Hidden Identity

When the orphaned outcast Frank Williams discovers a dying creature glowing in the ruins of his world, his life is rewritten by a power beyond imagination. A hidden system awakens within him—amplifying his mind, warping reality itself, and dragging him into a city where every man must marry or die. But beneath the king’s twisted law lies a secret darker than death: a ritual for immortality fueled by human souls. As Frank rises from the dirt to defy the throne, his power grows, and so does the price. Betrayal, madness, and love collide as the system begins to think for itself. And when it finally turns on him, Frank must decide: become the god the world fears… or destroy the only thing keeping it alive.

In the Holy Oakhaven Empire, power is dictated by one's alignment with Aether the pristine celestial mana wielded by highborn mages and noble knights. Tristan Vance possesses an Aether alignment score of absolute zero. An orphan raised by a disgraced, disabled vanguard soldier, Tristan is tolerated at the Imperial Knight Academy only as a "Shield Bearer" A glorified cannon fodder meant to absorb spells for noble squires. For three years, Tristan endures systematic humiliation, culminating in a brutal betrayal when his aristocratic rival, Julian Vanguard, leaves him for dead during a staged scouting mission in the monster-infested Ashen Ravine. Bleeding out in the depths of the earth, Tristan’s mortal blood seeps into a buried, primordial ruin, awakening the Primordial Dragon God Bloodline. Instead of drawing from the sky's Aether, Tristan can now absorb the raw, chaotic energy of the earth and command the extinct terrors of the sky. To survive, Tristan must live a double life. By day, he returns to the empire, climbing the ranks of the Royal Knights as a seemingly "ordinary" martial fighter who defies magical logic. By night, he masterminds the liberation of forgotten territories, uncovers the corrupt rot of the Holy See, and raises a hidden legion of dragons. From a humiliated slave-soldier to the master of the skies, Tristan’s path is paved with the shattered reputations of those who looked down on him, ultimately forcing him to unite humans, elves, and dwarves against an oncoming Abyssal Invasion.

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.

In a cultivation realm that upholds the accumulation of good karma as the only path to enlightenment and power, an anomaly named Arion emerges. Unlike his peers who pursue virtue, Arion is mysteriously endowed with a unique System that grants him power from the most unholy sources: the sins, hatred, and regrets of others. The greater the conflict, tragedy, and suffering surrounding him, the more formidable the cultivation energy he absorbs, making him an increasingly powerful anomaly in a world that condemns the very source of his strength. However, this power comes with unexpected and heartbreaking consequences. Women who are deeply connected to Arion's emotions—whether through sympathy, conflict, or fate—will inevitably be bound to his "karmic chains." This bond is not the result of ordinary seduction or romance, but rather an unbreakable spiritual tie, making them part of Arion's cultivation process. Elders and elite sects view him as a threat, an embodiment of darkness that must be eradicated. On his journey, Arion must not only fight powerful enemies but also grapple with the morality of his own power and the fate of the women bound to him. Questions about the justice and truth of the karma believed by the world begin to surface, sparking doubt about the very foundations of their faith. Arion and his System are not a curse, but a cosmic correction tool, an entity destined to rebalance the order of the universe that has long since strayed. He is the "Balancer of Fate," tasked with restoring true balance between light and darkness, sin and virtue, even if it means destroying the foundations of the world he knows.

🏆[No.3 of "The Leading Star" of "The Legendary Urban Man" Contest]🏆 On the night his father announced that he was naming his illegitimate son as his heir, Stephen had a severe car accident and is later dramatically presumed dead. Unfortunately for those that plotted against him and wanted him out of the picture, Stephen Cho is still alive and out for revenge ...

Wayne Stark has always been the center of ridicule. In the eyes of his in-laws, he’s nothing but a worthless burden. Even the youngest among them doesn’t hesitate to insult or strike him, using every opportunity to remind him of his place—at the bottom. But what infuriates them more than anything is Wayne’s calm reaction. No matter the humiliation, he smiles. He speaks with respect. He never loses his cool. To them, he’s a fool. But to Wayne, it’s simply life as he knows it. What they don’t know is that their days of mocking him are numbered. Wayne was the last surviving member of the prestigious Stark family—a powerful lineage reduced to ashes in a tragic explosion that killed everyone, or so they thought. At just three years old, Wayne was rescued by a loyal servant named Zack, who vanished with him into hiding. Wayne grew up in an orphanage, unaware of his bloodline, with nothing but memories of warmth and shadows of loss. He never let the insults weigh him down—because deep inside, he believed life owed him nothing but a reason to keep smiling. Now, decades later, Zack finally reaches Lord Williams, the most respected and feared ally of the former Stark family. Upon learning the truth, Lord Williams vows to restore Wayne’s honor—by making him the wealthiest, most powerful man in the country. And Wayne? He’s ready to rise—and repay every slap, every insult, and every drop of humiliation. Not with anger. But with unstoppable dominance. And as of Lena what’s her play? Is it love or what?

When Corwin comes home to bury his father, the whole city already has a name for him: the servant's son. His father spent thirty years bowing to the Renfrew family, and now that debt has landed on Corwin in the cruelest way possible, a forced engagement to Isabelle Renfrew, daughter of the house that owns everything, including the small room his father used to sleep in. Isabelle hates him on sight. Her cousin Vivienne mocks him at every turn. Her uncle Desmond treats him like dirt on a shoe. Nobody in that house knows that the quiet man they humiliate every day is not a beggar hoping to marry into money. He is Corwin Ashford, the last living heir of the Sterling Group, a name powerful enough to buy the Renfrew empire twice over and still have change left. He came home to bury his father. He stays to bury the shame they tried to bury him under. But love was never part of the plan, and somewhere between the insults and the silence, Isabelle Renfrew becomes the one thing his revenge did not account for.

Cast aside by his own father, the ruthless Patriarch Thorne, Alaric Thorne is forced to live like trash in Manhattan for 365 days. By day, he is nothing more than a driver, humiliated and betrayed by his fiancée. But at night, when the servant’s room door is locked, the truth begins to surface. When his mask finally falls, all of New York will tremble. Because Alaric Thorne did not return to claim his share—he returned to take the throne.

Ethan Blake had it all — until his own family betrayed him, left him penniless, and watched him die. But fate had other plans. Now reborn ten years in the past and armed with the mysterious Redemption System, Ethan is ready to rewrite his legacy. He will rise from nothing, crush those who betrayed him, and build an empire no one can take away again. This time, the forsaken heir will reclaim everything — and make them all pay.

Saving a crumbling empire from the brink of bankruptcy should have cemented Samuel Hayes as a hero, but instead, it only invited betrayal. To the world, he was just a washed-up nobody, a man too weak to fight back. But when he stepped into the city’s most dangerous den, the facade cracked. Piece by piece, Samuel Hayes unveiled the truth—a force untouchable, unrelenting, and utterly unstoppable.