Lord Shadow

Rhys died on Terra Prime, only to wake in a room, face to face with the Arbiter of the Trial System. Chosen. Marked. Offered power beyond anything mortals should touch. Before he can question it, the Arbiter’s smile shifts. His class is forced. His future is locked. And an alert flashes: 《Warning: Your Terra Prime body is dead. Chosen safety life spent. One life remaining.》 Thrown into the Trials with a dying body, a predatory System, and a class built for assassination over glory, Rhys quickly learns the truth: The Arbiter doesn’t pick heroes. He picks weapons. In a cosmic game where the System lies, the Trials kill, and every “Chosen” is a disposable pawn, Rhys has only two choices: Obey the Arbiter… or become powerful enough to break him. Rhys’s Mark begins stacking hidden bonuses—letting him steal power meant for the Overlords themselves. In a world where mortals are cattle, he becomes the glitch the system can’t predict. To escape the Trials, he must outplay the Dominion, topple the Overlords, and rewrite the contract that enslaved Terra Prime. But to break the game, he has to become exactly what they fear: The ninth Overlord. The one who answers to no one. A dark progression fantasy filled with deadly Trials, evolving skills, hidden conspiracies, and a protagonist who refuses to stay a pawn. Because some Chosen rise to greatness But only one becomes the Overlord.

In the corrupt heart of New Avalon City, a slum rat named Lucien Kane is born into a world that despises him. Orphaned, beaten, and forgotten, he grows up scavenging scraps in the gutters, dreaming of power. When his only friend is murdered by street thugs working for a powerful crime family, Lucien vows revenge. But vengeance is only the spark. Through manipulation, alliances, and sheer will, he transforms from a street urchin into a calculating criminal mastermind. His rise cuts through bloodlines, corporations, and governments — until he controls everything: drugs, politics, law enforcement, and the hearts of men. But the higher he climbs, the more enemies he creates — and the shadows he commands begin to whisper his downfall. From the gutter to the godfather… from man to myth… this is the empire of shadows.

After Lucas got cheated on and killed by his wife and her lover, he found himself reborn as the youngest son of a notorious gang leader called Herbert Blackwood. He was given a second chance to live, and all he planned to do with the opportunity was to get revenge on those who ended his life.

Leon Graves was nothing more than a poor butcher with a failing meat shop. Mocked by neighbors, extorted by gangs, and forgotten by the world, he lived a life of quiet suffering. Until one night, when everything changed. After a brutal attack leaves him on the brink of death, Leon awakens a mysterious Butcher’s System. From that moment on, every cut of meat, every strike of his blade, and every enemy he slaughters earns him power. His knives evolve, his body grows stronger, and his senses sharpen beyond human limits. The humble butcher becomes a hunter of men. From gangsters to mafia overlords, no one is safe once The Butcher sharpens his knives. Step by step, Leon carves his way through the bloody underworld, rising from a forgotten shopkeeper to the most feared Overlord of Blood and Steel. The world thought he was weak. Now, the world will learn: The butcher doesn’t just cut meat. He carves destiny.

A book that predicts death. A power sealed since childhood. A secret war hidden in the shadows of the city. When Derick Greenwood unlocks the cursed Codex, he awakens a force older than the supernatural world itself. Hunted by factions that want him dead, or controlled, Derick must uncover the truth about the Codex before the darkness inside him awakens again. Because the book isn’t warning him about monsters. It’s warning him about himself. A dark, suspense, heavy urban-fantasy epic perfect for fans of conspiracies, supernatural mysteries, and relentless twists.

"Rift of Shadows: The Awakening Chronicles" is an enthralling fantasy novel that follows the journey of Rylan, a young apprentice, who discovers he is the chosen one destined to restore balance to the realms. When Rylan begins experiencing prophetic dreams about a dark rift and shadowy creatures, he seeks guidance from the wise Elder Orin, who becomes his mentor. Together, Rylan and Orin uncover an ancient prophecy that reveals the rise of a chosen one. To fulfill his destiny, Rylan embarks on a perilous quest to unlock the lost knowledge within the Forbidden Archives. Along the way, he undergoes trials to awaken his elemental powers, forming an alliance with a group of valiant warriors known as the Guardians.

In a world shattered by the Cosmic Reset, ordinary scooter rider Zarek watches the sky tear open and monsters pour through. As death closes in, a rare God-Tier Architect System binds to him, granting the power to build, upgrade, and claim territory in the ruins. Betrayed by stronger survivors and hunted for his unique class, Zarek must fortify his small safe zone, outsmart ruthless destroyers, and grow from a lone survivor into a true Overlord. With danger closing in from every side, he races against time to find his missing family while turning the apocalypse into his empire. One wrong move and everything he builds will be taken by force. Will his creations survive the hunt?

Reduced to poverty after being betrayed by his best friend and fiancée, Barra's fate turns around when he accidentally acquires the "Conqueror Monopoly System." This mysterious system grants him the power to seize his enemies' assets, provided he completes its missions, which include recruiting highly attractive and sexy women as tenants for his rundown boarding house. They range from a conglomerate heiress and a seductive mafia fugitive, to a college student and the wife of a prominent politician. Barra not only monopolizes the wealth of Neva City, but also subdues the arrogance of these high-status women under his roof. The dice have been rolled, and the time for revenge has come!

Kael Draven, a child of an orphan, is considered low because he does not have an energy core from birth. But when a mysterious relic - shadowblade - chose it as a master, his destiny changed drastically.

Betrayed by those he trusted most, Kael, the Eternal Overlord, falls in a fiery siege, his enemies celebrating his demise. Yet, the abyss grants him a second chance—a reincarnation into a cursed body with immense untapped potential. Stripped of his former power and navigating a fragmented memory, Kael must reclaim his throne, uncover the truth behind his betrayal, and face a sinister force manipulating events from the shadows. In a land where loyalty can be bought, alliances are honorless, and betrayal waits around every corner, Kael must now tread a dangerous journey toward glory. Armed with knowledge from his past and a accursed power that is also threatening his very being, can he rise again to become an even greater ruler than before?