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SYNOPSIS In a realm where magic and martial arts reign supreme, Kaden's nights are haunted by shadows of his past, driving him to seek power in the ancient arts. Years slip away, and his soul remains locked, a prisoner of his own potential. Desperate, he retreats to a forgotten corner of the world, where hope seems lost. But fate has other plans. A chance encounter ignites a spark, and Kaden's ascent begins, hurtling him toward a truth that will shatter the very fabric of his reality. The Wheel of Time turns, and Kaden's destiny awaits – will he unlock the secrets of his soul, or be consumed by the darkness that haunts him?

[Ding!!!] [Hacking System Activated!] Adrian Miles has spent his entire life knowing what it feels like to be poor. He works a miserable low-paying job, struggles to pay his rent, and sends whatever money he can spare back home to help his sick mother. But on the worst day of his life, everything changes. A mysterious Hacking System awakens inside him, granting Adrian hacking knowledge that should have taken years to acquire. This is a journey from powerless to powerful, from struggling to wealthy, from ordinary to extraordinary. This is the journey of Adrian Miles. From a broke nobody... To a Hacking God. Disclaimer: 'My Hacking System' is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either products of the author's imagination or are used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual individuals, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

To save his family, he had to stop being human. Twenty-four-year-old Jid has spent his life in the dirt, breathing the rust of the Bulwark slums. As the sole guardian of his younger sister, Sommy, his world is measured in scraps of bread and the hours of backbreaking labor he sells to the powerful guilds. He doesn’t dream of glory; he dreams of a roof that doesn't leak and a meal that doesn't taste like ash. But the world outside the walls is changing. The "Infected" are evolving, and the shadows are growing teeth. When a high-stakes raid into the forbidden zones turns into a bloody execution, Jid is the one left behind. Betrayed and gutted by the monsters in the dark, he should have died in the mud. Instead, something ancient and hungry found him first. Jid wakes up to a world he no longer recognizes. The pain is gone, replaced by a cold, mechanical pulse in his mind and a shimmering gold light in his eyes. A strange, haunting interface now dictates his every move, granting him powers that defy the laws of time and biology—powers that the ruling corporations would kill to own. But the "System" isn't a gift. It’s a tether to an outer-world threat that views humanity as nothing more than ink on a page, ready to be erased. Now, Jid must return to the city that abandoned him, hiding the monster he is becoming while using his new abilities to protect the only person he has left. He survived the death of his old life, but as the hunger grows and the "System" begins to rewrite his soul, Jid realizes the hardest part isn't surviving the dead—it’s surviving the thing he’s turning into. And whatever is coming for him.

After general Jack died in disgrace, betrayed general Jack wakes up ten years in the past—before his kingdom fell and before his enemies destroyed his family. This time, he’s ruthless. He keeps his past-life memories, gains a mysterious divine system, and starts eliminating threats one by one. The world thinks he’s weak, but he’s already planning their downfall.

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.

His blind brother was murdered, yet the Anderson family called it an accident. Soren Anderson knew they were lying. Two years ago, Charles Anderson was found dead in the sea. His body had been so badly damaged that almost nothing remained that could be used to identify him. The Anderson family quickly buried him and declared his death an unfortunate accident. But before Charles died, he sent Soren one final letter. “Soren, they are going to kill me.” Then he disappeared. Soren never got the chance to save him. For the next two years, Soren secretly searched for the truth while serving on the battlefield. He fought wars, commanded fleets, and rose through the military ranks until he became the youngest four-star admiral in Westland. Then he returned to Nucus—not as the powerless orphan the Anderson family once looked down on.

Kael Varyn was four when the Cult of Akary slaughtered his family. Twelve years of brutal training later, he has become something unprecedented: a Contractor with an Infinite Soul, able to carry more than one contract. Every enemy he kills makes him stronger — but each stolen entity leaves behind whispers of borrowed memories, threatening to drown who he is. As he hunts the cult across a world where humans bargain with Fifth-Dimensional beings for power, Kael discovers the slaughter of his family was only the first move in a centuries-long plan to tear the barrier between worlds wide open. To stop it, he'll have to unlock a Soul-Bound contract with Liciferous, an entity so dangerous the gods themselves fear him. But the cost of that power might be the last piece of himself. The Contractors is a dark fantasy about whether a person is defined by the power they wield — or the choices they make when it matters most.

