Destined To Be A Black Pen

“Stop!” Shiro shouted, his voice raw, tears in his eyes. But they kept taunting, circling closer. He could feel the energy building inside him, it was getting out of control. He had never felt it like this—so wild, so powerful. He couldn’t stop it. Shiro always thought he was just an ordinary boy, weak and powerless. But everything changed that day. He discovered he was part of a world he never knew existed—a world where he could control the elements, a world where he was destined to be a hero. Serevaal is in danger. The Dark One has returned, stronger than before. The people need a savior, but Shiro isn’t sure if that could ever be him. He’s just a boy, not a warrior. With new powers he barely understands and allies he must learn to trust, Shiro must face impossible challenges, uncover buried truths, and fight an evil far greater than he imagined. Betrayal. Sacrifice. Destiny. Will he rise and save Serevaal, or will he fall before the darkness consumes everything?

Ten years ago, Denzel Reddington was a surgical prodigy destined for greatness. Today, he’s a ghost—a nameless bouncer in the city’s grittiest district, hiding a blacklisted past and a sister dying of a mysterious curse. But the world doesn't know he carries the 9-Heaven System, a forbidden biological interface that allows him to see every nerve, every gate, and every weakness in the human frame. With a single touch, he can mend a shattered heart or turn a man’s blood into ice, all while maintaining the mask of a common thug. The status quo shatters when Denzel saves the life of the city’s most powerful CEO, plunging him back into the gilded world that framed his father and destroyed his name. From the high-stakes operating rooms of the elite to the brutal underground pits of the Apostle Syndicate, Denzel must choose: remain a shadow to stay safe, or become the God-Hand to get even. In a city ruled by corporate gods, Denzel isn't just playing doctor anymore—he’s coming to dismantle their empire, one biological gate at a time.

In a crumbling metropolis of lies and power, two brothers rise from poverty to crown themselves kings of revolution. Diego rules with fire; Harold rules with words. Together they build an empire of justice that becomes tyranny. As betrayal, love, and vengeance consume them, The Writer’s truth becomes the city’s curse — a gospel written in blood. When their kingdom falls, history buries their names but not their myth. Years later, their story returns — a confession disguised as scripture, a legacy written in ash. “The King in the Dark” is a haunting saga of power, guilt, and immortality through story — where every crown is forged in fire, and every king needs a shadow.

Everyone called Jared Lin trash — the good-for-nothing son-in-law of the powerful Bai family. Insulted by his cold wife, mocked by his in-laws, and humiliated by society, Jared lived at the very bottom of the food chain. But everything changed the day the world ended. When the skies turned black and monstrous creatures tore the world apart, Jared died protecting the very people who looked down on him. Just when he thought it was over, he woke up ten years in the past—on the morning of his wedding. This time, he’s not just a useless son-in-law. He’s the chosen host of the Apocalypse Preparation System. Armed with future knowledge, hidden upgrades, and an unbreakable will, Jared begins building his underground empire while pretending to be weak. Real estate, pharmaceutical power, weapons deals—he’s preparing for the fall of mankind. The world may laugh at him now. But when the apocalypse returns… They’ll all beg at his feet. This is the story of a man who went from worthless to world ruler, from ridiculed to revered. A second chance to rewrite fate — and this time, Jared Lin is taking no prisoners.

Year 3333. Endless wars born from greed, ideology, and unchecked power wiped out nearly all nations until only one world government remained. To prevent humanity from destroying itself again, freedom was declared the enemy. Every child is implanted at birth with a neural chip that controls memory, behavior, and identity. Peace is achieved not by choice, but by command. Society is ranked by chip adaptability. The higher the synchronization, the higher the privilege. Those who fail to adapt are discarded as Rejects. Zayel, a 17-year-old student from the lowest rank, has always been broken by the system. Bullied, monitored, and destined for a life of labor, his final evaluation before adulthood seals his fate. When he is nearly beaten to death, something forbidden awakens within him. The System Manipulator. A rogue authority that allows him to control and rewrite the very chips meant to enslave humanity. Starting from nothing, Zayel is forced into missions to grow stronger until his power rivals the world government itself. In a world where peace exists only through control, Zayel must decide. Will he become humanity's savior, or its final tyrant?

