Independent

When the world goes silent, survival begins. A global blackout ends everything — power, communication, and control. In one terrifying instant, cities burn and the modern world disappears. High in the River-mouth Mountains, Caleb Cross, a quiet hydroplant engineer, becomes the unwilling leader of strangers trapped in the dark. As panic turns to hunger and trust turns to fear, Caleb must keep them alive while the outside world collapses into violence. Every night brings new threats: desperate survivors, freezing storms, and the crushing silence of a planet gone dead. In the darkness, leadership costs blood. In the quiet, humanity is tested. And when the last light fades, Caleb will learn what kind of man survives after the quiet.

Elias Voss, the reclusive CEO of Umbratech and the genius behind the world's most advanced defense technologies, has everything—power, wealth, and influence. But none of it matters. Beneath his calm, ruthless exterior lies a man who’s tired of thrones and headlines. What he wants now is something real—a partner, a family, someone who sees him for who he is, not what he owns. However, his life takes an unexpected turn when he meets Luna West. Luna, caught in a battle with her controlling family, proposes a deal to Elias: pretend to be her boyfriend for a while to keep her family at bay. What starts as a simple arrangement quickly deepens, as Luna’s sharp wit and independent spirit draw Elias in, revealing a side of him he never expected to show. While Elias hides his true identity as the wealthy CEO behind the facade of a humble salesman, Luna’s family, especially her snobbish relatives, dismiss him as beneath them. But they have no idea that the "salesman" they despise is the very man they should be courting . In a world obsessed with wealth and titles, Elias must navigate lies, loyalty, and love—all while keeping his secret intact. But how long can he hide when the heart wants to be known?

Five years ago, Desmond Knight lost everything. His freedom. His dignity. His future. Thrown into prison for a crime he didn’t commit, Desmond was meant to rot and be forgotten. Instead, prison became his forge. Pain became strength. And an old man’s secret changed his fate forever. On the day Desmond walks free, he carries nothing but a vengeful heart and a code that leads to a hidden empire people barely knew about. He vowed to take revenge on those who had wronged him. Especially Cherry Vixen. But power never comes without a price. As Desmond steps into a world of wealth, control, and power, will he rise as victorious? or succumb to the dark side of his new self.

I was born the third son of the empire's most powerful bloodline, destined to be nothing. No magic, no talent. Just a weakling, a stain on my family's name. My older brothers awakened powers that could shape kingdoms, while I was mocked, ignored, and treated as disposable, and in my family, weakness isn't forgiven. In my awakening ceremony, I nearly died, but the magic system changed my life forever! 'Forbidden System Detected. Condition Met: Host on Brink of Death. Initializing Evolution Protocol…' A power long sealed within the royal bloodline chose me, the powerless one. A system that feeds on my pain, breaks the limits of my body and soul, and evolves me beyond what this world allows. No magic? It will create one. No talent? It will forge one. No future? It will build one. I will become the one whom they have never seen coming!

The story feels a bit slow paced in the first thirty chapters but it will pick up momentum afterwards. Add to library and read the free chapters first before you decide to drop it, thanks for reading. ----------------------- Orion was a normal boy living an ordinary life when he died due to an accident from a young age, leaving a permanent scar on his face that couldn't be healed. Years later he gains a power able to change the course of the whole world itself. With his new powers, he decides to reshape his fate himself but the world starts shifting, going through a series of transitions, each changing the Earth itself and everything in it. Humans are forced to either adapt to the new era or fade away with it. Huge monstrosities capable of taking down human armies singlehandedly appear all over the world, humanity is forced down the food chain and Orion is caught amidst all these with a power that could be the solution to the calamity but with a severe drawback.

Broke. Humiliated. Betrayed. Alex Black was the butt of jokes in his school, the popular errand boy everyone called to do their menial jobs. The most achievement Alex could boast of was self-developing a website, which he used for taking errand gigs from other students. His somewhat other worthy achievement was dating Emily Marks (or at least he thought), the prettiest girl from his class. Just when his horrors in human forms thought they had given Alex their best shot, Alex’s life picked up with a strange $100,000,000 alert. Their best was just his starting point. Alex is about to embark on a journey of face-slapping and revenge that will change the course of his life and his world forever.

Thomas Bradley is the most underestimated man in the city, mocked as a penniless live-in son- in-law, despised by his in-laws, abandoned by the woman he once loved. But beneath the humiliation lies a secret: he is the nation’s youngest Five-Star General, a ghost in the shadows who carries the fate of millions on his shoulders. When betrayal, broken trust, and shattered love push him to the edge, Thomas is forced to walk the line between family and duty, heart and steel. Every enemy who underestimates him will pay the price, but his greatest battle is not fought on the battlefield. It is the war for love, honor, and redemption. And when his past and present collide in a storm of power struggles, business empires, and ruthless enemies, he must decide: Will he remain the forgotten son-in-law, or will he rise and claim the world that belongs to him?

“Mom, I am pregnant with Maxwell Cross and not that Worthless loser,” Anastasia said. Damian Grayson was despised, cheated on and betrayed by his wife, Anastasia, and his in-laws insulted him. His true identity remained hidden. Those who tried to show their powers would have to kneel before him, begging for mercy. With his supernatural powers, he could heal and conquer evil forces.

In a world filled with monsters and awakened beings, Eren, an Unawakened, falls in love with Julia, the beautiful and charismatic daughter of the powerful Rozental family. Unaware of the harsh reality of the strong, Eren enters the Rozental household and discovers that the family's children are nothing short of monsters. Despite the hate and disgust he faces for being a commoner, Eren endures everything for the sake of his love. But after three long years of being the Rozetals' toy boy and enduring humiliation, Eren can take no more. He decides to take matters into his own hands and jumps into a dungeon, not realizing that his true identity is about to be revealed. As the heir of the strongest hidden clan, Eren emerges from the dungeon, ready to face all those who humiliated him. This epic tale of love, power, and revenge is about to start, embark on this journey with Eren and see what fate has in store for him.

Harith is a poor college student who is murdered in cold blood by some bandits. Fortunately he's given a second chance and he reincarnated in a magic filled world and with a new name. Determined to not be as useless as he was in his previous life, Harith makes a vow and starts his journey to become the most powerful being ever.