A Beta Before An Alpha

Once, Elysium promised salvation, a shining city where human and machine would become one. Now, it’s a graveyard of glass and steel, its secrets buried beneath the dust of a fallen world. Ethan Vale thought he escaped Elysium’s reach. But when echoes of its lost technology resurface, he’s thrust back into a web of lies that began long before his birth. Alongside Dr Taylor, Agent Hannah, Dr Myles, and the reborn Maya, his only link to what he’s lost. Ethan must uncover the truth behind the project that destroyed humanity’s last hope. But Elysium isn’t dead. It’s dreaming. And its dream is waking.

Marcus Thornwood is an inspiring actor who went to Hollywood in the hope of making a name. However, his dreams shattered before it was even shaped. His girlfriend cheated on him with his cunning cousin, Eric. Worse, Eric's sinister plot led Marc being crippled and in a mountain of debt. He became a beggar who beg for money and food. Just when he thought everything was over, something happened to him that would change his life forever. Ding! [ Activating System... ] [ Verifying Host... ] [ System Online! ] [ Customizing Host Experience... ] [ Host: Marcellus Thornwood | Aspiring Actor ] [ Host Goals Assessed. System Configuration Complete. Objective: Help host achieve superstardom. ] (This novel is in the process of editing. )

There was an accident that made a widow have to lose her life. The widow was named Marni. And after her death, she terrorized her village. At first no one thought that the terror came from Marni. However, an 18-year-old teenager named Thomas makes a conclusion that the terror has something to do with Marni's disappearance. That's why he planned to solve that problem. His struggle to unravel the mystery never ends. Until finally, he got many clues that the ghost was really the incarnation of Marni. But, not long after, sad news had to come to him. Where his father died suddenly. It also made him temporarily stop the mission. A few days later, a corpse was found buried in the ground. From the bracelet she was wearing, it clearly showed that the corpse was Marni. Thomas thought that Marni would no longer haunt his village. But the estimate was wrong. Every night there are still disturbances from the ghost. He did the investigation again. And at the end, he gets a hint from a letter written by his father before he died. That it was his father who had accidentally bumped into Marni and buried her in that place. Because of that he also conveyed an apology from his father to Marni. But somehow, it did not make the terror disappear. A few days later, a villager was found horribly dead. A few days later, another person was also found dead in almost the same condition. It was later discovered that the two people who died horribly were people who had acted pervertedly to Marni. Marni, who finds out that she is pregnant, decides to commit suicide. However, before that happened, she was killed by a car driven by his father Thomas.

The story starts with arguments of both female lead and male lead, with their different parents. Ryan Scott, is chosen, much to his surprised, and agrees due to threat from his father, and promises of support, but the night before the wedding, Ryan had a heated argument with his father again, hoping he would change his mind, about threatening him to marry someone he doesn't know, but his argument, held no water, so he goes off to a club to blow off steam. He ends up sleeping with a stranger, not realizing who she is, but in the wedding day, after he woke up late, realizing he missed calls from his friends and father, he rushes to the wedding venue, and is surprised to find the daughter of the Brick family, is not as rumoured, but actually very beautiful and well groomed, despite her disability. in his confusion, Ryan recognizes the woman from the club as the step mother. Lindsay, also realize, the young man is the one her step daughter is to marry. Ryan is torn between his mistake the night before and his new marriage. Lindsay, plans to use the marriage and the young man, for her own gain, putting strain on the relationship between Ryan and his wife. Ryan and Alexander, though not in love with eachother, felt they have a duty, they navigate their new relationship, learning to trust and understand eachother, they uncover Lindsay's schemes and work together, to over come them, strengthening their bond. Ryan becomes a supportive and loving son in-law, providing his worth to his wife and her family. He showed he isn't interested in their money, and was ready to leave it all behind, to keep pursuing his dream, but somehow, the couple finds happiness together, despite the challenges they faced

On the night before Christmas eve, Thomas was struck by lightning and as a result he woke up only to find himself in a mystical world in which their life depended on time and survival was the aim. Thomas discovered he had powers as he had to undergo training in an academy which he was admitted into since they were told that a great doom was coming, one which would destroy both the world he was in and also his real planet. While the battle drew near they realized that Thomas was the Last runner who will have to end the battle in his home planet if not the scenario will repeat itself. Will he be able to end the battle and restore balance to his world or will he fail only to allow the process to repeat itself?

Everyone calls Leon Gray a nobody. To his in-laws, he is the worthless son-in-law who washes dishes and keeps quiet. To his wife, he is the man she was forced to marry..and the man she can never love. But Leon is not what they think. Behind his silence is power. Behind his shame is a secret empire. He controls companies they dream of owning. He signs billion-dollar deals while they mock him at dinner. When betrayal strikes, and the Collins family pushes him too far, Leon rises…quietly, slowly, and with no mercy. They laughed at him. They stepped on him. Now, they will kneel before him. This is not just a revenge story. This is the story of the silent king.. The son-in-law who owns everything

Nicole Stanton, the richest young woman in the world, showed up low profile at the airport but she was immediately swarmed by reporters.Reporter: “Ms. Stanton, why did your three-year marriage with Mr. Ferguson come to an end?”She smiled and said, “Because I have to inherit my billion-dollar family fortune…”Reporter: “Are the rumors that you’ve been dating a dozen other young men within a month true?”Before the billionaire heiress could speak, an icy voice came from not far away. “No, that’s fake news.”Eric Ferguson stood out in the crowd. “I also have a billion-dollar net worth. Ms. Stanton, why don’t you inherit my family fortune?”

“How dare you think you’ll walk in here and win?” Alex told him, his eyes where blood red and Smokey. “I will not let this slide you definitely look like someone that would be an issue with time.” “Urghh!!!” Leonard could barely speak, as he groaned in pain and crawled on the ground. Leonard slid his phone slowly out of his pocket and dialed the first number there… it happened to be Emily. “Hello…” his voice was low and weak. “Hey Leo, what’s up?” “help me!” “What’s wrong?” She asked him. “Arghhhh,” Leonard groaned in so much pain, before the call went silent. Alex had stabbed him through his heart.

Archer Williams is served a divorce letter on the same day he is released from prison. He feels his life shatter before his eyes but he remains composed. What can he do when the love of his life, Eva Austin whim he went to prison for, decides to leave him? Eva walks out of his life, and Tangie Sullivan, the daughter of a lord walks in. Archer is in for a twist of his fate when he realizes that he is not only a divorcee, he is also engaged on the same day. Do you think Archer can fall in love that quickly, in order to be the man Tangie Sullivan wants? And what happens when Eva discovers Archer was the source of her success?

As the illegitimate son of a wealthy family, he has always been treated as the product of a casual fling. When his family arranges a marriage with a lesser-known family's daughter and circulates a damning video, his life crumbles. He reluctantly signs the marriage certificate, knowing he's ruined her life too. Six years later, he reemerges as the formidable Commander of Death, driven by a thirst for revenge against those who scorned him. But when he discovers he has a daughter from the night spent with his wife just before his disappearance, he promises them both, "Whatever fame, honor and respect the world has to offer, I'll bring them all to you."