Cruel

Can A Weak Man Become A Powerful Man? Gary Wang, a live-in son-in-law, spent years searching for the answer. In the Lancaster family’s cruel home, he’s treated like trash—abused, insulted, and broken. When he learns his beloved grandmother is dying, hope slips away. Then, a brutal beating leaves Gary on the edge of death, abandoned to burn. But a mysterious savior pulls him back, handing him power and wealth beyond his wildest dreams. He finds out his true identity, he, Gary Wang, is the head of the most powerful empire in the entire world. Now, Gary faces a choice: how will he serve revenge to those who crushed him? Hot or Cold?

In the wake of a devastating plague that claimed the lives of 95% of Umbravale's inhabitants, Kieran Nyxshade returns from his grandmother's house to a city in ruins, his parents among the casualties. At 17, the time has come for Kieran to awaken his magical powers, but instead of a blessing, he is bestowed with a cursed ability—the power of a Revenant. Haunted by loss and fueled by a desire for justice, Kieran discovers the orchestrator of the mysterious plague. Determined to vanquish the restless souls and confront the cruel princes of Valorthorn Kingdom, he embarks on a journey where alliances are fragile, and the line between darkness and heroism blurs. Can Kieran harness his newfound power to reshape the fate of Varidianth Kingdom, or will the shadows consume him in his quest for vengeance?

He was called Weaveless, the boy without magic… Kael Merren is a walking mistake at Ardentum Academy: a scholarship fluke with no relic, no lineage, and no spark. Bullied and mocked by nobles, he’s the powerless orphan no one expects to last—until a cruel prank leads him to the Forbidden Ruins, where an ancient relic binds to him and awakens a magic not granted by birth, but earned. As a forgotten prophecy stirs and a rising cult seeks to free the Hollow King, a dark sorcerer sealed centuries ago, Kael becomes their target. Feared by those who once scorned him, he must embrace the power he was never meant to have and become what the realm never expected: a warrior forged by will, not blood. Magic didn’t choose him. He claimed it, and with it, he’ll challenge everything.

Famine had taken a toll on the humans; this had set everyone to find what to sleep on for survival, Elrond a young orphan went on a hunt into the heart of the woods from the Charevibe where they stayed in search of a deer for venison, he heard whispers of strange folks that lured him into something he believed his eyes were tricking him.  This transgression into a foreboding land had wrecked the looming darkness upon them and now the trolloc invades in search of the faeries white wolf that protected the light and magick of the Elderwood. A black hood and a masked man bear at their door as the great sweeps of the north continue. Elrond is saved by a fate so cruel or eerie that awaits him as he either perishes or takes the hand of the pointed-ear stranger, who is also an enemy of their kind and a protector of the last Elderwood– the high elves.

In a world where hard work is currency and kindness a quiet strength, Regan Ray is a young man striving for a better tomorrow. Juggling multiple jobs, he carries the weight of his dreams and the affections of his girlfriend, a woman whose extravagance clashes with his simple values. But beneath the surface of this ordinary life lies a chasm of deceit. When the love he cherished turns into a cruel betrayal, a double-edged wound inflicted by the very people he trusted, Regan's world shatters. He discovers his girlfriend's infidelity with his own stepfather, a man who has systematically drained his mother's fortune and squandered it on empty pleasures. He must learn to fight for his own destiny and reclaim what was stolen, both materially and emotionally.

Synopsis: Vere, a hard-working employee, finds himself in dire straits as he struggles to make ends meet while caring for his ailing mother. In a violent confrontation, Vere’s attempt to attack his boss ends disastrously, leaving him brutally beaten and expelled from his job. Cast out into the unforgiving streets, he finds himself angry at life for dealing him such a cruel hand. However, just as Vere reaches his lowest point, a beacon of hope unexpectedly appears. A beautiful and compassionate woman, sensing his turmoil, approaches him with an extraordinary proposition-marriage. Vere accepted with no hesitations from his motive stems from harboring anger due to past rejections and betrayals. “Coming soon is my retaliation.”

Ace was trapped in the cruel fate of being poor and oppresed student. He endured a barrage of insult and criticisms, facing constant verbal assault from all angles. To make matters worse, he was dealt a heart-rending blow as his lover betrayed him right before his very eyes. Until one day, his life changed substantially, [Ding!] [Host Found, VIP System activated] [Make you a VIP Person in the world, destroy your enemies, and also get the woman you want to further establish DAI TECHNOLOGY as the best technology to change the world as you want.] [Brooklyn Central Bank] The account balance with account number XXX18 is USD 20,000,000,000,000.00. This point made Ace's early life turn pinnacle of the hierarchy.

All my life, I’ve been a struggling college student, fighting tooth and nail just to make ends meet. Earning a scholarship to the most prestigious university in the country was my greatest achievement—but it also made me a target. To the wealthy elite who ruled the campus, I was nothing more than an outsider, the "poor scholarship kid" who didn’t belong. Every day, I endured their mockery, their whispers, and their cruel pranks. But everything changed with one phone call. One call that turned my world upside down. One call that rewrote my destiny. In an instant, I went from being the poorest student on campus to someone they never saw coming. And now, it's my turn to change the game.

Ceto's life mostly revolves around playing computer games. Where he manages not to leave his room for one, two or six months. This is also the reason why his ex-girlfriend broke up with him. One day, when he opened his eyes, he did not expect to find himself in a strange world. He later discovered that he was inside the game world and where he was one of the anime heroes that he often played before. He used to only dream of this in his life, but now he is an actual player in one of his favorite games. Will he be able to leave the strange world he has been to? Or will he be able to overcome every challenges that the cruel game throws at them?

🏆[No.2 "Hard to Put Down" of "The Legendary Urban Man" Contest]🏆 Anthony Star has a dark secret that no one should ever find out, especially his in-laws.Everyday he’s treated worse than an infection by those around him but thanks to his wife he manages. She is his light in this cruel world but in a single day he’s shot, beaten, arrested, almost dies then finds out that his wife is missing!To save her, he returns to his past as a big-shot in the underground crime world and takes his revenge on anyone who has ever wronged him before. Welcome back Mr. Star Dust and if that wasn’t enough, he finds out the truth of who he really is. He is….