I Became The Pope, Now What?

Marcus Hale dreamed of becoming a hero. At ten, he played knight in the sunlit streets of Millbrook—until the demons came. When the Enforcers, elite magical warriors, chose to defend the capital instead of his village, Marcus lost everything: his parents, his home, and his faith in the world. Six years later, he enters Valorheart Academy as a Defender—the lowest rank in the magical caste system. Assigned to shield others while nobles chase glory, Marcus is mocked by instructors, denied access to advanced knowledge, and forced to accept that power is for the privileged. His only light is Isabella Rodriguez, a brilliant Mage and his first friend—maybe more. But even that is taken when Arthur Blackthorne, a powerful noble with eyes on both Isabella and the throne, maneuvers Marcus into disgrace. Stripped of allies and on the verge of expulsion, Marcus discovers a forgotten power buried beneath the academy—a living source of ancient magic that offers him what society never would: a choice. He fuses with it. Survives it. Becomes something no Defender was ever meant to be. With new abilities and a mind sharpened by betrayal, Marcus begins to reshape the academy from within, gathering outcasts and training them to challenge the system. He’s not just fighting for equality anymore—he’s building a revolution. But the deeper he delves into power, the more he risks becoming like the very tyrants he vowed to destroy. Love, loyalty, and vengeance collide as Marcus confronts the brutal truth: to create a new world, he may have to burn the old one down. He was born to defend a world that discarded him. Now, he will destroy it.

Born without an ability in a world where power decides fate, he was destined to be nothing. Until a forbidden ritual performed by a mysterious old man awakened something no human should possess. [Ghost System Activated] Now able to see and fight ghosts, he grows stronger through quests, levels, and combat, gaining power with every spirit he defeats. His rise draws attention from the elite Ghost Academy, where students are trained to hunt the dead and survive horrors beyond imagination. But his power isn’t a blessing—it’s an anomaly. And in a world ruled by curses, the boy without one may become the most dangerous existence of all.

Dom lives with his younger sister, who suffers from a mysterious illness that has left her in a deep coma. After losing both of their parents, he became her sole caretaker. Determined to find a cure, he chose the dangerous path of becoming an adventurer. When he took the aptitude test to obtain his combat skills, the only ability he received was a weak Dodge skill. Because of this, he was mocked, ridiculed, and looked down upon by everyone around him. Even the only party willing to accept him eventually cast him out. All of this led Dom to enter the dungeons alone as a solo adventurer, where he found himself facing certain death. But in a single moment, everything changed.

Raizel was a weak young man, he lived a life of hell. Physical and verbal abuse was commonplace for him. So his desire to die was great. However, fate had other plans. When Raizel's dream was about to be realized, he got the power of the legend of the nine-tailed fox or can be known as "Gumiho". The Gumiho is Hanna Boa, she is the queen of the demon kingdom. One of the powers he will get is eternal life. Initially, Raizel wanted to use the power only for revenge. However, his arrogant attitude emerged and turned evil when he joined Zhang Lao's organization. He had no idea that Zhang Lao was the most evil and greedy man on earth. In fact, Hanna Boa warned Raizel to stay away from Zhang Lao. However, Raizel ignored her. No wonder Hanna Boa was angry. Will Hanna take back her fox marbles? Then, what will happen to Raizel? Will he go back to being a weak young man again?

Wednesday, March 10, 2021, put the entire city of Indianapolis in an alteration. Loss of lives and properties were involved because it was believed aliens invaded earth, although the government strongly rebuked this. However, Fifty percent of kids around the age of sixteen gained infection-induced powers through the freak ambush. Parts of the government outside the law, known as the 'Shadow Government, did their best to confiscate and put most of these teens under control. Some were ambushed by politicians and crazed scientists, as they were contained and imprisoned. Experiments were carried out to figure out what ticks them  to be used for selfish purposes. November Calhoun finds himself in the categorized teens with infection-induced powers. While these teens have one quirk to themselves, he has numerous of them which he seems to be discovering when challenges are set up for him. He does his best to not fall into the traps set by these scientists after discovering he can use his quirks to help people and fight crime. And his friends customize him a super-suit with the nametag 'N' to hide his identity. However, the flip-side gets shoved in his face when trained supervillains start attacking him.

