Awakened
More than two centuries ago, the world changed forever. Portals to alternate dimensions tore open across the skies, unleashing waves of monstrous creatures that shattered human civilization. From the ashes of near extinction, new powers emerged—humans awakened abilities beyond comprehension, and the balance between survival and dominance began anew.
Please note that each story in the Trilogy unfolds in a different time, with new heroes, new conflicts, and new revelations. Though their journeys never cross, every tale explores a different face of the same fractured world—its chaos, its evolution, and the eternal mystery of the portals that bind them all.
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Chapter: Chapter 232: Till Death Do Us PartLuke wasn’t the only one reeling. Gray gripped his hammer so tightly his knuckles were white. Jake looked ready to bolt, only frozen in place by sheer terror. May’s usual calm had fractured, replaced by grim acceptance.Christy whipped her head around, glare fixed squarely on Jenna who stood stoically near the back, her expression unchanged."Jenna!" Christy’s voice was sharp, cutting through the thick silence. "Rank 6? Are you kidding me? Look at this!" She gestured wildly at the assembled spider army, the impossibly powerful Queen on her throne. "This isn’t Rank 6! This is suicide!""She’s right," Gray added, his voice low and rough. "What did command tell you? What the hell did they send us into?"Jenna met their accusing stares coolly. "My orders were to investigate the anomaly and retrieve lost Guild assets. The Rank 6 designation was based on initial readings before the dungeon shifted." It was a half-truth, carefully worded."Bullshit!" Christy spat. "That thing on the throne
Last Updated: 2025-11-07
Chapter: Chapter 231: Your CallJenna walked near the back, her pace steady, eyes scanning everything. Her mind, however, was focused elsewhere. Not on the unnerving murals or the silence, but on the small tracker concealed in her palm. It vibrated faintly, a steady pulse confirming its target was close.Her mission here wasn’t just about clearing this dungeon or mapping the anomaly. Valen City hadn’t sent an A-rank team leader solely for reconnaissance. They lost something here. A weapon artifact retrieved from another high-rank dungeon, irreplaceable, potent. The last team assigned to test it vanished in this very sector.The directive was clear: retrieve the weapon. No matter the cost. The team, the dungeon clear—secondary.Her tracker had remained silent until they passed through Arachne’s portal. Now, it pointed directly toward the heart of this castle. Toward the Queen. Toward whatever lay beyond the doors they were inevitably approaching.Kyle was a complication. His power was undeniable, perhaps even necessa
Last Updated: 2025-11-07
Chapter: Chapter 230: Arachne VThe forest didn’t change even as they kept walking. There were no monsters or sounds beyond the rustle of leaves and the occasional birdcall, which somehow made everything worse.Everything was just too quiet. Too... prepared. Like they were being watched. Like the Queen already knew they were coming and wanted them to arrive.Kyle noticed it first—the tension shifting. It wasn’t about the monsters anymore.It was him.Arachne walked beside him in silence, her posture hunched and unsteady. But her silence was not submission. She wasn’t afraid of the woods.Just the people behind them."They’re going to kill you," she said suddenly.Kyle didn’t look at her. "Shut up.""I mean it." Her voice stayed low, steady. "They’re planning it. I’ve seen it before. Dozens of times. Humans turning on the strong one when they’re no longer in control.""You don’t know anything about them.""I’ve been in this dungeon longer than you’ve been alive," she muttered. "I’ve seen how humans act when power sca
Last Updated: 2025-11-07
