Forced Love

[BOOK 1 OF HOLY STAR] Set in a world where the most powerful continent is ruled by the most powerful nation, and the most prominent symbol of grand power there is the Temple of Wisdom. Etanai Bazu, a nobody from the slums of Stell City, received a gift from the most powerful celestial, The God of Scriptures, through a life-altering experience that left him with an unstable mind. Along with four A-list military trainees: Chad Bravo, Cassandra Rayer, Bava Edward, and Garu Chanti, Etanai became a Holy Warrior to the priestess of the Temple of Wisdom. While dealing with a deranged mind and an uncontrollable power, Etanai is dragged into a journey entailing friendship, alliances, and enemies; dealing with trauma and healing them; trust and betrayal in relationships; the pros and cons of fame; dirty politics in the sacred temple…… then there’s love. The newborn warrior couldn’t fight against the pull of Forbidden Love, not if Priestess Eshya was involved. (Note: bXb and gXg characters.)

On Diamant's 14th birthday, the strangest thing happened. A witch had almost killed her while warning her to stay away from the past. Diamant and her grandpa were people who lived on a survival skill of running and hiding from an unknown that relentlessly chased after them and threatened their lives. One night, this skill of Run and Hide met its end at the hands of a war brought upon their village by the mighty King of Alusa, the Dragon Lord. Having lost everything in the war, Diamant is driven by rage and grieve to seek revenge against the King. This is no easy task as she will get entangled in lies, conspiracy, betrayal, love, war and magic. In all these, she discovers there are important questions about her life that only the past has answers to. Will she delve into the past to seek these answers which may cost her everything including her life? Or will she face the present, forgo knowing these answers and live the life she is struggling to build for herself?

Ding-! [Congratulations! You have been awarded the title of 'The First Person from Another World'!] [Congratulations! You have acquired the title of 'Owner of the Ancient Emperor's Secret Palace'!] [The Dual Gates you entered have been identified as yours!] [All the belongings in this Palace are yours, Master!] That's what Igarashi Kazuki heard, a man who was mocked and cast aside by his family and even the world due to his chubby and ugly appearance when he opened the extraordinary Dual Gates in his ancestral warehouse. He discovered a mysterious gateway that led him to a new world full of unimaginable possibilities. Through the Dual Gates, Kazuki obtained an AI System that helped him train and evolve into a stronger, smarter, and more cunning individual. Seeking revenge was not the only thing he did, a red thread guided him and destiny bound him to keep moving towards unlimited heights. However, his journey would not be an easy one, as there were many tigers and dragons lying dormant in both worlds that Kazuki had to fight in order to achieve all his ambitions with the thread of destiny guiding him. With colossal battles, a tantalizing love story, cunning political games, and power struggles, ambitiously aiming to become the CEO of a world-class company and participating in global geopolitics, creating many new innovations for the world, Kazuki will embark on an extraordinary adventure where he will face unexpected challenges and obstacles in his quest to conquer both worlds. How will Kazuki face it all? Will he become the best with all the desired endings and shape the future of all living beings in both worlds as he wishes, or will he be crushed by the challenges and formidable enemies that lie ahead? ******* This is Fantasy story, unrelated to reality.

For three years, Li Tian was the laughingstock of the Zhang family, they saw him as a penniless, spineless son-in-law forced to run errands and eat leftovers. Mocked by his wife’s relatives, humiliated by society, and treated like a servant, no one knew his true identity. Until the day he finally snapped. Because Li Tian wasn’t just some poor nobody. He was the Dragon King, the hidden ruler of an underground empire,a man who once vanished from the world after being betrayed by those closest to him. Now he’s back, and he’s not hiding anymore. Armed with limitless power, a secret system that unlocks his god-level potential, and a list of debts to collect, Li Tian is ready to flip the entire city upside down. The Zhangs wanted a dog to kick. They didn’t realize they’d leashed a dragon.

Damian is a dishwasher and servant to a grumpy and fat old man. Every day Damian will always be insulted and humiliated he is always wrong in the eyes of his master's friends who are middle class and think they are the richest. This incident happened because he had amnesia and had lost his way, but in the end, he remembered who he was, who was an influential young exclusive director in a company owned by his parents. It's just that not long after he was there, circumstances forced him to return to being the Young Master of the Moorsley Family, because he discovered his aunt's family and his cousin, even his fiancée, Rose, betrayed him. They intend to take over the company today and destroy his family until he finally returns and destroys them all in revenge!

When Matthew's business suffers a huge setback that threatens to run him into bankruptcy, he is forced into a marriage union with the bipolar Erica Rochelle. However, while they are married Matthew finds himself falling for her. But Erica does not share the same thoughts, she mal-treats him at any given opportunity but like a fool he remains loyal to her. Erica's mother Diana pushes him for a divorce but Matthew does not give in. When he catches his wife in bed with another man he signs the agreement in a heartbeat but that does not stop Diana from wrecking his business a second time, she leaves him penniless with no other option than to throw himself off the river. While visiting the bar for one last drink Matthew encounters an interesting woman and the solutions to his problems lie with her.

They called him worthless. They had no idea. For three years, Alex Carter endured hell as the live-in son-in-law everyone despised. His wife's family forced him to eat in the kitchen, insult him in front of guests, and he worked three jobs just to survive their mockery. On their anniversary, they delivered the final blow: "Emma's pregnant with Ryan's child." They threw him out like trash. That was the moment he found out he's the secret heir to a $1.2 trillion empire. His years of suffering? It was a test of character—and he passed. Now the world will watch as the "worthless" son-in-law becomes the most powerful man alive. Emma's begging. Her family's panicking. Ryan's finished. But Alex isn't listening anymore. Revenge is a dish best served globally

Reid is the first son who is a genius, but all this time he has always been forced to hide his intelligence by his stepmother, treated like an idiot in front of other people and made a laughing stock. Reid could only remain silent because he had no one on his side. His father treated him coldly, while his biological mother had died. Even the girlfriend that Reid loves so much is cheating on him with his half-brother. Reid's patience ran out, he wanted revenge on those people, unfortunately he doesn't have the strength. Just when Reid felt hopeless, suddenly a man came and told him his true identity, that he was the last heir to the leading Arison company. It seems he now has enough power to take revenge.

Kevin Walker, a young man who was the son of a servant, was forced to get married with his master, Nira Smith, who was the Lady CEO of a multimillionaire company with a cold personality. As he was poor, he had to be harassed by his in-laws everyday. Even though Nira protected him we'll, sometimes she was also frustrated because of him. They were just a couple in name. Kevin on the other hand, was actually a house husband, who did everything from run errands to house chores. But in the end of the day, he still got the tag "useless". One day, Nira angrily told him, " How can you be like that? Don't you have any dignity? " Kevin was so unhappy that he left the house and suddenly a person came near him and bowed, "Young Master... "

“What is right and what is wrong in a world where survival is all that matters?” Stuck in an unusual game of survival, Mikaila has these words keep repeating in her mind. Out of necessity, Mikaila was forced to participate in a massively multiplayer role-playing game that features a very unique gameplay; players have to use their real physical bodies to enter the fantasy world. Due to the harrowing nature of the game, Mikaila’s morals are continuously challenged as she progresses in this brutal world. Can she hold on to her principles? Or will the infectious cruelty of this world tarnish her soul? Note: This is the second book of the story Utopian Fantasy: "A Fair Game". It's better to read the preceding story first to better understand the context of some events. You can read the first book on the same platform. Art Cover by @kuma_chan28 Contact him for commissions: kumac215@gmail.com