Once Bitten Twice Shy

Naji's heart beats once every twenty seconds. The clan called it proof that he was defective. Too heavy to cultivate. Too slow to ascend. Too worthless to inherit their name. But when his younger brother throws him into the bottomless Great Ravine during the sacred Ascension Race, Naji discovers a truth that changes everything: his curse was never a weakness—it was a shield. Now hunted by gods, betrayed by blood, and carrying a power capable of bending gravity itself, Naji must uncover the lie at the heart of heaven. Because while the world worships those who rise, he was born with the power to drag the heavens down.

Ten years ago, Damian Voss — heir to one of the country’s most powerful families — was falsely accused of fraud, exiled, and declared dead after a mysterious “accident.” Now reborn as Damian Cross, a ruthless self-made CEO, he returns under a new identity to destroy the corrupt elite who betrayed him — starting with the people he once called family. But the past doesn’t stay buried. As Damian digs into the truth behind his downfall, he uncovers a tangled web of murder, secrets, and betrayal. He must face enemies in disguise, a mysterious woman tied to his past, and a secret organization with roots deeper than blood.

Ethan Cole vanished from the city eight years ago, leaving only the stories of a man who had run the streets from the shadows. Now thirty-two, he lives in a lonely street, keeping his younger brother Noah safe from a world he no longer trusted. But when Noah is kidnapped by thesame people he once trusted his life with, Ethan is dragged back into the underworld he swore he’d left behind. Every betrayal is a test of his lethal precision and to save his brother, Ethan must outwit syndicates, assassins, and old allies who had now turned into enemies.

Jasper Stone should never have survived his encounter with an XCP. Let alone copy it. When his ability awakens, the XCP Organization acts immediately. Captured, classified as an anomaly, and torn away from the world he once knew, Jasper discovers an uncomfortable truth: XCPs are not always destroyed… some are used. Forced to enlist as a Neo X soldier, Jasper is thrown into a system where the value of a life is measured in results, mistakes are paid for with death, and trusting anyone is a liability. As he rises through impossible missions, living anomalies, and broken comrades, he begins to understand how to climb until he becomes the very best.

Five years ago, Lein Ashford lost everything in a single night—his father died before his eyes, his family company was stolen, and he was betrayed by his own wife before being sent to the deadliest battlefield. Now, he's returned to Corholt City not as the weak young man he once was, but as a feared legend—a war god and medical god with boundless wealth and influence. With his mother and younger sister having been tortured for five years as slaves in their own home, Lein comes with one purpose: to destroy the traitorous Anthony family, reclaim everything that was stolen, and ensure they kneel crying and begging for mercy at his family's feet.

One would think that once your father becomes a billionaire your problems are solved, not for Lewis. Managing a cut of five percent share from his father's property, he owned a café in the middle of the city. One day, a stolen necklace worth billion dollars was found in his café, Lewis was forcefully accused and arrested. All his rights were taken away as he was a nobody with just a five percent share of property. Abandoned with no friends nor family to support him, Lewis was left alone to rot in the prison of Chicago until a young woman showed up in his life, spiraling him upward from the useless son to the infamous King Lewis.

Alexander Hugh was a struggling average young man managing his late father's construction business. He gave his all to Carla, his fiance and her family because he loved her, and thought her family was all he had. He was manipulated, used, and deceived by Carla, blinded by the love he thought she had for him. His father's business was taken away from him through Carla and her deceit. He was thrown out and gotten rid of. Will he survive? Will he come back for revenge against Carla once he discovers he's the heir to an empire? Join Alexander on his journey.

Once hailed as the Invincible Shadow Warrior—the strongest cultivator of his era. Thaddeus Lynwood was betrayed by those closest to him and slain by his most loyal disciple. But death was just the beginning. Reborn into the crippled body of a slave boy at the bottom of society, Thaddeus now carries a forbidden power: the Shadow Flame System, an evolving entity that feeds on revenge, domination, and forbidden knowledge. Armed with past knowledge, a ruthless mind, and a new body immune to fate’s bindings, Thaddeus begins a brutal climb back to the top. With his shadow techniques feared even by gods, and a growing army of loyal undead and spirit beasts, Thaddeus wages war across all realms.

Marcus had it all, a stable job, a home, and a wife he loved. But in one brutal week, everything falls apart. After years of being mistreated at work, he finally snaps and quits, only to come home and find his wife in bed with another man. She wants a divorce. She owns the house. He’s out. Now broke, homeless, and alone, Marcus struggles to survive. Humiliated, hungry, and pushed to his limit, he spends his last few dollars on cheap food, only to be mocked by the woman who once promised to love him. Then, in the pouring rain, a speeding car hits him and doesn’t stop. But rock bottom is just the beginning.

A reincarnated genius scientist, once nameless in the modern world, now reborn into a world of magic. Though his death, steeped in betrayal, was painful, Victor remains determined to pursue his dream, one that should be impossible in this world. One day, he discovers what he had long sought: the Book of Rune Magic, a tome dismissed as useless in this world due to the existence of Gifted, whose powers are far more practical and easier to use than rune-based magic. Upon learning this, Victor becomes determined to reshape the kingdom into a futuristic civilization. But with no clear idea of who is friend or foe, Paul begins his journey across the kingdom, quietly building his own power in secret.