Dark Romance

She believed she was cutting off dead weight. He was only hiding the weight of the world. Selene Carter thought her divorce from Edmond Welder would free her from shame, scandal, and a ruined reputation. What she didn’t know was that her ex-convict husband was not broken, he was bound. Bound by secrets, by missions that forced him into silence, and by a loyalty far greater than his own freedom. Now, as Edmond walks back into the world, not as a prisoner, but as a decorated 7-Star General, betrayals rise from the very family Selene sacrificed him for, and enemies stalk him in the shadows. Caught between two women, a collapsing empire, and the scars of his own heart, Edmond faces the hardest choice of all: live as the disgraced man everyone mocks, or rise as the protector only Selene now realizes she can’t live without. Love. Loyalty. Power. Revenge. The lines blur in this high-stakes tale of shattered trusts, buried truths, and the man who refuses to stay forgotten.

When Rohan’s wife, the angelic Kyndra Walton of the rich and powerful Walton clan, died. Her family’s abuse fell on him. Without his wife, his other half, living with the Walton's becomes a living hell. When he thought it won’t get any worse, he discovered that he was heir to a considerable fortune that the Walton’s desired to use for the upcoming national election. He was invited to a party and realized that it was a trap to take his fortune. Thrown and dying, he’s found by someone who changed his face and his entire identity. Despite his savior’s warning not to take revenge and find happiness instead, he returns to the city to reclaim what is his and to take revenge on the people who killed his beloved wife and abused him. A rise from the ashes journey of a beaten man that will shake and rattle the foundation of the Elites in the country.

Ryan Wilder is secretly married to Violet Crowne, a rising star with the beauty of a Goddess. The bad news? Violet hates him. Her family also treats him like a scum and humiliates him for fun. To make it worse, Violet cheats on him, too. It's a big combo for a life that feels like hell. Then, something unbelievable happens. Peeep! [You have been chosen as TEETS's Potential Host.] [Please state your goal.] 'I want revenge.' [Congratulations!] [Now, you have become TEETS' Host.] TEETS, short for Terribly Excellent Emperor-Training System, will grant him superpower abilities if he completes the missions it gives. [A new mission received!] [Face-slapping Son-in-Law: Acquire $100.000.000 in 24 hours.] [Ability Reward: Unlimited Balance Lvl 1.] [Description: Allow Host to buy everything via online transaction.] Slowly but surely, Ryan becomes a powerful figure with his eyes set on revenge. However, when he is enjoying life and setting his revenge on everyone who had wronged him, his past catches up with him. "My son," the wealthiest man in the States said, "I want you to go home with me and be my successor." Ryan wonders if his life could get any worse.

Rafael is fired from his company after being framed by a colleague. On the same day, he also witnesses his lover’s infidelity with the very colleague who betrayed him and led to his dismissal. However, after acquiring a system, Rafael’s life takes a drastic turn. With the help of the system, he becomes a conglomerate capable of founding a large corporation. And, with the system’s assistance, Rafael will exact his revenge on those who have ruined his life!

"You can't subdue me to a position I've never dreamt of... To you, I'm worthless and poor, but I believe there's more to me being myself." "You should stop forcing me to turn, and going in from behind, I'm not an open door meant for every passerby..." These were the wailing and sobbing words from Kendrick, the trampled son-in-law. His world battered and soiled. Once a proud man, a family’s test found him a solace, entangled with Louis in a world of passion and pleasure. But as they say, "time flies." His newfound world crumbled, he finds himself, a maid to the Roger's family, pride succumbed by love, duty exchanged for servitude. Beaten and battered, mocked and humiliated, Vulgar words pierced through his eardrums daily, causing his eyes to widen in surprise, and his jaw to clench in pain. But then, the hands of time turned. Kendrick's resilience begins to awaken. With his secret heritage revealed, he prepares to reclaim his destiny. Will the Roger's family realize who Kendrick truly is before it's too late? Or will Kendrick’s transformation from humiliated servant to powerful heir shatter their world forever?

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In two parallel worlds, two great artists shape the life of Jones through their art. One world is rooted in the past, yet reflects the future, while the other exists in the present, replaying the past. Meet Jones Walterson, a man whose life is a constant struggle. Unbeknownst to him, his existence is the subject of a painting by American Korean artist Kai Won Alexander. Kai's artistic journey began on a fateful night he was gifted a paintbrush from an enigmatic old woman, sparking a passion for drawing inspiration from past lives. However, Kai is unaware that his art holds a deeper significance – it tells the tale of Jones's past life. As their paths converge, the mystery of Jones's existence begins to unravel. Will Jones discover the truth about his life being a work of art, and how will Kai's drawings shape his future? This story explores the intersection of two worlds, where the past and present collide, and the boundaries between reality and art blur.

Kenan wanted to escape his past. Kate wanted a future she could control. On their wedding day, both are ripped away. Exposed by betrayal before their vows are sealed, their marriage fractures in front of everyone they know. Before accusations can be answered, before forgiveness or fury can settle—explosions tear through the church, and the world ends. They awaken in a cursed forest world called Horta. The trees have faces. The ground bleeds corruption. And a cold, impartial System informs them of a simple truth: They are the last heroes. Every other world has failed. Every other chosen has died. Their faces now grow in the bark of the forest that devoured them. Kenan and Kate are given a single clearing and a dying pylon. A fragile foothold in a world already lost. Cultivate it. Defend it. Expand it. Or humanity disappears with them. Waves of monsters crash against their shrinking sanctuary. Each victory buys them meters of safety. Each failure tightens the forest’s grip. What begins as a blood-soaked clearing must become a refuge. What becomes a refuge must grow into something capable of sustaining the last survivors of Earth. But survival demands more than strength. Kenan hides a violent truth from the life he tried to abandon. Kate refuses to trust the man who betrayed her. They must fight side by side while their marriage rots between them. Base by base. Wave by wave. Meter by meter. They will carve light out of corruption. They will turn wilderness into a stronghold. They will cultivate a dead world into humanity’s final hope. If they don’t destroy each other first. A dark system-apocalypse story blending base building, relentless base defense, psychological survival, and a fractured romance forced to endure the end of everything.

Abandoned, unwanted, Theodore has moved places since he was born. He is considered a monster because he has eyes that are different colors from each other. This starts from 3,000 years ago, an event occurred that would change history. The Earth is about to experience an apocalypse when a meteor shower hits. The cause was a collision between two giant meteors in space, adjacent to the Earth's orbital line. Almost 50% of living things on Earth died. But it was not the only impact of the meteor shower of the time. Anyone who can survive will have tremendous strength. The power of the so-called Odd Eye or another name for Tyr Gods Syndrome. Each owner of this power can manipulate human brains to kill each other, or something that normal humans cannot think of. And anyone with Tyr Gods Syndrome has a characteristic, which is that their two eyeballs have different colours. That is what distinguishes them from ordinary people. Then someone tried to manipulate his power to rule the world. Can Theodore fight the villain? He's a fifteen-year-old boy defeating evil in the world?

What defines a person? Is it who they're friends with? Their social status? Their family name? Or is it their actions? Lucien Verglas is a poor commoner living in the town of Cleardale. He and his parents barely have enough to put food on the table, but they are a loving family. The Verglas used to be a name of royalty, but that status was stripped because of the first monarch's actions. Now, Lucien has to withstand discrimination of all sorts from everyone. Forbidden to use ice magic, he and his family struggles day to day... or can he change that? Why was his family cast out? What did the first monarch do? Join Lucien on his adventure to find the truth behind his family's discrimination, all while trying to fight off monsters and others that want him killed.