Cruel

Lucas, a hardworking young man in a difficult financial situation, arrives at his girlfriend Maya's apartment only to discover she's celebrating her birthday—a surprise to him since she claimed she wouldn't be celebrating. They’ve been dating for six months, and Lucas, who has been saving to buy her a gift, feels betrayed by her lie. Maya's friends and guests openly mock Lucas, belittling him as a mere delivery man and questioning why someone like Maya, a Harvard student, would date him. The apartment, which Lucas had rented for her using his hard-earned money, now looks unrecognizable, remodeled with new furniture and decorations, which adds to his confusion and sense of betrayal. During the party, Maya shows a clear preference for Adrian, her wealthy and arrogant boss, who arrives and casually holds her hand. Adrian and Maya’s friends humiliate Lucas further, suggesting he isn’t “good enough” for her. Adrian openly challenges Lucas, offering him a degrading job as a security guard if he licks his shoe, reinforcing the insult to Lucas’s dignity. Despite his heartbreak, Lucas remains silent, painfully realizing that Maya only stayed with him out of pity. Faced with the cruel reality of his girlfriend’s disregard, Lucas’s inner resilience is tested, leaving him humiliated but determined to face the hardships life continues to throw at him.

They left him to die, now he'll bury them one by one Adam has always been invisible—the kind of kid who blends into the back of the classroom, mocked for his awkwardness and despised for a single mistake that branded him a snitch. His classmates made his life a living hell. Sanchez, the golden boy of Westfield High, made sure of it. Then came the field trip. The humiliation. The beating. And the moment Adam was left for dead in the woods. But Adam didn’t die. Something else found him. A malevolent spirit with a hunger for vengeance. A whisper in the dark offering him the one thing he craved most: power. Now Adam is back, sharper, stronger, and cloaked in a confidence no one can explain. One by one, his bullies begin to fall. The school watches in fear as the once-forgotten nerd becomes the center of a storm that no one can stop. Yet something is wrong. Each attack follows Adam’s secret plans exactly—but some of them aren’t his. Someone else is hunting Sanchez’s circle, striking in the shadows, pushing Adam’s bloody game further than even he imagined. Is it the mysterious new girl with the unnerving smile? A rival spirit playing its own cruel hand? Or is Adam himself losing control of the monster he invited in? As fear spreads and Sanchez grows desperate, Adam must untangle obsession, betrayal, and supernatural terror. Because in this game of revenge, the line between predator and prey is razor-thin— and Adam isn’t the only monster walking the halls.

Bruce, a young armorer, is destined to inherit the legendary sword of a world emperor who died thousands of years ago. But it turns out that the swords are twins. And Bruce must find and reunite the legendary twin blades, starting a long and dangerous journey. Bruce goes with Arthur, a powerful wizard from the protector of Middle-earth. Starting with leaving the island of the Gods, his departure across the ocean became the starting point of a new legend of the heir to the sword of the World Emperor. On the mainland where hundreds of kingdoms were located, chaos seemed to cover the entire land. Each kingdom was busy fighting other kingdoms, to expand and strengthen the kingdom they had. Without realizing it, the world has turned into hell for innocent civilians, those who always become victims in every war. The nobles of the fallen kingdoms were no exception, having the same or even worse fate than their civilians. Those who were caught were made into slaves and prostitutes, those who escaped lived in darkness and fear of retaliation from their enemies who were currently in power. And Ken, a young man from a fallen nobility who has now become a bandit, realizes that his fate is meaningless, afraid and anxious about the pursuit of his enemies. Unknowingly finding the lost twin swords of the world's emperor, armed with the extraordinary power of these swords he forms a cruel gang of bandits. And from there his adventure to become a bloody ruler began. How was the meeting between the two?? Who is capable of becoming the true master of the twin swords of the world emperor??? And once again rule the world as one under the empire!!! Now a more turbulent world has begun, good or evil, who will win??

