Casse-tête

The Apocalypse is upon us and a group are trying to survive in Yorkshire England in a brutal new world. One man likes his simple single life but circumstances have made him rethink that life. Sid was born and bred in this town and so help him he will die here. No zombies are going to chase him away and if that means a shorter life than he could have then so be it. His old friends and family are dead as far as he knows so the only thing for it is to make new ones whenever possible. That's harder said than done when most of the population wants to kill you and that doesn't exclude the animals. Maybe he will find a way to survive and help the population recover? Maybe he won't?

Few days before his Wedding, Jace sacrificed his reputation and went to jail on behalf of his Fiancée's brother. And on his return Five years later, his beloved fiancée was already getting married to A Billionaire. And his Family had fallen apart, nowhere to be seen. Ridiculed and cursed at by those he sacrificed all for, Jace couldn't feel more Betrayed. But what these "people" didn't know was that Jace never went to jail. But rather was taken by a Top National Secret Agency, where he rose to the top. In riches, Fame and Skills. And now playing under different Identities which he lives under, The self-made Zillionaire is out to find traces about his Family while slapping down jerks.

The world isn’t what it seems. A young man who survives the end of his species embarks on a journey to uncover the truth of the world. What will he encounter on his journey? Will it lead to a happy ending or eternal damnation?

Marcus stands outside Luminaire, an upscale restaurant he can't afford, holding a bouquet of discount flowers. Inside, his girlfriend of three years, Vanessa Chen, sits across from Derek Hastings, the same trust-fund brat who made Marcus's high school years hell. Derek's family owns Hastings Luxury Automotives, a multi-billion dollar empire. Vanessa doesn't even have the decency to look guilty. She hands Marcus back the promise ring he bought with two months' salary and says coldly: "I need someone with ambition, Marcus. Not someone who's going to be broke forever." Derek smirks, dropping his platinum card on the table. "No hard feelings, delivery boy. Some men are just born winners." Humiliated, Marcus walks twelve miles home in the rain because he can't afford the bus. He collapses on his mattress in their cramped apartment—his mother Diane wheezing in the next room from untreated asthma, his father Raymond still out working his third shift, and his 16-year-old sister Zoe studying by flashlight because the electricity's been cut again. That night, half-delirious with fever and rage, Marcus whispers: "I'd give anything to change this." [SYSTEM INITIALIZED] [LIMITLESS REBATE PROTOCOL ACTIVATED.]

He was trained to kill, but now he’s got to protect the one person who could bring him down. Damien Cross is a former black-ops operative who has lived in the shadows ever since a mission went horribly wrong. He’s haunted by betrayal and loss, and now he works as a private security specialist. He is quiet, precise, and a bit cold. When billionaire Adrian Vale approaches him with a discreet job to protect a civilian woman named Sophia Reed, Damien doesn’t ask questions. That’s just not his style. But Sophia isn’t your average target. She’s the key to Eclipse, a rogue AI surveillance program that’s buried deep in Vale Industries… and someone powerful wants her dead. Now, with assassins on his tail, betrayed by his team, and cut off from every ally he ever had, Damien has to do something he’s trained to avoid: trust someone. With Sophia’s life and the truth hanging in the balance, Damien is plunged into a brutal fight against hidden enemies and the very system he once worked for. Every move he makes brings him closer to danger. And this time, failure isn’t just about losing his life. It’s about being silenced. Forever.

After the disappointing first day of high school, Oscar fell into some weird cave. What he found in the cave changed his life forever. He discovered the mana! With the discovery of mana, everything around him changed. While he was learning magic, he noticed that the world around him isn't as simple as it seems. From an immature and inexperienced high school boy, he will rise to become a legendary figure in history books. He will face the darkness of humanity and the enemies who are beyond humans. This is the new version of my previous story which has the same name. The story will be slow-paced. There isn't much action in the first chapters. Everything in this story is fictional. The names of the people and institutions were made up by me.

Fired for no reason. Dumped by his girlfriend for being broke. His sister’s condition at the hospital was getting worse, and Aiden was losing everything, until life hit him with an insane twist. ---- "Empire Building System Activated." "Task: Own a company within 24 hours." "Penalty: Death." ---- With time ticking and death on the line, Aiden had no choice but to fight. From nothing, he rose, scraping, building, and breaking through every wall in his path. This wasn’t just about survival anymore. It was about taking over. What began as survival soon became domination. He wasn’t just building a business—he was carving out a legacy. And for anyone who dared to stand in his way? "Bow or be buried.”

As a student with an uncompleted tuition fee, the situation was already worse, But it got critical when Alex's only sister needed an urgent surgery for her heart disease, and a million dollar was needed for the operation which he couldn't afford. When he stepped into his best Friend's dorm room to borrow some money, he caught him cheating together with his girlfriend. Revenge was all he could think of when he chose to date his girlfriend's Best Friend too. moreover, He had to revisit his past. A past that he had tried so hard to hide from. But it didn't matter anymore. Because he was about to release a new era in Cornell University.

“You need to raise your standards and stop settling for garbage like him! If I have the chance, I'll toss him out of the family.” “If only you hadn't married a useless man like Hector, my real son-in-law would have actually done something.” Those were the words of his mother-in-law. She had always treated him like trash and threatened to throw him out of the house once she got the chance. Everyone belittled him, and even his wife was disappointed in him. Little did they know he was the son of a wealthy family. The moment he regained his power, his mother-in-law knelt in front of him. “Don’t leave my daughter, please. I was wrong.”

Jessy Jenkins: 21 years old hidden mafia princess. She just graduated from college hoping she can start a career by becoming a writer. Unfortunately that didn't happen because she's always in danger even not knowing it. But she tried to live her life as much as she could. She loves her family and friends and works at a nightclub called Sexy Kitties with her mom as a waiter. Her boss is her childhood crush but he didn't know that. Jessy always wanted a family of her own one day. Her father was never around but she knows he's watching her from a distance because her father's brother wants her and her mother dead.