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This is the Seven Deadly Cardinals - seven stories of seven different people, how they embody the heavenly cardinal in its goodness and then how they are dragged to become the opposite sin. No story is the same, no life is similar. The mental strength and capacity of one might be bigger, but that does not equal certainty of getting out from the troubles of life. There might be longing for what we don't have, driving us to do the unthinkable. Strengths becoming weaknesses, weakness breaking into new strength - it's dance of madness, chaos. Not all is set in stone. The stories include a lady that falls for a serial killer, an actor and tailor, the flower shop owner and orphanage, a priest and gangster mob, an office worker and a stalker, landlords son and new tenant, youth centre worker and how things did not go as it should.

One fiery night everything turned into ashes. Ren is a traveler searching for the killer of his beloved friend Hikari. But after meeting Konoha, his heart slowly changes into a new leaf. Together with Konoha, they take a journey that uncovers the past they never expected.

"I have come to defeat 20 enemies. I have already defeated one; I will not run and I will not hide, to the remaining 18 devil candidates out there, come and take me on if you dare!" Burnaman yelled. "What the hell?!" I blurted out as I stepped backwards. Trevor Martins is a 22-year-old man who lost his family in a car explosion, and since then he has lived a life of pain and despair. He then plans on committing suicide, but instead of falling to his death, he fell into the hands of a high-ranking demon named Mordecai. Trevor was selected as a devil candidate to become the next ruler of hell. Finding out that he was supposed to duel with 20 other devil candidates to keep his newly found powers and happiness. Will he use his newly found devil powers wisely? Will he fight the other candidates? Will he become the next ruler of hell? Read to find out in this fantasy, thriller, and action-packed novel.

Slaves are given an opportunity to be set free. But the road to freedom is never easy. They were given one mission to get the buried golds of the late Mr Fu's house. Unfortunately, the house is located in the capital of the country that is now popularly known to the world as Zombies Territory. It is also a place of no return to those who went in. All for the sake of freedom, all for the sake to get back their lives, will the slaves survive this deadly mission? Find out on Zombies Territory: A place of no return

As the world went on as usual, with people working tirelessly to make ends meet, studying sleeplessly to be complimented, and partying endlessly like nothing could stop anyone, suddenly there was a strange explosion in the sky. It only took one day for this explosion to completely change and disrupt the normal balance of everyone's lives in the world. What some once dreamed of has already happened. Modern war broke out, there was discrimination that never ended, and new continents and countries emerged. Amidst the rapid evolution of mankind, there is one thing that still remains a mystery to everyone. Where exactly did the strange explosion begin? What is the reason for all this? Is it really God who is doing the work, or is everything just being played on purpose to destroy the world forever? Despite so many unanswered questions, there is a woman sitting quietly on the steps of a huge mansion. Little by little, every strand of her long, black hair is turning white. Suddenly, her eyes, which were once black, turned a bright golden color. She grinned mischievously and slumped as she rested her elbow on her knee. "Find me if you can. After all, no one really knows that I am number Ten. Come, I have all the answers."

In 2030, a giant wormhole appeared above the Pacific Ocean. Scientists believed that it was a portal leading to another world besides earth. The United Nations decided to send a drone to investigate this phenomenon, but one hour after the drone entered, disaster struck. The wormhole suddenly became twice as large followed by a yellow gas pouring out. Two brothers, Lee Young-soo and Lee Min-su watched from a Television store, as their mother died while reporting the incident for South Korea's International News Station. ******** With the camera on her, she raised the mic to her lips and started speaking. “Young-soo, if you're watching this with Min-su, I want you to cover his eyes. Don’t let him see this.” Young-soo who was by his brother’s side raised his left hand and covered his eyes. “No!” Min-su protested and tried to remove his brother’s hand, but it stayed firm over his eyes. Young-soo was watching his mother on the television screen with slightly red eyes, as he bit his bottom lip so hard a few droplets of blood fell to the ground. “I want the both of you to know that I love you with all my heart and that I’m sorry I won’t be able to see the two of you go off to college and get married someday.” Tears started to fall from her eyes as she spoke her next words. “Young-soo, I want you to protect Min-su when I’m gone, and... Crash!!” With a violent jerk, the yellow gas engulfed the helicopter causing the cameraman to drop the camera, cutting off the transmission.

Stella Montez, who could hear the spirits. She hears it since her childhood and that makes her believe hearing them is normal, like they're just voices in her mind. Stella, Hannah and Jamie with their parents visits England for the death ceremony of their Grandfather who left a sumptuous Villa behind. Everyone was enchanted with the Villa except Stella as she hears whispers around at night and that is driving her crazy. Now that she realize that it isn't just voices and she has the ability to hear the spirits when they're around, she soon learns about the spirits trying to take over the place. Stella tries to figure out how to drive them away but she gets played with her mind by the spirits. The more she tries the more difficult & deadly it gets. Find out if Stella can survive the Endless Night. ━─┉┈◈❖◈┈┉─━

Jin returned from another world. The dead rise and eat the living. Without a way out, he accepts his fate and lets the undead eat him. “Was that… Me? Or rather, my body? W-What happened to me…!” [Do you want to activate the Undead System?!] A/N Many thanks to Sera Execfia for the gorgeous Cover art.

Emerald Secondary School is famous for being the epitome of the perfect educational institution; the kind parents would kill to send their children to. But it has an ugly secret, an ancient Nigerian myth that comes to life in the dark. As the students face an old, vengeful spirit, it's up to three students and a young teacher to stop the ancient evil, Lady Koi Koi, from wreaking havoc, and even worse, from killing them all.

Dreygo Mondus, a demon warrior, ascends back to Earth to cease the growing chaos and wrath brought about by the Hell God, Kragus Manaroth. The Hell God wants to inflict chaos, tipping the harmonious balance between the three worlds, Heaven, Demon and Earth. Dreygo's ascension strips away his demonic abilities back to a human form, which at this point, success is unimaginable. With the help of an Angel warrior, Viriel, and a human prophetess, Elaine Marks, will make it possible to conjur back his powers through killing other Demons that walk amongst Earth. Dreygo is conflicted in maintaining his mental equilibrium of being a Demon and Human. Would he be capable of Love? If his demonic abilities return, is it enough to defeat the Hell God? What will happen if Dreygo fails and Kragus succeeds in destroying the balance of the three worlds?