No Game No Life

Robert Mitchell has always had a passion for cooking, but life has never been easy for him. After losing his parents at a young age, he was forced to fend for himself, using his creativity and resourcefulness to turn scraps into meals. Despite the odds, he worked hard to become a skilled chef and opened his own small restaurant. But disaster strikes when his restaurant is destroyed in a catastrophic event, leaving him with nothing. To make matters worse, his girlfriend betrays him. Desperate for a way to survive in a post-apocalyptic world where food is scarce, Robert discovers that he has a unique Superpower Gourmet System after a small accident. He then embarks on a perilous quest to discover a new food source and elevate himself to the title of the world's greatest master chef, armed with his newfound skill in manipulating the taste, smell, texture, and appearance of food. But he quickly learns that in a world where everyone is fighting to survive, his Superpower Gourmet System may be his only weapon against rival survivors and dangerous creatures. Will Robert be able to harness the full potential of his Superpower Gourmet System and save himself and those he cares about? Or will the challenges he faces be too great to overcome?

I remember the day everything burned like a wound that would never heal. Flames stole my family — my parents were ripped from me, my little brothers and sisters turned to ash — all because debts bled our name dry. They came in the night with torches and cold mouths, set our home alight, and watched the world I knew collapse into smoke. When I thought the world had taken its last piece of me, something — someone — stepped through the blaze. I could not tell if it was man or woman; the fire kept the savior's shape blurred and holy, as if the flames themselves had given birth to a protector. They pulled me from the ruin and vanished like a promise. For seven years I answered a different kind of fire. I joined the army and let the drill and the discipline burn the broken parts clean. My hands learned steel. My bones learned marching. My nights learned keeping watch. I learned how to turn pain into armor, sorrow into strategy. I was forged in training fields and battle lines until a new name fit me. I am Kaelor Thane now — not a child who once cried over ash, but a force that arrives on the war road without apology. They called me the God of War because I learned to move like thunder and strike like winter. I carry no mercy in my pocket; I carry only the weight of a debt to be settled. Those who think they can stand between me and what I owe will learn the hard truth: I do not forgive. I do not forget. I return to make the ledger even, and I will make them pay in ruin, pain, and a silence that remembers my name.

In the Astrala Continent, spiritual talent is everything, and Ravian Arkana is a cursed anomaly. Born without Spirit Meridians and suffering from a physical disability in his legs, Ravian lived as trash in the eyes of the noble Arkana Family. The breaking point came on the night of his engagement, which was meant to ensure his protection; instead, he was betrayed. His fiancée, Lin Xuelan, along with his half-brother, shattered his bones and cast him into the Soul Annihilation Abyss a place where gravity crushes the soul and darkness swallows existence. However, death became the gateway to a taboo ancient power. At the nadir of his consciousness, Ravian awakened the Forbidden God System. This system did not grant miracles of light, but rather power from the deepest darkness: the Hell Meridians. With a body reconstructed by hellfire and legs now capable of moving beyond the speed of sound, Ravian crawled out of the abyss no longer a weakling, but an entity destined to exact vengeance against fate. Ravian’s journey is a symphony of blood and tears. From a mocked, disabled servant, he transforms into a mysterious figure who topples great sects and exposes the hypocrisy of the gods who rule the world. Every step he takes carries a message of death for those who once trampled him. The world that once discarded him must now tremble, knowing that the survivor of the Soul Annihilation Abyss has returned to claim the throne foretold in forbidden prophecy.

Aiden's lavish lifestyle came to an abrupt halt when his bank froze his accounts and seized his fortune, inherited from his late parents. With no choice but to return home for an extended stay, Aiden received a cryptic message and task from his father's attorney - spend a designated amount of money each week or month for a year or forfeit all rights as the sole heir to the fortune. But Aiden soon discovered that there was more to the challenge than just spending his money. Picking up a mysterious green credit card, Aiden was transported into an alternate world where magic and technology coexisted. Here, Aiden's spending habits would be put to the test, and the stakes were high. Aiden found himself navigating a treacherous thrifty system, where wise spending choices were paramount. He was forced to confront his extravagant and wild lifestyle head-on, and soon found that it was not as easy as he had initially thought. With his inheritance and future at risk, Aiden had to choose between the life he had always known or a newfound path filled with secrets, danger, and uncertainty. Join Aiden on a thrilling journey as he unravels the mysteries of his inheritance, learns the true value of money, and discovers a world beyond his wildest dreams.

