A Beta Before An Alpha

The night Haze Wilburn lost everything he had, a stranger who looked just like him came out of nowhere. He said something and then coughed blood on him. Haze rushed to the hospital for help. However, on the way, they were ambushed and Haze was brutally attacked as they mistook him for the stranger in the back seat, just before their car was pushed into a river. A week later, Haze woke up in a hospital only to discover that the stranger had died, but shockingly, the death certificate bore his name. Haze was forced into a deal of being a replacement in exchange for getting whatever he wanted. Now, Haze must navigate a perplexing twist of fate as Cassius Blackwood, the heir of a multibillion-dollar company.

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.

Alden, a teenage boy from the quiet village of Greywood, watches his life collapse in a single night when a massive werewolf army attacks without warning. His girlfriend Mara is slaughtered before his eyes, and his knight-father dies defending the village. By dawn, Greywood is gone, and Alden is the only surviving member of his family. Broken and desperate, he joins a band of knights fleeing to the capital to seek help. Among them is Rowan Vale, a legendary warrior whose strength becomes Alden’s only anchor. But their journey turns into a nightmare. Seeking shelter, the survivors reach a nearby village only to discover it trades human captives to the wolves in exchange for safety. A bloody battle follows, leaving only Alden and Rowan alive. Rowan is gravely wounded and sacrifices himself to buy Alden time to escape. When Alden reaches the capital, he finds it already overtaken by the curse. The king has allied with the Wolf King, planning to transform the entire kingdom into wolves he can control. Alden attacks the king, but the wolves capture him. In a dungeon, Alden finds Rowan still alive but tortured. The Wolf King forces Alden to choose: join the wolves, or watch Rowan die. Alden resists until Rowan screams in agony and finally breaks. He agrees to transform. A monstrous new power awakens in Alden. He becomes a werewolf stronger than any before him. He breaks his chains and destroys the cursed capital. At dawn, Alden returns to the ruins of Greywood, places the Wolf King’s head on the altar, and ends his own life to break the curse forever. His story becomes legendary tale of a boy forged into a monster by grief, and redeemed by the choice to end the darkness himself.

"Sign it, Leon. A trash like you doesn't deserve to breathe the same air as the Miller family anymore." Leon Ardent looked at the divorce papers on the cold marble table. For three years, he had been the perfect house-husband. He cooked, he cleaned, and he endured the constant mockery of his wife’s wealthy relatives. He was the "Garbage Son-in-Law" of Northwood City. He did it all to fulfill a secret vow of humility. But today, the vow was over. "Is this what you truly want, Sarah?" Leon asked quietly. Sarah Miller didn't even look at him. She was busy leaning into the arms of Julian Vance, the billionaire heir who had promised her a throne. "I want a king, Leon. Not a servant. Take your cheap clothes and get out of my villa before the security throws you into the rain." Leon picked up the pen. With one swift stroke, he ended their marriage. As the clock struck midnight, the silent city of Northwood began to tremble. A fleet of black private jets darkened the sky, and hundreds of armored vehicles surrounded the Miller estate. The most powerful men in the world, people Sarah could only dream of meeting, knelt in the mud before the man she had just discarded. "Young Master! The three-year trial is complete! The Ardent Global Syndicate awaits your command!" Leon stepped over the divorce papers. The humble husband was dead. The Sovereign had returned. "Sarah," Leon whispered as he walked past his trembling ex-wife. "You wanted a king? Too bad. You just threw away the Emperor." Now, Sarah wants him back. Julian wants mercy. And the Miller family is begging for a crust of bread. But Leon Ardent is no longer the man who cleans floors.

