loops are a lot more fun then Beacon Academy, as Ruby Rose is about to find out. Part of the Infinite Loops project.

When Wizard Lenin and Lily mysteriously find themselves in the Pokémon universe in Lily's second year, the pair are forced into becoming Pokémon trainers, and they, along with Ash Ketchum, travel on their journey to become Pokémon masters even as they search for a means to get home. Side fic of "Lily and the Art of Being Sisyphus"

"They say the only thing to fear is fear itself. That, and a motivated Nara." Shikamaru is born with his father's intelligence and his mother's work ethic. The world is turned sideways.

Villains always make the same dumb mistakes. Luckily, Tom Riddle happens to have a rather dangerously genre-savvy friend in his head to make sure that he does this "conquering the world" business the RIGHT way. It's about time the bad guys won for once.

Book 5 of the Harry Potter: Pokemon Master Series. After the events of the Tournament one thing has become clear to Harry and his friends: War has come to Avalon. But they aren't their parents' children and won't make the same mistakes. The time has come to take the fight to Team Nocturne and Voldemort. The time has come for the Order of Moltres to rise again.

Living day to day as a messenger in the slums, Ruby thought her life was set out for her. But when a mysterious meeting with an Arcanist draws her into a conspiracy that threatens all she loves, that changes. Wielding the power of a Wildmage and hunted by enemies and Arcanists alike, Ruby must find answers in the one place her kind cannot venture; the Arcane Collegium.

Dirty deeds are the path to a fulfilling life; it's better to watch the world burn at your feet than to burn with it. Sometimes the wish for (another) death gets to be a bit too strong. {Reincarnation/OC-centric} {cover image by tumblr user "skune"}

The life of a young mutant is perilous enough on its own. Follow the experiences of a student entering the hallowed halls of the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, learning just what it takes and what it means to count himself as one of a race that is feared and targeted by many. Welcome to the X-Men, Bellamy Marcher - Hope you survive the experience.

A girl reborn into the world of ninja wants to escape the cycle of violence. Power is the only thing that brings freedom in the ninja world and she will have freedom... at any cost. However breaking the bonds she forms won't be as simple as she imagines. AU SI.

Due to a paperwork mistake in God's waiting room, I was reincarnated with my memories intact. No pain, no gain, or so they say. But with a bit of luck, this might just turn out alright.

Sakura's a psychic, Naruto's a swordsman, and Sasuke is a wizard. Kakashi, meanwhile, is the unfortunate jounin assigned to train them. Get ready to see familiar personalities from these three. Can Konoha survive this trio? Can the world? Please read and review. truly, Christopher Scott: A Gentleman Thief

Ash Ketchum has been determined to become the best since he was a toddler. He has his eyes set on a charmander, but a twist of fate led him to the humble Nidoran. Note: Mix between anime and the games.

Instead of going to the Star Wars universe, the unwitting Eru Lee and Uchiha Obito stumble into a strange almost medieval world filled with immortal and terrifying hunter nin, clever half-sized shinobi with the all consuming goal of getting lucky, and the worst kage ever. Side fic of "Minato Namikaze and the Destroyer of Worlds", sister fic of "Finishing the Hat".

It had happened many times before, all with the same outcome. The scared sisters, the dark monsters, and the uncle who saved the former from the later. But this time, not all the actors showed up. This time, something else saved the Rose. And now, all who threaten what she strives to protect will learn to fear the crows.

Follow the daily life of a moron and a former government worker-turned-housewife as they live their new lives in the city on the Bay. Or 'Oda Nobunaga and Okita Souji get lost in the Brockton Bay Lostbelt and learn to cope. Brockton Bay… does not.'

Feeling out of place in Konoha, Lee begins an exploration department in Konoha, taking her apprentice Obito with her on an expedition to another dimension a long time ago in a galaxy far, far, away. There, she confronts the strange shinobi culture there and their disdain for attachment. side fic to "Minato Namikaze and the Destroyer of Worlds"

I was never afraid of dying. I lived my life to the fullest and expected it to be cut short, all because of my dangerous profession. I expected to die young. I expected hell. What I did not expect was for this shit to happen. OC-insert.

As the unwitting personification of Death, reality exists to Lily through the veil of a backstage curtain, a transient stage show performed by actors who take their roles only too seriously. But as the Girl-Who-Lived, Lily's role to play is the most important of all, and come hell or high water play it she will, regardless of how awful Wizard Lenin seems to think she is at her job.

