I Became The Ugly Lady

Miles Creek, due to his father's unintentionally involvement in his mother's death, broke away from the family and tried to make a living on his own. However, after experiencing business failures and his daughter falling ill, he borrowed from relatives and friends, only to be looked down upon by his in-laws. Even his wife gradually became disappointed in him amidst their financial struggles. Unable to gather the high medical expenses for his daughter, Miles found himself at a dead end. His wife even became a target of advances from her superiors in order to gather the money for medical expenses. With no other options left, Miles contacted the old butler of his family to borrow money, but he was given a condition he must agree to before he could get the money to save his daughter's life.

Arthur was saved by a mysterious mermaid after he jumped into the water to escape from the clutches of his parents' murderers. However, he failed to save his sister from getting kidnapped. As he loses consciousness he also lost the memory he had with the mermaid after they sealed their uncanny encounter with a kiss. The next day, he found himself lying on the shore with only one thing in his mind and that was to find his sister in the city and get revenge in the name of his forsaken family. He became the infamous gangster named Gordon Jack. Little did he knew, his sister became police who vowed to arrest the new gangster in the city. The city was set on fire. Bullets danced in the air. Heads burst out blood. The murderers had a tight bodyguard and an enigmatic beauty he can't resist who kept messing with his system.

After doing his best to make his demanding and easily-irritated wife happy, Duncan never imagined that he would catch her sexually pleasuring another man on the night of his birthday. He feels broken and that same night, his marriage with her ended but one thing he had never believed was to see a fleet of cars stop by him and a dozen of men address him as 'Young Master Walton'. When he gets to know that his real mother who he had assumed abandoned him was the great mysterious Lady Zelda and he was the only heir to her business worth zillions of dollars, he rises to supremacy and starts to weaken the knees of those who crushed him before.

Three years ago, Drake, the legendary Asura Marshal, was the shield of the nation. But at the height of his glory, he was betrayed by the High Council and poisoned with the "Yin-Soul Toxin," leaving him crippled and powerless. To survive, he became the "trash" son-in-law of the Vance family. For one thousand days, he endured the world’s mockery. He was forced to eat scraps, sleep in a shed, and watch as his "wife" was insulted by arrogant young masters. The world thought the Dragon had become a worm. They were wrong. The three-year limit has expired. The poison is suppressed. The Dragon has opened his eyes. "Three years ago, you took my power. Today, I take your lives." With the Black Dragon Card in his pocket and the world’s most elite Legion at his back, Drake begins his bloody march to the Capital. The "trash" son-in-law? He is the world's richest man. The "cripple"? He can shatter mountains with a single finger. The "beggar"? He is the God of War who makes Emperors kneel. Step by step, Drake will reclaim his throne. And this time, he won’t stop until the Capital is dyed red.

Samuel was nobody until death came to him. It changed his fate. He became a man of power and wealth. He is also the heir to the most eccentric wealthy family. In every journey, he will reveal new abilities that will make him even more invincible.

He was insulted, despised, and called all sorts of names by many because he was an orphan from a poor family who worked hard to make ends meet. Despite being poor and working part-time jobs, Justin was also providing for his girlfriend's family. Unfortunately, the day he considered as the happiest day since he became an adult turned around and became the worst day ever. Justin caught his girlfriend cheating on him with his boss. Instead of apologizing for what she did, she despised and broke up with him. As if that weren't enough, he was kicked out of the apartment he was managing. He got sacked by his three bosses on the same day. Just when he thought everything was lost, something intriguing happened. His life turned around for good within seconds.

A sky filled with fire and screams. But death wasn't the end it was the beginning. He wakes in a lavish royal chamber, not as himself, but in the frail, dying body of a mysterious young boy named Kael. The problem? Kael is no ordinary child. He’s a forgotten royal, shunned by nobles, pitied by the kind-hearted Princess Seraphina… and possibly the heir to something far more dangerous than a throne. He remembers his world technology, logic, science. But here, power comes in the form of spiritual energy, ancient bloodlines, and magic tied to forces long buried. Everyone thinks Kael is weak. Insignificant. Disposable. They’re wrong. As he unravels the secrets of Kael’s identity, he discovers whispers of a forbidden prophecy, a war that nearly tore the kingdom apart, and a dragon’s bloodline that should have been erased centuries ago. Now, hunted by those who fear what he might become and drawn to the fierce, mysterious Seraphina, He must navigate royal courts, deadly conspiracies, and a body that doesn’t feel like his own. But just as he begins to grasp his new reality “The sky rips open. A roar echoes across the kingdom. Something was coming. And it wasn’t friendly. Something ancient has awakened… and it remembers Kael’s name.” #adventure

This is the Seven Deadly Cardinals - seven stories of seven different people, how they embody the heavenly cardinal in its goodness and then how they are dragged to become the opposite sin. No story is the same, no life is similar. The mental strength and capacity of one might be bigger, but that does not equal certainty of getting out from the troubles of life. There might be longing for what we don't have, driving us to do the unthinkable. Strengths becoming weaknesses, weakness breaking into new strength - it's dance of madness, chaos. Not all is set in stone. The stories include a lady that falls for a serial killer, an actor and tailor, the flower shop owner and orphanage, a priest and gangster mob, an office worker and a stalker, landlords son and new tenant, youth centre worker and how things did not go as it should.

Euphemia, the youngest daughter from Altair's Clan was caught in a tragedy, as their old house was turn into hellish pit of fire. After the incident she was shortly taken by the Chasseur to become a soldier of the great empire.  Many years passed, the young lady graduated from the Chasseur's school and descended to the surface. She was partnered with Sekki to do some job to the surface such as bounties and requests related to the Schatten, after awhile, she run into Haoxi, her childhood friend who was accomplices with the people who were against with the Empire. Euphemia was determined to stop him by formally joining the Empire force to track him down, and the longer she stayed on the same trail as these people, the closer she got to the truth she was looking for regarding Sabrie's tragedy.

For five years, Arthur was the joke of the city. As the "live-in" husband to the beautiful Lady Elara Peckham, he endured every insult hurled at him. To the Peckham family, Arthur was just a pathetic innkeeper. He was the house boy who was treated worse than a dog. Despite the bad treatment, he stayed for love. But the love shattered when he caught Elara cheating. And that was her final mistake. The "humble husband" is dead. Now, the true Arthur Blackwood is waking up, and he is bringing a storm of vengeance with him. One by one, he will dismantle their lives, bankrupt their businesses, expose their crimes, and watch as those who mocked him are forced to crawl in the dirt. When the Peckhams finally realize whose blood runs through Arthur's veins, they will beg for mercy, but Arthur is no longer in a forgiving mood.