Black Among Us

​Thousands of years ago, the Dragon Sovereign sacrificed his life to seal away an apocalyptic threat. Today, that very threat sits on a throne of lies, worshipped by humanity as a god named Dominic Kane. ​The true sovereign has returned, but not as a mighty dragon. He has awakened in the frail and sickly human body of Luca Romano, a lowly archivist at an elite magic academy. This academy does not teach magic to save the world. It trains ruthless inquisitors like Kaelen Draven to hunt down and slaughter the last remaining dragon descendants. ​Luca must keep his head down among the dusty scrolls. His new human vessel is too weak to hold even a fraction of his true draconic aura, and a single burst of his old power would tear his flesh apart. Hiding, however, is a luxury he cannot afford for long. ​With the help of a brilliant outcast scholar named Amelia Hart, Luca begins secretly forging a new dragon core right under the watchful eyes of his enemies. He must decipher the twisted history Dominic Kane wrote and locate his loyal ancient general, Elias Thorne, who just might still walk the earth in secret. ​The weak archivist is about to remind the world of the terror of the true Dragon Sovereign. They stole his empire. He is going to burn theirs to the ground.

Alex Mercer never thought his life would end on a rainy night, skidding off a slick highway in his beat-up car. But death wasn't the end; it was just the beginning of his nightmare. Waking up in the fiery depths of hell, Alex faced Lucifer himself, a devilish grin plastered across the fallen angel's face. "You were destined for eternal torment," Lucifer said, his voice smooth as silk yet carrying the weight of countless damnations. "But I have a proposition for you." The deal was simple yet horrifying. If Alex wanted a second chance at life, he had to rid the Earth of Lucifer's escaped minion demons who had broken their chains and now wreaked havoc among the living. The reward? A ticket back to hell, but this time as Lucifer's lieutenant rather than a prisoner. To fulfill his part of the deal, Alex was granted a fragment of Lucifer's power: the ability to summon hellfire, manipulate shadows, and sense the presence of evil. Armed with these abilities, Alex is sent back to Earth, but not as the man he once was. Now, he's something more a hunter, a reaper of the damned. Yet as Alex fights to send demons back to hell, he begins to question the true cost of the deal. What will remain of his soul when the last demon falls? And can he trust Lucifer, the Prince of Lies, to keep his word?

Everyone called Jared Lin trash — the good-for-nothing son-in-law of the powerful Bai family. Insulted by his cold wife, mocked by his in-laws, and humiliated by society, Jared lived at the very bottom of the food chain. But everything changed the day the world ended. When the skies turned black and monstrous creatures tore the world apart, Jared died protecting the very people who looked down on him. Just when he thought it was over, he woke up ten years in the past—on the morning of his wedding. This time, he’s not just a useless son-in-law. He’s the chosen host of the Apocalypse Preparation System. Armed with future knowledge, hidden upgrades, and an unbreakable will, Jared begins building his underground empire while pretending to be weak. Real estate, pharmaceutical power, weapons deals—he’s preparing for the fall of mankind. The world may laugh at him now. But when the apocalypse returns… They’ll all beg at his feet. This is the story of a man who went from worthless to world ruler, from ridiculed to revered. A second chance to rewrite fate — and this time, Jared Lin is taking no prisoners.

“So why are you so happy about twenty dollars?” Justin quickly brightened again. “Because now I have thirty-five dollars in total!” he said. “Okay…” Britney replied. Justin continued eagerly. “Remember how you kept talking about Delico Restaurant at school? You always said you wanted to taste their food.” There was another pause. “Yes… I remember,” Britney said slowly. Justin smiled. “So I was thinking… maybe tonight we could go there together.” “What about that?” she asked. Justin laughed softly. “I mean we could finally try it. Just the two of us.” But Britney suddenly interrupted him. “Justin,” she said politely, though her tone carried a hint of irritation.  “Do you really expect us to get dressed up and go to Delico Restaurant just to buy one plate of food and share it?” Justin blinked in confusion.

David is a man who sucks. His name is only David, does not have a family name. Discarded, wasted. Not strong and not rich. A husband of Lily and an unwanted son-in-law. Every day he always gets insults from his mother-in-law, and the surrounding people, even his own wife, no longer respect him because of his very poor condition. David couldn’t make his wife and mother-in-law happy, so they thought he deserved the humiliation. David was so helpless. He could only accept his bad luck. His job, which only works as someone who provides cleaning services from house to house, does not work as he wants. He rarely gets a call for his services. But then, suddenly some men in black come to him to give him a salute and then called him a boss. What happens? Why did they call him to come back and offer him a lot of money and power? What will happen to David? Will he take the offer and become the great man? Or does he rejects it and keeps his poor life?