Set in two worlds, Earth in 2022 and an enigmatic Fantasy world with a location unknown to mortals, Stranded Pixels of Us is a symphony of teen romance and mind-blowing fantasy that describes time as a where rather than a when. Drake, the main character is an alien from the world of Time who is sent to Earth as a child to protect him from the evil incarnate, Prargrus. After 17 plus years on Earth, Drake had lived a normal nerdy life with his aged adopted parents ignorant of his power or who he was. His powers begin to unfold in the company of the girl he loves, Alessia, who finds him to be interesting and his powers to be intriguing. Together, they realise all that he is and how his powers were to save his world and hers. Facing enemies was one thing, losing themselves to time's glitch was another and Drake embarks on a mission to save Alessia from whichever year in time that she was while discovering more about his powers and the greater threat to humanity along the line. In the end, Drake faces his fears and unleashes his power to annihilate Prargrus and his allies for good and he reunites with Alessia after he finds his way out of the time labyrinth he got lost in. The book gives the reader a thousand reasons to believe in love, choices and the power of time.

In a world where everyone tames powerful beasts, Lucien Drax is humiliated with a cracked, dying egg and labeled a failure. But when it hatches, everything changes. What he bonds with isn’t a beast… but a sealed Nightmare God. As Lucien rises from the lowest rank, fear follows in his wake, and those who once mocked him begin to disappear. Yet the more power he gains, the more dangerous his bond becomes. Because the creature at his side isn’t loyal only interested… and increasingly possessive. While others tame beasts… Lucien tamed a god.

Arcana High is known as the greatest magic academy in the Bluestar World. It is prestigious, disciplined, and supposedly safe. But when a group of ordinary teens accidentally breaks into the academy’s restricted library, they uncover something no student was ever meant to see: A living, ancient map that chooses them as its “Special Players.” From that moment on, their lives changed into a strange, game-like reality where hidden, forbidden regions appeared all around the Bluestar World. Monsters, Mutated Beasts, Zombies, and unknown monstrosities roam the world. Every basic spell evolves like a skill tree. And the map keeps issuing quests with one warning: “Level up… or die.” Forced to team up despite their clashing personalities, the teens must explore the world's hidden regions, unlock ancient magic, and complete trials that push them far beyond their limits. But the deeper they go, the more they realize: The map is just a trial ground for divine beings called the Naphil. Entities powerful enough to rewrite the structure of the Bluestar World. And now, they want to filter out the strong players from the weak. If humans can't level up fast enough, Arcana High won’t be the only thing that falls…The entire realm will.

Three children. One fire. A lifetime of scars. Jay and Chase Hamilton grew up side by side, brothers bound by laughter and games in the courtyard of their crumbling apartment complex. Anna Rivera, their neighbor, was the sparrow who trailed them everywhere — small, stubborn, determined never to be left behind. But one careless spark changed everything. The fire tore through their home, leaving ash and silence in its wake. Their mother never returned, and with her absence came unspoken blame. Chase carried the weight of believing she died for him. Jay took the guilt of failing to protect them both. Anna disappeared under whispers and shadows, her name cursed by neighbors who swore the fire had been her fault. Twenty-five years later, the past is still burning. Chase is now CEO of the family’s printing press, driven, distant, and ruthless. Jay is a photographer abroad, still chasing moments he can never hold onto. And Anna — under another name, rebuilt and unrecognizable — has risen quietly, her fate intertwined with theirs once more. But ash does not stay buried forever. When the truth resurfaces, it will test the fragile bonds of family, loyalty, and forgiveness. Ashes of Yesterday is a sweeping story of childhood lost, of wounds carried into adulthood, and of whether broken lives can ever be pieced back together when the fire never really died.

“Just because I’m poor, the feelings we’ve built for three years will end just like that!?” Charlie lowered his head. He clenched his fists tightly. So much so, the nails on his fingertips dug into his flesh. “Everyone, today you can look down on me. Just wait and see, I will definitely make you all regret by my success!” Charlie said with eyes that continued to blaze. **** Because of Charlie’s poor life, he was insulted and humiliated by everyone, including Amara, his high school sweetheart, who abandoned him for a wealthy man. Amara’s true nature left Charlie feeling desperate. However, out of the blue, he uncovered a family secret that changed everything. It turned out that Charlie was actually from a wealthy family, something he had never known. His long-lost grandfather, who had built an empire, left him a portion of his fortune. As if that weren’t enough, Charlie was also appointed as a director in one of the family’s companies, despite still being still a student! With newfound wealth and a prestigious position, Charlie was determined to show everyone who had ever underestimated him would kneel before him and beg for mercy. It was time to turn the tables and prove that he was more than just his humble beginnings.

Kael Ardent was betrayed, framed as a traitor, and executed while the empire burned. Then he woke up years before it all began. Now he remembers everything — the secret alliances, the smiling enemies, and the man who orchestrated his fall. Armed with future knowledge and a mysterious power called the Echo, Kael is determined to rewrite history. But the more he interferes, the more the timeline shifts. Allies begin to doubt him. Enemies move sooner than they should. And someone else seems to remember pieces of the future. The war he died in wasn’t what he thought. To stop the empire’s collapse, Kael must outplay conspirators, expose the Council’s corruption, and confront the truth behind his rebirth. Because this time, if he fails… There won’t be another second chance.