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Five students. Five marks. One future that should not exist. When Orison Academy brands its incoming class, most receive a rank. A select few receive something else. Riven is precise, disciplined, and built to win through restraint. Cael burns too hot and refuses to slow down. Ilyra heals because she can, not because she wants to be worshipped for it. The others have their own fractures. During the ceremony, they see it. The academy in ruins. The sky wrong. The world already lost. And at the center of it— Themselves. Now marked by something the ranking system cannot classify, the five are quietly labeled anomalies. Misaligned. Unreliable. Dangerous. The academy wants to shape them. The system wants to measure them. But something else has already chosen them. As their magic begins to slip, twist, and answer in ways it never has before, the truth becomes impossible to ignore: They are not here to become the strongest students. They are here to survive what is coming. And if they fail, There will be no one left to remember they tried.

In a world where everyone awakens their innate abilities at 18, Noah is deemed a failure—his Awakening appears nonexistent. Mocked, abandoned, and powerless, he fades into the shadows. But beneath the surface, an ancient power stirs within him—The Code of Dominion. Unlike any ability before, it doesn't just manipulate reality—it rewrites it. Hidden organizations lurk in the dark, seeking control. Enemies rise from all corners, unaware of the unstoppable force Noah is becoming. As he unravels the secrets of his true potential, he must decide: will he remain unseen, or will he dominate the very world that once cast him aside?

Lucas Grant endured three years as the Wright family's "useless" son-in-law. They don't know he's Zero - the legendary hacker who destroyed criminal empires. When his ex-partner Victor attacks his wife's company demanding $10M ransom, Lucas must choose: reveal his identity or watch everything burn. The useless son-in-law is about to remind the world why they feared his name.

Kael, once a disgraced heir, now reigns over his humble quarry—but his past refuses to stay buried. When the nation’s greatest war hero seeks to annul their childhood engagement and ruthless forces threaten his new family, Kael’s sharp wit and hidden strength emerge. From quarreling workers to mafia debts, from forced marriage to deadly showdowns, Kael must navigate betrayal, danger, and long-buried secrets. In a world where power is veiled in shadows, Kael might just be the most dangerous figure of all. Can he reclaim his legacy—or forge a new one?

Raka thought hitting rock bottom meant bankruptcy. Then he became a "contract husband" to the elite, a world of glittering lies and empty smiles. But when his clients' pasts hint at faked deaths and sinister financial schemes, he realizes he's not just playing a role—he's a pawn in a deadly game. Trapped between a powerful, enigmatic lawyer and dangerous socialites, Raka must uncover the truth before he becomes the next victim. Will he expose the conspiracy and risk everything, or succumb to the allure of the darkness that surrounds him? In a world where love is a contract and death is a convenience, some secrets are worth killing for.

Marcus was the campus joke. His girlfriend cheated, his classmates mocked him, and Fred, the school’s million prince tried to erase him. But Marcus didn’t die, rather, he awakened. And when a top executive shows up to call him Boss, the entire school realizes the truth. The guy they stepped on is the true power they should have feared.

When he stepped through the gates of Valaris Academy, nothing about him suggested power. He came from a rural village few students could place on a map. His clothes were old and his composure mistaken for weakness making them brand him as an Ashlander, the academy’s quiet insult for those who did not belong among legacy families and polished elites. At Valaris, status had been everything, wealth was displayed openly, influence was inherited, performed and defended but he performed none of it. But then, when a financial crisis threatened the academy’s prestige and exposed how fragile its status truly was, the balance shifted. The “Ashlander” they mocked became the one person capable of restoring everything they feared losing. He was the only grandson of Valaris Academy’s largest benefactor, the unseen heir to the fortune that had funded buildings, scholarships and reputations. Meet Kael Danaru, the Hidden Heir At Valaris Academy.

To protect Ava Morales's dignity, Caleb Martin willingly took the fall and went to prison. He even gave up all his money and possessions to support Ava financially while he was gone. But on the very day he was released, Ava betrayed him. Now a successful woman worth two billion dollars, she saw Caleb as a useless husband and chose to be with the son of a wealthy tycoon instead. Ava threw Caleb away without a second thought—completely unaware that something extraordinary had happened to him behind bars. The tides have turned, and a new king has risen.

The year is 2100. Earth is no longer ours. Fifty years ago, an alien race brought humanity to its knees. What remains of us now hides in The Edge, a mirrored illusion of Earth, controlled by fear, lies, and silence. I was born in hiding. Raised to obey. Taught to fear the truth. But when I cross over into the real world and meet a mysterious hybrid girl who shouldn’t exist, everything I thought I knew begins to unravel. The aliens aren’t the mindless monsters we were told. The real enemy… might be leading us from within. Now I’m caught between two worlds: one built on secrets, the other built on blood. And the fate of both may rest on the shoulders of a boy who was never meant to survive. They call me Voidborn. I call this… a reckoning.

When a banned underground AI system resurfaces after 30 years, people across the city begin dying in the same horrifying way—their consciousness uploaded into a network no one can shut down. Lucian Reign, a cold, brilliant cyber-engineer with a haunted past, discovers his own name encrypted inside the victims' neural chips. He knows what that means—something inside the Network remembers him. And it wants him back. Eira Vale, a fearless investigator searching for her missing sister, tracks Lucian down. He's the only person who can access the Immortal Network… and the only one who's ever escaped it alive. But the deeper they dive, the more reality fractures. Time glitches. Dead people speak. Code bleeds like veins. The Network is evolving—alive, ancient, and hungry. And it has already chosen its next host.