Genius

His wife took the medicine meant to save his dying mother and gave it to her ex-boyfriend. When Darius confronted her, she chose her ex over him and ended their three-year marriage without hesitation. But she didn’t know the man she had just divorced was Hades, the legendary God of Death, feared for his unmatched combat and medical skills. Now that Darius has nothing left to hold him back, those who once looked down on him are about to discover who he really is.

Behind his status as the school’s top genius, Bagas is one random glitch away from total social ruin. When the merciless Skill Shuffle System suddenly hijacks his brain, his high-IQ intellect vanishes overnight, swapped for elite oil painting skills. As the System continuously shuffles his abilities without warning—transforming him from an irresistible heartthrob into an uncoordinated disaster within hours—Bagas has to fake his way through the day. The problem? His eagle-eyed teacher is already smelling a rat, and Siska, the sharpest girl in class, is actively tracking his bizarre mood swings. Now, with final exams looming and his academic brain completely offline, Bagas must somehow hack the System using a collection of utterly useless talents. Can he pull off the ultimate bluff, or will his next forced skill swap expose his double life to the entire campus?

John was humilated by his in-laws, given a cold shoulder by his wife, the one he cared for most in the world because they saw him below their league, a utter nobody. And at the height of it, he was framed for sexual assaults and divorce and he leaves the family, this time, with the intention of cutting ties when a car rolled off in front of him, the third most powerful man in the world bowing right before him. "Welcome Back!" His name rolled off their lips with so much reverence. Unknown to his in-laws, While they thought he was nothing but a nobody, he was actually the source of all their success and sudden boom.

Adira was denied in most of the schools because of her long list record of reasons to be kicked out. Because of that, she stopped going to school and started to build the game station of her brother who disappeared years ago. The modern world evolved so fast that technologies have outdated in a short period of time. And that includes the virtual technology that her genius brother built. Not to mention, her brother’s game brought almost all the users of the said game in their country in a coma. That lead the government to shut it down. She studied everything that her brother wrote in his journal and succeeded in building it again. Just when she started playing, her eyes opened at the amazing virtual world. There she met a few friends of her brother and found out that they were stuck at the game for many years. And unfortunately, it was not a fun game to play. It was not just a virtual reality game. It was a game to kill or be killed.

To the world, Lucifer was a joke—a spoiled disappointment who spent his years abroad chasing women and wasting his father’s fortune. When his father, the founder of the country’s biggest car empire, was murdered by ruthless rivals. He was forced to return and take control. No one expected anything from Lucifer. They saw a weak, incompetent heir who is more interested in a luxurious lifestyle than handling his father's empire—making him the perfect puppet to control. But the drunken stumbles and useless lifestyle were just a mask. Behind closed doors, the useless son was a cold-blooded genius who has been playing a much more dangerous game. As the hunt for his father’s killers begins, Lucifer will prove that the most dangerous enemy is the one you never bother to take seriously. The game is set, the stakes are billions, and the useless heir of the family is about to become the most brutal player in the city.

Julian Vane was a corporate shadow, a brilliant analyst who traded his genius for a quiet life with his wife, Clara. But loyalty is a currency the elite don't recognize. After catching Clara in the arms of his CEO, Marcus Sterling, Julian is framed for fraud, injected with a lethal experimental toxin, and tossed into the harbor to be erased forever. He was supposed to die. Instead, he woke up. The heirloom watch left by his father has unlocked the Sovereign Vault, a hidden network controlling the world’s most dangerous data. Fueled by cold rage and a brain rewritten by the toxin, Julian adopts a new identity. He won't just kill his betrayers; he will own them. As he climbs from the slums to the pinnacle of global power, the world will learn that they didn't just kill a nobody—they accidentally created the Architect of their destruction. Revenge is a game of numbers, and Julian is finally the one in control.

Three years ago, a once-mighty warlord married the heiress of a powerful family to honor his late grandfather’s will. What was meant to be a shield of protection soon turned into a personal hell. Weakened and stripped of his former glory, he became the target of scorn and cruelty from his wife’s family. When betrayal struck from those closest to her, tearing apart everything she had built, walking away seemed like the only option. But her husband refused to give up—on their marriage, on her, or on himself. With the brilliant mind and tactical genius that once made him a legend, he vowed to take back everything that had been stolen. Amid family intrigue, hidden conspiracies, and enemies lurking in the shadows, they uncover a truth: true strength isn’t found in the body, but in an unyielding heart. And as betrayal pulls them closer, could the love they’ve long ignored finally take root?

Alaric Vincent was the disgrace of his family—mocked, humiliated, and cast out like trash. On the day of his Beast Awakening, he shocked everyone by summoning a Legendary angel. But before he could claim it… …it chose someone else. Betrayed and left with nothing, Alaric was forced to accept a weak, worthless beast no one wanted. A fragile girl. Below Common rank. Trash. But the moment he formed a contract with her— everything changed. [Infinite Evolution System Activated] What others saw as useless… His system was revealed as an Immortal hybrid of light and darkness, a being whose power could surpass all limits. Now, with a system that can evolve endlessly… Alaric is done being the one looked down on. They mocked him. They abandoned him. They stole from him. Now— he will rise, crush every genius, and prove one truth: The “trash” they discarded… …is the one who will rule them all.

Deyvok Rhamelis is a social pariah with the world's most useless System: Recycle. Labeled a failure, he begins scavenging in the city dumps, only to discover that his ability can transmute scrap into legendary materials. As he quietly builds an empire of rare artifacts, the world's military powers unknowingly rely on his refuse, setting the stage for a global scandal.

David Sawyer, a normal office worker woke up suddenly to an unfamiliar world. The Apocalypse was here, and with it, a shocking realization of truth hidden just under his nose all this time. Fighting with the weight of betrayal, Dave casts aside his feelings to protect the lives of those he loves. Will his newfound apathy lead the way to survival and regrowth? Can a mask hide away the pain of love lost? DISCLAIMER: This is NOT an apocalypse story. The story explores adaptation and survival under rapidly changing world conditions. MC is not some chosen one or freek genius, he's lucky and intelligent, not a fool. Romance is a little heavy but not the main theme. Survival, human duality, conflict, and the very nature of the world itself are the book's focus. Every character has depth, and nothing is truly meaningless. Pay attention and see if you can pick up that deeply hidden foreshadowing.