Tyler Raymond spent three years believing he had a wife, a home, and a family. He was wrong. When he risks his life to rescue a stranger from a raging wildfire, Tyler returns home to discover his wife, Elena, in bed with another man. She doesn't apologize. Instead, she calls their marriage a “fair exchange” and demands that Tyler wait three weeks before filing for divorce—because their perfect marriage is the foundation of her public image. Tyler agrees to leave. But then everything changes. The mysterious man he rescued recognizes the orchid symbol on Tyler's uniform and uncovers a secret buried for twenty-seven years. Tyler isn't an orphan. He is the missing grandson of the powerful Black family—and the heir to a fortune he never knew existed. Now Elena is about to lose the husband she never valued. And the man she discarded is about to become the one person she can no longer reach. She wanted a divorce. She just never imagined it would cost her the man who was destined to become a billionaire.

Dying a tragic death after being betrayed and used as a mere tool, the young man swore that he would never live for anyone else again if he were ever given a second chance. Yet, fate threw his soul into the body of Aldric—an illegitimate son of a king, who had been slaughtered at the bottom of the Forbidden Forest's ravine by his very own biological father. On the brink of death for the umpteenth time, a mechanical voice suddenly echoed inside his head: [Egoist System Activated]. This mysterious system did not require a holy hero. Instead, his power points surged drastically every time he made a selfish and ruthless decision. Forged by the darkness of the cursed forest, he began to crawl his way back up with a black sword in hand, preparing to tear down the royal throne built upon demonic sacrificial rituals. He did not return to become a savior for this rotten world. He came to seize the highest throne, and to become a monster far more terrifying than the rulers before him. "For the deepest wounds never give birth to a hero."

I'm one out of none, believe me. The world, let's say it will end no matter what. Everything around us surely decompose, nor crumble as the time passes, yeah? However, do you know better than what I discover myself? One abandon the world, the like of you, this lifetime. For what? For the purpose of saving the life beyond, right? You sure find the end you've long for so long. The bitter...end. Why, you ask? Let me tell you why...I even share it to you. You even says we are not that close to begin with, so why...I'm doing this? I'm kind of debating whether you use euphoria, and actually tells me I'm some sort of a cult. That's why I have the question for you. Will you let me tell you the reason...or you already think I'm some sort of evil design to stop you? You know...the Myth, right? It's deep...within us.

“And who do we have walking into class late like he owns the school?” Jake Sullivan, the son of the world’s richest man, said out loud taking the attention of the students in the class and putting it all on Joe Cole. “Of course Jake, he owns the school. All hail Joe Cole, King of the Poor and Master of All Miserables, the Great Pauper and Beggar!” Another student shouted, banging his desk to make a mockery of Joe Cole. The entire class burst into laughter, mocking him to the highest level. “Hey Cole, quick question. When will you ever be rich like the least of us?” Joe Cole’s humiliations at King & Queens University only grew higher and so by the day. However, at the height of his frustrations, Joe Cole made just one phone call, and the President of the United States appeared at Kings & Queens University with his motorcade. Finally, Joe Cole had become crazily rich and everyone called him, “THE NEW MONEY KING!”

Fen Lian was an ordinary young man who was known as useless trash because he could not cultivate on his own among the others. Fen Lian was often insulted or alienated because, out of the many disciples, he was the only one who was slow in grasping knowledge. When the others advanced, he would only stay at the same level as before, with no improvement at all. Even though he had practiced regularly just like the others. But all that changed when he found an ancient book that he believed belonged to his father or grandfather in ancient times. The book contained ancient moves that were rarely learned by today's warriors. Thanks to studying the contents of the ancient book he found, Fen Lian is now a great cultivator because of the book he found. There was even one skill that Fen Lian had successfully mastered. It was called the Nine Sun Style, and it was known to be extremely difficult. It was so difficult that no one could master it. "I didn't expect that I could have this knowledge; it's fortunate that I met the ancient book that I had despised badly. Now it's actually very valuable to me," said Fen Lian while hugging the worn brown-bound book. "You'll see, I'll prove it to all those who have insulted me as a hobo. I'll make sure they bow in shame at my strength now!"