Devil's Rise

"Replace my son and marry the heiress of the Swan Corporation, and I will lend you $200,000." These were the words spoken by my father and stepmother when I went to their house to borrow money for my mother's medical treatment. Edward is an ordinary guy, a part-time salesman who is constantly trying his best. But his life takes a dramatic turn when he is betrayed by his girlfriend, falsely accused of voyeurism in the restroom, alienated and trampled by everyone, suspended from school, and shortly after, his mother falls ill and he doesn't have enough money. However, it is precisely these events that change his entire life. The heiress of the Swan Corporation, is she truly as useless as people often gossip about? And what lies behind the seemingly innocent girl within her family?

Rian was just a disposable office boy in London until a dying alien's gift turned his right eye into a living supercomputer. Now, he sees what others can't, emotional stats, hidden scandals, and the very weaknesses of the elite. From the shadowy alleys of Shoreditch to the high-stakes boardroom of Sterling Tech, Rian navigates a dangerous world of corporate greed and extraterrestrial threats. As he falls for the cold CEO Victoria Sterling, he must decide, will he remain the master of the system, or will the system consume his humanity?

Who knew? Marcus had always been hardworking, without anything to show for it. Amidst the behaviour of people around him, including his wife and his boss. His life was about to change. Quicker than he had ever believed. It was time to prove to his haters....

On June 17, 2026, dimensional portals tear open across Earth's skies. An alien race known as the Harvesters uses Earth as a massive cultivation server, forcing monsters, mutations, and game-like system laws upon humanity. Overnight, mankind becomes nothing more than livestock. Xander Voss, a 25-year-old skinny, nerdy freelance programmer obsessed with video games and light novels, is in his cluttered apartment in Metro City when a Level 8 predator breaks into his building. Just as he is about to be devoured, his Compatibility Rate is measured at 99.97%—the highest ever recorded on Earth. At that moment, the Nexus Administrator System chooses him as its one and only Administrator.

Silence. Like a nice bucket of shhhhhhhhh. Everyone shut the effing fudge UP! That's all I've ever wanted. *Sigh.* But silence comes in different flavors. There's mint - the peaceful kind that wraps around you like a blanket. The kind I chase at 2 AM. I've cried once. Just once. With a bucket beside me, watching heroes with super suits and impossible strength tear each other apart. Somehow that feels less broken than my reality. Then there's the suffocating silence at school. Not an ice cream flavor. This one tastes like metal and shame. High school is my personal hell. Empty wallet, empty lunch tray, empty seat beside me like I'm radioactive. Empty soul on Wednesdays because middles are always the worst. *The usual.* But Emily made the silence bearable. Mint-flavored again. Until she broke something between us. *Snap.* One moment she's whispering secrets with me, the next she's weaponizing them. She scattered my private thoughts, added her own twisted lies. The betrayal burns hotter than the stares drilling into my back. I went from invisible to spectacle. Being a ghost feels like luxury when you're dodging spit balls and "accidental" lunch trays. But somewhere between my third panic attack and contemplating switching schools... *Something shifted.* Like in those games you play, when your character suddenly glows and the screen flashes: "New Skill Unlocked" And it wasn't just in my head. I tested it. Small things at first – a pencil moving across my desk when I focused hard enough. Then books. Then someone's lunch tray right as they walked past Emily. *tap tap tap* I used to think rock bottom was the end. *Well ladies and gentlemen,* it's just a really messed up spawn point. And now? I don't stumble from cliffs anymore. I swim in gravity, and dive head first.

The entire Carmichael family looked on in curiosity as the convoy of Fords rolled into the mansion's grounds. It looked like a King was making his entrance. The cars came to a stop and a driver ran over to pull the passenger door open. Luke stepped down from the car and shocked silence swept through the Humsworth family. He looked at them, a smug smirk curving his lips. "L-luke?" His wife, Fiona, stuttered. "In the flesh. Hello, in-laws, your wretched son-in-law is finally home…" *** What would you do if you were insulted and shamed by your wife's family for being poor, but one day, you discover that you're the heir to a lost fortune? Luke Bradford is the average, wretched son-in-law of the rich Carmichael family. He is shamed, disgraced and abused by his wife's family until one day, he finds out that he's the heir to a Diamond empire running into trillions of dollars. Luke returns with one thing on his mind…to take revenge on every single person who dared to hurt him in the past, but the Humsworth family have also vowed that a low class peasant like him will never lord over them. Taking a path through drug money, lies, deceit, treachery…and even the deadly mafia, will he succeed, or will the sneaky Humsworth family clip his feathers before he can even fly?

Lucas, a live-in son-in-law is mistreated and despised by his in-laws and wife. After he tries to question his wife's engagement to another man, he is beaten, forced to sign the divorce papers, and shot dead. But instead of being dead, a strange twist of fate lands him in the body of Nathaniel Hayes, the wealthiest man in the country, who has been in a coma for ten years. He wakes up to fortune and is fueled by a desire for revenge on the Ross family and everyone who had despised and shunned him. He vows to make them all regret. However, Lucas faces a dilemma when he discovers a threat to his new identity. Can he get even with his enemies while keeping his new life safe?

Alex Snow had always been a simp for his wife, Lily Snow who was the CEO of Snow Innovations who he had been married to for three years. He still couldn't believe his luck because he was an orphan, with no memory about his background and the most prettiest and richest lady on campus was chasing him for years, refusing other handsome and rich men that wanted her and ended up proposing to him. He thought that he had found his happily ever after without knowing that he was in for worse. Three years of subtle put-downs at family dinners. Three years of watching his wife's eyes linger on Damien Carter whenever he entered a room. Damien Carter. His supposed business rival. The man who seemed to exist purely to remind Alex of his inadequacies. But when Damien Carter saved his life from an accident caused by his wife Lily Snow. Alex may soon realize that sometimes the greatest enemy might be the only trustworthy person in his corner. Armed with a city and the knowledge of his biological family background, Alex is going to make sure that all those who had a hand in his family's death will suffer the consequences of their evil deeds. But what exactly is Damien after? His wealth or Alex himself?

Ethan Watson, a pauper, on a quest to finally fit into the elegant family of his wife, Melissa Graham, gets into a ghastly car accident planned by his father-in-law, Mr. Eric Graham. Ethan awakes from an induced coma to the news of being the rightful heir to the Watson conglomerate. Feeling excited, he couldn't wait to tell his wife and her family the good news with the hopes of earning their respect and admiration, only to be welcomed with divorce papers and the news of Melissa getting married to another man, Jason Miller. Enraged and backed up by his newfound wealth, he vows to make all of them pay and regret the day they ever messed with him.

The story follows Arthur Williams, a poor and invisible young man trapped at the bottom of urban society. Constantly humiliated because of his poverty, Arthur survives through odd jobs while struggling to support his sick mother. After suffering a devastating betrayal from his employer, girlfriend, and closest friend on the same night, Arthur stumbles into a mysterious opportunity tied to hidden financial networks and elite underground investors. Suddenly granted access to impossible capital and predictive market intelligence, Arthur begins building wealth at an inhuman pace. At first, he only seeks revenge. He buys the restaurant that fired him. Acquires the company that blacklisted him. Destroys corrupt executives through financial warfare. But money changes everything. As Arthur rises through society, he enters the hidden battlefield of billionaires, political dynasties, intelligence brokers, media empires, and ancient families who secretly control nations through debt and influence. Arthur evolves from a revenge-driven survivor into a ruthless empire architect.