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Thirty days before the world freezes, Ethan Cole is murdered by the two people he trusted most. His girlfriend. His best friend. As blood drains from his body during humanity's final days, Ethan swears revenge. Then he wakes up. Thirty days before the apocalypse. Armed with memories of the future and an Infinite Storage Space capable of storing endless supplies, Ethan begins a ruthless preparation plan. While others waste their final days partying, working, and dreaming of tomorrow, Ethan stockpiles enough resources to survive for decades. Food. Fuel. Weapons. Medicine. Luxury goods. Everything. When the Great Freeze finally arrives and civilization collapses, the people who once mocked him will beg at his door. Including the woman who betrayed him. But this time... Ethan Cole won't be the victim.

Dimitri Apollo, the illegitimate son of the influential Levan Apollo, was never destined to claim the throne of the Apollo Empire. But when his stepbrother Quinn...a reckless, pleasure-seeking heir...ignites a scandal that shakes their dynasty to its core, chaos takes hold. Framed for their father's brutal murder, Dimitri becomes the perfect scapegoat in a scheme orchestrated by his calculating stepmother. Condemned to seven years in prison, Dimitri loses everything he held dear. Behind bars, however, Dimitri discovers allies in the most unexpected places...a brilliant tech expert, a master thief, a fearless tracker, an incisive data analyst, a charismatic salesman, and a former dancer with lethal precision. Together, they forge a pact: to reclaim the Apollo Empire and bring justice to those who ruined Dimitri’s life. Seven years of meticulous planning. Seven years of unyielding resolve. Now a free man, Dimitri steps into a world that has moved forward without him. The empire he once knew lies in ruins, and his adversaries have only grown stronger. But Dimitri is no longer the marginalized son. With his loyal team by his side, he is determined to seize what was stolen...by any means necessary. The throne was never his birthright. Now, it’s his for the taking.

Arthur devoted everything to his wife, Isabelle, only to be discarded like trash. She used him, mocked his "lowly" status, and left him for a billionaire heir, thinking she had won the ultimate prize. But what she never knew? Arthur was the true heir to the city's greatest fortune. When the truth surfaced, Arthur didn’t look back—he rose to power, becoming the richest man in the city. He had even caught the heart of Karen Darwin, the breathtaking billionaire princess, who fell for him, not his wealth. Now, as Arthur basks in wealth and love, Isabelle learns the brutal truth—and the regret is unbearable. She lost the man who had everything she ever wanted. But it’s too late. Arthur had already won.

The residents of BB City judge Max Bladeheart based on his lack of strength because they use power as their social status marker. The Xeon System governs the abilities of all individuals, but Max’s awakening was deemed "defective," leaving him at the bottom of the social hierarchy. Max activates a concealed Xeon System ability that reveals extraordinary powers when he faces life-threatening situations. The XAO (Xeon Agents Organization) lacks any record of such power which enables him to transcend normal boundaries. Max starts a demanding path of training and combat expertise development to escape his position of average status. The higher Max reaches in his organization he discovers the existence of a secret war which directly connects to the origins of the Xeon System. Since his birth Max faces enemies in every direction and powerful factions attempt to control him while he fights to create his own destiny. His power will he shatter the global power system or will somebody break him because of their fear of his future strength?

SYSTEM: Attention on the past equals zero power. Attention on the future calculations levels up. Attention stat uncertain. [Quest: Clean this Mess. Reward: +1 Strength, 5 XP.] When he completes it, he feels a strong physical move of energy. ... Admitted to his dream university, Robert thought his biggest fight was for survival on campus even while people took him to be a random 'Ordinary Schoolboy.' He found himself in a strange world of the diggers and learnt that his most scorned skill, mathematics could be the only system that would save him and make him pay attention to the future. Finally, he needs the best attention stat.

When Hagel, a veteran hunter, becomes the hunted, he must turn a city into a battlefield. With his team branded as traitors and monsters in the shadows, his only choice is to make a noise and fight back.

The god is dead, but its memory is hungry. Three thousand years ago, the god Tharos fell. Today, his fossilized remains—the Lorn Expanse—serve as the lifeblood of an empire. In the shadow of the Ribs of Lorn, the Empire of the Spine mines god-bone and harvests aetherich to power a civilization of brass and gears. But for those who toil in the dust, the cost of progress is madness. Kael is a survivor of the bone mines, forever changed by a catastrophic collapse in Chamber 19. While others died from the weight of divine essence, Kael woke with the "hum" in his blood. He now hears the frequencies of the dead god and tastes memories trapped in the dust—a gift that feels more like a slow-acting poison. He wants only to survive the grueling life of a scavenger, hiding the resonance that marks him as different. Everything changes when he encounters Ilara, a woman whose voice carries a power that shouldn't exist. She is a Vessel, capable of singing raw god-bone into life, and she is being hunted by the Empire’s mechanical enforcers. The Empire has spent centuries trying to stabilize divine energy, but Kael and Ilara represent something they cannot control: a living connection to a waking god. As the "Thrice-Born" prophecy stirs and the ground beneath the salt flats vibrates with a terrifying new rhythm, the two must flee toward the heart of the god’s corpse. In a world where technology is fueled by the sacred and bone-tech determines the hierarchy of man, Kael and Ilara must decide if they are the harbingers of a new era or the final echoes of a dying god's scream. https://www.royalroad.com/profile/869094/fictions

Marcus Chen is a failed building inspector with a dangerous secret. He can read the "structural memories" of any building he touches. When a luxury high-rise collapses, Marcus uncovers a fifteen-year-old murder buried in the foundation, and the killer is the city’s most powerful developer. Framed for the crime and hunted by corrupt police, Marcus must race to find the bodies hidden in the city’s skyline before the trauma of his visions breaks his mind.

Despised by his wife she asked for a divorce after bringing another man home into their bed. The heavens seem to roar in fury and when thunder struck his phone, a new app was installed. *Infinite Wealth App: Congratulations New User, let's begin your rise to glory!* *Ding! New car has been awarded!* *Ding! User's bank account has been credited!* *Ding! Property awarded to user!* *Ding! Complete tasks and receive massive rewards!* When his ex wife sees him rise, she falls to her knees in regret. Those who put him down wish they could turn back the hands of time.

Leo lived an ordinary life in the modern world, buried in work and exhaustion, finding escape only in a fantasy novel he loved more than reality itself. But one day, everything changes—he is suddenly pulled into that very world. When he opens his eyes, he is no longer a reader. He is a character inside the story. Not a hero. Not a villain. But a side character fated to die early. Just when despair sets in, he awakens a mysterious system—one that grants him growth through survival, struggle, and combat. Now Leo must navigate a world he thought he understood, where every decision could bring him closer to strength… or death. Armed with knowledge of the story and a system that defies fate, he faces one truth: Die as written… or break the story itself.