If We Had 5 More Minutes

Lut swarms in the cold mud. It was more popular than most people would have dreamed of. But his wretchedness was the well from which this popularity strived on. The bowl for everyone's spit. He could do nothing because he was powerless against a group of students that were all from higher class families.. He only wanted to graduate and get a good job but even that proved difficult. Sacrificing his kidney to save the life of the one that he loved most, Ariel, he was at the brink of death when he realized that she never loved him. The cause that he was about to die of. And together with her boyfriend, they decided to hasten his death and send him off to his maker so that he was never going to disturb their lives. His eyes were short and when he opened them,he had a new life. One that was totally different from the pathetic loser that he used to be. For now, he was the supreme ruler.

Eduardo died as a loser on an old pier, beaten to a pulp for refusing to sell his wife’s honor. Yet an ancient artifact revived him through the System of Equivalent Exchange. Eduardo was granted the power to rule the criminal underworld, but at a horrifying price: every inch of power he seized had to be paid for with fragments of his own memories. From his last ragged breaths, Eduardo built an empire. From the blood of his enemies, he forged luxury for the family he loved. But as he climbed the throne as Italy’s supreme Godfather, he realized a bitter tragedy. The wealthier his family became, the more they turned into parasites, ravenous for riches and indifferent to Eduardo’s body as it slowly hollowed out. Amid betrayals of blood and the cold crack of a sniper’s bullet, Eduardo must choose: to die as a man forgotten, or to pass his darkness into the right womb. A blood debt can be repaid, but the price of a memory lasts forever.

Lord Dryk and all his followers were defeated centuries ago. Or so the white mages believed until the reincarnation of his very own mistress, Ramona and her campaign to resurrect the dark lord. Yet darkness could return without the promise of a savior. Wayne a mage born without the gift was shipped off to stay with his uncle Alard and his daughter Calley, another abomination to the line of magic, while his father goes off with the other mages to find the savior and bring an end to the campaign of Ramona. But in the rarest of times, when no one expected, Wayne’s gift awakened, not in the manner which everyone thought it would be, and no one sensed it except Alard, yet that wasn’t all, Calley also awakened the gift like every other mage in history attracting the eyes of both good and evil, forging the prophecy to take a form no one saw coming and with it, the beginning of a long-avoided war. *** “I am tired of waiting for saviors, Fifteen years they have searched and found nothing. My father risks his life on a prophecy that may be empty. And we sit here like sheep, praying some child will appear to save us.” “In the old tales, it was not only mages who broke Dyrk’s host at the Battle of Broken Chains. It was the swords of men, thousands of them held the line while the archmages sang their spells. Common steel bought the world its freedom when magic faltered. If this Ramona comes again, let her face more than spells. Let her face men who will not wait for miracles.” Alard studied him for a long moment, something unreadable moving behind his eyes. “And what would you have, nephew?” “Train me,” Wayne said.

After studying for five hours, Darwin went to sleep—and woke up in a cultivation world as the Azure Clan’s greatest failure. Born with damaged meridians and a broken spirit root, he’s spent sixteen years as “trash,” beaten by his siblings and mocked by servants. But everything changes when the Upgrading System activates, giving him the power to transform anything with upgrade points. Damaged meridians? Upgraded to Elite. Broken spirit root? Now an Earth-Linked Storm Root. Trash cultivation manual? Now a Grade 5 legendary technique. While others cultivate for months to advance a single stage, Darwin breaks through overnight. While others debate whether to focus on Body or Qi cultivation, Darwin does both. While others master one element, Darwin commands wind and lightning as one. But in a world where strength determines everything, rising too fast draws deadly attention. His genius sister watches him with suspicious eyes. His twin brother burns with hatred. And in ten days, the Crimson Vale Trial will force him into a death ground alongside Foundation Establishment monsters. Darwin has the system. He has the talent. Now he just needs to survive long enough to use them. The cultivation world is about to learn what happens when trash becomes treasure.

