I Awakened the Apocalypse System
Ethan Cole was an ordinary young man until the night his world ended.
On his way home, a strange blue screen appeared before his eyes and gave him an impossible mission.
Survive.
Protect his mother.
Become stronger.
When monsters begin appearing across Blackridge City, Ethan discovers that the world has entered the first stage of an apocalypse. People are dying, creatures are hunting humans, and a mysterious System is choosing ordinary people to become Players.
But Ethan is not an ordinary Player.
The System calls him Player Zero.
As Ethan fights to survive, he begins gaining experience, growing stronger, and discovering abilities that could change his fate. However, the monsters are not his only enemies. A dangerous group known as the Hunters is searching for him, and they will do anything to capture him before he discovers the truth about his past.
Then Ethan learns something even more frightening.
Twenty years ago, he was taken to a secret facility and given a name he cannot remember.
Subject Zero.
His mother has spent years hiding the truth to protect him, while someone from his past has been waiting for him to remember.
Now the apocalypse has begun, the Hunters are closing in, and a powerful enemy has entered the city.
Ethan must become strong enough to protect the people he loves and uncover why the System chose him.
Because if he fails, Blackridge City will fall.
And Ethan may discover that the greatest danger in this new world is not the monsters.
It is what he was created to become.
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Chapter: The Consequence Of FreedomThe entire sky turned black while Ethan stood on the roof and stared at the enormous eye opening above Blackridge, its surface stretching across the clouds, covering the stars, and swallowing every trace of light. For several seconds nobody spoke, and then the city lights began to flicker, with one building going dark and then another, until within moments Blackridge had vanished beneath a darkness so complete that Ethan could barely see the people standing beside him.Mary gripped his arm and asked what was happening, and he told her that he did not know. He wanted to give her a better answer, but the truth was that he had never encountered anything like this. The System remained silent, with no warning, no mission, and no explanation, and for the first time Ethan understood how frightening it was to face something without knowing whether he could fight it.Victor raised his weapon toward the sky and said that whatever the thing was, they could not simply stand there and wait. Claire
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Chapter: The Choice Of HumanityThe ships moved closer while every person on the roof watched in silence as the enormous vessels crossed the dark sky, and Ethan felt the pressure in the air growing stronger even though he could not see an attack, could not sense a monster, and received no warning from the System. Victor raised his weapon and asked whether they should prepare the Players, and Ethan told him that they should, but that nobody was to attack unless he gave the order. Victor nodded, and Claire moved toward Ethan and asked whether he truly believed that the visitors were testing humanity. He said that he did, and when she asked what would happen if they failed, he looked at the ships and admitted that he did not know.A deep sound moved through the sky as one of the ships opened and a beam of white light descended toward Blackridge, and people screamed and backed away while Ethan remained where he stood. The light touched the ground and nothing happened at first, but then thousands of small shapes appeared
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Chapter: The First ChoiceThe sky above Blackridge changed without warning, and Ethan stood on the roof of the old command building and watched the clouds disappear one by one. The darkness above the city was not growing brighter but emptier, with no stars, no moon, and no clouds, only a vast black space stretched across the heavens. Around him hundreds of Players stood in silence, with Claire beside Victor near the edge of the roof, Mary a few steps behind Ethan holding a small communication device, and Noah and Elias down below with the other survivors. Nobody knew what was coming, and the System had already warned them that no assistance would be available.For the first time since the apocalypse began, Ethan could not depend on a message appearing to tell him what to do, and he looked at his empty hands, feeling that he should have been afraid but finding instead that he was strangely calm. Victor said that they had visitors, and Ethan looked toward the horizon, where several points of light appeared in th
