A River Runs Through It

David, a timid and introverted man, finds himself trapped in a monotonous routine, longing for purpose and connection. One day, he stumbles upon a mysterious virtual reality game called "System Ascend," where players can level up and gain incredible powers. Driven by a desire to break free from his mundane existence, David decides to enter the game. Initially, he struggles to survive, constantly being overshadowed by other players. However, he discovers that his ability to empathize and understand others gives him a unique advantage. As David embarks on his journey, he encounters various challenges and forms unexpected alliances with other players. Through perseverance and strategic thinking, he gradually levels up his character, unlocking new abilities and becoming a force to be reckoned with. "System Ascend" is an empowering story that explores themes of self-discovery, inner strength, and the potential for growth in the most unexpected place.

Soren Black was once a lethal operative of the Aegis-9 Unit, an elite force designed to neutralize the world’s deadliest bioterror threats. But a mission gone wrong changed everything—compromised from within, their operation was exposed to the enemy. Soren fought through impossible odds, slaughtering foes and completing the impossible, only to be betrayed by the very government he served. Branded a scapegoat, he was left to die… until one man, his director, intervened. Sent to rot in prison for five long years, Soren endured a sentence meant to break him. Now, released and sharper, deadlier, and hungrier than ever, he emerges from captivity with one purpose: revenge. Every ally who betrayed him, every secret that cost him his freedom, will pay. And in a world that doubts him, Soren will remind everyone why the Aegis-9 Unit feared no enemy… until now.

In the bustling heart of Paradies City, the mere mention of the name 'Justus Wallace' reverberated through the air, for he was the son of the city's wealthiest family. Yet, beneath the veneer of opulence and privilege, a secret of haunting magnitude shrouded Justus. In the cycle of rebirths, Justus has perpetually assumed the role of the antagonist, locked in a relentless struggle against the woman as the story's genuine hero. Numerous defeats have left him weary and disheartened. However, this time, a fortuitous discovery leads him to a system presenting two choices: He must either conquer or eliminate the female lead successfully. Upon achieving either of these objectives, the seemingly endless loop will finally come to an end. [Reminder: Harem is not allowed. Once you choose a female lead as the target, other female leads' storylines cannot proceed until the use of the save function. Only the newly chosen heroine can be pursued while locking the storylines of others.]

Beneath Manhattan’s glittering skyline lies the Silver District — an urban quarantine zone where the city hides its failures. Inside its shadows roam the Lycaon, humans mutated by illegal genetic conditioning. Governments insist they’re extinct. They are very wrong. Caleb Mercer — former security officer turned fugitive — survives on the fringes after escaping a classified experiment known as Program Howl. Every night, he battles a violent transformation ripping his humanity apart. Every day, federal strike teams hunt him as an “uncontrolled biological threat.” When an explosion tears through the Silver District, exposing the existence of a second generation of engineered shapeshifters, Caleb becomes the only one capable of tracking the outbreak’s source. He doesn’t want to be a hero. He just wants revenge — and answers. The truth? Something worse than werewolves is evolving in the city’s bones.

Dante Moretti, the tactical genius of Italy’s most powerful mafia family, is betrayed and blinded by his own brother, Lorenzo. Cast aside into the dark corners of his own estate, he is forced to marry Elena Rossi, the daughter of an enemy sent solely to humiliate what remains of his dignity. To the world, Dante is nothing more than a living corpse, waiting for death to claim him. Yet within the eternal darkness, Dante discovers a way to “see” that ordinary men never could. Using Elena as both a pawn and his public face, Dante begins to crawl through the shadows. He hacks financial systems, sabotages smuggling routes, and eliminates traitors one by one with cold, deliberate hands. As entire mafia organizations begin to collapse without explanation, they finally realize one truth, the King was never truly blind, and he is coming to reclaim his throne in blood.

🏆["Silver Medal" in System Category of "Meganovel Annual Writing Contest 2022"]🏆 Aoi, a Japanese kid, stumbles upon a portal and witnesses his parents die in front of a masked man wielding a gun in his hand. He becomes an orphan and lives with a foster family, which fortunately treats him as their own child. Hina, Aoi’s step-sister, grows up and takes a liking to Aoi. However, something terrible happens. After twelve years, portals have emerged once again and granted most people powers beyond their imaginations. And Aoi is one of them. He receives a system and a sniper as his primary weapon. But after everything he has been through, Aoi struggles to use his sniper and system. So when a portal materialises in their school, Aoi has no choice but to fend off the monsters inside the portal and hunt down the masked man who killed his parents twelve years ago.

Even though he merely rescued a stray dog after school, Claude unexpectedly became the 'chosen one for dogs,' burdened with the task of guarding the gates of hell, a role he vehemently refused in his heart. Yet, in this relentless world, there was no escape. Hellcats infiltrated the mortal realm, ruthlessly slaughtering the innocent. The enigmatic Azure Faction organization instilled panic, while the name of Satan echoed through the dark of night... Thus, an ordinary high schooler donned multiple layers of disguise, and legends of Shifangcheng started to multiply. Golden retrievers, Samoyeds, border collies, German shepherds; protagonists, antagonists, undercover agents, judges—the canine personas vividly acted out my intertwined history of love and hate, inadvertently saving the world. A regular high school student casually passed by a battleground, offering a faint smile as they neatly tucked away the battle-worn dog costumes back into their backpack.

Gu–Wong Santoshi , a man with ups and down in his life finally meets his end during a Kaiju invasion. Before death, he's saved by Archangel Yukito who offers him and Uji Jagori a condition that can't be resisted. Accepting his terms and conditions, Gu–Wong and Uji Jagori awakens in the new body designed by Lord Yukito to exterminate the Kaijus infesting the universe. The duo uses their new found body and abilities to fight of the Kaiju terrorizing the all of Japan and restore what was once lost. Just when they think they are done, a new breed of evolved Kaiju are forged by an evil magician with the plan to conquer worlds with them. Gu–Wong and Uji Jagori must face the odds in stopping this newly evolved monsters while trying to preserve their personal life's and goals. As they battle through the hordes of Kaijus they meet new foes and allies and they discovers amazing new powers of their own.

The world will experience destruction. Izaki, a young man who returned from the battlefield suddenly found himself sucked into a black hole that appeared right behind him. Izaki has now come to another world, where the world is controlled by what are called Hunters. Hunter, is a profession that someone takes to loot and kill monsters through a portal that appears in every area. Every hunter must have the so-called power blessing. The blessing itself comes from the resurrection crystal and it will always be given by the city government when it is six or seven years old. Izaki came to another world at exactly 22 years old, so he didn't have a resurrection at all. That's exactly when his system appeared. [The Mission System is successfully integrated with the Host.] [First Mission begins.] [Enter Grade A Dungeon.] That way, Izaki's journey begins by entering a high-level Dungeon. thank you and this is my first novel

Alpha the Mafia billionaire had his own military East gate city had resources like oil gold and base having well equipped militarily he sieged East gate city and took over the government using the iron fist rule Jack live with his mother he saw how people suffered from the governance of the Alpha mafia billionaire he used to hear about the werewolves kingdom with supernatural powers he approached his mother his mother advice him to go to Joshua his grand mother without wasting time he rushed through the militant guarding the city to Joshua Joshua gave him a secret on how to become werewolf by using a black cloth he did as instructed and become a werewolf and rushed to werewolves kingdom king Moses helped the sieged city and destroyed the Alpha the billionaire mafia