If We Had 5 More Minutes

Tell me, what will the god in you do?_ Even in the toughest day, We always have a way to stand up. Though trials are strong, We are tougher. Our land plundered, We stand to defend it. Now the story is different. Emi is gone, Our hopes are dashed! But we know the sun will Surely rise again. Emi son of the soil, He whose rage burns the mountain, Raise the hope in us! _____ This is a collection of interrelated short stories, following the live of a being and counterparts containing the might of gods in them. __________________ Cover Image is Google Sourced! Please rate and comment and engage.

"Step into a virtual world where everything you know is about to be disrupted. In this game, nothing is what it seems and the rules are constantly changing. Enter Nolan and Allison, a couple determined to uncover the secrets of this virtual reality. But as they delve deeper, they realize that the game is more than just a game - it's a dangerous trap that threatens to consume them both. Nolan is a skilled gamer with a passion for adventure. Together with his girlfriend Allison, they embark on a journey to unravel the mysteries of the virtual world. As they progress through the game, they discover that the stakes are higher than they ever imagined. With every level, they encounter more challenges and obstacles, and the line between reality and the game begins to blur. Will Nolan and Allison be able to uncover the truth before it's too late? Will they emerge unscathed from this virtual world that threatens to consume them? Join them on their journey as they navigate the dangers of the game and discover what lies beyond the pixels." "Nolan and Allison had just scratched the surface of the game's secrets when they found themselves in the crosshairs of unknown assailants. As they raced to uncover the truth, they realized that the game was no longer just a game. It was a dangerous, life-threatening reality that had the power to change everything they knew to be true. With time running out and danger lurking around every corner, they had to make a choice: give up and risk losing everything, or keep going and risk everything they had left."

Nicholas Steave had to feel the bitterness of the life he lived, living as unemployed and having a wife who had an affair with his best friend who was considered much richer. More than that, his wife’s family always thought that Nicholas Steave was nothing but a burden, a useless jobless man, and also a parasite who had to be exterminated. Until one night, a small miracle happened. Nicholas received news that he was the 20th descendant of the business empire Eternita Hills, which had a wealth limit that would never run out even up to tens of generations. Nicholas then took revenge for what had been done by everyone who had hurt him and lived a new life as a respectable rich man that even all women wanted to be his wife. How was Nicholas Steave’s good day? Can he get a better wife than his former wife?

Aiden Metcalfe, the son of a faery princess and an Alpha wolf, possesses an ability so unique, he can get away with murder. When he is hired by mafia Don, Rafael Hernandez, to kill his daughter, Charlie, the lead witness in his murder trial, Aiden thinks it will be like every other kill he had committed in the past. But he couldn't have been more wrong. Suddenly, as he hunts his target, his dormant wolf begins to wake and Aiden discovers there's more to Charlie than he could ever imagine. Will Aiden be able to comply with Rafael's wishes or will his wolf bring more than he bargained for.

BLURB Ushar wanted the Blood Throne but even more than that he wanted to know the truth! Just when he seems to be getting to the root of what he exactly was however, the Vampires Queen decided that she had had enough off him and Ushar was plunged into a battle that would awaken his fate. Defeated and banished, Ushar wandered the human world as a legendary Mercenary but eventually received a ticket back to the underworld. There, he found an even greater threat rising against the whole Blood Kingdom. As a rejected prince and murderer of the last Blood Queen, would Ushar choose to help his people? Or, would he align with those that wished to destroy them? His identity however was much more mysterious than Ushar had ever thought and the journey to find out himself was far grievous than he could ever imagine but after a long wandering in the outer ring, the ruthless Guardian and Protector of the Two Realms finally returned forged of Blood and Bone. Even still, is Ushar ready to face both old and new Foes that beat his wildest imagination?

When Damien had found out his supposed girlfriend had accepted to be the Fiancée of a business man's son, he lost all hope of anything good happening to him; not until he reunites with his billionaire father- thinking life would get easier and more fun for him. He later realizes that with Wealth comes struggles, pain and the fight for survival. Explore Damien's journey on becoming the Silverio's Heir.

Q-grade Specials, A-grade Specials, B-grade Specials, C-grade Specials, D-grade Specials and E-grade Specials. That's the order in which every Special in the academy had been ranked until Kastian shows up at a critical time of the school. After losing his parents in a ghastly car accident, Kastian had to move in with his Aunty who did nothing more than maltreat him and make him feel like he should have died in the accident too. However, Kastian's normal life takes an unexpected twist when he gets unreal abilities. Initially, he thinks he had gone mad but when things begin to get real, Kastian finds himself in the Academy for Specials. At first sight, the school is a perfect place for superhumans to grow their abilities away from the knowledge of ordinary humans while fighting bad guys from the shadows but the longer Kastian stays in the academy, he soon realizes that the downfall of the school had come. With the few Q-grade Specials the academy had ever known dead, the academy is nothing more than a playground for the biggest enemy to both mankind and Specials. It's almost impossible for him to control the prototype his parents left behind for him but when he finally gains control, he's merely an unstoppable force of nature. Kastian is the only hope of the school now; the only hope of the ordinary humans who had made his life a living hell. He doesn't know how long he can hold out until he loses control of his abilities again, but he knows that he's going to live up to his parents' legacy as the best Special the academy had ever known; the best Superhero the world would ever see.

Ajax, a twenty years old orphan, who had his grandfather was his only family had just concluded high school and was yet to go to college. He had a job at Parker’s Café asa waiter. When his girlfriend Caroline, a college student calls him to remind him of her birthday, She asks him to get her a gift as she would be throwing a party where all of her friends would be present. Ajax goes out to get a gift with the last cash he had. After getting the gift, he gets attacked by robbers on his way home. He gets protected by the voices in his head which he later finds out to be a system/AI installed in his brain. He returns home terrified of what was going on his head. He gets to know more about the AI and makes crazy deals with it. The deals leads him to finding out more about his parents death. He goes on a journey to unravel the truth behind his parents death and the origin of the AI installed in him.

Who would thought, Richard Flair would rise from a peasant to the king of the gambling world in one night? Richard Flair, a young twenty-one years old orphan, who spent all his life at an orphanage, got invited to a party by his rich girlfriend. After being humiliated by the girl he loves, his life turned worst at once. Everyone around him were affected by his unlucky spell. Tired of putting everyone in trouble and his life getting worst daily, he decided to end it. That night, he went to the bridge to end it all but an accident happened right in front of him. Now in terror, he rushed over to save the car occupant and ended up picking a golden ring. Five minutes later, ten cars pulled over and familiar prominent faces, leading the society, came out of the cars. Seeing the ring with Richard, they all bowed to him. "Hail the new king of the gamble hub. Hail!" They chanted. From that day on, his life changed. The ever, kind, innocent, young man became the king of dangerous criminals.

🏆 ["Bronze Medal" in "The Most Popular Novel" of "Meganovel Annual Writing Contest 2022"] 🏆 Gary Dem is a person with a secret. He does everything he can to keep this from the people he cares about. For his path is one that led him to become part of the underworld. It was only meant to be a side job, he was never meant to dig in too deep, but on a mission for his gang, something went wrong, something changed him. [You have 5 days until the next full moon] [Your bloodlust is increasing] The lone wolf... is about to go on a hunt!