A Gift From The Goddess

In the gleaming skyline of New York, genius can be both a gift and a curse. When Dr. Ethan Cole’s life’s work is stolen by the same family who welcomed him as their son, he loses everything, career, marriage, identity. But when an estranged sister offers him a chance at truth, Ethan steps into a labyrinth of deceit, corporate espionage, and buried love. Each secret he uncovers draws him closer to the people he hates most, and to the woman who may hold both his redemption and his ruin. The Outcast Genius is a dark, pulse-racing tale of betrayal, redemption, and the perilous cost of brilliance.

Tom Burro was born with one eye clouded gray, the mark that cursed his life. His father called it an omen. His stepmother called him a monster. His only friend was Snowly, a mysterious white dog that seemed to understand everything he said. When Tom’s mother died under strange circumstances, he was abandoned and left to rot in a crumbling orphanage. His half-brother, Gabby Miles Burro, inherited everything, wealth, reputation, and the Burro name, and used it to make Tom’s life a private hell. But on the night Gabby nearly beat him to death, something awoke inside the “bad eye.” The world slowed. The air shimmered. And a voice whispered inside his mind: “The Spirit System of the Matriarchal Line has found its heir.” Suddenly, Tom could see opportunities: glowing threads that led to fortune, danger, or salvation. Every decision revealed invisible paths, the Spiritual Economy of reality itself. From scavenging junkyards to hacking fate, Tom begins climbing from the ashes. But with every gain, he feels someone watching him. The system’s power is evolving, and with it, ancient forces long buried are stirring. Gabby’s greed isn’t just human anymore. Something ancient has chosen him too… By the time Tom learns the truth, that his cursed eye isn’t just a gift but a key to a divine inheritance, he’ll already be trapped in a web of bloodlines, betrayal, and fate. And Snowly, his loyal companion, might not be a dog at all

The dao is infinite, and within it lie countless roads that twist toward eternity. Fēn Yǐng, once known as the Twin-Headed Dragon, met his end in blood and failure. Yet death did not claim him forever. He awakens in a world of cultivation, reborn into weakness, but carrying a strange gift that allows him to divide, to wander many paths at once, and to gather their truths into one. On this vast and perilous journey, where the strong ascend and the weak are forgotten, he seeks not only power but the meaning hidden within the endless dao. Each step forward is a question, each path a trial, and beyond them all waits the shadow of immortality.

The inter-house sports day arrives and Alex fears that he would fail because he has no ability. But surprisingly, he discovers that not only does he have a unique ability, he can make a legion of dead beings. But every enticing gift comes with a heavy price... Can he withstand the outcome and control the powers within or will he let himself be consumed by the darkness?... ----- In this world where villains and monsters cause chaos, Alex is determined to fight for peace but what happens when everything he thought was worth fighting for is only but a facade? Slowly, be begins to question his belief and soon, he sees himself going against the norms of the society.

After catching his wife in bed with his boss on the night of their one year wedding anniversary, Jeremiah Garrick also gets news that his sick mother just passed away. Jeremiah is living the worse moment of his life and he contemplates ending it all. However, a number left behind by his mother as her last gift to him changes his life when he calls it. Jeremiah finds out that he is not alone. He is the heir of a family that rules the entire world and with the power bestowed upon him, he makes those who dared to look down on him face the consequences of their actions.

Ren lived a poor life ever since he was a child. Without any luck in the power he possessed to try and turn their life around, he focused himself in academics where he seems to have better chances. With college entrance exams right around the corner, Ren was offered a scholarship just by tutoring a young miss of a wealthy family. Seeing it as a chance to turn their life around, Ren accepted the offer. And as if lady luck finally found him, Ren learned the truth of his power on the night of his birthday, a very unexpected gift that will force him to make drastic changes to his life long plan.

Antonio De Isquierda, a definition of poor and hardworking gentlemen who work as a waiter at a restaurant named Guisseppe. Also, he attended a fashion technology class during the morning. To make ends meet, he usually juggles his schedules, a student and a waiter. He tried to work hard not only for himself but also for his girlfriend. One day, Antonio got fired from his waiter job in the restaurant, he only had a few dollars left in his pocket, and had a promise to buy her girlfriend a birthday gift. Sad, alone and rags, he went to the store, bought the said gift and worst, he went to his girlfriend’s condo and perceived that his dear girlfriend cheated on him. Devastated, he didn’t lash out. He didn’t feel the rage but the emptiness succumbed to him; as if the universe wanted to make him like a loser and unlucky. The universe always has its ways to make him unlucky. Or does the universe try to test him if he can make it? Or maybe the universe is trying to make it hard for him because he is bound to do something greater? Or maybe, he is something greater and richer? But, a phone call changed his life and this would be the life he always wanted.

‎The shadow king would rule despite his solar lineage. Raised among the wolves at the High Kingdom's royal court, the son of a deposed god and exiled goddess was Kaelen, a perfect, divinely perfect archer, a god of hunters, a holy and perfect weapon of war. He masked his monstrous, divine talents from his mortal, warring brothers to avoid their hatred; however, a god could not forever be hidden away. ‎ ‎Abandoned with nothing but a bow and bloodline to the fragmented wilderness of the Outer Marches, Kaelen was destined to be more than just a conqueror; he was to become a king of them. With Vanya, a calculating and brilliant queen-merchant of steel and greed, Kaelen forged an iron alliance and began building a kingdom of outcasts from the discarded, broken remnants of society. Aethelgard would become his new, divine High Kingdom, but when the forces that yearned to annihilate him rose to attack, Kaelen would face his destiny: was he truly a God of War? When all is said and done, Kaelen lost himself in his struggle for his throne and found out the seat of power was a chilling, lonely thing to sit in. ‎

In the soaring spires of Altheria, magic determines a man’s worth. To be born without it is to be a ghost in a city of gods. Kaelen was a ghost—until the day he tried to die. When Kaelen plunges into the dark waters of the Great River, he doesn't find death. Instead, he awakens a forbidden interface: The Arcane System. This is no ordinary gift of the heavens; it is a cold, clinical accountant of agony. Its rules are simple: mana is for the blessed, but Despair Points (DP) are for the broken. Every bruise from a noble's fist, every insult spat in the mud, and every memory of failure is now a deposit in Kaelen’s account. With his new system, Kaelen can purchase what nature denied him: artificial mana veins, shadow-walking abilities, and the dark secrets of the very Academy that shunned him. But the Arcane System is a demanding master. To maintain his new power, Kaelen must keep the "market" of his misery volatile. He must enter the Academy as an uninvited guest, face the golden boy who tried to break him, and survive the scrutiny of the terrifying Inquisitors. Kaelen spent eighteen years as a victim. Now, he’s an investor. And he’s about to prove that when you have nothing left to lose, you have everything to gain.

Wizard. It is the dream of every child born in Auregon. It is what every member of a guild expects to become. But to Vana Farasol, being a wizard is the least she dreamed of. She wanted to become a detective. To others, their magic is a gift and a blessing. But to her… her magic is a curse. After solving the mastermind behind the ship hostaging case, and saving the lives of the hostaged passengers, Vana and Jerome, a member of her rival guild, are thrust into a mission that may become Vana’s ticket to achieving her dream. But when their mission becomes intertwined with their guild’s conflict, Vana and Jerome must work together to finally put an end to the conflict… and to solve the cold case of the detective.