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Chapter: The Voice Beneath BlackridgeThe ground beneath Blackridge continued to shake while Ethan stood frozen and watched the enormous black hand push through the broken earth. The Dominion fleet remained trapped above the city with its engines still running, yet the ships could not move, because something was holding them in place. The Dominion soldiers who had seemed so powerful only moments earlier now stared at the ground in fear, and their leader stepped backward and said that this could not be happening.Ethan heard the fear in his voice and looked at the New System, which still displayed the message UNKNOWN CONSCIOUSNESS DETECTED, ORIGIN ORIGINAL SYSTEM, STATUS AWAKENING. His heart tightened at the thought of the Administrator, but something about it felt wrong, because the voice rising from beneath Blackridge was not the one he had heard inside his own mind. It was deeper and older, and somehow it sounded familiar.He turned to Mary and told her to get everyone away from the area, but she shook her head and said
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Chapter: The ConquerorsThe red light in the sky grew larger while Ethan stood with Mary beside him and the people of Blackridge watched in silence, and it soon became clear that the object was no longer a distant glow but a fleet. Hundreds of enormous ships moved through the clouds, each of them wrapped in a dark red glow, with smaller ships circling around them like birds guarding something much larger. The New System remained silent, offering no warning, no threat level, and no mission, only a single message that read NEW THREAT APPROACHING.Ethan turned to Victor and asked whether he could identify them, and Victor shook his head and said that he had never seen anything like them. Claire closed her eyes and connected to the Player Network, and after a few seconds she opened them again and said that the newcomers were not using the Network at all. When Ethan asked what that meant, she explained that they were completely outside it.A deep sound rolled across the sky as the largest ship stopped above Black
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Chapter: The QuestionEthan stood in the middle of Blackridge and stared at the enormous shape rising beyond the ruined buildings, a thing far too large to be a ship and too large to be a creature, whose dark surface moved slowly through the clouds and covered the stars as it drew closer. Nobody spoke, and even the Players connected through the Global Network seemed unable to understand what they were seeing.Mary moved beside him and asked what it was, and he shook his head and said that he did not know. His New System remained silent, with no warning, no threat level, no mission, and no instruction, and after everything they had survived, that silence felt more dangerous to him than any alarm could have been.The enormous object stopped above the city, and a light appeared beneath it and spread across Blackridge until every street was covered, and people looked around in fear. A voice entered their minds, not through their phones or the Player Network but directly into their thoughts, and it addressed hu
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The Poor Son-in-Law Is A Hidden Billionaire
The Poor Son-in-Law Is a Hidden Billionaire
Daniel Okafor is a poor son-in-law who is constantly humiliated by his wealthy in-laws and looked down upon by Adrian Cole, a rich businessman determined to destroy his marriage. To everyone around him, Daniel is a useless man who has nothing to offer.
But they have no idea who he really is.
When a mysterious lawyer reveals that Daniel is the heir to a multibillion-naira empire, his life changes forever. However, his inheritance comes with a dangerous secret. His grandfather’s death may be connected to a hidden conspiracy, company money has been stolen, and important witnesses are disappearing.
As Daniel searches for the truth, he discovers that his uncle Victor may be hiding a terrible betrayal, Adrian may be involved in the financial crimes, and the mystery surrounding his mother’s disappearance could change everything he knows about his family.
With enemies closing in and trust becoming harder to find, Daniel must uncover the truth before it is too late.
The people who once mocked him may soon beg for his forgiveness, but becoming rich is only the beginning of his battle.
They called him a worthless son-in-law. Now, they are about to discover the billionaire they never saw coming.
