Just Some Guy

Don't fear the face of Death, for he is the face of all man. • Some say that hell is other people; that hell is but only in the mind, and that hell is a place...but in this case it's all of the above, though just far between the cracks of life's façade. And it all starts in a town, called (S)hellville, U. S. A. Rowland DeWilliers is a South African born artist who resides in this blue and yet dry American coastal haven with a lust and desire for life despite his inability to chase after it , as he scrubs dishes and tries to pay his bills. Upon meeting a dark stranger by the name of Nick, his dreams suddenly seem achievable and on his way to distinguished fame, he, along with the haphazard guidance from his new aquiantance, starts to see the world anew. But with such enlightenment, comes the price of the shadowy darkness that which surrounds him. Until he is faced with the choice of being DeWilliers/Machapela or becoming DEVILE.

Could you survive a horror movie? That's the question Riley must answer after he and his friends get lured to Carousel, a malevolent town where horror movies come to life. Riley thinks he is in big trouble when he is assigned the Film Buff archetype, a minor support class that has a penchant for dying early in movies. At first resigned to his fate to die over and over, he believes he has found a way to survive. Upon obtaining the Oblivious Bystander trope, monsters and killers will not harm him as long as he can convincingly pretend he has not noticed them. At first, this ability appears to be a joke, but Riley thinks that with some clever exploitation, it might just be his greatest strength. What to expect: -Strategic gameplay and clever uses of movie tropes to survive -Perilous storylines right from your favorite horror movies -Creative Twists of Classic Horror Movie tropes -Moderate stats-based combat and strategy

Arthur is a hardworking young man. Even when he had a high fever, he still pushed himself to work in order to earn his $1,000 paycheck. Unfortunately, he ended up getting into an accident and was transported into the world of a comic book he had read just two days earlier. Trapped in the body of an overweight man who was nothing but a burden to his family and was deep in debt, Arthur felt frustrated—he’d lost his $1,000 paycheck and now had to pay off the man’s debts. Arthur was determined to change and refused to become a lazy, overweight man. This transformation led him to be chosen by the double-edged heirloom sword—a legendary artifact from the Land of Avtar. However, the entire clan opposed him, viewing him as a useless, overweight man; some even accused him of using black magic. Arthur tried to prove that he was truly the rightful chosen one and worthy of becoming the leader of the Land of Avtar.

Twenty-four-year-old Ethan Cross is a broke delivery guy stuck in a decaying city, betrayed by his girlfriend, mocked by coworkers, and ignored by society. One night, after saving a mysterious old man from thugs, he is rewarded with the Conqueror System, a mysterious interface that grants him skills, wealth, and abilities in exchange for “conquests” in the real world… both in business and in romance. The more he wins hearts and dominates industries, the more powerful he becomes physically, mentally, and socially. But soon, he realizes that his rise threatens the interests of shadowy organizations, ruthless billionaires, and supernatural enemies who see him as a dangerous anomaly.

Maximus “Max” is the school’s punching bag — mocked by classmates, used for gaming ranks, and abandoned by the world. With no family left, his only escape is a virtual game where he dominates silently as the mysterious Level 99 legend. But when two of his in-game allies — a sarcastic grim reaper and a sassy blue system — suddenly manifest in real life, Max’s world flips upside down. Offered a chance to gain real power through bizarre quests and soul links with legendary heroes, Max hesitantly accepts… only to find himself thrown into a war of secret councils, deadly school factions, and quests with outrageous risks — and even more outrageous rewards. From surviving cafeteria ambushes to unlocking skills mid-beatdown, Max is forced to grow from the weakest kid in school to a rising legend. But every power has a price, and some scars go deeper than stats can fix. This isn’t just a game anymore. It’s his second chance.

At the final stage of the Sixth Trial, Azzim and his friends are trapped inside the Gatekeeper’s Lair. It’s the lair of The Great Zarkhan, the final boss they need to kill to activate the portal gate to The Seventh Trial Realm. For some reason, they need to get to the Seventh Trial Realm to clear all the trials as a requirement to reclaim their freedom. But things don’t go as their plans. The four of them got crushed by The Great Zarkhan, An Ancient Class Dragon, The Gatekeeper of The Sixth Trial Realm. Even after Azzim successfully killed the boss, he and all of his team members are all in a dire condition, inflicted by Zarkhan's poisonous Nethertoxin. He manages to save all his friends by taking them out through the portal gate. But Azzim were stumbled and trapped, couldn't even move with HP lower than 1 %. Just as he is about to die, the system gives him a favor, a second chance to retake the trial with an unfavorable condition.

He ended a war that lasted ten years. But the deadliest battles are the ones fought in silence. Aiden Kael returns home as the youngest four-star general in the history of the Republic of Beramon—a living legend, celebrated across nations as one of the World Strategic Alliance’s “Ten War Gods.” After a decade of bloodshed defending his homeland from unseen enemies, peace finally seems within reach. But peace is a fragile illusion. When Aiden’s closest friend is found dead just days before his wedding—his eyes savagely removed and all evidence leading disturbingly close to Aiden’s own family—the war hero realizes that the real war never ended. It simply changed its battlefield. Now, trapped in a web of secrets, politics, and betrayal, Aiden must face an enemy that can’t be fought with bullets or blades—an enemy that wears familiar faces. And as he digs deeper, he learns that some wars are not won on the frontlines... but in the shadows of the soul.

Damian Graves just wants to get through high school without falling apart. But when another body turns up in Raven Falls with its skull crushed and wrist slashed, he can’t ignore the truth he’s always believed. His dad didn’t die in some wild animal attack like the cops said. He was murdered. Now the past is catching up. His mom, Lilith, used to be a vampire. His dad was heir to the Ravenholtz werewolf clan. And Damian, caught between both bloodlines, might be the one to hold it all together or tear it apart. With his little sister Cassie depending on him, a best friend hiding dangerous secrets, and two different girls pulling his heart in opposite directions, Damian has to figure out who to trust before the next body is his. Dark Fantasy, Supernatural, Werewolf/Vampire Politics TROPE: Hidden Heir, Betrayal, Family Rivalry, Forbidden Love,Teenage romance

He built her empire from his knees. For three years, Ethan played the worthless househusband while secretly orchestrating his wife's billion-dollar IPO. She never knew the man scrubbing her floors was the billionaire pulling every string. Then he discovered her engagement to another man. Some betrayals deserve divorce papers. Some deserve the truth. Ethan chose both. Now she'll learn what it costs to discard a king who pretended to be a pawn.

Life can get tricky for most. On most days, there's no telling what would become of one and on some days, we can tell that the world seems to be on our side. For William Armani, there was no tomorrow. There was only today, and he could never tell if the struggles of today would take him away completely. Lost in the despair of the world that seemed to be against him in every area, Liam soon realised that on some days, the sun shines really brightly as he turns out to be the missing heir of the Armani corporation!