Network Effect A Murderbot

What if your perfect life was a simulation designed to forge you into humanity's ultimate weapon? Ezren Hayes awakens to discover his elite boarding school is an elaborate virtual prison. His body, fused with alien biotechnology in an underground facility, grants him devastating abilities that evolve with each confrontation—from neural disruption to reality-warping chaos fields. But every power upgrade threatens to erase his humanity. He's one of thousands enhanced to fight the Devourers, an alien collective that has consumed 847 civilizations. Ezren's unique ability to disrupt their hive-mind makes him humanity's greatest weapon and most dangerous liability. Joined by medical prodigy Kira and tech genius Devon, he escapes into a global resistance network where his god-like abilities continue evolving. But when Ezren makes direct contact with the Devourer collective, everything changes. As Ezren's power reaches its peak, he faces an impossible choice: liberate billions of preserved minds who don't want freedom, or protect their chosen existence in collective consciousness? His decision will determine whether humanity joins the collective, faces extinction alone, or finds a third path no one imagined. A mind-bending journey where leveling up means confronting what it truly means to be human.

Evan Locke is the Sloane family’s biggest disappointment—at least, that’s what they believe. A scorned live-in son-in-law with no pedigree, no power, and supposedly no ambition, he’s treated as little more than an inconvenient shadow in their mansion. Only Lena Sloane, his principled and razor-sharp wife, ever bothered to look past the surface… though even she has no idea who she married. Because Evan isn’t just brilliant—he’s the secret founder of Obsidian Capital, a stealth empire feared in boardrooms and whispered about in back alleys. From the dark edges of the financial world, he’s been pulling strings to keep Sloane Dynamics alive while the family doubts him at every turn. When Marcus Thorne, the elegant and ruthless CEO of Talon Consortium, moves to swallow Lena’s company, and the Black Harbor Syndicate sends their silent executioner Rhea Kade to clear obstacles, the Sloanes brace for collapse. But Obsidian has already awakened. With Archer Voss—his unseen field operator—and a network of shadow investments, Evan begins a quiet war. Every trade, every acquisition, every broken enemy brings him closer to exposing the truth… The world thinks he’s irrelevant. He’s about to show them what a ghost king looks like.

Rudi who has an ordinary life transfers to another Rudi who is in a different world. Getting status as an orphan, Rudi saw the life of his predecessor full of sadness, until then an old beggar changed everything. Now Rudi has inherited an abundance of wealth, and with the wealth he has he begins to do what he wants, and his first step is to take revenge on Doni, a cunning friend who stabbed him in the back. But Rudi doesn't know that there is a mastermind behind Doni who is the real suspect. Only when the system came did he realize that there was a big fish behind a small fish like Rudi. So Rudi began to fish deeper until another fact emerged when he realized that his predecessor's parents had died not in an accident but were killed to silence him. Rudi became furious from there. An even greater conflict and revenge await him. And the competition between Rudi and his enemy became more and more intense as well. In the end, can Rudi beat his opponent? Which turned out to be a global elite network? But Rudi was neither afraid nor giving up because he had a system to back him up. And with this Rudi said loudly, " Am I the winner or you?" "You are just a bunch of elites....want to compete with me dream!!!!!"

Imagine finding yourself within the four walls of the toughest prison in all of Washington City for a crime you know nothing about. Lucas Ross, once the shining star of the prestigious Washington City University and its overall best student, found himself framed and unjustly sentenced to a year behind bars. Adding to his misery, life had dealt him harsh blows before. Twenty-five years earlier, he lost his parents in a tragic plane crash. As if his wrongful imprisonment wasn't enough, Lucas was fired from his job, and the final betrayal came when his girlfriend left him for his best friend. The cumulative effect of these tragedies pushes him to the edge, and he attempts to end his dear life the day he was released from prison. Fortunately for him, he's saved by a mysterious old man who reveals a shocking truth: Lucas Ross is the only heir of a powerful and influential businessman who was brutally murdered by his competitor. Now resolute in his mission to avenge his parents' death and bring justice to those who betrayed and framed him, Lucas Ross's quest for revenge takes him down a dark, dangerous and treacherous path. Will Lucas Ross emerge victorious in his quest for justice, or will the darkness he has unleashed consume him completely?