Five years. That’s how long Ethan Carter dedicated his life to the Hale family’s empire, believing loyalty would earn him respect. Instead, he was framed for theft and infidelity—cast out like trash to justify his contracted wife’s divorce. His ex-wife, Vanessa Hale, a national screen goddess, painted him as a scumbag, turning fans and street mobs against him. Homeless, disgraced, and beaten, Ethan thought his suffering had reached its peak—until he uncovered the darkest secret of the Hale family. His father-in-law and brother-in-law were criminals masquerading as elites, their hands dipped in underground dealings. But before he could dig out enough evidence to expose them, masked men ambushed him, leaving him broken and bleeding in an alleyway. As death seemed inevitable, a mysterious woman saved him. Little did he know, she was Olivia Roberts, daughter to Tim Roberts, William Sinclair’s best friend. William Sinclair is the richest and most respected man in all if New York and beyond, he is the owner of the largest conglomerate in all of New York, and even more shocking… Ethan was his long-lost grandson. With a new identity, a limitless empire at his fingertips, and a searing thirst for revenge, Ethan returns—not as the discarded son-in-law but as a king ready to take back everything stolen from him. The game had changed, and this time, he made the rules.

Accused of being the murderer of his own parents, Deandra had to spend his golden years in prison. Ten years later, he has nothing, nor does he want anything. Living as a human who failed until the end of his life became the only option for him. But who would have thought? Another option comes with a mysterious man who asks Deandra to continue the failed story. In just one night, everything that was lost from his hands was returned to him. But all this is nothing more than another test. An ex-convict, drawn into the world of a novel where he is not the main character. How could that be? Surprisingly, that world actually provided everything that was missing from him in the real world. Now he is faced with two choices. Will he struggle to return to reality, or will he instead struggle to defend an imaginary world made especially for him? Note : The cover picture doesn't belong to me/ made by me, credits goes to the artist/owner

Twelve years ago, Devon Hayes lost everything because of three things: A hit-and-run. A lie. And a father who handed him over to the police to protect his own son. Now, after more than a decade behind bars, Devon walks free; older, harder, and carrying the kind of silence only prison can carve into a man. All he wants is to disappear into the quiet rhythm of a mechanic’s shop on the edge of Ridgefield, the town that destroyed his life. But fate has other plans. When his friend from prison suddenly got him a better paying job at a vineyard, he met a man who picked an interest in him because he looked like his late son. And to butter him up for the wrong hand he was dealt in the past, he found out they were related. His late mother was the estranged daughter of the man. Now, he had a new name, and a new fate, and now, he could get his revenge.

Vincent Ashite, a just-turned 12-year old in a village-country named Homura. He got affected by a frame up from a powerful man. He's not alone with the same name, as all of his akin had been affected too by the form of massacre. A common victim of this phenomenon is called “devil” or “killer”. But alike him, with blood and thought in quench of vengeance toward the specific man, are termed as “vessels”. He then finds clues and answers to the man who framed them. On the way, he met friends who held the same grudge to the same man, or just a good friend? Together, they slowly piece up pieces of the pathway towards the man’s identity. Yet, as they piece up those pieces, the man takes action behind and beyond their sight, discombobulating more dismantled pieces that reveal revelations that they never thought are leads to greater dangers. Witness Vincent and his friends venture around this vast world… An adventure of friendship, trust, power, and despair that made them all… A DALNO.

Once the rightful heir to the prosperous Ashford family, he was cast aside, he was betrayed by those who should have stood by him. Stripped of his name, his home, his and his father’s honor, they vanished into the shadows, only to rise again—stronger, colder, and more powerful than anyone could have possibly imagined. Now, Luca Ashford reigns over the vast quarry with absolute authority, a force that none dare challenge. His presence commands fear, his words are law, and his mysterious abilities make disobedience impossible. But beneath the cold, unshaken exterior, a burning fire rages—one fueled by vengeance. His family thought they had erased him. They thought he would fade into obscurity. They were wrong! He has returned. And this time, he will not be denied or cast aside. This time, the empire will either bow to him… or it will burn at his feet! Find out how it all plays out on ‘The EXILED LORD’ written by LADY E.

Antonio grew up in an orphanage , often bullied by older boys and dismissed by society for being “nobody.” After leaving on the streets he meets Lisa—she traps him with a contract marriage using him to get what she wants while offering him two thing in return—food in his stomach and a roof over his head. Helpless Antonio takes her offer facing more humiliation and condemnation from high socialists. His life takes a turn when an annual gala which he attends leads him to a stunning revelation that changes everything: his biological father, a powerful and wealthy man, had been searching for him for years. Unknown to Antonio , he was the heir to a billion-dollar empire. With his newfound fortune, Antonio rises to wealth and power with revenge in his heart. As he navigates through the world of the high society, he faces new enemies and discovers dark secrets about his empire.