First-Person POV

Ethan Valor was once humiliated, mocked, and discarded by those closest to him—his wife, Victoria, and her powerful family, the Lornes. Branded weak and incompetent, he was fired from the family conglomerate and replaced by Victoria’s ex-boyfriend, billionaire Damian Cross. Everyone thought they had stripped him of his potential… but they had only awakened a relentless fire within him. Retreating into obscurity, Ethan quietly rebuilt his empire, investing in technologies, acquiring strategic assets, and amassing wealth at a pace no one could anticipate. While Victoria and her family celebrated his absence, their empire slowly became unknowingly dependent on the very man they had scorned. When Ethan returns, he is no longer the meek man they knew—he is a trillionaire, untouchable, and commanding power that stretches across industries and nations. The Lornes and Victoria come begging, but Ethan’s revenge is precise: he buys out their companies, ruins his enemies, and demonstrates that humiliation is the catalyst for unstoppable greatness. From Ashes to Empire is a story of patience, vengeance, and ultimate triumph—a testament to intelligence, strategy, and unyielding ambition.

Adrian Kaine was once the deadliest operative in Shadow Unit, a black-ops division buried so deep in the government that most agents never lived long enough to speak of it. But when a mission in Kargath Province turned into a massacre, Adrian became the sole survivor, then the government’s most wanted traitor. His squad was slaughtered. Evidence was planted. His name was erased. And those who orchestrated the betrayal made sure he was declared dead. They miscalculated. Eighteen months later, Adrian resurfaces as a ghost in the ruins of his old headquarters, hunting for the truth buried beneath the ashes. But he is not the only one searching. Marcus Hale, his former teammate and supposed friend, now leads a covert kill team tasked with eliminating him. Above Marcus sits Colonel Mason Kade, the official who signed the order that condemned Adrian’s entire squad. And watching all of them from the shadows is a faceless mastermind known only by a single encrypted codename: Cipher. As Adrian follows a trail of classified leaks, dead operatives, and impossible coincidences, he uncovers a horrifying secret: a covert plan known as the Ashen Protocol, designed to rewrite the balance of global power—using bodies like his as the foundation stones. But the deeper he digs, the more the truth twists around him. Old allies hide new agendas. Enemies speak with familiar voices. And the real traitor may be closer than he has ever imagined. Hunted by governments, mercenaries, and a ghost from his past, Adrian must become something colder than a soldier and deadlier than a weapon. He must become the nightmare they tried to bury. And this time… he’s not the one running.

🔥 The System awakened when the world ended. When a lightning strike nearly kills him, Marsel unlocks the Aethel Protocol System—a mysterious power that drags him into a deadly, game-like reality. With monsters rising and the undead swarming the city, he must follow the System’s commands, level up fast, and uncover the truth behind its real purpose. Because somewhere in the shadows, a powerful being is coming… the Shadow Queen, destroyer of worlds. Now Marsel must decide: Will he become humanity’s savior, or just another pawn in a cosmic war?

Four years ago, Manuel Rodriguez was forcibly disowned by his family leaving him with no choice but to marry into the Sullivan family as a live-in son-in-law. His wife and in-laws treated him like trash due to his poverty. Framing him, they used the opportunity to divorce and discard him that night into the cold. He received a phone call that night that completely changes his life. He's determined to make everyone that ever looked down on him dance to the tune of their own music while investigating the truth of what happened four years ago.

In a kingdom where dragons were exterminated a hundred years ago, magic is controlled by the noble Mage Houses, and knights are treated as expendable soldiers. The male lead, Leon Valcrest, is a seventeen-year-old orphan serving as the weakest knight apprentice in the Royal knight Academy. He has no mana, no family crest, and no future. Despised by nobles and mocked by fellow trainees, he survives by doing dirty work for the Royal Knight Order while dreaming of becoming a Royal Knight. During a catastrophic attack on the capital by abyssal creatures, Leon is betrayed and left to die beneath the ruins of an underground basement. There, he discovers a chained black dragon buried beneath the earth. As he lies dying, he accidentally awakens the sealed bloodline of the legendary Dragon God. A crimson dragon spirit enters his body, granting him overwhelming strength, dragon fire, and the ability to command dragons. Now hunted by the Mage Houses and pursued by demons from the Abyss, Leon must uncover why the dragons disappeared and why the world fears their return. But the deeper he digs, the darker the truth becomes: The royal family itself was built on dragon genocide. And Leon may be the last heir to the throne they stole.

After four years of marriage, Maureen Winston still viewed her husband, Derek Romano, as nothing more than a worthless substitute, a pathetic replacement for her first and only true love, Nicole Calloway. Despite Derek’s unwavering love, endless devotion, and quiet sacrifices, he could never measure up in her eyes. All his efforts were meaningless the moment Nicole returned. What Maureen didn’t know was that Derek was the invisible force protecting her entire family. No one dared touch her father’s crumbling company because of the fear and respect Derek commanded in the shadows. A few days after Maureen filed for divorce, she discovered she was pregnant with Derek’s child. Nicole’s return was anything but innocent. Armed with charm and calculated generosity, he framed Derek with vicious lies and scandals. Blinded by her lingering feelings for her ex, Maureen chose to believe Nicole over the man who had stood by her through every hardship. But Derek was never ordinary. He was the hidden son of a legendary Supreme Warrior. When deadly enemies rose against his father, Derek was forced into hiding and stripped of his identity. Now, with Nicole’s true sinister motives beginning to surface, Derek decides it’s time to stop hiding. As his supreme power awakens and his real identity is revealed, shocking truths come to light, including the fact that Maureen’s own father was behind the death of Derek’s mother. What happens when Maureen and her family finally discover that the man they looked down on, humiliated, and tried to cast away was actually a supreme existence far beyond their imagination? Will Maureen regret her choices, or is it already too late?

The Richardsons stand at the pinnacle of high society—an elite dynasty whose immense wealth and influence have been passed down through generations. With power comes expectation, and with legacy comes rivalry. Ethan, the rightful heir to the Richardson empire, finds his claim challenged by his older cousin Liam, who believes age alone makes him the more deserving successor. The family is torn as both young men are put to the ultimate test—a battle of wit, will, and worthiness—to determine who truly deserves the crown of inheritance. But in a world where secrets simmer beneath polished smiles and truth is a dangerous weapon, only one truth will rise above all: The rightful heir cannot be denied.

Johnny Burns, a lowly, homeless commoner whose girlfriend had been cheating on him with a hotshot, was unprepared to be nearly killed on the way to deliver a package. Luckily, the Divine Power System awakened in his body, making him one of the rare people with superpowers. Now part of the elite, he discovered that he's the long lost heir to the Burns family, known for their fire power, but what they don't know is that he can do more than just use fire. With his unlimited power, he was going to take the world by storm. Mega Writing Prompt #002/MWP#002

Kaidon's life is turned upside down when he discovers his girlfriend's infidelity. But that's only the beginning. After a brutal beating, Kaidon is revived by a mysterious system that sets him on a path of revenge and self-discovery. Kaidon rises from the ashes, determined to take down those who wronged him. But he must confront his own demons and make impossible choices. Will Kaidon emerge victorious, or will the weight of his ambition crush him?

Mr. Richard faces terrible betrayal and suffering as though he were cursed and left to rot for the love he gave so freely, he was stripped of hope and trapped in a desolate place where he watches as his family crumbles, his wife falling into the arms of another man whilst he is locked up and tortured by his in-laws, Richard’s despair sparks a hidden meta power within him and he embraces his dark side, he rises, masking his divine strength in a disguise with vengeance driving him, Richard sets out to reclaim his life and rewrite his fate.