A rewrite of Sakura. In which a blunt, and eccentric OC is placed into the body of Sakura Haruno at the start of the series. Nothing at all could possibly go wrong.

Inspired by Silver Queen's "Dreaming of Sunshine." Ripples turn into waves and crash upon the shores of what is and what could be, and I was just someone else who got pulled under. I didn't realize that even a drowning person makes waves of their own. A SI OC story.

Momonga left. The denizens of Nazarick grew mad with despair, and spread death and desolation into the New World. Twenty years later, humanity is on the verge of extinction. Into this hopeless situation, six heroes will rise. They are the Supreme Beings, players brought here from Yggdrasil Mk.2. What will Momonga and his friends see, in this twisted world remade by their children?

The cycle of rebirth is a heavy burden for one soul to bear, but perhaps one does not need to carry it alone. Self-Insert OC SI/OC

Blind loyalty is simple. The problem only begins when the world makes you open your eyes. Sakura-centric, AU, pre-timeskip.

On October 10th when the Kyuubi no Kitsune ravages Konoha, Namikaze Minato unwittingly makes a bargain with Death. Years earlier, his life is rewritten when the overpowered, bizarre, and possibly alien Eleanor Lily Potter arrives at Konoha's orphanage and quickly becomes his best friend.

Not everyone can be a hero. Sometimes you have to play the villain in order to save everyone. Realistic Antagonist OC. OC SI Self-Insert Antagonistic!OC

A mixed bag of story ideas and other strange things that come to mind, this time with RWBY! Generally just a bunch of things I'll be writing for RWBY whenever an idea comes to mind. Hope you all enjoy. truly, Christopher Scott: A Gentleman Thief

She would shape the future in her favor because if there was one thing she wouldn't do as Misa Amane, it was die over a man. SI!Misa Amane

Her family was only lucky she had a history of kleptomania - else this whole "being thieves" thing might have gone over differently. SI-OC into the Snart family! Meta!SI-OC.

Her new father was the Shoten shop keeper from that one anime with the swords. Shimei could only wonder what woman was crazy enough to get it on with Mr. Hat n' Clogs? Because really, Kisuke Urahara was NOT father material. SI-as-Urahara's-daughter.

Midoriya is a kind boy able to turn into a mass of tentacles and teeth. Whether this is his quirk or if he is an eldritch abomination from beyond space is debatable. Despite being a nightmare made flesh he has the drive to be a hero. Even if his classmates are trying to banish him to the outer realms, or worship him as a god.

This is what happens when a bored Ork god decides to have a bit of fun, trolling a bunch of humans, necrons, the odd C'tan and a certain unsuspecting space whale in the process.

Vacuo is in a state of terrible division, and the emergence of the Grimm foretells a catastrophic end. Caught in a web of violence and deception, Blake must find the right way forward to save her nation and fight the shadows that threaten to consume her. (Part of the RWBY Superhero Universe)

Add together the choices you make, the environments you're exposed to, and the instincts inherent to your very being and you get the sum of yourself. That doesn't change even if you remember a past life. SI Story.

Despairing as yet another timeline goes horribly wrong, Homura wanders into Karakura. There she discovers that while the spiritually-aware people of Karakura were distracted by Ichigo Kurosaki and Xcution, Kyubey contracted the Kurosaki sisters as magical girls. Drawing the attention of the shinigami could be just the advantage Homura needs.

I wasn't asking, but then this guy with gray hair seemed to think he'd found an answer. . . . OC Self-Insert

Life as a ninja. It starts with confusion and terror and doesn't get any better from there. OC Self-insert. No pairings.

A min-maxing Self-Insert ruins himself at character creation.

Going back to save the world is tough; it's tougher when the process ends up radically altering reality. When the new world Ash wakes up in differs from the old one in many ways, Ash will have to adapt his battle experience to a new world, and what are these mysterious Bloodlines that everyone fears? AshXHarem-multiship Anime world with some Adventures and Game canon. Mostly beta'd

The Fourth War was over, peace has finally been achieved. Sasuke, unwilling to let this peace be at risk, continues to train his new-found powers to make sure this peace will last. When he practices with a Rinne-Sharingan Jutsu for the first time, however, things don't go as planned and is sent somewhere unreachable. Regardless, he will do anything it takes to come home again.