They drained his blood. They broke his bones. They thought he would die forgotten. Thirteen-year-old David was never wanted. The son of a Universe Lord, he lived his life chasing a mother who never looked back until the day her token, his only hope, failed him. Ambushed by his own family, drained of every drop of blood, and left to crawl into a collapsing space crack, David’s last act was to throw away the symbol of his shattered dreams. But death was not the end. He fell into a forbidden realm where even True Gods fear to walk. There, submerged in the blood of a universe-shattering monster, his ruined body began to change. A mysterious bloodline awakened in his body. Darkness coiled around his heart. And a voice ancient, patient, waiting named him Successor of something he didn’t have knowledge. Now, David inherits a legacy that transcends the universe, he rises from a forsaken boy to a warrior whose potential could reshape stars, topple civilizations, and challenge the laws of reality themselves. But the universe is vast, cruel, and hungry. In a futuristic, magical cosmos where strength is the only language, David must navigate deadly trials, shadowy factions, and a war that has raged for a trillion years. Hunted by different people, watched by eyes he cannot yet see, and carrying blood that terrifies Universe Lord, he steps onto the intergalactic battlefield with one rule: trust no one. David’s journey will leave no star untouched and no enemy unforgiven. In a universe where the weak are devoured, David is no longer prey. He is the coming storm.

"Your kidney? Haha! Ethan, you really are an idiot. It was me who needed a kidney match, and your wife gave yours to me!" For three long years, Ethan Sterling hid his true identity to pass a family test. He lived as a poor house servant, cooked all the meals, and even gave up his own kidney to save his father-in-law. But it was all a giant trap. His cruel wife, Chloe, only used him to save her rich secret lover. When Ethan catches them together at a luxury resort, Chloe doesn't feel bad at all. She tells him, "Let's be realistic, Ethan. You're just a useless delivery guy. Your kidney is much better off inside a rich man." Her family frames him for crimes, beats him up, and forces him to sign divorce papers, claiming he'll end up as a beggar. They have no idea that the multi-billion-dollar Vanguard Group has just been bought in pure cash. And the new, mysterious Supreme Chairman? It's the exact same delivery boy they're trying to break. As the top corporate directors bow down to Ethan, Chloe finally realizes the terrifying truth. Now broke and penniless, she falls to her knees and tries to crawl back to him, only to get one response: "Let's be realistic, Chloe. You're just a useless, penniless woman. My billions are put to much better use inside my bank than on a gold-digger like you."

Kamu and Lampa Kingdoms lived to fight all the time. Kamu was a land with no respect for human life and love except, for those with royal blood. Lampa, on the contrary, had a humane King hence was better. After the death of King Guantai of the Kamu Kingdom, the throne was taken over by his cruel son Prince Martin, who was far worse than his father. He challenged King Kang’ethe to take over the rule of Lampa too for its riches and for it having no heir to the throne. He tried but never succeeded until Jasper; a wizard of the first order arrived in the kingdom and warned him of his rule. Later, Prince Martin, now the King, fell in love with a Lampa girl, who happened to be the presumed-dead daughter of King Kang’ethe. She was found by the Kamu warriors in the forest during their patrols searching for an herb for her dying mother. She was accused of trespassing, and was meant to be executed being from the enemy Kingdom. King Martin’s heart was drawn to this girl and did not want her executed. He therefore escaped with her and gave up the throne to his sister, who was also after the power. After King Kang’ethe found out his daughter was still alive and in love with Martin, he passed on his throne to them. His dream had come true and the two Kingdoms found peace. Love became the Silent Weapon that found them peace with no more bloodshed in battle. The two Kingdoms ended up uniting into Kamulampa Kingdom but two territories under the humane rule of; King Martin and his Queen Catherine; King Joseph and his Queen Dorothy.

If prophecies are destined to come to pass, how is it that even a queen can interfere with one? And what does it mean for the future of the kingdom? The silent battle between land and sea intensifies when Nadia is sent to reside with the Royal Family of Noelle, and Queen Ariana decides she has a much better idea. With the help of her retired White Knight, Sir Rallian, Nadia is enslaved and Ariana initiates her plan to make Noelle an empire again. However, the mutually beneficial relationship between the queen and former knight is under pressure when Sir Rallian discovers Nadia's value and Queen Ariana begins to question if the she made the right decision letting Nadia live. Will this powerful friendship withstand the test of greed? Meanwhile, the Royal Advisor, Polaris, looks a fool as what he announced to be a prophecy no longer appears as such. Furthermore, correcting the intended course of events is more complicated with the queen involved, not to mention Nadia is seafolk AND cursed. Poor Rein Bow also finds herself overwhelmed and powerless in helping Nadia, and she hopes that joining forces with Polaris and his resources against this cruel villain will be enough to deliver the princess-turned-slave. Will Polaris manage to save his reputation without committing treason? Will Nadia have the better life she was promised outside the ocean? The story of the descendants of King Jorge and Emperor Gerardo continues in this tension-packed Book Three of "The Rose Tree Chronicles." New unique characters are introduced and clash in this fight for a prophecy to be fulfilled. Powerful alliances are strained and personal feelings are mingled in politics. Read "Silver Skeletons" and immerse yourself in a world of war and prophecy.

