Once Bitten Twice Shy

Every January 11th the Skeleton Tower waits. A photographer steps inside chasing whispers. A candle burns. A city holds its breath. Behind the glass is something older than the Thames, patient, hungry, and smiling with too many mouths. One flame stands between London and the drowning. One choice stands between mercy and eternity. And once you light it… you never truly leave.

There was once a guy that is indiferent and clueless about everything around him, but even though he was like this, if monster after monsters appeared at his doorsteps without any invitation at all, his eyes will glow with indifference and touch their rough bodies lightly, turning it into ash and get carried away by the wind that pass by. His name is Gabriel, A shut-in guy but is omnipotent. Read to know his story.

Damien, a trash and nobody suddenly became the adopted prince of Santa Eyre. He now has more power and influence than all the elites that had bullied and looked down on him in the past. Everyone who once kicked him when he was down will now have to bow to him as they call him "Prince". It is time for this strange "man" to show the world what it means to be The Lord of Origins"

Kings, Witches, Wizards, Night singers. At a time when personal desires has come between the people, and they no longer fight to the same cause. An once defeated foe rises again from the dust, stronger than ever. All of Albane must reunite to relief the world of this prophesied doom. Or perish while being apart in the hands of the red king demon Zathryon, and his blood sucking army.

The cover read: The 800 Methods. “Oh, I couldn’t.” “This has eight hundred deadly moves,” Marvin said. “It’s the most comprehensive monograph on the subject. Most of the strikes kill with one blow, once you master them. I’ve dog-eared some of my favorites. It’s actually padded with a few techniques that are hard to use outside laboratory conditions. But they’re still good to know.”

Robert Cruise, a poor bricklayer, is divorced by his cheating wife and fired by his rich boss. But the world doesn’t know he’s the heir of the elite House of York and majority owner of York Corporation. Once underestimated as a useless son-in-law, Robert rises from poverty to power. With enemies on all sides and a vow for revenge, he begins to crush those who betrayed him and protect the family they tried to destroy.

"She is mad, she is chaos, she is the devil. And you must pacify her, Lord Ares." Crown Princess— or as she prefers, Queen Maximillia Eurydice was the nightmare of her very own nation. In the young age, she had harvested multiple achievements with the bargain of her soldiers' lives and became the continent's number one military kingdom. And on the Queen's twenty-third birthday, she is to find herself a King, and thus, came the event that would test all men in the Kingdom. From nobles to commonfolk— all men with no rings in their hand would be required to join. The King Selection. An event the Queen had conducted to find the fittest of fit. An event that sounds pleasant and prestigious to the ears, but rather another game of death and pain. The Queen has prepared games for everyone. And one must survive to be hailed King. She was confident was no one would become King— but greed did her no good, for once Hell had altered her fate and placed one tiny miscalculation on her feats. A mysterious lad of no noble status, and rather a devious criminal who once stole from the Royal Family, beheld triumphant. A wyvern slayer, and now her king.

Ryan was called useless by everyone — a broke, unwanted son-in-law who lived off his wife’s family. They laughed at him, insulted him, and treated him like trash. But what they didn’t know was that Ryan once ruled the underworld. He was a man people feared across cities — a silent legend who disappeared three years ago after walking away from power and blood. Now, living as a “nobody,” Ryan keeps his head down, pretending to be weak. He hides his true strength, waiting for the right time to strike. When his greedy in-laws mock him again and his wife’s cousin tries to destroy everything, Ryan quietly returns to the life he buried — not for fame, but for love. Soon, the whole city begins to whisper about the “useless” son-in-law who is suddenly untouchable. Enemies tremble. Secrets break. And Clara, the woman who once looked down on him, starts to see the man behind the silence. He is not just a husband. He is the legend they all feared — and this time, he’s fighting for more than power. He’s fighting for his family, his name, and the woman who never believed in him.

Jason White stood next to the glass wall of his office, reminiscing about the past. Treated like filth. Looked down on by his wife and in-laws. Betrayed by those he once cared about. As secrets from the past and present came flooding in, the man they knew became more than they had imagined him to be. With his discovered identities, will Jason take over the world, or will the world take him down?

Darin Haras died a sinner. Instead of hell, he woke to a system that judged every choice he made in life. Redemption System activated. In a world ruled by cartels and fire, one wrong step means death, and one right step means losing himself. When a district is set ablaze and a child is taken hostage, Darin is forced to choose: become a monster once again… or allow a greater sin to unfold.