A Stay-at-home Dad's Restaurant In An Alternate World

How do wandering spirits exist in modern urban life? How are they classified? At what level can they communicate? At what level can they directly harm humans? Dominic Anderson, born of demonic power, faces a choice: will he fight against the evil spirits or embrace his destiny to annihilate humanity?

Three years ago, Dr. Adrian Cole was the golden boy of surgery until the powerful Monroe family framed him for malpractice, stripping him of his license and his wife, Lilian. Now, Adrian has returned as Chairman Cole, the cold, ruthless majority shareholder of a medical conglomerate, and his target is the Metropolitan Medical Group (MMG)—the very hospital that ruined him. Adrian’s meticulously planned destruction is swiftly turning into a global shadow war when he discovers the Monroes are merely a regional arm of a vast, illicit syndicate known as The Foundation. His revenge is no longer just personal; it's a desperate fight for survival against an international enemy. The one weakness in his airtight plan is Dr. Lily Monroe, Lilian’s brilliant younger sister, who secretly believes in Adrian’s innocence. As he installs her in a high-stakes position to gather intel, their volatile professional rivalry ignites an intense, forbidden attraction. When The Foundation issues its brutal ultimatum—forcing Adrian and Lily into a public, fake engagement to protect her reputation—the line between protector and adversary vanishes. Can Adrian dismantle a global conspiracy without losing the one woman who sees the man behind the monster, or will the price of his ultimate victory be the second life he fought so hard to reclaim?

🏆 ["Sliver Medal" in System Category of "Meganovel Annual Writing Contest 2022"] 🏆 ‘Perhaps being stuck in a game isn’t so bad!’, Kyle thought moments before he was mistaken for a hidden boss by a rather dim, but quite powerful knight. That was the moment he learned what immediate regret meant. Kyle was an ordinary student at an insignificant university. Being the pinnacle of ‘average’, his life was as mundane as it could get, that is, until he found himself unable to log out of the full dive game that had recently released. Life in a game wasn’t too bad, that is if one’s not hunted day and night by the players, who mistook him for a special hidden boss with near human level A.I. And no amount of trying to convince them that he was, in fact, human helped. He survived a while until a knight kicked him though a boss door in a dungeon. Usually, facing a lich at such a low level would be a death sentence. By all means, it should have been. But lady luck smiled on him for once in his absolutely mundane life, and he found himself in the possession of said lich. About as confused as he can get, Kyle’s new life took a rather awkward and bizarre turn. And as such, his life of adventure fille with colourful and quirky characters, ferocious monsters and downright terrifying encounters began!

John Whitaker had nothing but his name—just a plain, useless name in a world ruled by money, influence, and cold-hearted power. He was the unwanted son-in-law of the Prestwick dynasty; an empire worth hundreds of billions. His marriage to Eleanor Prestwick was a shameful secret, something the Prestwick family pretended never happened, and whenever they had to acknowledge it, they reminded everyone that John was the charity case Eleanor brought home from a job internship in a poor neighborhood out of pity. They called him a parasite. They treated him like a stray dog that refused to leave. They spat on his dignity, sneered at his dreams, and sneered even louder when his mother was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer. When he begged for help on his knees, in tears, in public; they laughed. John almost lost his will to live. But fate has a way of rewarding the broken. That very night, when he had no place to sleep, and his mother was on the brink of death in a public hospital ward stinking of poverty and pain, a letter arrived. An inheritance. John Whitaker was not who he thought he was. He was the sole blood heir to the late Howard Ravenshore, the secretive trillionaire who had disappeared from the global stage ten years ago. A man with holdings in every continent, silent power over more than forty governments, and a fortune beyond imagination. His assets were masked under shell companies, shadow trusts, and ghost accounts—untouchable, invisible, unstoppable. And now all of it belonged to John. In an instant, the man who once begged for pennies became the richest human being alive.

In a world ruled by ancient bloodlines, 18-year-old Kael longs for freedom beyond the walls of his isolated mountain village. Unknown to him, he carries the bloodline of the legendary Phoenix—a powerful entity feared and revered by kingdoms. When his dormant powers awaken after a tragic event, Kael becomes the target of hunters, kings, and even gods. Forced to flee, Kael must navigate a treacherous world filled with betrayal, ancient relics, and forbidden love. Along the way, he discovers the truth about his past and his role in a prophecy that could either save or destroy the world. Will Kael embrace his destiny as the Phoenix’s heir, or will the flames consume him before he has the chance?

At eighteen, Marco Velez lost everything. A single accusation turned his family name into a curse. His father’s business collapsed overnight, his mother died in despair, and his ex-girlfriend married the one person he trusted least, his half-brother, Damian Cruz. Years later, the city he was cast out from thrives under Damian’s empire of luxury and deceit. But fate has a cruel sense of timing: Marco inherits a vast fortune from a mysterious benefactor, and with it, a second chance. Under a new identity, Marco returns to the glittering streets that destroyed him. Armed with wealth, intellect, and vengeance, he begins dismantling Damian’s world, one secret, one betrayal, one empire at a time. But when his most loyal ally turns out to be working for Damian, Marco must decide what matters more: vengeance, justice, or his own humanity.

You’ve heard of the lost city of Atlantis and black Panthers Wakanda, but what if I told you there was an alternate secret lost civilization living among us? This story follows a young girl named Arielle Scarlett. A warrior fighting for the protection of the people she lives among but will love prove to be her biggest obstacle? Or will she find that she can be empowered by it?

In a mystical World, Ikenna, a young boy, is captured and enslaved. But fate takes a twist when his captor, the fearsome general of the conquering tribe, adopts him as a son. He is raised in a family of elite warriors, Ikenna is thrust into a world of guarded secrets, rigorous training and ancient rituals that forge mystical fighters. As he trains alongside other children and undertakes perilous missions, Ikenna grows stronger, but his life is upended when a dangerous conspiracy leads to the death of his adoptive father. Now driven by revenge and ambitions, Ikenna navigates a dangerous world filled with betrayals, power struggles and dark secrets. Will he rise to the top and avenge his father? Or will the weight of his past crush him?

In a world dominated by cultivation power, a young man named Ren Tian, born into an ordinary lineage, discovers he possesses the legendary Divine Blood. This Divine Blood grants unimaginable power, but it also attracts the attention of evil forces who desire its strength for their own nefarious purposes. Ren Tian must embark on a perilous journey to master his power, unravel the secrets of the Divine Blood, and protect the world from the encroaching darkness.

Ethan Cross has spent years enduring humiliation at the hands of his unfaithful wife, Sarah, and her wealthy, powerful family. Treated like an outcast, Ethan’s love for Sarah keeps him trapped in a marriage filled with betrayal and manipulation. But everything changes when a shocking incident reveals that Ethan is the long-lost heir to the Van Rensselaer fortune—an empire that rivals the wealth and influence of Sarah’s family. Fueled by anger and a thirst for vengeance, Ethan rises to reclaim what is rightfully his. As he navigates a world of power, deception, and deadly alliances, Sarah and her family plot against him, determined to destroy him before he can strike back. Along the way, Ethan finds an unexpected ally—and a potential new love interest—but his heart is scarred by betrayal, and trust doesn’t come easy. With thrilling twists, explosive secrets, and a relentless drive for revenge, Ethan will stop at nothing to bring down those who wronged him. But the Forresters won’t go down without a fight, and the game of power and retribution is just beginning. Will Ethan succeed in his quest for justice, or will Sarah’s family destroy him before he can claim his legacy? One thing is certain—nothing is as it seems, and no one is safe.