Leveling Up

Silence. Like a nice bucket of shhhhhhhhh. Everyone shut the effing fudge UP! That's all I've ever wanted. *Sigh.* But silence comes in different flavors. There's mint - the peaceful kind that wraps around you like a blanket. The kind I chase at 2 AM. I've cried once. Just once. With a bucket beside me, watching heroes with super suits and impossible strength tear each other apart. Somehow that feels less broken than my reality. Then there's the suffocating silence at school. Not an ice cream flavor. This one tastes like metal and shame. High school is my personal hell. Empty wallet, empty lunch tray, empty seat beside me like I'm radioactive. Empty soul on Wednesdays because middles are always the worst. *The usual.* But Emily made the silence bearable. Mint-flavored again. Until she broke something between us. *Snap.* One moment she's whispering secrets with me, the next she's weaponizing them. She scattered my private thoughts, added her own twisted lies. The betrayal burns hotter than the stares drilling into my back. I went from invisible to spectacle. Being a ghost feels like luxury when you're dodging spit balls and "accidental" lunch trays. But somewhere between my third panic attack and contemplating switching schools... *Something shifted.* Like in those games you play, when your character suddenly glows and the screen flashes: "New Skill Unlocked" And it wasn't just in my head. I tested it. Small things at first – a pencil moving across my desk when I focused hard enough. Then books. Then someone's lunch tray right as they walked past Emily. *tap tap tap* I used to think rock bottom was the end. *Well ladies and gentlemen,* it's just a really messed up spawn point. And now? I don't stumble from cliffs anymore. I swim in gravity, and dive head first.

What do you do when no one around you can be trusted? When the world turns its back on you? Can you fight them all—and win? I tried. And now… here I am. With two names. Weird, right? Ironic, even. But that’s my reality. Don’t ask how I got my name. You’ll find out soon enough. For now, just know this: I’m Gensei Haruto. The only human without a core. In a world where power defines your worth, I have nothing. No family. No hope. Not that hope matters—hope is a disease. But there's one thing I will protect, no matter what it takes. Even if it kills me. Even if I lose everything. I will grow stronger. No matter the cost.

Kade Reyes thought he’d left war behind. Once a soldier in humanity’s brutal fight against the alien Vaelith, he now survives in the neon-lit streets of New Ardent, hiding from both his past and the world. But when the sky cracks open and the Vaelith return, the city becomes a battlefield—and Kade is their target. Inside him lies Ish’Rael, a sentient relic capable of predicting and shaping war itself. As alien forces descend and human factions betray, Kade must navigate a city in chaos, protect those he cares about, and confront the very part of himself that could save or destroy—humanity. In a war that refuses to stay in the past, Kade faces a choice: cling to his humanity or embrace the weapon he was always meant to be. Neon Ashes is a fast-paced, heart-pounding urban sci-fi saga of survival, power, and the cost of destiny.

After discovering the secret of the rich and why he was forever humiliated amongst his peers, Stan Gibson decided to leave the school made for the rich and elites back to the streets where he belonged. But on getting out, he was attacked by a group of tugs. At the blink of death, he was found and possessed by something called ADOTH. ***** “Adoth, what did you say you were again?” He asked with so much curiosity. [I have been called many names by different species in the universe, more often I was addressed as a system, so I guess you can call me that too. My aim which I already told you is to help my host save their planet from destruction but they have all failed in the planets which I’ve been to and now earth is next and it is up to you to save it or watch it being destroyed.]

In the slums of Naples, Santino Leandro learned one rule: power is survival. When his father is murdered in broad daylight, Santino is left with nothing but a name. Determined not to die forgotten, he builds himself from the ground up first as a street dealer, then as a quiet force within Europe’s criminal underworld. Years later, he’s called to France by his childhood friend Salvatore with an offer he can’t refuse: a chance to work under the infamous and elusive crime boss, El Amore. But nothing in this world comes without a price. As Santino rises, he finds himself surrounded by secrets. The woman he trusts may be a spy. His brother may be a traitor. And the empire he’s building may never have truly belonged to him. Power isolates. Loyalty breaks. And love, in this world, is a weapon. In the end, only one name will be remembered.

Victor Garcia, a poor 24-year-old cleaner at a software company, lost his job after a clumsy mistake and lost all hope. He activated the Career Simulator System and embarked on a series of challenging missions. As he worked different jobs, Victor discovered hidden secrets in various careers and uncovered corruption in his country. Join Victor on his journey as he fights mafias and corruption, striving to make his country a better place. Brace yourself for intense missions and thrilling adventures as Victor scales up in life and uncovers the truth.

"When I opened my eyes, I was... a mushroom?!" Yuno expected a second chance at life, but not like this! Reincarnated as a tiny fungus in a world where only the strong survive, he must navigate dungeons, evolve through the mysterious Mycelium System, and fight his way up the food chain. From surviving goblin ambushes to facing legendary warriors, Yuno embarks on a journey to uncover his true destiny. But as he grows stronger, so does the darkness lurking beneath Brave Mainland. Can a mere mushroom rise to become the world's greatest hero?

Eighteen!! The age of awakening!! Eighteen was the age of awakening, a day that would prove how your future would be.. Jared was once a special student.. but after awakening a useless talent, he was ridiculed.. He was betrayed by his best friend, he got dumped by his girlfriend.. but did it end there?? No!! Then the system was activated.. <<<<<<{ System Activated}>>>> With the help of the system, he found out that he was a reincarnation of the human Emperor.. A being feared among all With the aid of the system let's see how Jared would overcome all difficulties.. Quickly come, and follow Jared's adventures

Fang Yun, a boy who was once branded by one of the sects as someone who would never be able to possess martial arts abilities, suddenly received a miraculous blessing of immense power when he was hiding among the ruins of an ancient temple. However, behind this blessing lay a great mission he had to face. A man known as the Dark King, who had formed an alliance with the Demon King, was plotting to conquer the earth and turn it into the center of rebellion against the Celestial Beings. Fang Yun’s master then entrusted him with a mission to search for four sacred relics that would later be forged into a single sword of unimaginable power. With this sword, Fang Yun would one day face the Dark King and the Demon King.

When faced with the impeding doom of Scria, First Prince Elrand Daewynd, possibly one of the the strongest 'hero' alive decides to. . .do nothing? In fact, his desire to help it along far outweighs and impulse to protect it. He hates Scria, and every 'hero' alive would second that. Therefore, Elrand decides to take a front seat and watch the destruction of Scria, all while relaxing himself and remaining neutral. He however, is faced with a harsh reality, there is no nuetral zones in between warring entities. . .