“Don’t complain when the lights go out” These were the words that came out of his mouth before he calmly exited the office. Marcus Leopold, a typical nobody, a medical instructor, is pushed aside by his wife, Lauren Forrest, when she sees that she has reached the very pinnacle of her career. She saw him as nothing but ‘Deadweight.’ But then everything turns upside down when, on the very day she had been dreaming of, she sees him standing with the top dogs of the city. Marcus Leopold wasn't just a nobody; he was the shadow ruler of Mero, the Hidden Ace, and the blade that held the underworld together. He had chosen a quiet life to stay with his wife; for three years, he played instructor at the clinic. But now, he is back, and with his resurfacing, the underworld is shaking, threats are awakening, and new enemies and allies are being born.

The rain had been falling on Moonveil City since dawn, running in silver threads down the tiled roofs, spilling from gutters into the crooked alleys. The sky was low and iron-grey, heavy enough to press against the tower-tops of the Martial Regulation Bureau. Inside the courtyard of the Moonveil District Arms Hall, Kael Ruan stood in silence, a new-issued badge in his hand. He was twenty-four, too young, too brash, they’d said, yet here he was, sworn as the youngest Arms Keeper in the city’s history. His mentor, Master Renji, watched from the covered steps, eyes narrowed as if weighing more than just the rain. [Silent Oath System Activated] Oath Energy: 0/100 Core Blade Slots: Shadowsteel (Locked), Frostvein (Locked), Dawnpiercer (Locked) Techniques: Oath Cut (Locked), Sword Recall (Locked) The voice cold, ringing inside his skull had woken with his oath to defend the district. It spoke without warmth, without mercy. It offered strength in exchange for vows sworn before witnesses. But the warning was clear: break an oath, and the System would take more than power from him.

When Jacob Krigg returns to the city that destroyed his family, he's no longer the helpless boy who barely escaped the flames he's the legendary Dark Blade, a masked general feared across continents. His mission: find the scarred woman who saved his life, reclaim his family's mystical heirlooms, and destroy those who betrayed the Krigg bloodline. But as ancient enemies emerge and a tyrant threatens to enslave his homeland, Jacob must choose between the vengeance that has consumed him and the love that could redeem him before the secrets of his family's power fall into the wrong hands forever.

Six years ago, driven by loyalty, Fugaku made a choice that would cost him everything. To save his adopted family, the Vegas clan, from financial ruin and to repay a life-altering debt to their patriarch, Dimitri Vegas—the man who had offered him shelter—he agreed to an unconventional marriage. He would marry into his bride's household, becoming the husband of Vior, a daughter of the influential Diningrat family in the Northem region. He walked into the union blind to the truth: it was a meticulously planned conspiracy. A trap set by his own bride, Vior, to plunder the Vegas family's most guarded business secrets. On what should have been his wedding day, Fugaku endured a nightmare of unspeakable violence. He was brutally beaten, poisoned, kidnapped, and finally, cast into the unforgiving sea. Yet, fate showed him favor. Fugaku not only survived the abyss but was reborn from it. He escaped with his life and was inducted into the ranks of Celestial, the most enigmatic special forces unit in Kastiya City. But who is the man now known as Fugaku Meteor? Why was he so viciously betrayed at the altar? And what path will he carve now that he has returned from the grave?

In the dark fantasy novel 'Scar', warrior Marco Valenti must confront his troubled past and the evil sorceress Ruby, Scar former lover, who seeks to destroy him and dominate their world. To defeat her, Marco must undergo ancient trials that test his ability, power , soul, and many more forcing him to confront his inner demons and the source of Ruby's power over him. But as he battles Ruby, a new villain emerges: Malakai, Lord of Shadows, who threatens to destroy everything Marco holds dear – and Marco must choose between embracing his darkness or saving his world. With the help of his friends Sophia, Caleb, Maya, Ava, and Nana, Marco navigates treacherous landscapes, battles fearsome creatures, and unravels ancient mysteries to claim his destiny. But as the final battle approaches, Marco realizes that his greatest enemy may not be Ruby or Malakai, but himself – and the darkness that has haunted him since scar became a part of him . Will he find a way to overcome his scars and save his world, or will the darkness consume him forever?

Betrayed by his wife. Beaten by her lover. Abandoned as nothing. Edwin Maverick thought his life was over, until he discovers he is heir to a powerful empire drenched in blood and secrets. Thrust into a ruthless world of family rivalries, forbidden love, and deadly betrayals, Edwin must battle his cunning cousin, face the Mafia that destroyed his father, and fight for the woman who still holds his heart. But in a game where loyalty is a weapon and love is a weakness, one wrong move could cost him everything. The war for the Maverick legacy has begun.