He knew this world. Not because he had lived here before, but because he had once read about it in a novel he never finished. Now, somehow, he has become the long-lost biological son of one of the most powerful families—a true heir who disappeared years ago and has finally been brought home. But someone has already taken his place. The adopted son has spent years being loved as the perfect child and raised as the future heir. And now that the real son has returned, he has no intention of giving up the life he believes belongs to him. Smiles hide schemes. Kind words carry traps. Even a simple family dinner can become a battlefield. Fortunately, the new heir remembers a few things from the novel. Unfortunately… only a few. And as events begin changing from the story he remembers, he soon realizes that knowing part of the plot may not be enough to survive it. Because his return hasn’t simply changed who will inherit the family. It has changed the entire story.

Most people live their lives without ever knowing what lingers after death. Raito was never meant to be one of the ones who do. Three years ago, a night meant for stars and quiet laughter ended in blood. Since then, Raito has lived a half-life—haunted, isolated, and unseen by the world he no longer fully belongs to. Ghosts roam the city, born from human obsessions too strong to die, yet for reasons he cannot explain, they sense him only when he dares to acknowledge their existence. To them, he is a blind spot. To himself, he is a survivor who should have died. Beneath the surface of ordinary life, a secret war is being fought. The Ghost Hunters Organization (GHO) operates in the shadows, wielding cursed weapons born from the obsessions of fallen spirits, hunting ghosts before their grief and rage evolve into something far worse. When Raito is pulled into this hidden world, a terrifying truth begins to surface—one that ties his survival, his strange condition, and the death of his childhood friend together in ways he never imagined. Because some ghosts do not move on. Some protect. Some wait. And some… live on inside the living. As Raito is forced to confront the dead he carries, the trauma he buried, and the monsters born from human obsession, he must decide whether strength is worth the cost—when every step forward drags the weight of the dead along with him. In a world where ghosts are not born from malice but from love, regret, and obsession, the greatest horror is not what refuses to die… …but what refuses to let go.

"I refuse to be the MC!" These were the storming words that came out of Ethan's mouth after reading the script he was given in the Alternate Realm. He had just turned down the big role of becoming the main character of a novel he had been reading for months, Why? However, choosing the role of a side character, Ethan never expected any good from the God of reality... [You have received the Double Reward System]. [You shall gain ×2 the rewards of the MC. Both Good and Bad].

Kade was more than a thief; he was a legend who had escaped three hundred prisons across fifty countries and built a global empire of shadows. But his luck finally ran out on a cursed mountain, where he died clutching a bag of diamonds that could buy a nation three times over. Death, however, was just another lock for Kade to pick. Awakening in the dark abyss of the world of Arak, Kade finds himself bound by the "Red Death Chains" and a sentient Villain System that demands total obedience. The System wants a puppet to rebuild the fallen demonic empire of Zordon. The body he'd reincarnated in. It picked the wrong man. Before the System could even finish its first tutorial, Kade breaks the mana draining chains and slaughters a horde of orc demons using nothing but a rusted shackle and his legendary instincts. Realizing the System needs his brilliance more than he needs its guidance, Kade forces the cosmic entity into a corner, striking a deal with it. Now, armed with new abilities and his intelligence, Kade aims to rebuild the empire of Zordon both in the realm of demons and humans. Arak has had peace for a period, but it would no longer last, not while he has returned.

When a high-tier mercenary squad leaves Logan Stone for dead inside a dangerous rift zone, they expect him to die quietly. Instead, the betrayal triggers something dormant in his blood. Left surrounded by ruthless beasts, Logan discovers a unique survival ability: every monster he slays and every lethal attack he survives grants him a fraction of his enemy’s physical strength and combat skill. Equipped with nothing but raw instinct, a heavy blade, and growing power, Logan fights his way out of the dead zone. He returns to the lawless outer sectors of the city with a single goal: to hunt down the apex beasts of the rifts and make the corrupt elite guilds pay for what they did. Operating as an unranked solo mercenary, Logan takes on the most hazardous contracts on the market. With every fight, his strength grows, turning him into a force that rival kill squads cannot stop. As the ruling factions realize a rogue hunter is dismantling their control block by block, Logan prepares to challenge the entire city hierarchy and claim his place at the top.