Jack Snyder suffered a huge car accident. Time went by, and he heard a girl’s voice calling Nozomu Shinchaku. Jack slowly opened his eyes and an unknown girl was crying in front of him, but everything about her was wrong. Long blue hair, yellow eyes, cat ears instead of normal Human ears. Jack glanced at her hand and saw sharp and long fingernails caressing his face. A fluffy blue tail was trembling behind her, signalling her worries. Jack saw a pool of blood on the ground near a rock, and he had a big bandage on his head. Strangely, his soul travelled to a young boy’s body, that judging by the pool of blood, died because of that rock. Now, he has to learn how to live in a strange Magical World as the Human teenager Nozomu Shinchaku that strangely can’t use Magic, and Magic has no effect on him. “Definition of sidekick: - A sidekick is someone who goes with the main lead on their adventures. If he is a superhero, the sidekick helps fight crime. Sometimes this word signifies an imbalance of power, and it implies that the sidekick is less powerful than the main lead. - Sidekick is one of the most effective forms of attack in a street fight. Hard kicks especially to the knee can take a larger opponent down or at least blow out his balance, leaving him vulnerable to follow-up shots.” *I intend on keeping this story free till it's finished.* *cover by Aisling Elizabeth Robinson and me*

Fifty passengers on board Lane Airline went missing mysteriously into a void. Not a single trace of their whereabouts. The plane is seen crashing but lost on the systems' radar. The passengers fight to hang on to life as they crash into an unknown dimension, crashlanding into a sea and get washed off on an island, a mysterious island not seen on any geographical map. On the island, they struggle to survive. Mentally and physically from raging attacks, from a race that was said to have vanished  a long time ago, to aliens inhabitants know as the Supreme rulers. The passengers get overwhelmed by the discovery that their crash was premeditated and realizing that they had no chance of being rescued.  Will they survive? How will they handle unforeseen threats? Who amongst the survivors will lead them to adapt? Will they succumb to the rule of the aliens or will they oppose them? A character known as Bane Cross is the leading male of the story, a protagonist whose role will inspire a lot of the survivors to fight back on against their fate. other characters will also play a big effect to their survival most especially his Bane's son, Delvin Cross. A great war between the humans and aliens will determine not only the fate of the stranded survivors but also the balance of power on the mysterious island—where alliances are fragile, and the line between survival and extinction grows thinner with every battle. It would seem that there are more human inhabitants that long awaited the rise of war but feared for their lives and that of their loved ones. All that changes after Bane Cross first kill of an Alien. The recognition of his son, Delvin, making waves in per with his father creates an epic story.

Genre: Romantic Thriller / Mystery PLOT STRUCTURE Exposition: Shayne lives underground, fixing broken tech, writing code, and secretly helping oppressed people disappear from the digital grid. A child exposes him during a rescue, and he goes viral — branded as a “Spiritual Terrorist.” We learn he was once a top-tier programmer for the regime but vanished after a failed mission. Rising Action: Elysia is assigned to infiltrate the network and bring him down. But every encounter with Shayne shakes her — his peace unsettles her, his conviction disrupts her logic. They uncover a prophecy embedded in old code that speaks of “The Voice” — one man who cannot be silenced, whose faith will trigger a global unraveling. Flashbacks reveal Shayne’s past, including a mission that accidentally wiped out innocent believers — one of whom was Elysia’s brother. Climax: Shayne is captured. A massive public trial is televised to make him an example. But instead of fear, the world watches as he speaks — not to defend himself, but to tell the truth. Elysia sabotages the system to let him finish. Just as the system strikes the fatal blow… the lights die. The power grid crashes. Millions of encrypted prophecies are released into every device. The crowd revolts. Denouement: The regime fractures. Secret believers rise. Elysia disappears from the public eye. Months later, a man works quietly in a rebuilt village zone, tending to gardens, helping others… with eyes that remember pain, and a peace that feels eternal. His name? Unknown. But those who meet him say there’s something divine in the way he walks.