Ryan has spent years as the despised son-in-law of one of the most powerful families in the city, mocked by his wife, dismissed by her mother, and treated like a disposable pawn. But the night he uncovers his wife's affair with billionaire Matthias Reed, Ryan's world shatters… and awakens. Kidnapped and beaten, he is rescued by a mysterious figure known only as the Gentleman, who reveals a buried truth: Ryan is the last heir of the Ardyn line, sworn hunters of demons. With the stolen Book of Contracts, a ledger binding humanity's oldest bargains with the infernal, Ryan inherits not only a legacy of power but also a war raging in the shadows. As CEO of the unstoppable empire Grotech, Ryan rises from humiliation to dominance, shaking the foundations of both the corporate world and the supernatural one. But Matthias is no ordinary rival, he is a powerful demon wearing human skin, and he wants the book. Now, torn between vengeance, duty, and the whispering lure of power, Ryan must decide: Will he be consumed by the darkness that stalks his family… Or become the Reaper the world desperately needs?

Justin thought he had a loyal wife, a simple job, and no more battles. But, when he finds out that his wife has been cheating on him and hears her say that she wants a divorce, his world crumbles, unveiling a twist that no one could have foreseen. Erica did not know that the man she despised was a billionaire and a retired military hero famously referred to as the ‘Lord of the Skies’. However, the main question is: will he save what is dear to him, or will he become a loser in the battle for power?

After cleaning all the bathrooms in O’Brian mansion every day, Kevin had enough of the mistreatment of his wife’s family members. One freakish accident in the bathroom changes everything, and it’s time to make his in-laws clean their own damn bathrooms and give him the respect he deserves! Those who stand in his path shall lose control of their bowels!

They called him the trash son-in-law, a useless servant only good for cleaning and doing other chores. Mark endured the daily insults, operating from the shadows to build his wife's corporate success. He planned to crown her success by gifting her his own company on the day of her Nasdaq bell-ringing. But that same day, a notification shattered his heart—a video of her smiling brightly as another man knelt before her, proposing. When he confronted her about the video, she called him a stalker and hurled insults instead of admitting her wrongs. Tired and heartbroken, Mark asked for a divorce and walked away. Now, the man they mocked as worthless will reveal he was the true power all along. And he's taking everything back.

"I am done hiding my identity." - Nolan Wilton --- Nobody knew who he truly was until he left. Due to the nature of his true identity, Nolan decided to hide his identity and live a peaceful life with his wife. In the shadows, he is his wife's secret benefactor, and a powerful Billionaire magnate who is the rightfully heir to a powerful conglomerate empire. Mocked and treated like a servant by his in-laws, and being looked down on by his wife. But one day, Nolan caught his wife cheating on their anniversary day, and decided to leave her.

Ethan Gust world was devastated when blood spilled. In pursuit of the truth about his origin, Ethan finds himself ensnared in a perilous and fascinating trip where an ancient snake coils across the heavens, love flickers, and monsters stalk without rest. He needs to control his inner strength in order to live before the secret of his birth is discovered

They burned his legacy. But some ghosts refuse to stay dead. Adrian Knight was born to inherit the empire that ruled everything business, influence, and power. The Knight family name opened doors, but behind those doors lay betrayal, greed, and a truth too dark to survive the light. When a scandal framed him for crimes he didn’t commit, his world shattered overnight. The family he trusted turned on him. The woman he loved watched his empire fall. And in one violent night, Adrian Knight disappeared leaving behind a world that believed he was gone forever. Years later, a man called Adrian Cole emerges from the ashes. He’s not the golden heir they once knew. He’s colder now, smarter, dangerous a man carved by silence and vengeance. To the world, he is a self-made billionaire with no past. But to those who wronged him, he is the storm they never saw coming. His return shakes the foundations of the empire that betrayed him. But when he crosses paths with Elena, the woman he once loved now bound to his greatest enemy, Victor Knight old wounds begin to bleed again. The fire of revenge he’s carried for years threatens to consume him from the inside. Love and hate blur until he can no longer tell them apart. Adrian came back to destroy his past, not to relive it. Yet every step he takes brings him closer to the man he swore he buried. Every truth he uncovers forces him to question what kind of monster he’s become in the name of justice. Will he reclaim what was stolen from him, or lose himself to the darkness he’s been chasing? When the forgotten son returns, will vengeance set him free or finally destroy him?