A mixed bag of story ideas and other strange things that come to mind. My usual pairings and pairings I've never gotten the chance to use. Hope you all enjoy. Please Read and Review. truly, Christopher Scott: A Gentleman Thief

It's time to stop waiting for other people to save you. A story about fear, resilience, and Sakura.

The One True Ring, on his perilous odyssey back to Mordor, becomes acquainted with Eleanor Lily Potter and slowly begins to question the meaning of his own existence. side fic to "Lily and the Art of Being Sisyphus"

Only a year after Lily's participation in the fourth holy grail war in Fuyuki Japan, in the summer of 1997 Lily, Wizard Lenin, and Gilgamesh are summoned to an alternate dimension in Romania to battle in a holy war for the fate of the greater grail and consequently the freedom and hope of all mankind. Sequel to "The Demiurge"

Whoever said death is nothing to be afraid of have likely lived a full life. Though, I suppose the same could be said for the reverse. Those who fear death have never truly lived, but I'm getting a little ahead of myself. My name is Kasa, the idiot who doesn't know how to die properly. And let me tell you, dying hurts. OC Self-insert COMPLETE

After the events of The Hunt, the world of Remnant has changed drastically - as has Ruby Rose's life. Her identity no longer a secret, she must juggle school and home with fighting the ever-growing evils that threaten mankind. Can Ruby rise above - or will she scatter? (Part of the RWBY Superhero Universe/Start of Phase 2)

Jaune Arc, Field Agent of the VSS - Vale's Secret Service, or at least that's what he's been told. All he knows is that they found out about his faked transcripts, and now he works in the interests of the Kingdom. With terrorists on the horizon, not to mention a shady organisation and an even shadier group operating under Ozpin, what's a bumbling teen turned secret agent to do?

When someone other than Rabbit devours Scotland and transforms it into a hellscape, Lily, Wizard Lenin, and Rabbit follow the yellow brick road which leads them to a surprising source. Side fic of "Lily and the Art of Being Sisyphus"

Elizabeth Riddle knows too much about things that prove to be both out of time and mostly useless as her twin brother searches for the castle where eternity dwells and the revolution which must open its doors. AU SI insert.

In a world where an evil master oppresses all free Pokémon, a human-turned-Charmander teams up with a fugitive Bulbasaur and embarks on a journey for answers.

REWRITTEN, a finalized version of Ice and Dragons. Written by Ace Warbringer. Reviewed and Edited by Master T-Rex. What Happens when a person loses everything? When Power is nothing more than Pain to others? Join two people as they tread such a path. Zin-Gro-Unahzaal.

The Gandalfr is the Shield of God, meant to protect their summoner from harm. Through faith and blade, here was a man that protected the weak from all that would do them harm, and his life ended with no regrets. Though Louise did not mean to summon a Guardian Knight, there were few greater she could have asked for.

Jaune was a hunter, hunting animals from a young age. Not Grimm, and never people. Not like the so-called 'real' Hunters he wanted nothing to do with. But when an absent sister asks him to help rescue a missing student, Jaune Arc and Lie Ren will both have to put aside their differences and learn what it means to be true Huntsmen if they're to survive the Grimmlands.

Ruby has a different Semblance - one pulls seven spirits from the Throne of Heroes into her head. She wishes for the carefree life and happy ending that the spirits were unable to receive, and she's going to do anything to get it.

On that fateful night, instead of a certain King of Knights coming to save his life, he gets a small girl that flips his world upside down. Features child Gudako. Inspired by the artwork of young Gudako by 拉麺企鵝.

"Who is it this time?" "...Nightwing." "The hero?" "No, the bird, yes, the hero." "Do you think you can do it?" "Haven't failed yet. How hard can killing a hero be?" Even for a skilled assassin, perhaps a one-night stand with the guy you were supposed to kill wasn't the best start. But hey, he had donuts. What can a girl do? Nightwing/Oc

There are infinitely many Servants that could have been summoned, after all. A series of oneshots. [AU]

The world of Remnant is threatened by a menace in red. With flames and words she seeks to remake the world for her to rule, but six heroes have been assembled to fight her, and they won't stop until the job is done - they are The Hunt! (Culmination of Phase One of the RWBY Superhero Universe)

Kisame Hoshigaki could handle blood. He could handle murder. He could even handle betraying his village and running off to join a terrorist organization. But a little sister? No freaking way.