Chapter: Chapter 229: The Gateway The walk was suffocatingly quiet.Arachne walked stiffly ahead, her weakness obvious but her hatred palpable. Kyle followed close behind, the connection between them a silent leash. The rest of the team trailed further back, a tight knot of distrust and exhaustion.Gray kept glancing between Kyle and Arachne, his hand never far from his hammer. Christy nursed her wounded arm, her face grim. Jake and Luke stuck close together, whispering occasionally. May walked silently, but her gaze missed nothing.Jenna remained detached, watchful, her earlier outburst replaced by a chilling calm.Kyle could practically taste their unease, thick and sour in the air. He didn’t care. Let them doubt. He had the power, and he had the way out.They reached the waterfall maybe twenty minutes later. Water cascaded down a sheer rock face into a churning pool below, the sound echoing slightly in the cavernous space. Hidden behind the curtain of water was a dark cave entrance."In there," Arachne muttered, po
Last Updated: 2025-11-06
Chapter: Chapter 228: Arachne IVChristy cursed, ducking under a scything claw that sheared through the air where her head had been moments before. The mutated mantis-scorpion, whatever, shrieked, its segmented tail whipping around, dripping viscous green fluid."This thing’s hide is too damn thick!" she yelled, her blades flashing as she parried another blow, the impact jarring her bruised arm. Sweat plastered strands of hair to her face."Focus fire on the joints!" Gray shouted, loosing a crossbow bolt that ricocheted harmlessly off the creature’s main carapace.Christy gritted her teeth, danced back from a spray of acid, and lunged forward again. She saw an opening – a momentary gap where the leg met the thorax. She drove her right blade in, feeling resistance give way slightly.The monster shrieked again, not just in pain but rage. Ignoring May’s flanking attack, it spun with unnatural speed, its heavier scorpion tail blurring toward Christy faster than she could react.Her eyes widened. She tried to twist away,
Last Updated: 2025-11-06
Chapter: Chapter 228: Arachne IVChristy cursed, ducking under a scything claw that sheared through the air where her head had been moments before. The mutated mantis-scorpion, whatever, shrieked, its segmented tail whipping around, dripping viscous green fluid."This thing’s hide is too damn thick!" she yelled, her blades flashing as she parried another blow, the impact jarring her bruised arm. Sweat plastered strands of hair to her face."Focus fire on the joints!" Gray shouted, loosing a crossbow bolt that ricocheted harmlessly off the creature’s main carapace.Christy gritted her teeth, danced back from a spray of acid, and lunged forward again. She saw an opening – a momentary gap where the leg met the thorax. She drove her right blade in, feeling resistance give way slightly.The monster shrieked again, not just in pain but rage. Ignoring May’s flanking attack, it spun with unnatural speed, its heavier scorpion tail blurring toward Christy faster than she could react.Her eyes widened. She tried to twist away,
Last Updated: 2025-11-06
Will Hudson Rises To Power
William Hudson had it all—money, charm, a last name that opened doors.
Until the day his father was framed, their fortune stolen, and his world burned to ashes.
Now broke and broken, William delivers packages to survive—until betrayal cuts even deeper. His girlfriend is sleeping with the son of the man who destroyed his family. And when the rich decide to make him their punching bag, fate intervenes.
> [System Activation Complete!]
[Welcome, William Hudson. You are now the Host of the Wealth System.]
Suddenly, every outrageous act—every humiliation—comes with a price tag.
Buy the most expensive item in the store? One million dollars.
Outbid a billionaire? Walk away richer.
With every mission, William rises—smarter, sharper, deadlier.
But his ultimate goal isn’t fortune. It’s revenge.
And when he discovers the truth—that his father’s killer is none other than Gregory Hamilton, Manhattan’s untouchable king—William vows to tear down the empire brick by brick.
The elites took everything from him.
Now, he’s coming for everything they’ve built.
