Marriage First, Love Second

Kenan wanted to escape his past. Kate wanted a future she could control. On their wedding day, both are ripped away. Exposed by betrayal before their vows are sealed, their marriage fractures in front of everyone they know. Before accusations can be answered, before forgiveness or fury can settle—explosions tear through the church, and the world ends. They awaken in a cursed forest world called Horta. The trees have faces. The ground bleeds corruption. And a cold, impartial System informs them of a simple truth: They are the last heroes. Every other world has failed. Every other chosen has died. Their faces now grow in the bark of the forest that devoured them. Kenan and Kate are given a single clearing and a dying pylon. A fragile foothold in a world already lost. Cultivate it. Defend it. Expand it. Or humanity disappears with them. Waves of monsters crash against their shrinking sanctuary. Each victory buys them meters of safety. Each failure tightens the forest’s grip. What begins as a blood-soaked clearing must become a refuge. What becomes a refuge must grow into something capable of sustaining the last survivors of Earth. But survival demands more than strength. Kenan hides a violent truth from the life he tried to abandon. Kate refuses to trust the man who betrayed her. They must fight side by side while their marriage rots between them. Base by base. Wave by wave. Meter by meter. They will carve light out of corruption. They will turn wilderness into a stronghold. They will cultivate a dead world into humanity’s final hope. If they don’t destroy each other first. A dark system-apocalypse story blending base building, relentless base defense, psychological survival, and a fractured romance forced to endure the end of everything.

Hi, I’m Mark and while I’m not the strongest and neither do I have any unique ability, most of my opportunities being either wasted or given away one way or another, I’m the one that survived the most. Now that I think about it, this life is pretty miserable. I got my ups and downs, but because I rushed at the beginning, I ruined my entire future and the only thing keeping me alive is my ability to adapt and survive. That’s it. No magical abilities. No genius talent. The most unique ability I had was an ability the “survivor” title gave me called “The survivor”. And now I'm about to be killed aaaaand I'm dead. ... . . Die, they said, you will receive eternal rest they said, but where is the eternal rest?! “Hello and welcome to the Regression and Reincarnation agency. Due to your peculiar achievements, you have been fo- ahem, given the chance to go back in time, as well as three wishes.” –––––––––––––––––– Follow Mark on his journey to change his ending, see his rises and falls and journey with him together in this story through your imagination. ______________________ This is my first book and my native language isn't English, so expect grammar mistakes and so on. Enjoy my book and if you don't like it, just stop reading. It is far more energy efficient that writing a bad review. _________________

"When Damian is ostracized by his wife's family for being poor, he sets out on a path to success, becoming wealthy beyond their wildest dreams. He decides to go back to his family which he had left because of his undying love for his wife with the help of his uncle, and fortunately for him, his family accepts him back. Fate plays a game on him and he gets to reunite with his wife whom his family had betrothed him to but he refuses then. He decides that this is his opportunity to start his revenge against his ex-wife. He made a promise that when he became rich he was going to take revenge on her. He gets married to his new wife in the process and many other events happen. Rebecca had realized her mistake and was hell-bent on destroying Damian. Now that she found out he was rich, she wanted him for herself. She suddenly started acting like a maniac and had an evil plan. Will her plan succeed? Will Damian and his new wife get to live together in peace or will Rebecca destroy everything?

Betrayed and left for dead by the elites he once protected, Budi Santoso wakes up seven days before the 'Red Mist' descends upon Jakarta. Armed with a billion-rupiah inheritance and a cold heart, he abandons his heroic past. This time, Budi won't save the city, he'll build an impenetrable fortress and watch his enemies beg for mercy at his gates. But as the infected hordes rise and a manipulative heiress offers a dangerous alliance, Budi must confront whether his desire for revenge will lead to ruling the new world or his ultimate destruction.

Betrayed by his wife. Rejected by his own home. Driven to death by heartbreak. Nathan Cole opens his eyes in the past—and this time, he walks away. What no one knows is that Nathan isn’t just an ordinary man. A hidden code from his late father reveals his true identity: Julian Veylor — the secret heir to a trillion-dollar empire. Now armed with a second chance, Nathan rises from a discarded house husband to a man the world fears and respects. While his ex-wife struggles, and rivals scheme to bring him down, Nathan steps into the power that was always his. The forgotten heir has returned—and those who betrayed him will soon regret it.

Kelvin Sylas Blake lived a simple life in the quiet village of Ashvale, dreaming of one day becoming a knight despite his humble origins. But on the night of his sixteenth birthday, everything changed. Under a blood-red moon, his village was reduced to ruin as vampires and werewolves descended without mercy. In a single night, Kelvin lost everything. And then… he died. But death was not the end. From the ashes of that night, something new was born. Something that should not exist. Long ago, a prophecy spoke of a power unlike any other. A being from whom a new race would rise, one destined to hunt all supernatural beings. Now that power has awakened. What path will Kelvin choose? Vengeance… or something far greater?

They called me the Scourge of the Seven Realms. The Black Emperor. The man who'd conquered half the world before his thirtieth birthday. None of those titles mattered now, as I lay dying on the blood-soaked marble of my throne room. "Any last words, Damien?" High Priestess Celeste stood over me, her blade — my own sword, stolen during the battle — still dripping with my blood. Behind her, the leaders of the rebellion watched with hungry eyes, eager to see the tyrant fall. I wanted to laugh. After everything I'd done, all the kingdoms I'd conquered, all the battles I'd won, I was being killed by the woman I'd once loved. The woman I'd trusted above all others. "You won't win," I managed, blood bubbling from my lips. "The demons... they'll come regardless. You've doomed everyone." "Better the demons than you," she spat. The irony was bitter. I'd conquered the world to unite it, to prepare for the demonic invasion my visions had shown me. But fear and propaganda had turned me into a monster in their eyes. They couldn't see that everything I'd done was to save them. "So be it," I whispered. "May you live long enough to see your mistake." Celeste raised the blade for the final strike. "Goodbye, Damien." The sword fell. Darkness swallowed me. And then...

In a world where the future is dictated by an omnipresent System, Ethan Parker finds himself at rock bottom. Once a promising tech innovator, he loses everything after a devastating scandal. With no hope in sight, he’s offered an unexpected opportunity: a second chance from the very System that governs every aspect of life.Transported back in time to his earlier self, Ethan must navigate familiar challenges, armed with knowledge of what lies ahead. As he balances between redeeming past mistakes and seizing new opportunities, he uncovers hidden truths about the System's control over society and its darker agenda.As Ethan embarks on this journey, he faces moral dilemmas and unexpected allies, including a mysterious rebel named Lila, who reveals a world beyond the System’s reach. Together, they must decide whether to conform or fight back against a seemingly all-powerful entity.

Alex Wilson, a determined son-in-law, has faced relentless adversity, from poverty to his wife's infidelity. Just as he's about to give up, Old Man Cole, the loyal butler, offers him a second chance – the Wilson fortune and a new lease on life. As Alex navigates his newfound power, he must confront his traumatic past, outsmart his ruthless brother Liam, and reclaim his rightful place. Can Alex's formidable spirit prevail against the forces of darkness, or will they destroy him?

Maximus Bloodthorn, once a powerful Demon Ovarlord, was betrayed and killed by his own subordinates, vowing revenge with his dying breath. Reincarnated as Isaac Ackerman, a human baby, he must adapt to his new mortal life without demonic powers. With his past memories intact he embarks on a journey to master the art of mana and attain power in the mortal realm.