Best Neil Gaiman

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.

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

The three ladies (his daughter, maid and lover) want a half of him, but seriously, who divides a half into three? * * * Athena has given her words to her father that Vulcan, the mortal is better than every god, Zeus, her father formed and proposed that she marry. Because of that, she can't return to her father with shame and regret. She stands her ground, she will fight for who she loves. The Nymph will not back down, because all her life, she had only been a puppet to Athena's will, and taking her man will be the best comeback. Prium will not let Vulcan off her hook because she had left every thing she was and had back in the village because of him. Returning to the village is a 'NO'. And Vulcan? He holds them all in same regard because all of them have been useful in one way or the other. But deep down, the memories he has shared sexually and emotionally with Athena back in fantasy keeps reminding him of his love for her.

Carter Van Alen was dumped in the rain for being poor. His best friend stole his designs. His rival stole his future. His ex married the man who ruined him. They thought he was finished. They were wrong. Carter wasn't broke. He was the sole heir to the empire that owned the city. He crashed their wedding. Bought the church. Owned the guests. And began erasing everyone who ever laughed at him. But Julian Pane had been waiting. He knew who Carter was before Carter made his move. And a man with nothing left to lose is the most dangerous thing in any room. The Council of Five had the city in a chokehold for forty years. They didn't survive Carter's patience. Now Kingston belongs to him. He doesn't forgive. He doesn't negotiate. He builds...and then he buries. And when the dust settles, only two people are left standing at the top. The King. And the woman who made him one.

Cyprian Fenwick was the silent architect of the Beaumont Empire—the genius strategist who turned his best friend, Alaric, into a titan and his wife, Isadora, into a queen. His reward? A bullet to the chest and a watery grave in the Blackwood River. But death was just a hostile takeover. Awakening with a blue interface flickering in his dying vision, Cyprian discovers the Soul-Code System. He is no longer a man; he is the CEO of the Dead. From the "Grey Layer" of the city, he begins to headhunt the only employees who can’t be bought: the vengeful spirits of every genius, assassin, and accountant the Beaumonts stepped on to reach the top. As the Ghost Conglomerate grows, the living world begins to bleed. Stocks crash, secrets leak, and the elite tremble at an invisible hand strangling their empire. But the System demands a price: for every tether Cyprian exerts on the living world, he must trade a piece of his humanity. In a city run by an occult cabal known as the Silver Circle, Cyprian must decide if he’s willing to become a monster to destroy them. They thought they killed a man; they just gave him a promotion.

"To reclaim my throne, I traded my soul for a System." Zoravar had everything—a beautiful family and a peaceful life. But in one night of fire and blood, it was all ripped away. His best friend, Vikram, didn’t just betray him; he burned Zoravar alive, sold his sister to the underworld, and left his mother to rot. Left for dead in a dumpster, a charred husk of a man, Zoravar hears a cold, mechanical chime that defies the laws of nature. [Ding! Soul integration complete. The 'Silver Sinner' System is online.] The System offered him a second chance, but it wasn't a gift—it was a contract. For every drop of blood he sheds in revenge, the System claims a piece of his humanity. Now, a man made of steel and cold logic walks the streets of the city. He has no mercy. He has no fear. He only has a list of names. Yesterday, he was a victim. Today, he is the Judge, the Jury, and the Executioner. "Vikram, I’m not coming for an apology. I’m coming for everything you ever loved."

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!

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?