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He was betrayed, broken, and buried alive by the ones who should’ve protected him. Now, he’s back—with fire in his veins and vengeance in his fists. On his sixth birthday, Andrew Blackwood watched his mother die in a pool of blood and candles. Sold into mafia servitude, stripped of his inheritance, and betrayed by the woman he loved, he became a ghost in the criminal underworld—reborn as THE DRAGON JACKAL. Trained in 74 deadly arts. Feared by enemies. Hunted by the past. Now, after years of silence, the hidden heir returns to reclaim everything that was stolen—from his name to his soul. But the deeper he digs into his family’s legacy, the darker the secrets become. With love turned into betrayal and blood turned into lies, Andrew must choose: burn the empire to the ground or rebuild it from ashes. Revenge is his weapon. Redemption is his war. And this time… mercy is off the table.

When the world ended, it wasn’t with fire or ice—it was with a game notification. One night, humanity wakes up to find reality rewritten into a deadly survival game. Monsters roam the streets, dungeons tear open from the skies, and every human is forced into a player’s role. Except for Ethan Cross, a failed gamer who spent his life mocked for being weak and useless. But when the system awakens, Ethan isn’t just another player— he receives the hidden [Game Master System], giving him the power to set rules, break limits, and bend reality. In this brutal new world where survival is everything, the weak are slaughtered, and betrayal hides behind every smile, Ethan must rise from zero to the ultimate Game Master—or die trying. Level up. Rule the game. Rewrite fate. Because in the apocalypse, the only law is survival.

Soren Black was once a lethal operative of the Aegis-9 Unit, an elite force designed to neutralize the world’s deadliest bioterror threats. But a mission gone wrong changed everything—compromised from within, their operation was exposed to the enemy. Soren fought through impossible odds, slaughtering foes and completing the impossible, only to be betrayed by the very government he served. Branded a scapegoat, he was left to die… until one man, his director, intervened. Sent to rot in prison for five long years, Soren endured a sentence meant to break him. Now, released and sharper, deadlier, and hungrier than ever, he emerges from captivity with one purpose: revenge. Every ally who betrayed him, every secret that cost him his freedom, will pay. And in a world that doubts him, Soren will remind everyone why the Aegis-9 Unit feared no enemy… until now.

🏆["Silver Medal" in System Category of "Meganovel Annual Writing Contest 2022"]🏆 Aoi, a Japanese kid, stumbles upon a portal and witnesses his parents die in front of a masked man wielding a gun in his hand. He becomes an orphan and lives with a foster family, which fortunately treats him as their own child. Hina, Aoi’s step-sister, grows up and takes a liking to Aoi. However, something terrible happens. After twelve years, portals have emerged once again and granted most people powers beyond their imaginations. And Aoi is one of them. He receives a system and a sniper as his primary weapon. But after everything he has been through, Aoi struggles to use his sniper and system. So when a portal materialises in their school, Aoi has no choice but to fend off the monsters inside the portal and hunt down the masked man who killed his parents twelve years ago.

Check out my 2 new works- Infinite Evolution: Rise of the God of Metamorphosis & My Beast Capturing System [Mutation of interface complete!] System-host compatibility: 95%- Requirements to integrate complete…, initiating integration and installation. … [Morales Clifford, Welcome to the Clan Head System!] “Wait…, what the hell?” “I…, Did I just transmigrate into Space world?” “What the f**k, is that even possible?” … Morales, a retired soldier in his previous world has been reborn in a strange world due to a mad scientist experiment; a world whose foundation is built upon his favorite game- Space World. For him to return back to earth, he has to accumulate strength and locate his other 4 earthlings that were reborn with him in this mysterious fantastical world. The road ahead is dark and ominous. Will he succeed? Will he die trying? Find out in this action filled mind-blowing novel.

After being betrayed by his ambitious wife who cheated on him with her first love, Ethan Vale; a self-made tech genius, loses everything he built. He is accused of theft and robbed of his life's work by the very woman he had sacrificed everything for. Branded a failure and abandoned to die on the streets, he disappears—only to return five years later, wealthier and more powerful than everyone who once stepped on him. They look down on him, thinking he was still a loser. Only if they knew that he was now the famous Tech Genius known as the Invisible Innovator and the King of War. The Phoenix CEO had returned for his revenge, one that will leave a scar in the city for eternity. It was not just about payback; it’s about reclaiming his pride, rewriting his destiny, and destroying the people who betrayed him. A story that would be retold for generations

Ethan Astor lived an average life. He was a responsible man who worked very hard as a cleaner to provide for his wife and his younger siblings. But one day, he stumbles into his wife having an affair with one of the big shots of the city and he confronts them. But he gets kicked out of the house by Philip. From that moment onwards, Ethan's life comes crashing down as something shocking about his wife was revealed to him. Ethan was meant to be scarred for life until he gets a call that turns his life around. How is he going to deal with the people who treated him as a joke and a tool for their own pleasure? Would Ethan ever find true love? This is a tale of Ethan's rise to power and him claiming the rightful life he deserves!

Betrayed by his wife for a wealthier man, he was cast aside as nothing more than a worthless son-in-law. But this is no ordinary tale of revenge. He didn't bother with petty humiliation—he's set his sights on something far greater. Now, he's risen from the ashes to become a powerful mafia lord, building an empire in the shadows, his name whispered in fear. But that’s not all. Beneath the criminal underworld lies an even darker truth: supernatural beings—demons, ghosts, and ancient races—lurking within human society. His true mission, given by a god, is to hunt them down and stop their silent invasion. And anyone who dares cross him? They'll learn the hard way what happens when you mess with a man destined for power, both in this world and beyond.

Evan Winston, a hardworking man, took on the responsibility of being the provider for his wife's family, working hard to earn their respect and meet their expectations. But everything changed in an instant when he was unfairly fired by his Boss, leaving him jobless. As if that wasn't enough, a tragic accident left him impotent for months. To make matters worse, his in-laws underestimated him and manipulated his wife into divorcing him. But the most painful thing was when he discovered his wife's betrayal with his best friend. They kicked Evan out of his own home. Leo made it clear that his wife and house would be the price he had to pay for his million dollar debt to him. But fate had other plans for him when his Grandfather found him. His return left everyone in shock.

Nathan Cross spends eight years building a revolutionary formula, believing his wife, Serena, and his closest ally, Derek, are the people he can trust most. But when Nathan refuses to surrender his creation, they betray him, torture him, and leave him to die in a waste facility before dawn. On the brink of death, Nathan's ancient dragon mark awakens. It restores his shattered body and unlocks the memories of his ancestors, granting him powerful healing arts, medicine, acupuncture, cultivation, and deadly martial techniques passed down through generations. When the men responsible for his death discover that Nathan is still alive, they become the first to face the power of the man they tried to destroy. Now, with his enemies celebrating their victory, Nathan walks into their grand reunion covered in blood and carrying a promise: He is coming for everyone who betrayed him.