Hidden Gem

Everyone said Michael Stone was born broken. At the Ranking Ceremony that decides every awakener's future, Michael's hand touches the Classification Crystal and the numbers that come back are unlike anything the stadium has ever seen: zero offense, zero defense, zero combat potential. RANK: ZERO. While his classmates walk away with S-Rank offers and guild banners waiting to claim them, Michael walks home alone, laughed out of the one ceremony that was supposed to define his worth. His only skill, Command Aura, barely raises an eyebrow — a "negligible" passive that nudges the coordination of people standing nearby. Not a weapon. Not a shield. Nothing a guild would ever pay for. Desperate for any kind of foothold, Michael takes the only work a Zero can get: carrying supplies for a low-tier expedition crew. But when a hunter almost dies in a monster ambush, it's Michael's shouted warning — not her own reflexes — that saves her life. No one gives him credit. But that night, his status window reveals something no one has ever seen before: Command Aura has a hidden evolution condition, one that requires him to successfully lead someone stronger than himself. Rejected by every guild in the city, Michael finds his chance in Ryan Cole — a burned-out B-Rank hunter whose unstable offensive skill has made him unhireable. Michael offers him something no guild ever did: someone who watches the whole fight instead of just his fist. Slowly, painfully, trust is built one dungeon at a time — until the night Michael throws his own unarmed, zero-rated body between Ryan and a monster's claw, and Ryan finally acknowledges him as commander. What happens next breaks every rule Michael thought he understood about power.

“Don’t complain when the lights go out…” These were the words that came out of his mouth before he calmly exited the office. Josh Summers, a typical nobody, a medical instructor, is pushed aside by his wife, Lauren Forrest, when she sees that she has reached the very pinnacle of her career. She saw him as nothing but ‘Deadweight…’ But then everything turns upside down when, on the very day she had been dreaming of, she sees him standing with the top dogs of the city. Josh Summers wasn't just a nobody; he was the shadow ruler of Veron, the Hidden Ace, and the blade that held the underworld together. He had chosen a quiet life to stay with his wife; for three years, he played instructor at the clinic. But now, he is back, and with his resurfacing, the underworld is shaking— threats are awakening, and new enemies and allies are being born. Will Josh continue to rule over his Empire of Ash and Gold?

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.

Victor Parker's troubles take a turn for the worse when his six-year-old daughter falls ill, and he lacks the funds to provide her with medical care. To make matters even more challenging, his wife's family pressures him to separate from her due to his financial difficulties. Just when Victor is on the brink of despair, an unexpected bank notification arrives, revealing a staggering one billion dollars deposited into his account. This shocking revelation unveils a hidden truth: Victor is the heir to the influential Parker family. With this newfound identity and immense wealth, Victor's life undergoes a complete transformation. He makes a steadfast commitment to securing a brighter future for his wife and daughter, as well as seeking retribution against those who wronged him. Embark on this captivating journey in the narrative titled "The Rejected Son-In-Law Dominates," as Victor navigates a path of this second chance and triumph against all odds.

They laughed when you had nothing. Your ex humiliated you in public, calling you worthless. Your family turned their backs, and your boss threw you out like trash. Rock bottom wasn’t just a phrase—it was your reality. Until the day everything changed. When a mysterious man in a black suit steps out of a sleek convoy and hands you a letter sealed in gold, your life flips overnight. You’ve just inherited the unimaginable: the fortune, empire, and secrets of the world’s richest consortium. Now, you're not just rich—you’re untouchable. From surviving in the shadows to commanding boardrooms, buying skyscrapers, and reshaping your past with limitless power, your story becomes one of revenge served ice-cold. The same people who mocked you now crawl for your attention—and mercy. But with great wealth comes darker enemies, hidden agendas, and choices that could destroy the very soul you once fought to save. Because in this new world, money doesn’t just make the world spin—it spins you.

What do you do when the person you sacrificed everything for throws you away like garbage??? Blake Sterling spent three years as an invisible househusband—mocked, belittled, and humiliated. What his wife didn't know: he was the billionaire secretly engineering her success. Every victory she celebrated? He built it. Every door that opened? He opened it. Every moment she looked through him like he was nothing? He swallowed the pain and kept building her success. Until the night he discovered her engagement to another man. The divorce papers she'd hidden in her drawer? He signed them first. The company she thought she'd built alone? He'd orchestrated everything. The life she thought she'd won? It was always his gift to give—and his to take away. Now she'll discover the most terrifying truth of all: The man who had nothing was the one who had everything. And she just let him walk away.

