Castle Of Black Iron

In the Whitechapel district of London at the end of the 19th century, Mia woke up and found herself in a horrific family tragedy - her father was murdered, her mother was seriously injured, and her face was disfigured. In a society intertwined with poverty and chaos, she must rely on her own wisdom and tenacity to protect the broken family herbal medicine shop and uncover the bloody mystery hanging over her family. However, in this era of rampant crime, the price of survival is higher than imagined... For readers: readers who like historical suspense, tough female growth stories, and the dark atmosphere of Victorian London.

On the day of the crucial test, Lin Xuan's spiritual roots were revealed to be at the lackluster fifth level. This meager talent meant a near-impossible climb past the middle stage of Qi Training—a death sentence for any hope of entering the prestigious immortal sects. Immortality was a dream now impossibly out of reach. ​But fate offered a path darker than death. The notorious Demon Sect, in need of fresh "spiritual slaves," began plundering the weak and poorly qualified across the lands. These victims were forced to cultivate the demonic Burning Life Magic, a technique designed to turn their very essence into consumable spiritual sand for the Demon Sect's elite. ​Lin Xuan was snatched from Shihu City and dragged into the chilling embrace of the Demon Realm, entering the demonic gate not as a disciple, but as chattel. Yet, even in this hellish servitude, he discovered a bizarre, hidden salvation: the [Placement Bar]. ​This cryptic tool holds the key to surviving and progressing where conventional cultivation has failed. Can the [Placement Bar] turn a condemned spiritual slave into a demon-slaying powerhouse?

Daren Wiles was son of the number one rich businessman family in his country. He chose to stay and live as an ordinary man who tend to be poor. He married to a woman from a rich family because of an arranged marriage. Serena Hoodie, who didn’t know about Daren’s background, felt burdened. Being the object of ridicule by his wife’s family had made Daren used to it. Until one day Daren did something that made the Grand Mistress of the Hoodie family give him confidence, proving that Daren was capable and making all members of the Hoodie family acknowledge his existence. Miles Hoodie, the oldest male cousin of the Hoodie family, didn’t accept it. Someone who had always been underestimated became the figure his grandmother trusted. He tried to destroy Daren in various ways. Until finally Miles met Daren's older brother, Erdward Wiles, both of whom agreed to destroy Daren and make Daren poor again. Unfortunately, they didn’t succeed in carrying out all of their plans. Daren managed to show who he was in front of the whole world so that he was recognized as the most successful young entrepreneur in the whole world.

After Chris Westminster found out about his sudden wealth, he rose to power and trampled on those who bullied him. However, things didn't go as planned when the wealthy Westminster family was thrown into a dilemma because of a dark history. At the same time, Chris got involved with a murder scandal but the Westminster family’s name couldn't be tainted. He was forced to leave the country, and the moment he left, he had the responsibility of coming back as the powerful son of the Westminster family. If not, he dies.

Elara has survived a whole year in the dragon king's palace being invisible, just another servant in a kingdom were dragons rule and humans serve. But her whole life is turned upside down when she's reassigned to the King's private chambers. Draeven Thorne, an ancient, arrogant and insatiable dragon who's bedded thousands, yet the touch of this trembling girls makes him feel something he's never felt in his 3000 years of existence: The fated bond's pull. Elara feels it too, a dangerous heat she can't explain. So she does what any sane person would do, She runs. Big mistake. Dragons love a chase and Draeven Thorne always catches his prey. But Elara isn't just a servant, she's something else entirely and as she begins to uncover what she truly is she's caught in a deadly game between two obstinate dragon brothers, one who claims she's his destiny and the other who believes she could be his salvation.

Centuries ago our universe breeded an alternative timeline where all of voodoo is within grasp and therefore completely legal. But this new universe had some creatures of it's own. And so three beings collide in a struggle for dominion over new this realm. The humans, werewolves, and vampires, all possessing voodoo alongside their many other abilities. But in the midst of this chaos, Jake, a human and in that a government official does the unthinkable, he falls in love with a werewolf. With both their people on red, this lovers can either kill for love, or get killed over it. How much can romantic feelings overcome?

Students who have a special beast appearance and special powers and then become mages...A high school that teaches magic to those students. A young boy who didn't awake his beast form like others finally awakened at the magic school with the help of his teacher. With that little support, he will go to the top place in the future. After he faced many things, he will become powerful. When the world he loves fell into the dark abyss, he will become the light for everyone. All the people will be waiting for their light to bring them out of the dark. " Let's wait for him. He is our last hope. " .....' WAITING FOR THE LIGHT '...

In the ruthless Solar Kingdom, where gods rule with iron fists and betrayal flows like blood, Lian is a broken slave marked by a dark curse—the mysterious Blood Key branded on his chest, a symbol of an ancient pact with a forgotten god of hunger. Beaten, burned, and forgotten, Lian’s life changes forever when he embraces a cursed power that grows stronger with every soul he devours. Now, walking the thin line between man and monster, he rises from the shadows as the elusive Black Ghost—a force of vengeance and rebellion. But the kingdom trembles under the cruelty of Prince Kairo, whose own dark transformation threatens to ignite war. As hunted whispers spread and the royal court launches a relentless pursuit, Lian must navigate deadly betrayals, forbidden powers, and a love that could either save his fading humanity or consume it entirely. Amidst swirling conspiracies and ancient secrets, one truth remains: only the Blood Key can break the seal binding their fate—and the princess who holds it may be both salvation and destruction. Blood will rise. Kingdoms will fall. And in the shadows, a god’s hunger awakens.

Robbin Vance, a disgraced, jaded Frontier Guard Captain, just wants to quietly get through his exile. When a lonely, remote mining colony falls silent, he and the keen-eyed young scout Elaine see what their eyes couldn't believe, a creature filled with bodies, rooted standing where they fell; their bodies welded, flesh to flesh and bone to flesh, with a weeping, black iron that glows with a pale, alien light in their eyes. General Alistair Thorne and his legendary lost legions have reemerged after one thousand years dormant in the earth below. No longer entirely human, they have become living dead soldiers fighting a thousand year old war to reconquer a continent, to destroy their long-time enemy, an empire the current modern world has unwittingly reconstructed itself around. To do so, Robbin Vance will have to work with Juliana, a natural philosopher with all the keys to the past, to mount a desperate colonial resistance against the brutal, snow-stained winter, and against these ruthless champions when the old world wakes up and finishes its war. To win the war, the living must learn to strike and defend what belongs to them.

Thousands of years after the eruption, people with abilities known as curses rule the world and they do so with an iron fist. A war rages between two kingdoms and a dark force stirs in the deep.