Ancient Romance

Ding-! [Congratulations! You have been awarded the title of 'The First Person from Another World'!] [Congratulations! You have acquired the title of 'Owner of the Ancient Emperor's Secret Palace'!] [The Dual Gates you entered have been identified as yours!] [All the belongings in this Palace are yours, Master!] That's what Igarashi Kazuki heard, a man who was mocked and cast aside by his family and even the world due to his chubby and ugly appearance when he opened the extraordinary Dual Gates in his ancestral warehouse. He discovered a mysterious gateway that led him to a new world full of unimaginable possibilities. Through the Dual Gates, Kazuki obtained an AI System that helped him train and evolve into a stronger, smarter, and more cunning individual. Seeking revenge was not the only thing he did, a red thread guided him and destiny bound him to keep moving towards unlimited heights. However, his journey would not be an easy one, as there were many tigers and dragons lying dormant in both worlds that Kazuki had to fight in order to achieve all his ambitions with the thread of destiny guiding him. With colossal battles, a tantalizing love story, cunning political games, and power struggles, ambitiously aiming to become the CEO of a world-class company and participating in global geopolitics, creating many new innovations for the world, Kazuki will embark on an extraordinary adventure where he will face unexpected challenges and obstacles in his quest to conquer both worlds. How will Kazuki face it all? Will he become the best with all the desired endings and shape the future of all living beings in both worlds as he wishes, or will he be crushed by the challenges and formidable enemies that lie ahead? ******* This is Fantasy story, unrelated to reality.

When struggling Stewart Lennox accepts a lifeline from his billionaire childhood friend Rowan Ashford, he believes his years of poverty are finally over. The deal promises wealth beyond his wildest dreams—a chance to give his family the life they deserve. But what Stewart doesn't know is that Rowan's empire is built on ancient pack law, and prosperity comes with a supernatural price. The bite changes everything. Thrust into the hidden world of werewolf politics and territory wars, Stewart discovers that Rowan's offer wasn't just about money—it was about recruitment. Now transformed and bound by the pack's blood oath, Stewart finds himself navigating a savage hierarchy where power is seized with fang and claw, and fortunes are carved from the flesh of rival packs. But Stewart's transformation has made him—and his human family—targets. Rival alphas see his newfound position as a threat. Competing packs smell weakness in his lack of experience. And hunters who've tracked Rowan's empire for years now have Stewart's scent. As the full moon rises, enemies from both the supernatural and human worlds close in, hungry for blood and vengeance. Torn between his humanity and his wolf, between loyalty to the pack and protection of his family, Stewart must master his new nature before it's too late. His wife and children know nothing of the monster he's become, but keeping them in the dark might be what gets them killed. The hunt is on. The pack is watching. And Stewart Lennox must embrace the beast within to protect the ones he loves—before the next full moon claims them all.

“The Aura chose him. The System changed him.” The Aura arrived without warning. Draven Ashford was stacking canned peaches in a dusty Cleveland supermarket, humming off-key just to fill the silence. “Another thrilling night,” he muttered. He reached for the next can and the air suddenly thickened, warm and heavy. “Uh… hello?” he whispered. A soft green glow rolled across the floor like fog. The shelves shook. The lights flickered. “What is that?” Draven breathed. Before he could move, the green wave slammed into him. The store went dark then everything turned bright green. “This… can’t be real,” he whispered. That moment became Day Zero. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Three months later, cities were covered in glowing vines, strange plants, and constant green mist. Draven Ashford was just trying to survive the ruins of a world torn apart by the mysterious Aura. Cities lie in green mist, monsters prowl the streets, and the strong both human and otherwise rule by power. But when a strange system awakens inside him, everything changes. From the shadows of broken buildings to the chaos of mutated creatures, Draven discovers he isn’t prey anymore. Skin strengthening, enhanced senses, and slow mastery of Aura begin to reshape him step by step, level by level. Yet even as he grows stronger, he realizes he’s far from ready. Ancient bloodlines awaken with powers far beyond his own, monsters lie in wait, and the path forward is treacherous. Armed with only his wits, a mysterious system, and a spark of determination, Draven must rise in this new world or be crushed beneath it. *Survival isn’t enough anymore. To thrive, he must awaken

