Crush-to-love

When an ordinary janitor and former tech prodigy, Sam Blackwood, is thrust into the high-stakes world of the Devanchi Corporation, nothing in his life will ever be the same. Once overlooked, now a key player in a billion-dollar empire, he must use his past skills to save the company from a catastrophic hack—all while navigating a tangled web of betrayal, ambition, and personal vendettas.

He was just an ordinary person before being sentenced to prison. However, upon his release, presidents, war heroes, and even the head of the prison guards knelt before him, addressing him as Master. He had transformed from a nobody into a figure of mysterious and immeasurable abilities and strength. He had become a kingmaker, capable of accessing the world's resources with ease. Despite this, his only wish was to live a low-key life, marry his fiancée, and provide the best for her and their parents. However, things did not go according to his plan. His fiancée was no longer the person he once knew; she had become a cheater and materialistic. Now, he was seen as a common ex-convict with no future, and due to a one-night stand out of tipsiness, he found himself getting into a contract marriage with a pitiful but beautiful CEO.

Rhys, a live in son in law of the Roberts family is unable to make it to the birthday celebration of his grandmother-in-law. Why? He had a very strange accident; He was supposed to try and get a gift under the pouring rain under the request of his wife, one minute he was crossing the road, the next, he saw a blue orb flash before his eyes before a car rams into him. He passes out by the side of the road, when he wakes up, he assumed that years had passed before his eyes, meanwhile it was just an hour. He returned to the birthday celebration with a broken present earning the wrath of his mother in law, wife and all that were present in the party. Leaving just a few words, he returns home under the pouring rain. When he got home, he discovered a blue orb brand on his left wrist. As he touched it to investigate, he appeared in a interdimensional space where a golden book was floating. Curiosity made him touch it, a searing pain overwhelmed his mind, causing him to pass out. As he woke up, he noticed that he had awakened the memories of a medicine god and a martial artist, returning to the interdimensional space; it was no longer empty but filled with rare herbs, books and weapon that would change the life of an ordinary man. A few days later, he had a completely different identity, he was no longer a live in son in law but also the young master of one of the most prominent families in the country. … follow Rhys as he trains himself and uses his enemies as his stepping stone to success.

Leonardo Dubois sacrificed everything for his wife and her family, but they turned against him in the end. Little did they know that he possessed knowledge that would eventually put him at the highest position where he would have the power to heal the world...

Alaric Vincent was the disgrace of his family—mocked, humiliated, and cast out like trash. On the day of his Beast Awakening, he shocked everyone by summoning a Legendary angel. But before he could claim it… …it chose someone else. Betrayed and left with nothing, Alaric was forced to accept a weak, worthless beast no one wanted. A fragile girl. Below Common rank. Trash. But the moment he formed a contract with her— everything changed. [Infinite Evolution System Activated] What others saw as useless… His system was revealed as an Immortal hybrid of light and darkness, a being whose power could surpass all limits. Now, with a system that can evolve endlessly… Alaric is done being the one looked down on. They mocked him. They abandoned him. They stole from him. Now— he will rise, crush every genius, and prove one truth: The “trash” they discarded… …is the one who will rule them all.

Leon Graves was nothing more than a poor butcher with a failing meat shop. Mocked by neighbors, extorted by gangs, and forgotten by the world, he lived a life of quiet suffering. Until one night, when everything changed. After a brutal attack leaves him on the brink of death, Leon awakens a mysterious Butcher’s System. From that moment on, every cut of meat, every strike of his blade, and every enemy he slaughters earns him power. His knives evolve, his body grows stronger, and his senses sharpen beyond human limits. The humble butcher becomes a hunter of men. From gangsters to mafia overlords, no one is safe once The Butcher sharpens his knives. Step by step, Leon carves his way through the bloody underworld, rising from a forgotten shopkeeper to the most feared Overlord of Blood and Steel. The world thought he was weak. Now, the world will learn: The butcher doesn’t just cut meat. He carves destiny.