When the world had finished breaking him, fate rebuilt him in gold. Humiliated, discarded, and left to rot, Ethan Cole inherits the wealth and power of the most secretive financial empire in the world, a consortium whose influence touches governments, crime syndicates, and multinational corporations. But power comes with enemies. For every door his fortune opens, another shadow steps through to close it, permanently. Old betrayals demand justice, but new alliances demand blood. In a city where loyalty is currency and every smile hides a blade, Ethan must learn one truth: money can buy anything… except mercy.

Daisy, a gifted young writer on the verge of turning 18, should be celebrating her birthday and preparing for the book contest that could change her life. Instead, she’s haunted by nightmares of a faceless man with a dagger and the terrifying feeling that her future holds more shadows than light. When Daisy and her friends arrive at Shadows Empire for a vacation getaway, excitement quickly turns to dread. Strange visions plague Daisy, the house reveals a dark past, and a mysterious book "Enshrouded Secret" demands that each of them confess their hidden sins. Refuse, and the price is death. As shocking truths spill out betrayals, forbidden affairs, dark pasts, the bonds of friendship begin to shatter. But Daisy soon realizes she is more deeply tied to the horror than anyone else. The nightmares, the book, the blood, they’re all connected to her. Now, with her friends dropping one by one, Daisy must face the chilling question: is she fighting the darkness in the house, or is the darkness inside her?

Humanity has reached the stars, forming uneasy alliances with alien races and facing horrors born of war—monsters known only as Abyss Beasts. Peace is a lie maintained by the Human Federation, which treats the powerless as expendable. In this new era, strength is measured by psychic ability or magical talent, and those without it are dismissed as lesser beings. Zed is one such person—a human with no discernible power in a world that thrives on it. At an elite academy meant to forge the galaxy’s future defenders, he is mocked and brutalized for his lack of ability. But Zed refuses to break, masking his pain with sarcasm and quiet endurance. Everything changes when he's inadvertently dragged into a psychic conflict and left for dead. As his life slips away, he is retrieved by a shadowy figure with unknown motives. Awakening in a strange facility, bound and barely alive, Zed becomes the subject of a mysterious experiment. What follows is pain unlike anything he's ever known—and perhaps the beginning of something far greater. In a universe that sees him as nothing, Zed may soon discover he’s meant to be something more.

—[System Activation Successful!] —[Profile I successfully Invoked!] ... Orphaned and scorned for being a talentless trash in a world that revers the powerful, Jedidiah obtains a family heirloom that appears to change his fate overnight. Now armed with a golden finger granting him both money, power and wealth, the once discarded trash, rises from the ashes and now it's time for retribution. - Old Debts, New Grudges — He will settle them all!

Thrown out of the palace as a helpless child, Kayan knew nothing of his bloodline, nothing of the kingdom he was meant to inherit. Marked with the royal sign on his body an unmistakable birthright he lived nineteen years in obscurity, raised by a stranger who showed him kindness when his own family turned away. But fate does not forget. When Kayan returns to the palace, not as a prince but as a lowly cleaner, destiny begins to stir. A chance encounter with his grieving father reveals the truth: the boy once lost is the heir long sought after. The kingdom rejoices at his return, and his father’s heart finally heals. But beneath the celebration lies a darkness waiting to strike. The Queen his stepmother, who cast him out years ago wears her smile like a mask while plotting his death. His mother, haunted by guilt for nearly two decades, vows to protect him at all costs. And amid the shadows of revenge, Kayan finds love in the most unlikely of places a fellow cleaner girl with a secret of her own. Together, they must navigate the treacherous palace walls where betrayal hides behind silk curtains and loyalty is a dangerous gamble. As power shifts, old wounds reopen, and blood ties are tested, one question remains: Can the forgotten heir survive the crown that was always his?

When death arrives, every soul must face judgment. In a chamber beyond time, Kaelen, the silent judge, weighs the truth of each life. Beside him stands Lyra, an attendant with a heart too gentle for the shadows, while above them looms Aurelius, the unseen master whose word is absolute. Each soul carries secrets of love, betrayal, guilt, or pride, and the mirror reveals all. As Kaelen delivers verdicts, cracks appear in his silence, and Lyra dares to question the cost of justice. But soon, their trials will uncover a truth far greater than any soul’s fate.

Born powerless in a world ruled by magic, Eric Dawson was mocked, beaten, and cast aside, until the day he uncovered the truth: his mother was the Phoenix Goddess, and her divine fire burns within him. Now hunted by dark forces and betrayed by gods themselves, Eric must rise from the ashes of weakness to claim his destiny. But when Daybreaker, the most revered god of all, reveals a plan to sacrifice humanity and steal their magic, Eric becomes the only hope against annihilation. A battle of gods is coming. The world will either burn or be reborn through fire.