Devil's Rise

Five years ago, Ron Donaldo was a brilliant but naive aerospace engineer, framed for corporate espionage and the murder of his mentor—a crime orchestrated by the love of his life, Theresa Sterling, to seize his patents. Sentenced to "The Pit," a prison notorious for housing the world’s most dangerous warlords, mercenaries, and hackers, Ron was expected to die within a week. He didn’t. Five years later, Ron is released. He appears broken, wearing an ill-fitting gray suit and carrying a duffel bag of junk. On the prison steps, Theresa’s new husband greets him not with an apology, but with a severance check and a restraining order. They think they’ve discarded a broken man. They are wrong. Inside The Pit, Ron didn’t rot; he ruled. He saved the lives of disgraced generals, financial geniuses, and master assassins, earning their eternal loyalty. He is no longer Ron the Engineer. He is "The Apex"—the silent broker of the global underworld. Now, he’s out, and he doesn’t want his company back. He wants to burn their empire to the ground, one share at a time.

In a cultivation world where talent decides fate, 28-year-old Alexander Kane has spent ten long years as the Azure Cloud Sect’s biggest joke — stuck at Qi Refining First Layer despite endless effort. Mocked daily as worthless trash and robbed of his hard-earned opportunities by arrogant rivals like Victor Lang, Alexander’s final humiliation comes when he is publicly expelled and violently shoved into the forbidden abyss to die. Instead of death, he finds awakening. On the brink of being devoured by a guardian beast, Alexander triggers the Supreme Late Bloomer System — a mysterious power that allows him to absorb any spiritual energy, technique, or heavenly treasure at maximum efficiency and evolve them instantly. What once took others decades now takes him moments. With his new power, Alexander begins a relentless rise. He delivers his first satisfying face-slaps against those who betrayed him, rapidly climbs through realms, and uncovers the terrifying truth: an ancient hidden realm war between long-forgotten sovereigns is stirring once again, threatening to erase the entire continent. Now labeled a demonic anomaly by the very sect that discarded him, Alexander must survive deadly fragment zones, forge uneasy alliances, and grow stronger than anyone imagined — all while the war fragments pull him deeper into a destiny he was never meant to claim. From the weakest outer sect disciple to the one who defies heaven itself… How far will the Late Awakener go when the entire cultivation world wants him dead, and an ancient war demands he rise? The Late Awakener: Never Meant to Rise — a fast-paced cultivation story of revenge, explosive growth, and ancient secrets where one man’s late awakening threatens to rewrite the fate of the world.

The Dominion summoned a hero. What they got was a man the Brand cannot control. Luen Varyth was an old man, content with his lot in life as the godfather of a large mafia, ready to enjoy his years of retirement… Before an unexpected ambush forced his hand. Stepping through a portal of light was dangerous, and stealing the destiny of someone else was tasteless; but when the choice was between acting dubious and staying back to get riddled with bullets there was no doubt his path. Stranded in a new world, surrounded by people with shady intentions, he would face the option. Toe the line… Or, once again, create his own path… Because once the truth behind their “holy summoning” is revealed, the world will understand one thing. They should never have brought him here.

Arka Virel, a respected young nobleman, lost everything overnight after being framed for the murder of his wife, Elara. Cast into the 'Tomb of Traitors' to die, Arka instead awakens the 'Absolute Cultivation System: Vengeance Mode.' With a new power that demands a heavy emotional price, Arka transforms into a mysterious figure hunting down those who betrayed him. His journey reveals that his downfall was part of a grand scheme by the Volkov Family and the Night Shadow Sect, who are targeting the Virel Family's ancient heritage. Arka must choose between becoming a vengeful monster or preserving his humanity to save his wife and daughter, who are revealed to be alive amidst a ritual to awaken a primordial entity.

In the heart of Blackrift City, a decaying urban sprawl ruled by syndicates and shadow clans, Jace Ronan is just another forgotten soul. Once a street-fighting prodigy, now he's reduced to cleaning up the grime of a city that chewed him up and spit him out. No future. No hope. But when he throws himself in front of danger to save a child, death doesn't greet him. Instead, something ancient stirs inside him. Jace becomes the host of the Ragnar Protocol, an AI-like, sentient system with immense power. Thrust into a brutal world of system cultivation, hidden magic, and violent politics, Jace is forced to fight his way through real-life quests where every choice shapes him, and every step forward paints a target on his back. The stronger he gets, the more dangerous he becomes. Not just to others, but to the ones pulling the strings. Now Jace must decide. Play the game by the rules, or tear the entire system down.

After a strange event occurred in Ravenwood two years ago, many people awakened to abilities and were later referred to as 'Cyphs', by Centurion, a world-class scientific research organization responsible for separating them from the rest of the world . Among these Cyphs was an unassuming teenage boy who appears jagged and is branded the school misfit, but Ravenwood soon discovers that he could be their only hope as he later makes a shocking discovery about Centurion. Now he, alongside his friends have to push their new abilities to the limit......or a catastrophe would befall the world.

As a rich son in law, he wants to hide and live a secret calm life, however, despised by his mother in law, he has to show his real identity and make her finally see him in a new light and his wife…?

A sane man hides in a psych ward, meets the love of his life, and marries her to protect a secret — then abandons her on their wedding night. Six years later he returns as a decorated commander. Now he will burn the city to the ground to restore her name. Crush the gangs. Humble the powerful. Kill anyone who dares shame the mother of his child.

"Son?" His face brightened. He was an orphan, despised by everyone in society. The only one that he thought he loved betrayed him on their wedding anniversary. Turned out that the wedding ring that he was supposed to deliver was meant for his wife. He was at the tip of his suffering when he could no longer see the light at the end of the tunnel. The heir of the richest group in the city came to his rescue. But it turned out that he recognized his birthmark. "Son?" He exclaimed at the sight of it. Knowing that it could only be his long thought dead son.

Damon and Lily had been married for three years, but they were far from happy. During those three years, Damon worked hard for the family. Despite his hard work, Damon cooked, cleaned, vacuumed, and did all sorts of possible chores, hoping that his wife, Lily, would one day look at him and love him. However, his hope was shattered when Lily admitted to her betrayal and demanded a divorce. As if that was not enough, Tyler, Lily’s lover, sent henchmen to beat him up. While he was being beaten, he heard a sweet, soothing female voice: "Get away from him before I call the police!" Before he lost consciousness, he saw her silhouette.