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Maxwell found himself married to the daughter of the people who raised him. He was still a kid when his parents-in-law took him in because his real parents were dead. Unfortunately, he secretly got married to Valerie and her parents tried their best to separate them. They became so hostile to him and finally resorted to setting him up. Maxwell was accused falsely for raping Angel who was paid handsomely by the Morgans. He was convicted and sent to prison after being forced to divorce Valerie. It was also at the same prison that he found out about his real identity. After his release, Maxwell was stunned to find Angel waiting for him outside the prison. It appeared that she found something that will help him reclaim his legacy. Because of what happened in the past, will Maxwell forgive Angel? What about the people who sent him to prison? What will be their fate when he takes back all that belongs to him?

Ethan Cole wakes in a hospital bed to the ultimate betrayal, his fiancée Emma and his best friend Daniel standing over him, smirking as they announce their engagement. The car accident that nearly killed him wasn't an accident at all. They orchestrated it, stole his company, and left him for dead. But as Ethan signs the divorce papers with trembling hands, a glowing screen materializes before his eyes. SYSTEM ACTIVATED. VENGEANCE PROTOCOL INITIATED. He has one hundred days to reclaim everything they stole, or his comatose mother dies and he loses his inheritance forever. Each completed mission grants him money, skills, and deadly secrets about the people who destroyed him. Ethan must navigate a world of corporate warfare, hidden allies, and brutal enemies while racing against a clock that could cost him everything. They wanted him dead. They should have made sure he stayed that way.

Mike's world shattered when he caught his girlfriend cheating with his best friend. The ultimate betrayal came after years of dedication and hard work to provide for her, only to be humiliated by his friend's wealth and status. In a fit of rage, Mike punched his friend and fled, but his escape ended in a brutal car accident. When Mike awoke, he found himself in the midst of the powerful and ruthless Rykhard Corporation, a family-owned conglomerate renowned for their wealth, influence, and unrelenting pursuit of success. To his astonishment, he bore an uncanny resemblance to Axel, the youngest son and direct heir of the Rykhard dynasty. As Mike navigates this treacherous new world, he must confront the dark secrets and rivalries within the Rykhard family. Will he thrive as the new Axel, or become a pawn in their deadly game of power and leadership? Can he overcome his past heartbreak and forge a new path, or will the Rykhard Corporation consume him whole?"

There was a man in modern-day Germany who always favored programming and in the pursuit of his dreams, he attained it, but life hasn't been what he expected. He can only rely on his best friend, Ansgar Wegener, a gamer, who has always supported him. Both of them had been outcasts from school and had only one friend from childhood which was each other. However, one day, while walking down the road, the man found himself to be involved in a hit-and-run. Regretting his actions and wondering what went wrong, he didn't allow himself to die so quickly. Not long after his death, he seemed to have reincarnated in a world filled with swords and magic. He uses his skills in his past life to see what he couldn't have done in his past life. Read how a programmer acts in a world like this. Discord: https://discord.gg/abyqpHZhgg

Shawn Pendragon, a seventeen-year-old boy, was living an ordinary life on earth. He was a student at Jefferson High School. Just like other people, he had a low profile. He loved keeping things private, never posting on social media about what was going on in his life, and never trusting anyone, not even his own family and closest friends. That day, about one o'clock in the afternoon, Shawn and his best friend, Justin Meyer, were crossing the highway when a rushing ambulance suddenly appeared. His friend managed to survive, but he was unfortunately hit and died on the spot. That ambulance didn't have a chance to bring him to a hospital; he was brought to a morgue instead. "Where am I?" Shawn wondered when he opened his eyes and found out he was lost in the middle of nowhere. It was a place he had never been—the place where his new journey was about to begin.