Liu Kang, a poor fisherman from another world, got struck by lightning in stormy rain when he was out fishing.. He awakens in the Azure Heaven Continent, transmigrated into the body of a trash young master whose dantian was destroyed by a mysterious force. Cast aside as trash, abandoned by hope.. He discovers that within his shattered dantian lies a Heaven-defying Lightning Bead, a forbidden existence that should not exist under the laws of heaven. From that moment on, Liu Kang makes a vow: “If the heavens judge all things… then I shall become the blade that carries out that judgment.” With lightning as his power and a sword in hand, he walks a path no one dares tread To punish gods, devils… and even Heaven itself!!!

What is the role of those third-rate villains in games or novels? I asked this question to myself quite a number of times. They don't have major screen time, but some of them have a huge effect on the storyline. And, if one of them hadn't played their role correctly, what would happen to the storyline? It seems like I am going to answer those questions since I became the third-rate villain in an RPG game. ------------------------------0----------------------------------- Chapter length 1000-2000 words.

"My granddaughter will divorce Noah immediately, and we'll begin the preparations for her engagement with James Clifton. That's my final decision!” The matriarch declared, turning her gaze towards Noah, whom she considered less worthy than roadkill. “Or, you can just take the blame in place of Henry.” Voices rose in her support, urging Noah to accept his fate and go to jail for a crime he never committed. “Do you think a gutter rat like you compares with our precious Henry?” “You’re nothing but a worthless villager who got lucky by chance, but my daughter doesn't have to be tied to a fucking freeloader forever!” “Why Eliana ever agreed to marry you, I’ll never understand! I guess my lovely daughter has a heart of gold, but I won't let you take advantage of her!” Their eyes were cold and judgmental towards Noah, who was still an outsider after three years. “Just because you're allowed to live here, don't start thinking that you own the bloody palace! You’re nothing but a stain on this family’s name.” ***** Noah Kingsley– the heir to Edencrest Estate! He doesn't even need to walk amongst the mortals, for his lineage is one of Kings Yet, he lives a double life as Noah Turner, the downtrodden son-in-law of the Frost Family… all to repay a debt of his life saved by the girl, long long ago. Until one day… the Frosts force him to divorce his loving wife and take the blame for her cousin's heinous crime. Noah is ready to show the world his real power, but will his wife accept his new identity? What lies ahead for him at the family he was kicked out from, at the tender age of five? Will he ever be able to claim his place?

"If you've any conscience left in you, you'll understand that you deserve this." The prison doors closed behind him with those final words. Ethan Carvendish was the true heir of the Carvendish family, yet his existence was treated as nothing more than a stain that needed to be erased. "You're nothing but a criminal!" His father discarded him without hesitation. "I regret giving birth to you. I wish Charlie was my biological son!" His mother chose an adopted son over her own flesh and blood. "Charlie is my only brother, not a disgusting parasite like you." His sister looked at him with nothing but disgust. "It's just three years in prison. Charlie is delicate, unlike you." The woman he loved stood beside his adopted brother, forged evidence, framed him, and watched silently as he was condemned for a crime he never committed. For three years, he rotted in prison for someone's crime, while they celebrated his fall. The prison did not break him, it awakened him. Now Ethan has returned, not as the discarded heir… But as the Shadow Tyrant. A name whispered in fear. A power no one can control. A ruler the elite world cannot defy. "Son… We were wrong." The parents who abandoned him now kneel before him. "Ethan, sister regrets everything… please come back…" The sister who once saw him as nothing but a disgrace now begging for his attention. "Ethan… please give me another chance…" The woman who once sent him to prison crawls to his feet. But the Ethan Carvendish they betrayed died behind those prison walls, the one who returned is coldhearted. As the world trembles before the Shadow Tyrant, only one question remains. Will Ethan Carvendish reclaim everything that was stolen from him… or will shadow tyrant destroy them all without mercy?