"In his past life, everything met its end beneath the strike of a cursed lance—one that split his dragon's flesh and snuffed out the mana coursing through his veins. It was a betrayal orchestrated by those closest to him, forged from a weapon that belonged neither to the Dragon Throne nor to this world." Yet death was not the end. Alex opens his eyes once more to find himself back as a six-year-old child, carrying the memories of a seasoned warrior inside his young mind. This time, he will not wait for others to write his fate. Armed with a body built for battle and a consciousness years ahead of his age, Alex begins mastering his ancestors' secrets—sensing mana in mere moments and condensing his first star, leaving his father suspecting he might be the rebirth of their legendary founder. With a dragon concealing its presence within the shadows and a mysterious entity from a distant realm privy to the truth behind his rebirth, Alex embarks on his journey to reclaim his destined throne. "If the blade failed me once... then I shall forge a crown out of my own blood and fire that no one can ever shake!"

In the world of Elarion, a person's fate is decided at birth. Everyone possesses an Aether Heart—the source of their talent, status, and future. Those born with powerful hearts are destined to become rulers, while those without one are treated as less than servants. Akseli Vainio was born without an Aether Heart. As the last heir of the once-glorious Vainio Clan, he became the family's greatest disgrace. Mocked by nobles, abandoned by his own blood, and rejected by the fiancée who no longer wanted a worthless husband, Akseli spent eighteen years living as the world's biggest failure. Until the night he was murdered. His death shattered an ancient seal hidden within his body, awakening the Void Heart—a forbidden power sealed away for thousands of years. The Void Heart can devour Aether Hearts, steal cultivation, and turn the strength of others into its own. But every heart it consumes slowly erases Akseli's humanity. Now, hunted by the Seven Great Clans and haunted by the voice of the ancient Void Emperor, Akseli must choose... Will he fight to remain human... Or become the monster the world feared all along?

Zene Lach is a former veteran soldier who worked for a mysterious organisation known as the 9 Rings. A group that was dedicated to find 9 substances that they named fragments. Zene left the organisation as a spy and infiltrated an enemy country in which he became the bodyguard of a man named Natsuki Mikoyama. Zene who had never known what emotions were or felt like, was introduced to these strange feelings. Natsuki a man who felt older than his age described him as was Zene's ray of hope to die as a human at least. Zene in the end loses him, he loses the people that cared for him, his decision leads to a sole survivor and he takes an oath to protect that survivor. A man who had never learnt what feelings felt like was now living for her sake, hence His metamorphosis. [The planet named earth, It was destined to meet its end. The fates intertwined, for they had finally reached the beginning of the story. The world at its finest was now set to reach the starting point of the CODIFICATION. The world has three ways to overcome the scenarios. The Rebirth, The Reincarnation and finally the last way to overcome the CODIFICATION is Regression.], said the Greatest fragment.

David is a man who sucks. His name is only David, does not have a family name. Discarded, wasted. Not strong and not rich. A husband of Lily and an unwanted son-in-law. Every day he always gets insults from his mother-in-law, and the surrounding people, even his own wife, no longer respect him because of his very poor condition. David couldn’t make his wife and mother-in-law happy, so they thought he deserved the humiliation. David was so helpless. He could only accept his bad luck. His job, which only works as someone who provides cleaning services from house to house, does not work as he wants. He rarely gets a call for his services. But then, suddenly some men in black come to him to give him a salute and then called him a boss. What happens? Why did they call him to come back and offer him a lot of money and power? What will happen to David? Will he take the offer and become the great man? Or does he rejects it and keeps his poor life?

Dying a tragic death after being betrayed and used as a mere tool, the young man swore that he would never live for anyone else again if he were ever given a second chance. Yet, fate threw his soul into the body of Aldric—an illegitimate son of a king, who had been slaughtered at the bottom of the Forbidden Forest's ravine by his very own biological father. On the brink of death for the umpteenth time, a mechanical voice suddenly echoed inside his head: [Egoist System Activated]. This mysterious system did not require a holy hero. Instead, his power points surged drastically every time he made a selfish and ruthless decision. Forged by the darkness of the cursed forest, he began to crawl his way back up with a black sword in hand, preparing to tear down the royal throne built upon demonic sacrificial rituals. He did not return to become a savior for this rotten world. He came to seize the highest throne, and to become a monster far more terrifying than the rulers before him. "For the deepest wounds never give birth to a hero."