Due to a painful past, Nathan has dreamt of becoming a hero. However, in reality, he is nothing more than an average teenager in an average world. On his 16th birthday, his fate is changed when he and his two best friends (Sindy and Andrew) are summoned to a world known as the Mind World. Nathan quickly comes to bear the title of the Mind Hero and is tasked with the duty of saving the world from its impending chaos. However, Nathan soon comes to realize that the people of the Mind World hate the people of the Real World (The world where he's from). The Real World summons dangerous monsters known as Demon Beasts to the Mind World that constantly wreak havoc, making life in the Mind World a living hell. Due to this, many people of the Mind World wish to see the Real World and everyone from it destroyed. Now Nathan and his friends must go through a perilous journey to save both the Mind and Real Worlds, battling Demon Beasts, villains, and even Angels and gods. I will also be posting this story on Royal Road.

Ryan King had it all: billions in the bank, the city’s biggest company, and a beautiful wife. But in one rainy night, he lost everything. Betrayed by his wife and best friend, Ryan was left paralyzed, a prisoner in his own body, forced to listen as they spent his money and plotted his murder. For six months, he was a vegetable. A silent witness to his own destruction. Then, they made a mistake. They killed him. But death wasn't the end. As his heart stopped, a blue light pierced the darkness. [SYSTEM ACTIVATED] [HATRED LEVEL: MAXIMUM] Ryan wakes up with a second chance and a mysterious System that grants him god-like abilities in exchange for one thing: Vengeance. Now, the man who couldn't move a finger can control technology, crush bones, and manipulate the stock market with a thought. He won’t just take back his company; he will burn their world to the ground. They thought he was a broken shell. They are about to find out that they just woke up a monster.

When the demon finally harnessed human sins and negative emotions to harvest negative energy, it opened a spatial gate to the planets that were already ravaged by monsters and teeming with dark creatures. The beasts and monsters passed through the gate, unleashing havoc upon Earth. These monstrous creatures caused destruction on a massive scale, pushing the earth toward an apocalyptic catastrophe. In this dark time, The Creator granted certain humans the ability, marked by symbols on their right hands, to wield the power of gods and angels to combat these dark creatures. My ability was 'Overthinking,' the weakest, but with hard work, I persisted for 60 years to become the most powerful and the savior of the world. However, in my final moments, I was betrayed by a friend who was born rich and noble, who forced me to die to obtain everything I had worked so hard for. Nevertheless, before my demise, I sent my memories back to my younger years. This time, I will obtain everything: the best items, the finest women, and the most potent abilities. All will be mine!

Alice and Eve: young and bound by the irrevocable bond of sisterhood after traumatic events from their past. But tragedy strikes the Aidoo family when Eve is involved in a car crash that also claims the lives of her boyfriend and best friend. Now, on the morning of Eve's funeral, Alice discovers a drenched envelope with two letters abandoned outside her home. What shocks her most is that they are all in Eve's handwriting. The instruction is even more ominous: "Do not tell anyone about these letters. If you do, I will know and they'll stop coming. And you will risk not knowing the truth behind Eve's death." The letters keep coming and this causes Alice to question her reality as she reads them. Who was sending Eve threatening notes days before she died? And who in Golden Gates would want to harm her sister? And if Eve truly loved her sister so much, how far was she willing to go to protect her? If lies won't kill her, the answers just might.

Rizal only wants a peaceful life as the owner of a coffee shop in Medan. Every morning, he serves bitter robusta coffee to his regular customers while enjoying casual coffee shop conversations. But behind this calm facade, Rizal hides a dark past—he was once the most feared enforcer in the mafia world. When Bang Togar, the biggest mafia boss in Medan, learns that Rizal is still alive, everything changes. Old grudges resurface, and Rizal finds himself hunted by assassins, corrupt cops, and former allies who have now become enemies. With the help of his best friend, Ucok—who cracks more jokes than he actually helps—and a former detective addicted to coffee, Rizal must face the world he left behind. Gunfights, brutal brawls, and deadly revenge plots turn his coffee shop into more than just a place to relax—it becomes a battleground. Can Rizal stay alive and protect his café? Or will he have to return to being a cold-blooded executioner to survive?