Kevin Hart never knew what it felt like to be truly loved. His father abandoned him. His mother raised him alone, sacrificing everything until the day she died, leaving him an orphan before he was old enough to understand what home meant. With her final breath, she held his trembling hand. "I'm sorry, Kevin... Mom can't stay with you anymore." He was still too young to bury the only person who had ever loved him. Standing before her grave, tears streaming down his face, he whispered, "Mom... I'll make you proud." With nothing left, he was sent into the military, where pain became his teacher and the battlefield became his family. Years later, the broken boy rose to become GODsFALL—the most feared War God alive. Kingdoms trembled at his name. Enemies prayed they would never meet him. Then he met Sarah. For the first time, Kevin laid down his sword. He walked away from power, glory, and bloodshed to become nothing more than an ordinary husband. He believed love was worth every sacrifice. But on their wedding night, Sarah walked out to be with another man. Alone in a room filled with untouched champagne and shattered promises, Kevin finally understood a cruel truth: The world had never chosen him. Not as a son. Not as a child. Not even as a husband. The man who gave up everything was left with nothing. This time, he would never beg for love again. The War God had returned.

************ For years, Adrian Hayes had been nothing more than a ghost at Northvale University. Despite his sharp mind and top grades, he was nothing but a scholarship student, a nobody among the elite. The rich kids mocked him, his professors barely noticed him, and even his so-called friends only stuck around when they needed help with their assignments. But the worst betrayal came from the one person he had trusted—Sophia Lancaster. The girl he had secretly loved, the girl who once smiled at him in the library, humiliated him in front of the entire campus, choosing to be with Nathan Sterling, the heir to the Sterling Corporation. "You? Compete with Nathan? Don’t be ridiculous. You’ll always be a pathetic charity case," Sophia scoffed, her hand laced with Nathan’s. Adrian had never felt more worthless. But everything changed the next morning when a single notification appeared on his phone. "Congratulations, Adrian Hayes. You are the sole heir to the Hayes Fortune. Your assets have been unlocked." Thinking it was some cruel joke, he clicked the link. Within seconds, his bank account balance surged to $50 million. Now, armed with wealth, power, and an identity no one saw coming, Adrian returns—not as the quiet, overlooked student, but as someone they’ll never forget. This time, he’s the one in control. The tables have turned. Nathan Sterling will fall. Sophia will regret her choices. And Northvale University will witness the rise of the Rejected Genius. Will Adrian use his newfound fortune for revenge, or will he prove that the best success is living well?

Nathan Cole thought his life was finally turning around. After years of devotion, Sophia Miller had finally invited him over, and he believed their relationship was about to take the next step. Instead, he walked into his worst nightmare...a cruel betrayal orchestrated by Sophia and her lover, the arrogant Lucas Reed. Used, humiliated, and discarded, Nathan barely had the strength to fight back after sacrificing his own bone marrow to save Sophia’s life. Left battered and bleeding, he was thrown into a cage with ravenous dogs, left to die. But when all seemed lost, something inside him awakened. A mysterious ring on his finger pulsed with power, flooding his body with strength beyond imagination. In a single moment, the weak, broken Nathan was gone—reborn as something far greater. Before he could process his transformation, an elite military force arrived, led by the cold and commanding Harper Valente. She revealed a truth more shocking than anything he had ever known—Nathan was the lost heir to the most powerful man in the world, hidden away since birth for his own protection. Now, the time had come for him to reclaim his destiny. Betrayed, reborn, and thrust into a world of power and secrets, Nathan faces a choice: walk away from the past and embrace his true heritage, or seek revenge on those who shattered him. But as enemies from the shadows close in, one thing is clear—Nathan Cole is no longer a pawn. He is a force to be reckoned with.