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Chapter: Chapter 56: The Hacker WarCipher’s apartment was chaos made real. Wires dangled from every corner, screens flickered against the cracked walls, and the hum of machines filled the air like a restless heartbeat. He hadn’t slept in two days, surviving on instant noodles and coffee that had long gone cold. But his eyes stayed sharp, locked on the lines of code flooding his main monitor. The room smelled of burnt circuits and old ambition. His fingers flew across the keyboard, keys clattering in a rhythm that only hackers understood. “Come on,” he muttered under his breath. “Show me where you’re hiding.” A pulse blinked on the lower corner of the screen. Then another. Then three more. Cipher frowned. “That’s not right.” The pattern on the display was clean. Too clean. No real signal was ever that symmetrical. His eyes narrowed as realization set in. “This isn’t data,” he whispered. “It’s bait.” Before he could disconnect, his cursor froze. The speakers hissed. Every screen in front of him flickered from
Last Updated: 2025-10-27
Chapter: Chapter 55: The Lost PrototypeScreens glowed across the walls, lighting up William’s living room with lines of moving numbers. He sat in front of them, his shirt sleeves rolled, focus sharp as if the world outside had stopped existing. Mark sat opposite him, one arm hanging over the chair. “You know, I came here to talk about the company, not to watch you romance a computer.” William’s eyes stayed on the screen. “You mean Hudson Enterprises?” Mark raised a brow. “Of course. The investors have been asking when you plan to show your face again. You disappeared for almost a week. What’s going on?” William tapped the screen without answering right away. The soft hum of the tablet filled the silence before he finally said, “We’re expanding. I want a new branch. Something offshore. Separate from Hudson Enterprises.” Mark frowned. “Offshore? You mean under a fake name?” “Clean name,” William replied calmly. “That sounds like something people do when they’re hiding money.” William gave a half-smile that did
Last Updated: 2025-10-25
Chapter: Chapter 54: Selene’s ConfessionWilliam stood by the window, his reflection pale against the glass. He hadn’t changed since last night. His shirt hung open at the collar, sleeves still rolled, eyes shadowed from a night that had refused to end.He could see the faint glow of the city below, but he wasn’t looking at it. His thoughts were elsewhere, circling the system’s silence, the long hours without a single response. That quiet was never a good sign. It felt like something was watching him from behind the static.The phone on his desk buzzed once, a single alert, then went still. He didn’t bother checking.A knock followed soon after.“Come in,” he said.Selene stepped inside quietly, her presence filling the air before she spoke. Her hair was loosely tied, her coat unbuttoned, and her eyes looked like they hadn’t closed all night. She stopped near the desk and hesitated, her fingers tightening around each other.“You didn’t sleep,” she said.“Neither did you,” William replied without turning.She moved closer, s
Last Updated: 2025-10-24
Chapter: Chapter 53: The Silent ThreatThe night refused to end. It sat heavy over the city, pressing itself against the glass walls of William Hudson’s penthouse. From where he sat, the streets looked small, rivers of white headlights crossing each other like veins of light. The quiet inside was almost unnatural. He had shut off the music hours ago, but the echo of the last violin note still clung to the air.On the desk beside him, the phone lay dark. The call with Gregory Hamilton had ended two hours earlier, but the man’s words still hung in his head. Every victory has its price. It was a promise, not a warning.William picked up the mug that had gone cold and drank anyway. Bitter coffee grounded him more than warmth ever could. He set the cup down and turned toward the glass again. His reflection stared back. Calm eyes, relaxed shoulders, but tension hid just under the skin.The phone buzzed once. No ringtone. No name. Just a flash of light cutting through the stillness.He unlocked it.A single message glowed on the
Last Updated: 2025-10-24
Chapter: Chapter 52: Duel of TonguesThe next evening came quietly, but the storm hadn’t passed. Word from the dinner had spread faster than smoke. Every major investor was talking about how William Hudson had faced Gregory Hamilton and Adrian in one night and walked out untouched.Inside his penthouse, William sat by the glass window with a cup of black coffee. The city glowed far below him. He had barely slept, not because of worry, but because his mind wouldn’t stop turning. Gregory’s offer had been more than business — it was a test.The soft chime of the system echoed in his head.> New directive: Verbal engagement detected.Objective: Maintain dominance in the conversation.Reward: +10 Charisma Points.William smiled faintly. “So, it wasn’t just dinner after all.”The system never sent random alerts. Something was about to happen.Almost on cue, his phone buzzed. A private call came through — no name, no number. He let it ring twice before answering.“Mr. Hudson,” came Gregory’s calm voice. “I trust you had a good
Last Updated: 2025-10-23
Chapter: Chapter 51: The Dinner TrapWilliam sat in his study, staring at the silent glow of his computer screen. The night stretched quiet around him. News headlines from earlier still flashed through his mind, each one calling him by the same name — The Ghost of Wealth. The title sounded dramatic, but it served its purpose. People were talking again. He tried to focus on the market analysis open before him when a soft knock came from the main door. The housekeeper entered, holding a black envelope. “Sir, this just arrived. A man in a black suit said it was urgent.” William took it and turned it over. There was no sender’s name, just a gold seal with a crest he recognized. He broke it open and unfolded the card. > Dinner at La Maison. Seven o’clock tomorrow evening. I believe it is time we spoke properly. — Gregory Hamilton He read it again, slower this time. The handwriting was steady, confident, and old-fashioned. Gregory Hamilton never sent a message without purpose. The computer screen flickered, and a fa
Last Updated: 2025-10-23