After being in a coma for more than a year, Zavier Rockwell, finally felt like he had gotten his release. As he floated as a ghost, he regretted his actions. Being ungrateful to the family that wanted nothing more than seeing him succeed. Clouded by his illegitimate status, Zavier Rockwell wanted nothing more than soar higher, take his oldest birthright and stand tall among others. But how could he succeed when his fate was already written before his very birth? Zavier Rockwell lack of business acumen made him fail miserably which resulted in him getting a sentence of life, destined to spend the rest of his life behind the four corners of a prison. But that wasn’t what the book of destiny decreed. All it took was one vengeful spirit and he was comatose for life. With his pathetic life ending, never in a million years did he thought that he would get a second chance. But as they say, man proposes and god disposes. Zavier Rockwell found himself reborn a few months before he officially blackened. This time, he wasn’t just a useless second rich generation kid but he was equipped with a prodigal system. [Ding! Spend 100 million at the targeted location. Reward – an immortal pill. Failure – deduction of 60 hours’ worth of lifespan.] Equipped with such a system, what could Zavier Rockwell who swore that if he ever gets a second chance at life would become a prodigal son and never mess with the family business do? He could only grit his teeth and squander the money that his family was earnestly making and, in the process, found himself capable and prosperous. Why was the script looking so wrong the more money he squanders?

For three long years, Leo Sterling lived a nightmare. He slept only four hours a night, worked three exhausting delivery jobs, and starved himself just to fund his girlfriend Chloe’s luxury college life. He thought she loved him. But on their anniversary, he walked into the city’s most expensive restaurant soaking wet, carrying a cheap silver promise ring, only to find Chloe sitting on the lap of Julian Vance, a wealthy real estate billionaire. They did not just break his heart, they destroyed his dignity. Chloe mocked his poverty and threw his hard-earned ring into a boiling bowl of soup. Julian ordered his brutal thugs to drag Leo into a dark, freezing alley to break his bones and leave him for dead in the mud. But as the freezing rain washed away his blood, the extreme trauma cracked a thick wall in Leo’s mind, shattering a five-year case of amnesia. He is not a penniless orphan. He is not a useless delivery driver. He is the Supreme Sovereign of the Dragon Vanguard, the most powerful military and financial ruler in the nation, commanding millions of elite troops and controlling half the country’s wealth. Now, the king has awakened. Twelve identical luxury sedans are roaring into the dark alley, and the elite military commanders are kneeling in the dirt before a broken delivery boy. Leo is back, but he does not want quick revenge. He wants to watch Chloe and Julian climb to the absolute peak of their greedy dreams before he pulls the rug and makes them drop into pure despair. When the grand gala arrives and the spotlight locks onto the poor delivery boy, the entire high society will tremble.

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. )

# VOID THRONE --- Wei Liang had zero spiritual roots. The world called him a cripple. The Academy made him sweep floors. Everyone agreed his story was already over. Then something pulled him back from a cliff edge and told him the truth. *Empty wasn't broken. Empty could hold everything.* Now the boy nobody looked at is climbing — past the disciples who mocked him, past the elders who ignored him, past every person who ever did the arithmetic and decided he didn't count. He's coming for all of them. But someone has been watching him since before he was born. *And they're not finished with him yet.*

Story concept A young man named Leon Ardendale, the prince of Eldoria's small kingdom, lived as a waste after his father was couped by his stepbrother. Lunta in the wilderness, Leon almost died before suddenly a Arkana system woke up in his mind. This system gives him access to ancient knowledge, high -level magic spells, and extraordinary survival skills. However, there is one weakness - every time Leon uses his system to gain strength, he must pay the price, both in the form of pain, sacrifice, or losing something valuable. With the determination to reclaim his throne, Leon began to undergo an epic trip to master the arkaneum, a hidden magic system that could only be used by those chosen.

Calen Storm is the son of the legendary General of Aerondale, a kingdom famous for its mighty swordsmen and warriors who master various magical powers. However, Calen is the one exception. He is weak and devoid of any magical abilities. His wife, Lila Frost, and her family look down on him, especially after his father's death. They regret marrying her to Calen. One day, Calen is attacked by mysterious assailants and nearly loses his life. But just before he succumbs, he hears a strange whisper. When he wakes, he finds himself transformed into the strongest person in the world. He became the God of War, the hero his people had been waiting for.