To save his family, he had to stop being human. Twenty-four-year-old Jid has spent his life in the dirt, breathing the rust of the Bulwark slums. As the sole guardian of his younger sister, Sommy, his world is measured in scraps of bread and the hours of backbreaking labor he sells to the powerful guilds. He doesn’t dream of glory; he dreams of a roof that doesn't leak and a meal that doesn't taste like ash. But the world outside the walls is changing. The "Infected" are evolving, and the shadows are growing teeth. When a high-stakes raid into the forbidden zones turns into a bloody execution, Jid is the one left behind. Betrayed and gutted by the monsters in the dark, he should have died in the mud. Instead, something ancient and hungry found him first. Jid wakes up to a world he no longer recognizes. The pain is gone, replaced by a cold, mechanical pulse in his mind and a shimmering gold light in his eyes. A strange, haunting interface now dictates his every move, granting him powers that defy the laws of time and biology—powers that the ruling corporations would kill to own. But the "System" isn't a gift. It’s a tether to an outer-world threat that views humanity as nothing more than ink on a page, ready to be erased. Now, Jid must return to the city that abandoned him, hiding the monster he is becoming while using his new abilities to protect the only person he has left. He survived the death of his old life, but as the hunger grows and the "System" begins to rewrite his soul, Jid realizes the hardest part isn't surviving the dead—it’s surviving the thing he’s turning into. And whatever is coming for him.

His ten years relationship ended with his girlfriend returning to her ex husband. Betrayed, heartbroken and left with no money, no job and no family. How can he rise to his feet again? (System task) (Revenge is a dish best served cold) Jay would pay back all those who harmed him and make them feel ten times the pain they caused him.

Vincent Drake was an ordinary man living a quiet life, until the night he saved a stranger from a deadly accident and discovered a terrifying truth: he can see exactly how everyone around him will die. But there’s a catch only the rich and powerful can change their endings. Thrown into a world of life-and-death choices, Vincent quickly learns that saving one person can cause another to perish, and every action has consequences. To survive, he must manipulate fate itself, protect the people he cares about, and outsmart those who would exploit his power. As Vincent rises from an unnoticed employee to a secret billionaire, he faces relentless rivals, including the cunning Darius Vell, who will stop at nothing to control him. His childhood mentor, Marcus Lee, reveals shocking betrayals, testing Vincent’s trust, morality, and emotional strength. Alongside Lara Chen, a brave journalist drawn into his dangerous world, Vincent navigates a web of intrigue, assassination attempts, and moral dilemmas. Every victory comes with a cost. Every choice threatens lives. And in a world where fate is both weapon and curse, Vincent must decide: how much of his humanity is he willing to sacrifice to protect those he loves?

For five long years, Jiang Hao lived as the Lin family’s humiliated live-in son-in-law — mocked by relatives, ignored by his own wife, and treated as a disposable servant. No one knew that behind his silence, he was secretly the financial lifeline and medical genius behind Lin Yue’s pharmaceutical company, Jade Health. Every breakthrough formula, every life-saving drug, every major contract — Jiang Hao was the invisible hand pushing her forward. But everything collapses the moment Zheng Fei, Lin Yue’s charming, manipulative ex-boyfriend, returns to A-City. With smooth lies and calculated schemes, he twists Lin Yue’s trust, turning her cold, hostile, and finally, merciless. In front of the entire company, she divorces Jiang Hao publicly, calling him a “worthless burden.” Humiliated, betrayed, and ambushed by hired thugs on the same night, Jiang Hao lies dying—until the ancient jade pendant he carried all his life suddenly activates. The shattered amulet awakens the Divine Healing System, revealing Jiang Hao’s buried identity: With his memories, power, and destiny restored, Jiang Hao rises from despair reborn as the Sovereign Doctor, a healer capable of miracles and a warrior with deadly precision. Now free from the Lin family and the chains of humiliation, Jiang Hao sets out with one goal: to take revenge on the four powerful families who massacred his clan and stole everything from him. Armed with supreme medical arts, a growing list of system-given abilities, and a cold determination sharpened by years of suffering, he begins his ascent. One patient saved, one enemy crushed, one truth uncovered at a time—Jiang Hao steps into the world not as a servant… …but as the most terrifying force the city has ever seen.