Two Years before the upcoming Heaven's Feel, a new app is released for free. A game which deals with something very familiar to those of the Moonlit World…

I read once that water is a symbol for emotions. And for a while now, I've thought maybe I drowned in both. I never once expected I would wake up in Kirgakure though. Fate must have a twisted sense of humor. [OC!Kisame's Sister SI]

Your life would be so much easier if your little sister wasn't such a trouble magnet, and if she wasn't constantly afflicted by weird chuunibyou delusions of being a "main character," damn it. (AKA: Yuuko is the long-suffering sister of a little girl who makes friends with a Quirkless boy, and everything changes from there.) [OC, AU, NaNo '17]

Upon entering the world of Death Note Anna Jones considers her survival and the prices she is willing to pay.

RWBY is the tale of Ruby Rose, an adorable fifteen-year-old girl who slaughters monsters! Hooray! With the help of her sister, a temperamental heiress, and a girl who definitely isn't hiding anything, Ruby will battle monsters, criminals, and the inane humor that comes with being in a parody. Rated T for strong language and suggestive humor.

At the end of service, on the last day before the servers shut down, thirty seven members of the Guild Ainz Ooal Gown were retired. The other three paid one last visit to the Great Tomb of Nazarick before going their own way, leaving Momonga alone. But what if those three stuck around until the end?

When I sold my soul to the Devil, I thought I was prepared for anything. I wasn't. I didn't expect him to be a her. Or dressed up as a magical girl carrying a pink wand tipped with a cheerful yellow star. Her being a prankster however didn't come as much of a surprise. You know, the Bible would have been a whole lot more interesting if they included stuff like this. Complete AU

Weiss Schnee, heiress of the SDC, Remnant's biggest multi-corporation, is tasked by her father to impress their investors and board members with their newest technology - but her day quickly takes an unexpected when a malicious organization invades her showcase and forces her to make a decision that will change her life forever! (Part of the RWBY Superhero Universe)

By stone and by sky, there had never been anything she could do to save herself. Subjected to becoming a beast at the age of two, Yugito Nii grew up being watched—grew up being tested—and she's sick of it. More than that, she knows that if she doesn't do anything then she'll end up dead in a plot to ruin the world. With something to live for, she won't let that happen. [SI/OC]

Once again, Kei's infamous luck spurs a brand new adventure. Only this time, there's no foreknowledge, a giant grumpy turtle monster not where he's supposed to be, and an ocean full of possibilities and danger in the same breath. She just knows she has to find some way to get home to Konoha. And what is all this business about pirates, anyway? (A Catch Your Breath side-story.)

Yang's road trip across Vale is interrupted by some bad news: her superhero sister Ruby has gone missing. It is up to her - and her ever helpful uncle Qrow - to pick up the pieces of what happened and get her back home safely. But along the way, Yang will have to come to terms with her own powers and answer a lifelong question: "Who do you want to to be?" (RWBY Superhero Universe)

And just like that, she watched the pieces fall. [OC Insert; Being Edited]

... How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Cruciatus. Albus Dumbledore always worried about the parallels between Harry Potter and Tom Riddle. But let's be honest, Harry never really had the drive to be the next dark lord. Of course, things may have turned out quite differently if one of the other muggle-raised Gryffindors wound up in Slytherin instead.

In the sealed scroll he finds a Bingo Book – his own page marking him as an S-class nukenin with flee-on-sight orders. "Ok. That is definitely different." Dimensional/Time Travel.

A character study into why the older generations of shinobi are harsher and less inclined to compromise. SI/OC Pre-Konoha, Warring States Period. Post-Founding. Part One, the beginnings of Sekanji Terazawa. Poison Mistress, occasional kunoichi Lady, and the aunt of Orochimaru. Part Two, the establishment of Konoha and the character of the village Founders. Part Three, the end.

SELF INSERT WEEK 2k16. When most of your life is spent living in the background, it can be a bit intimidating to be thrust to the forefronts of a dramatic narrative. Luckily, Tamika Maihi is a self-insert, so you can trust her to always recover from a tragic backstory. — SI, gen.

He didn't know the first thing about teaching, Hell, he didn't even know the first thing about fighting! A shame then, that his forged documents painted the picture of an accomplished and skilled warrior. Now he's trapped teaching students his own age how to be hunters, when he doesn't even know himself!