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Chapter: The Woman Who Should Be DeadDaniel stood motionless in the living room, staring at his phone as if the woman might call back if he waited long enough. Her voice had sounded weak but familiar, and her words refused to leave his mind. Amara watched him with growing concern."What happened? Who called?"He slowly lowered the phone. "She said her name was Grace. She said she knew what happened to my grandfather. When I asked who she was, she said she was the person he believed was dead."Amara covered her mouth. "Do you think it was your mother?""I do not know what to think anymore."Daniel had spent years accepting that his mother was gone. He remembered the day his relatives gathered around him and explained that he would never see her again. He remembered crying until he fell asleep, and his grandfather holding him and promising he would always be protected. Now every memory seemed to hold a question he had never thought to ask.Michael arrived within half an hour. He studied the number and tried calling it, but
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Chapter: The Secret About His MotherDaniel stared at Samuel as if he had spoken another language. His mother had died when he was a child, and he had lived for years with the memory of losing her. Now Samuel was saying she had been trusted with a secret that could change everything he believed about his family."What do you mean my mother had the ledger?" he demanded. "She died years ago. How could my grandfather have given her anything?"Samuel gripped his arm. "I know how this sounds. But your mother knew more about the Okafor family than you were ever told. Your grandfather trusted her because she was the only person who questioned his decisions without wanting anything from his wealth."Before Daniel could ask more, the two men from the black car came closer. One was tall and broad-shouldered. The other had a scar running from his left cheek to the edge of his jaw."Mr Adeyemi," the tall man called, "you have caused enough trouble. Come with us and nobody needs to get hurt."Samuel stepped behind Daniel. "Do not lis
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Chapter: Adrian's Hidden ConnectionDaniel could hardly believe what he was seeing. The name on Zara's document was clear. Adrian Cole, the wealthy man who had insulted him and tried to turn Amara against him, was tied to the suspicious transactions at the Okafor Group."Could this be a trap?" Daniel asked Michael as they left the café. "Adrian may have placed his name there to make us suspect him.""That is possible," Michael replied. "We must verify the records before drawing conclusions. I do remember hearing that Adrian's family did business with your uncle years ago, but I never knew it went beyond ordinary dealings."Daniel stopped at the kerb. "Why would Adrian want money from my grandfather's company when his family is already wealthy?""People with money often want more, especially when they think they will not be caught. But we should not assume greed is his only reason."Daniel put the document inside his jacket. He had meant to spend the day preparing for Samuel, but Zara had changed everything. If Adrian wa
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Chapter: The Man Behind The LedgerDaniel did not sleep for the rest of the night. He sat on the edge of his bed with the phone in his hand, rereading the last message from Michael's number. He had no way of knowing whether the lawyer was safe or whether someone else held his phone. Every minute made him more anxious, but he knew that rushing into the street without a plan could deliver him straight to his enemies.At six in the morning he called again. The phone rang several times before a man answered."Who is this?" Daniel demanded.After a pause, a familiar voice replied. "Daniel, it is me."Relief washed over him. "Michael, where have you been? I thought something had happened to you.""Something nearly did. I was followed last night and had to switch off my phone and hide. I am using another line now. Tell me, did you receive a message from my number?""Yes. It told me not to go to the railway station."Michael was silent for a moment. "I did not send it."Daniel heard him breathe out. "Someone does not want you
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Chapter: A Meeting In The DarkDaniel read the message for the third time, hoping he had misunderstood it. The words had not changed. Someone knew he had found Samuel Adeyemi's notebook, and that person was determined to stop him from meeting the missing witness. He looked across the living room at Michael, who had come to the apartment shortly after Daniel's call."Someone must be watching us," Daniel said. "They knew what we found in Samuel's office, and they know about tomorrow's meeting."Michael adjusted his glasses and studied the screen. "Then Samuel may be in greater danger than we thought. And we cannot assume the railway station is safe.""Then we cancel.""If Samuel is the only person who can explain what happened to your grandfather's original documents, cancelling gives our enemies more time to find him. We must go, but carefully."Daniel walked to the window. People were returning from work, and the streetlights were coming on. Everything outside looked normal, yet he could no longer trust it. A man w
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Chapter: The Missing WitnessDaniel stood beside the dining table with the phoneagainst his ear. The witness to his grandfather's final will had been missing for three days, and the document that could name that person had been stolen. He could no longer believe in coincidence."Michael, do you know who the witness is?""I know the name, but I must check it against the original records first. Your grandfather had me keep some details confidential until the inheritance process began, and the missing document held information that is not in the ordinary copy of the will.""Why did you not tell me earlier?""Because I only learned this evening that the witness was missing. The number on file had been disconnected, and nobody at the person's former office knows where they have gone."Daniel walked to the window. The street was quiet, and most of the neighbouring lights had gone out. He wondered whether the sender of the threatening message was watching his apartment. "Send me the name as soon as you confirm it.""I
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