At graduation, Michael Scofield planned the perfect proposal. But instead of applause, he got laughter. In front of the entire campus, his girlfriend, Jane Scott, sneered at his cheap clothes and broke his heart. “Do you really think love can buy happiness?” she said. “Even my handbag costs more than you’ll ever earn!” Humiliated and crushed, Michael walked away in silence as Jane threw herself into the arms of her new billionaire boyfriend. What she didn’t know was—Michael wasn’t poor. For years, he’d lived under a strict family rule: stay hidden until graduation. No money. No help. No special treatment. But tonight, that rule ends. Because the boy she mocked is the sole heir to an empire that controls 70% of the world’s wealth. And when the truth comes out, the girl who looked down on him, the crowd who laughed at him, and the elites who called him trash—will all bow before him.

Elias Vane is known as the weakest apprentice in Wintervale Sanctum—lazy, harmless, and barely talented enough to pass his mana assessment. His mentor, Archmage Nia Frostvale, has spent three years trying to turn him into a proper mage. Then she hears his thoughts. Elias is not weak. He is hiding a terrifying amount of power, an ancient past, and an Idle Ascension System that makes him stronger even when he does absolutely nothing. To avoid divine attention, he pretends to be ordinary. Unfortunately for him, Nia can now hear every secret he tries to bury. As sacred beasts recognize him, demons fear him, and forgotten gods begin to move, Elias’s quiet life collapses one misunderstanding at a time. Nia wants answers. Elias wants naps. The world may need a savior neither of them wants him to become. A comedic LitRPG fantasy about a hidden powerhouse, a suspicious mentor, level-ups, ancient secrets, and the most dangerous student pretending to be useless.

On the forty-first floor of Arcturus Group's Manhattan headquarters, 29-year-old financial analyst Nathan Cole operates as an invisible ghost. Meticulous, brilliant, and deliberately underestimated, he quietly corrects multimillion-dollar errors made by senior colleagues and watches without malice as the firm’s celebrated golden boy, Preston Mercer, takes credit for his strategic frameworks. But Nathan isn't passive; he is patient. For ten years, since the manufactured compliance scandal that destroyed his mother Diane’s firm and led to her death, Nathan has engineered a calculated, covert campaign for retribution against Arcturus and its predatory founder, Richard Mercer. To execute a plan built on institutional leverage rather than mere financial ruin, Nathan exits the shadows to launch Cole Strategic Group. He aligns with Simone Vega, a razor-sharp forensic accountant weaponizing an explosive case file detailing how Arcturus systematically crushed independent firms. To manage the high-stakes operational chaos, Nathan hires Marco Reyes, an intuitive strategist who brings unexpected warmth and humanity to Nathan’s isolated existence. As Nathan covertly acquires a commanding position in Arcturus’s debt structure and flips overlooked internal whistleblowers, Marco becomes his most trusted confidant. Yet, invisible fault lines threaten the foundation. Richard Mercer, sensing a ghostly architecture shifting within his walls, initiates a tense psychological chess match with Nathan to unmask his hidden adversary. Simultaneously, quiet betrayals stir in the background, tied to long-held family secrets and a second, unidentified photograph locked in Nathan’s box. As the trap closes around Arcturus, Nathan realizes his meticulous machine is no longer just a blueprint—it is a weapon. Standing on the precipice of total exposure, he must face the ultimate cost of institutional warfare: dangerous weapons can choose their direction, but they can rarely choose what they damage.

Vance was born to bleed. In the neon lit gutters of Veridian City, he survives by taking brutal beatings as a sparring partner for elite underground martial artists. He has zero power, no money, and a massive syndicate debt hanging over his head. When a rigged deathmatch goes wrong, Vance is tossed into a wet alley with a shattered spine and a punctured lung. As his vision fades and the cold rain washes his blood away, a cold mechanical voice echoes in his mind. System Initialized. Lethal Damage Detected. Activating Extraction Protocol. Vance does not just heal. He awakens with the terrifying ability to extract the stats, combat skills, and hidden memories of anyone he defeats. The weak, pathetic punching bag is gone forever. In his place stands a predator. His first target is the fight club boss who left him for dead. His next target is the entire corrupt underworld of Veridian City. They thought they buried a nobody. They actually unleashed a system bound monster. Now, every single enemy he crushes only makes him stronger, faster, and deadlier. The entire city will soon learn to fear his new name. He will consume all their stolen power without mercy.