A Dish Best Served Cold

In a world where magic is bought with memories, Varek Soren trades the last warm thing he owns, the sound of his dead father's voice but the System hands him a blind, mewling creature everyone calls worthless. The crowd laughs, his fiancée turns away with cold eyes, and Varek believes his life is finally finished and over. He does not yet know that his death has not even started. Varek is not the failure the world sees. He is the last living vessel of Azrath-Kai, a Mythic Void Leech so dangerous the old gods sealed it inside his bloodline centuries ago. His father did not die in some random battle as he was told but he was killed by the lightbringer… Aurelius, the most beloved hero in the realm butchered Aldric Soren to keep the beast from ever waking and the woman Varek loves so much has known the truth all along. On the night after his deepest shame and disgrace, Vespera Ashford comes to him with warm food and gentle words, he still trusts her, he still believes she was forced to break their engagement, so he ate the food without questioning her or her sincerity not knowing that the food was drugged. He wakes strapped to a cold table with Vespera holding the surgical instruments, her new lover holding the lantern, and Aurelius the Lightbringer standing over him with a soft smile as he peels Varek's memories away layer by layer to rip the sealed beast from his living body. Varek dies in absolute agony, betrayed by the woman he gave everything to and butchered by the hero the whole world worships. Then he wakes up on the morning of the Summoning Day, two weeks before his murder, with the Regression Gift burning in his blood.

In his previous life, Kaspar Eldridge was framed by his treacherous wife, Beatrice Delacroix, and her secret lover. His family’s fortune was seized, his reputation was destroyed, and he eventually died miserably on the cold streets, reduced to nothing more than a piece of trash in the city. But fate gave him a second chance. Kaspar awakens ten years in the past, in his cramped dorm room, on the exact day Beatrice abandons him for a wealthy man. Along with his rebirth, the God-Level Capital System activates. Every second, it provides him with an endless flow of money, while completing simple daily tasks grants him a perfect physique, irresistible charisma, and extraordinary supernatural abilities.

He was cast out. Forgotten. Left for dead. Jeffrey Goodman, the firstborn son of the powerful Goodman Empire, was supposed to inherit it all. But his father’s cold rejection, his stepmother’s cunning manipulation, and his half-brother’s ruthless betrayal forced him into exile. The world thought he vanished. But in the shadows… he was rising. Now, he's back—not just as the true heir, but as the ruthless king of the criminal underworld. Armed with secrets that can shatter dynasties and a vengeance sharpened by time, Jeffrey will reclaim his empire, avenge his father's mysterious death, and burn anyone who stands in his way. The Goodman family wanted a war. They just didn’t know it was already here.

In a universe where magic is dissected like science and knowledge is the ultimate weapon, a young man named Grimm is torn from his mundane existence and thrust into the ruthless world of Sorcerers. Here, the strong devour the weak, and reality itself is a formula to be solved and exploited. To survive, Grimm must shed his humanity and embrace cold, unforgiving logic. He will voyage across shattered worlds, decipher ancient enigmas, and manipulate the very fabric of reality. But every step toward infinite power brings him closer to becoming the very monster he seeks to conquer. This is not a story of good versus evil. This is a Sorcerer's Odyssey—a relentless journey where the only truth is that there is no room for mercy.

"I will crawl from the pits of hell to make you all pay." Seraph Ignis was the kingdom's prodigy, a loyal knight framed and betrayed by his ambitious Lord and his own cohort. He was tortured, dismembered, and left to be executed on a cold stone altar by his own lover. But they failed to finish the job and Seraph is rescued by his old underworld allies and reborn as Pyralis Cinderfall—a charming, silver-haired mastermind who is ready to burn the kingdom to the ground and hunt down all those who have wronged him. Armed with intimate knowledge of the kingdom's rot and a team of loyal killers, Pyralis begins his masterwork but his perfect revenge hits a snag.

In California, Mr. and Mrs. Maguire gave birth to a son, Edward. Fate had kept him distant from his parents at just seven years old. Two years later, he learned the bitter truth—they had been snatched away by the cold hands of death. Having lost this battle to destiny, Edward grew up in the bustling city of San Diego. The heir of a glorious empire was forced to live a life of loneliness and abject poverty. Now, becoming an adult, he wished to pursue his dreams and let go of the past, but the cloud of solitude and hardship wouldn't seem to let him be free. Is he to change his fate, or will he continue to cling to his present situation?

My mother died because of a hospital bill I couldn't pay. To keep her treatment going, I traded my idol dreams for a construction helmet, burying my passion under layers of concrete dust.Waking up in 2010 was a miracle. But before I could even hold her, a cold digital voice held her life hostage, forcing me right back onto the stage.[Ding! Main Mission: Register for the StarGlow Survival Show. Failure Penalty: Mother's death becomes irreversible.]I loved music more than life itself, but I swore she would always come first. Now, the universe is forcing me to choose both.

Arman Wijaya is a struggling freelance coder whose life is a series of '404 Not Found' errors. That changes when a mysterious jade ring causes him to possess the body of Kendrick Lim, the city's most ruthless billionaire, every time he sneezes. Now, Arman must navigate high-stakes boardrooms and the suspicions of Dara Sokha—the CEO's sharp-tongued secretary who is starting to wonder why her cold boss is suddenly obsessed with street food and basic human kindness. With the real Kendrick trapped in the body of a designer cat, Arman has to keep the charade going or risk losing his soul—and his heart—to a woman who doesn't even know his real name.

Kaiden Blackwood gave Astrid Laurent everything...his love, his future, his loyalty. But in the end, she threw it all away, wrapped in the arms of another man, laughing at his devotion, mocking his sacrifice. They thought he was broken, defeated and finished. But buried beneath the ruin of his past was a force waiting to awaken. A legacy forged in power. A destiny they never saw coming. To the world, he was a nobody. To the elite, he is a mystery. To his enemies, he is their reckoning. They use him as a stepping stone. Now, he is the storm that will wash them away. Kai’s voice was cold, unforgiving and absolute. "You thought I was nothing huh? Now, kneel... and learn what true power is."

Can A Weak Man Become A Powerful Man? Gary Wang, a live-in son-in-law, spent years searching for the answer. In the Lancaster family’s cruel home, he’s treated like trash—abused, insulted, and broken. When he learns his beloved grandmother is dying, hope slips away. Then, a brutal beating leaves Gary on the edge of death, abandoned to burn. But a mysterious savior pulls him back, handing him power and wealth beyond his wildest dreams. He finds out his true identity, he, Gary Wang, is the head of the most powerful empire in the entire world. Now, Gary faces a choice: how will he serve revenge to those who crushed him? Hot or Cold?