Arthur Vance was a titan of modern industry—a ruthless corporate strategist who mastered the art of the hostile takeover. But when a betrayal ends his life in the 21st century, he wakes up in the body of Julian Valerius, the disgraced, "waste" illegitimate son of a dying Emperor. ​In a world governed by ancient steel and noble bloodlines, Julian is a man with a target on his back. His six half-brothers, each a powerful warlord or cunning politician, have already signed his death warrant to secure their path to the throne. He has no army, no wealth, and a reputation as a drunken fool. ​But he has a mind the medieval world isn't prepared for. ​Using his knowledge of modern economics, chemical engineering, and psychological warfare, Julian begins his ascent from the mud of the slums. ​He turns sour grain into Liquid Gold, a distilled spirit that corrupts the empire’s elite and funds his private shadow army. ​He recruits Elena Vance, a legendary but betrayed General, turning her into the sword that will carve his path to glory. ​He builds a network of "Rats"—the beggars and outcasts—creating the first global intelligence agency in history. ​As the Empire spirals into a bloody civil war, Julian doesn't just fight for survival; he executes a takeover. From the smoke of the slums to the gold of the high court, the "Waste Prince" will prove that in the face of modern logic, even the strongest crown is nothing more than gilded lead. ​Witness the birth of an Empire where gold speaks louder than swords, and a bastard's shadow looms over the world.

Frank Mercer was a prodigy, the kind of surgeon whose instincts defied logic. His methods were unorthodox, his results miraculous, and his heart too pure for the corrupt medical system that thrived on power and politics. But genius threatens mediocrity. When Frank exposed malpractice at Chicago’s top hospital, his world imploded, his license revoked, his reputation destroyed, his girlfriend Lisa seduced by a wealthy rival, and his name dragged through every media outlet. Left jobless and broken, Frank became a ghost in the alleys, saving lives in secret, helping the forgotten. Until fate threw him into the limelight: a horrific accident outside a mall leaves the President’s daughter dying. Frank acts, and revives her, defying every protocol, every law of medicine. Overnight, he becomes the nation’s obsession. But the same hands that saved a life will soon carve out justice. Behind the headlines, Frank begins to uncover a network of corruption stretching from hospital boards to political offices. The same forces that ruined him are feeding off death and disease, manipulating medicine for profit and control. Frank’s revenge becomes an art form, surgical, methodical, and righteous. He’ll heal the world’s sickness by cutting out its rot. As his fame rises, his enemies close in, and Frank must balance the weight of power, love, and morality before he becomes the monster he swore to destroy. In a city where every life has a price, The Hand of Vengeance will decide who deserves to live.

They thought he was dead. They buried the truth with his name. But legends don’t die—they go dark. Darius Raines, code-named “Ghost,” was the government’s best weapon—an elite hacker and black-ops operative until the day he vanished in a fiery car explosion. Officially pronounced dead, Darius walked away from the lies, burned everything that tethered him to the system, and became a shadow in a city drowning in corruption. Five years later, Atlanta is a battleground. Billion-dollar empires are built on secrets, bodies disappear with no questions asked, and the same corrupt officials who tried to kill Darius now run the city from behind closed doors. But Ghost is back. And he’s not here for mercy. With a custom-built AI surveillance system and a hidden network of rogue insiders, Darius launches an all-out war against the syndicate that turned his life into a lie. His mission? Expose the Ghost Code—a black-file project that links murder, money laundering, and mind control to the highest levels of government. The catch? The only person who can help him unlock it is Amira Cole—the one woman who once believed in him and now believes he’s a traitor. Hunted by law enforcement, betrayed by his own team, and forced into a deadly cat-and-mouse game with the most dangerous man in America, Darius must choose: Save the city or save his soul. The Ghost Code is an urban mystery thriller that will grip your throat and refuse to let go. Full of brutal twists, high-tech warfare, street justice, psychological warfare, and a heart-wrenching romance, this is not just a fight for redemption—it’s a war for the truth. And in Darius’s world, the truth is never free.