As a child, Blake Belladonna was taken away from her parents and experimented on by human scientists. To break free, she'll have to use her newly-discovered Semblance and count on the help of a new friend. After that, the world opens before her eyes - and it is not as bright as she once thought it was. (Part of the RWBY Superhero Universe)

"Demons aren't born, otou-sama. They're made." (And from the murky depths of your darkest mistakes, your deepest regrets and your own pitiful worthlessness, I draw my first breath.) [SI/OC, Uchiha!OC, Third War, AU]

The lines of reality and not-reality have always been pretty blurry to Lien. It never bothered her much, because she made her own lines and followed her own whimsy. Things, however, have a way of getting out of hand, and it's a shame the lines begin to blur for every one else as well. SI/OCinsert, Multiple OC's. OC centric. PROBABLY ABANDONED.

"Some people just aren't cut out to be heroes, you know?" "I didn't need you to be a hero, I just want you to be my older brother." / It's funny how I'm somehow special enough to be reincarnated in a fictional world, but everything still revolves around Naruto and even I can't fight it. Self-Insert/Anti-hero OC, Rebirth fic. SI-as-Yondaime's son.

Torn out of time, Taylor is faced with the loss of everything she's known. But even when all seems lost, sometimes help comes from the unlikeliest of places, and family is found in those who care... Worm AU, Canon Divergence

Fifteen-year old Ruby Rose was just like any other girl her age, until she discovered she had superpowers and became part of a bigger universe! What challenges lie ahead of her? What more will she discover about the world she thought she knew so well? (Inspired by Marvel Comics and the Marvel Cinematic Universe)

The daily grind still happens, despite all the weird in the world. Money isn't gonna make itself, and people gotta make ends meet. Sometimes though, the average Joe brushes shoulders with the extraordinary without realizing. OC inserts through X-men.

I never wanted to be an eye. Least of all Itachi's. SI OC Three-shot. A new take on the SI premise. Canon compatible.

Taylor had always had doubts about what she was doing, even after she had changed her mind on being a superhero. What might have happened if she had focused on all the good she could do if she approached law and order from the other direction? What might have happened if she had given being a supervillain her full commitment?

"Helgen is done for and I am calling a complete ceasefire as of this moment." Pacifism has the ironic tendency of throwing those who practice it directly into the line of fire. A SI story about walking the grey line between morality and destruction.

...Oh wait, it did. Semi-SI.

In a world where Orochimaru is Hokage and the Hidden Villages are ruled by tyrants, Tenten finds the lines between ally and enemy blurring when a desperate strategy lands her in the company of enigmatic strangers who wear black cloaks with red clouds. DeiTen and NejiTen. Contains adult themes.

If you asked Saki, she would tell you she could handle dying; after all, she'd done it. Hell, she could even handle being reborn into a previously fictional—now factual—universe. What she couldn't handle, however, was her childhood "friend" repeatedly trying to stab her to death. "Why won't you just stay DEAD?" Without success. [SI/OC Self-Insert, AU.]

"You should think of this as an opportunity to learn about a completely different method of applied thaumaturgy," Zelretch explained. He then sighed and lamented, "For shame, to be cursed with such an ungrateful apprentice..."

Homura was just trying to home after her first day at school when a blue haired classmate offered to help her find a safer route. What changes when she doesn't bear witness to the existence of magical girls and witches that fateful day? A lot

(And One That Was Her Home): Because bravery, cunning, intelligence, and loyalty are not mutually exclusive, and the Sorting Hat takes a person's wants and values into account. Recursive fanfic of Silver Queen's Dreaming of Sunshine, but not necessary reading to enjoy. Complete, but still adding drabbles at the end when inspiration strikes.

Tokiomi summons a red Archer for the Fourth War. - Chapter 12: Interrogations, infodumps, and expositions.

Zelretch, bored to death, decides to cause mischief. As a result, the Grail calls upon seven of the most overpowered Servants the Throne of Heroes has in store. In the not so grim darkness of the current present… there can only be property damage. And crazy aliens.

Being ignored and gazed at with hatred can lead someone to become a boisterous and loud orange-wearing shinobi, but it can also drive him to become a silent and invisible introvert. Of the two, Naruto takes the logical choice for a future in the Ninja World. Team Sai-Naruto-Sakura. No pairings. Future of bloodshed and grittiness assured.

A knight in shining armor doesn't have to be strong, or suave, or even in shining armor. He just has to be there when you need him most.

It was just a role, just a role. She faked it, faked everything. It was just a role, until... It wasn't. SI OC

Nobody knew what happened for sure. The township remembered the storm that had raged through their countryside. He remembered the divine wind of their savior. Contest entry for the Beast's Lair fanfiction competition.