First-Person POV

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.

Blurb Marcus Allen never regretted his three years in prison, not until the day he finally walked out. The first thing waiting for him wasn't the warm embrace of the woman he loved, but divorce papers from Genevieve—the very woman he had gone to prison protecting. Three years ago, Marcus had beaten Donald Lionel after catching him harassing Genevieve. Donald turned the tables and accused him of attempted murder, sending Marcus to Greenville County Jail, the infamous "Jail of No Return." Now, Marcus was finally free, but Genevieve was no longer the woman he remembered. "Do you really think we're on the same level anymore, you ex-convict?" she sneered, handing him the divorce papers without the slightest remorse. Marcus accepted the divorce without showing a trace of weakness. What Genevieve didn't know was that the man who entered Greenville County Jail three years ago was not the same man who had just walked out. While they thought Marcus had lost everything, he had gained something far more terrifying behind those prison walls. . Now, they will learn the cruelest truth of all The person you betray today may become the very person you have to kneel before tomorrow.

At twenty-five, Esteban Rodriguez is dying from an undiagnosed illness—slowly, painfully, and without answers. What he doesn’t expect is for his wife to grow tired of waiting. Miranda once promised to stay by his side through sickness and health. Now she’s counting the cost. When the medical bills drain their savings and Esteban loses the ability to work, Miranda finally snaps—telling him, for the first time, that his life is a burden she can no longer carry. But the breaking point comes on a crowded city bus, when Esteban spots a woman who looks exactly like his wife walking into a luxury hotel. During work hours. Dressed to impress. Laughing with someone who isn’t him. Desperate for answers, he follows her inside… and what he discovers behind those hotel doors shatters more than just his heart. Sometimes, the worst part of dying isn’t the illness. It’s realizing the person you love has already buried you. A raw, emotional story of betrayal, heartbreak, and the impossible choice between fighting for life—and letting go of love.

Alvin woke up from his sleep in the middle of an arena in another world without knowing the reason. After gathering information, Alvin found out that he now has a new name, Arthfael, and he must defeat an SSSSS-class monster named Krakensaur to return to his own world. At first, he didn't believe it, but when he tried to commit suicide, he woke up again in that world and felt pain all over his body. Finally, he was determined to reach the highest level in order to fight Krakensaur and return to his world.Will Arthfael be able to defeat Krakensaur and return to his world?

The Boundless Array: Master of 10,000 Seals follows Steven, a disgraced “Trash Disciple” born with a suppressed Soul Core in a world where parasitic gods drain mortal life to sustain themselves. Betrayed by his fiancée and rival, Victor, Steven faces execution until the ancient Boundless Array System awakens within him. This system reveals a cosmic truth: the Heavens are collapsing, upheld by 10,000 failing pillars. With each level he gains, Steven unlocks a Divine Seal capable of stripping power from the gods themselves. Escaping death by activating his first ability, the Seal of Gravity, Steven overturns his fate and begins a relentless ascent. Hunted and wounded, he takes refuge in forbidden zones, where he meets the exiled Elder Ben and uncovers the truth that his “broken” soul was a seal hiding his true identity. As he grows stronger, Steven gains new Seals that allow him to manipulate reality, nullify abilities, and dominate enemies without direct combat. Rather than seeking revenge alone, Steven builds a shadow empire. He seizes control of guilds, manipulates markets, and dismantles corrupt institutions using intelligence and psychological dominance. His power attracts allies like Princess Nora, who sees him as a force capable of resetting the world order. Meanwhile, Victor rises within the imperial ranks, becoming Steven’s recurring adversary. Their conflict escalates from personal rivalry to a battle that influences nations and divine forces. When a god descends to purge the mortal realm, Steven confronts it directly, using the Seal of Divinity to strip it of immortality and prove that gods can fall. From outcast to cosmic judge, Steven becomes the jailer of the divine, determined to dismantle the corrupt heavens one Seal at a time.

Awakening Day was supposed to be amazing. Instead, Marcus got the worst Class possible: Serial Killer. Now he has 30 days to commit murder or go insane. The System doesn't care that he's just a kid. It doesn't care about his morals. Kill or be destroyed—those are his only options. Between lying to his best friends, studying for tests, and planning his first kill, Marcus has to figure out how to feed his cursed Class without losing his soul. Can he stay human while becoming a monster? Thank you for reading! I hope you enjoy Marcus's dark journey.

Ryan Carter died winning a noodle contest, only to be resurrected as a fake hero. Now, he must survive a kingdom that treats his every clumsy blunder as legendary martial arts, all while trying to uncover why he was brought back in the first place.

A scavenger’s son, Corin bonds a dead relic to save a bleeding stranger, and the mark it leaves behind is a countdown to his own heart. Now a Warbinder with royal blood hunts him, a hidden lord wants his mother’s cure turned into a weapon, and the ledger on his arm never stops counting.

When a dead man appears at his father's birthday party, the Ashbourne family's perfect facade shatters. Elias Ashbourne was buried twenty years ago, yet here he stands, remembering everything they tried to forget. As he unearths their darkest secret, the family insists he's an imposter. But the truth is far worse: Elias isn't the boy who died, he's the thing that crawled out of his grave seeking revenge.

Caden Kelly was an ordinary university student struggling with debt, an exhausting part-time job, and a mundane life—until one fateful night when he received a mysterious System Activation. Suddenly, he could see stats, unlock abilities, and receive quests. But unlike conventional systems, his came with an unexpected perk: The Bonding System—a unique ability that allowed him to grow stronger through relationships with women. With this newfound power, Caden is thrust into a world of hidden sects, ancient legacies, and dark conspiracies. As he navigates his way through increasing power struggles, he begins to uncover a shocking truth: the system wasn't just a gift—it was a curse with a purpose.