Synopsis Imagine taking the fall for your Fiancé and getting convicted for a crime you didn’t commit, then when you eventually get released from jail you find out that your Fiancé, the same person you sacrificed your freedom for has been cheating on you, and has conspired to take away everything you worked for. Nikolai Ivanov, a former CEO who sacrificed everything for his Fiancé, Olivia, including serving time in prison, discovers upon his release that she has betrayed him by having an affair with his twin brother, Mikhail. Now he is stripped off everything by his wife and brother. With nothing left, Nikolai sets out to rebuild his life, plotting revenge and reclaiming his former wealth and power. Along the way, he encounters new allies, enemies, and learns the dark side of ambition. on his journey to revenge he joins forces with his rival company (Martins Tech) CEO as she shows him the darker underground side of the business world.

Jamal Carter was down on his luck. Broke, in debt, and on the verge of eviction, he needed a break. That's when his friend Deion offered him a ticket to an exclusive networking event. Little did Jamal know, this was just the beginning of a wild ride. He impressed the right people, including real estate mogul Leonard Marks, and soon found himself playing with the big boys. But success comes with a price. Jamal's rise to power attracted some dangerous enemies, including ruthless crime boss Vincent Morello. A silent war began, with sabotage, intimidation, and power moves being played out behind the scenes. Jamal refused to back down. He formed alliances, studied his enemies, and struck back with calculated moves. But just when he thought he'd won, he discovered a shocking truth: Morello was just a pawn in a much bigger game. The real power players were the Scorpion Syndicate, a shadowy organization that controlled the city's underworld. And Jamal had just inherited Morello's debts, including a $10 million payment owed to the Scorpions. With his back against the wall, Jamal was forced to make an impossible choice: sign with the Scorpions and submit to their control, or refuse and risk losing everything. But here's the twist: Deion, Jamal's best friend, had been working with the Scorpions all along. He'd orchestrated Jamal's rise to power, ensuring he was always one step ahead. Now, Jamal's fate hangs in the balance. Will he take the safe route and sign with the Scorpions, or will he risk everything to stay true to himself? The hustler's gamble has led him to this moment. But this time, the stakes are higher than ever.

Rowan Hale has always been considered useless in a kingdom where magic determines a person's worth. At nineteen, he is nothing more than a poor farmer struggling to keep his family's land alive and protect his younger sister, Lily. After failing the magical awakening test twice, Rowan has accepted that he will never become anything more than an ordinary village boy. But everything changes when terrifying monsters descend upon his village. With the village guards slaughtered and his sister's life hanging in the balance, Rowan is forced to confront a creature far stronger than himself. Armed with nothing but a broken knife and desperate courage, he prepares to die protecting the only family he has left. Then something awakens inside him. For the first time, Rowan feels mana coursing through his body. A mysterious voice reveals an extraordinary ability called Mana Assimilation, allowing him to absorb magical energy from fallen creatures and transform it into incredible strength. The boy who could not perform a single spell suddenly possesses a power that defies everything he knows about magic. But his awakening attracts the attention of something far more dangerous. A powerful monster recognizes his ability and reveals a terrifying truth: Rowan's power belonged to the legendary war mages, whose existence was believed to have ended generations ago. Why does Rowan possess this forgotten power? Who was his father really, and what secrets did he take to his grave? Most importantly, why are the monsters hunting a power that should no longer exist? As his village burns and greater threats emerge, Rowan must learn to control his ability, protect his sister, and uncover the truth behind his mysterious awakening. In a kingdom ruled by powerful mages and ruthless nobles, a powerless farmer may become the greatest warrior Eldoria has ever known.