I wasn’t reborn pure. I wasn’t reborn righteous. I was reborn unfinished. In a fractured fantasy world where cultivation advances through Marital Arts, power is forged through soul-bonds—vows that can elevate partners together or enslave them forever. Strength is no longer solitary. Love, betrayal, and shared destiny decide who ascends. Aren Valen awakens as the weakest outer disciple of the Azure Pact, carrying memories that should have died with him. In a past life, he was the Dragon Sovereign, erased at the brink of ascension by those he trusted most. Now, his Dragon Core is shattered and sealed, immune to orthodox cultivation. It awakens only through bonds freely chosen—not forced, not stolen. As ancient Dragon Veins stir, cultivation laws begin to collapse. Sects fall overnight. Empires rise on corrupted Marital Arrays that chain partners instead of empowering them. Defying all doctrine, Aren unlocks the forbidden Dragon Marital Codex, a path where power is shared without submission. Each bond awakens a Dragon aspect—Wrath, Wisdom, Dominion, Mercy—at a cost paid in trust and blood. Fate draws powerful women into his orbit: a sword cultivator haunted by memories of loving a Dragon, a rogue spirit alchemist hungry for forbidden truth, a fallen imperial princess seeking control, and a beast-blood warrior torn between instinct and reason. They are allies, rivals, and potential betrayers. But the past has returned. Aren’s former betrayers have reincarnated too, now ruling the new era—and they intend to erase him again by turning his own bonds against him. The Dragon needed a harem. The world is about to learn why.

Alex was reborn into Blue Star, a world of advanced technology and modern comforts, yet ruled by the ancient, unchanging power of royal families. As a prince of the mighty Roshar Kingdom, he was born into luxury but cursed with minimal talent for the martial arts that defined this world's elite. Seeing the brutal intrigue within his own family, his sole ambition became a simple one: to avoid the throne's bloody games and survive a long, quiet life of privileged obscurity. That plan shattered when he was framed for a rebellion he knew nothing about. Cast out by the king without a trial or explanation and abandoned by a mother who refused to even say goodbye, Alex was exiled to the Wall—the world's most feared military penal colony. As a low-ranking, seemingly untalented warrior, everyone believed he was being sent to a silent death. But the Wall was not a prison. It was the grim, hidden truth from the normal people. Here, Alex witnessed the real war: a daily, desperate struggle against nightmarish monsters, a crisis kept secret from the peaceful, modern world behind a veil of royal and Council lies. Facing the terror for the first time, he realized the world's cruel hypocrisy and his own terrifying fragility. Yet, in the carnage, he discovered a latent, macabre gift: the ability to harvest strength from the fallen. This power could change everything, offering a path to survival and vengeance. But even as he grasps this chance, burning questions haunt him: Why was he, the deliberately passive prince, chosen as the pawn? Why did his father condemn him without a word? Why is the true horror of their world buried beneath a facade of normalcy? Armed with a secret that could elevate him or mark him for death.

Kieran expected death but when he opened his eyes, he wasn’t greeted by a celestial herald or a mystic inheritance. He was greeted by the rotting stench of the Verdant Cloud Sect’s refuse pits thrown there after his Qi channels were shattered for daring to protect a fellow disciple. A cripple. Trash, discarded by the world of cultivation. As despair threatened to consume him, a cold, resonant voice echoed in his mind not from a heavenly treasure, but from the very spiritual garbage surrounding him. [System Initializing…] [Host Located: Zero-Star Aptitude. Mortal-Body. High Compatibility.] [Welcome to the Cosmic Scavenger Initiative. Processing Local ‘Waste’…] While geniuses plundered ancient tombs for legendary swords, Kieran’s system analyzed broken pill slag to reconstruct perfect Divine-grade elixirs. While young masters absorbed pure spirit stones, his system taught him to devour the corrosive resentment from cursed artifacts, turning poison into pure, terrifying power. His domain wasn’t a pristine meditation chamber it was the dump. And every piece of “trash” was a puzzle piece to ultimate strength. They laughed when he crawled out, covered in filth. They sneered when he dared to re-enter the outer sect as a janitor. But when a demonic beast core deemed too unstable and discarded by the Patriarch landed in the refuse heap, Kieran simply smiled. [Scanning… ‘Catastrophic-Level Waste’ detected. Beginning Assimilation.] Now, the sect that discarded him trembles. The geniuses who mocked him are baffled. For the man they left in the trash is sifting through the bones of fallen gods and the wreckage of dead realms and his cultivation path is built on everything they were too arrogant to see. This is the rise of an underdog no one saw coming, A cultivator who will forge a throne from the universe's waste.