Optimist

In the quiet town of Crestwood, nestled deep within the heart of the Appalachian Mountains, a chilling legend had haunted the residents for generations. It was a tale that sent shivers down spines, a story spoken in hushed tones around flickering bonfires on the night of the autumn equinox—a night when the boundary between the known and the unknown blurred, and the very air seemed charged with an eerie energy. The legend spoke of the "Footprint," an enigmatic and unsettling phenomenon that occurred like clockwork, as reliable as the seasons themselves. Every year, on that fateful night, the Footprint would reappear, etching itself into the rocky soil near the edge of town. It was a single, enormous footprint, larger than any man's, with distinct arches and toes that appeared impossibly human. And yet, it was a relic from the past—a past filled with mystery, uncertainty, and dread. What secrets did the otherworldly glow and the reemergence of the Footprint hold?

Marcell has had a sad and complicated life since he was a baby, growing up in an orphanage and then migrating alone to the big city for a more secure life. But things didn't go as easy as Marcell imagined. And good fortune seems impossible for him, when his girlfriend Jasmine cheats on him with the wealthy quarterback of the Yale University football team. "You are not my equal," Jasmine said with a frivolous smile. Marcell, who had no power and looked weak, could not defend himself. But his anger made him punch his girlfriend in the face. And Jasmine's lover pushed him until Marcell hit his head. When he woke up with his head bandaged, Marcell suddenly got a voice from his head. The robot's voice and the system screen in his view gave him a challenge and a fantastic amount of money.

Jonas, a university student's life is hell. His gift is to blame for it. His mother knows so much but says nothing to protect her son. His father was just dismissed from the army but knows nothing of his son. A rumour about the end of days was spreading. Crimes in the city had escalated. The police had no clue of how to solve them until they found their way to Jonas

My name is Joe Mzalendo. Mine country is Credonia, a third-world country. Born and raised here, I loved my country just like every other patriotic citizen. As I grew up, all I ever wanted was a good degree and a good job with the government. All that I looked forward to so that I could help others and see to it that things went the right way. I had a dream of transforming my country through fighting and nipping Corruption by the roots. I thought getting in was the right move and the only way to make a change. In the end, I was all wrong. I found myself imprisoned by powers I couldn't control and forces I could not break. Without options, I watched people suffer as I did nothing. It was a stab through my heart. I had to live with the knife through my heart and in pain. It was either that and try to help those I could or die. I not only walked with death but saw it most of the time. It was then that I learned; some things are better done from a distance. I learnt never to put out a conflagration from inside a blazing house.

Stealing and running is all that Konnor knows. In the era where everyone basically has access to travel to the moon, Konnor has made himself infamous with his deeds. Stealing cash and gold from the local banks, done that. Breaking into people’s houses, of course. But behind the cold facade, lies a secret. A secret to unravel. A secret which would determine the lives of everyone on Earth.

What would you do if you realized that, the recently acquired freedom is just another netherworld! That, the things you hated most are your survival guides! Would you wish for one more lesson, or, what would it be… James was a young man fresh from school. He had exorbitant optimisms of freedom and a very bright future. Only to realize, the so-called freedom was proving to be human under siege. Life in freedom was worse than perdition itself and got him a visit to the reformatory. He was an innocent determined young man, whom, life taught a lesson the hard way. Never loosing desire and motivation, he still pushed on hard enough. Had this to be you, would you do the same, or… just give up! Did he survive the harshness of the biosphere? Did his efforts ever get to pay back? Did he ever get to live his dream? Find out more about James, After the Shadows.

A young lady that have been in the darkened side of world faced so many problems and couldn’t get help from anyone. She strive for her life herself and finally was able to see the light side of the world with her positive affirmations. She conquered her fear and every other things in her life fall into places.

Quantum technologies are like taking resources from another dimension. This comparison was considered more of a metaphor by everyone, exactly before in 2066 a gap formed in the digital quantum network into another world, similar to MMORPG. Only unlike the game, it was real and the resources that were taken out of it materialized in our world. But the pioneers, who rushed into the rift in the thirst to get rich easily and quickly, were in for an unpleasant surprise. Death in this world led to death in the real world. A guy named Tim, who lost his job, due to circumstances decides to become a "player" - a tunneler in the rift. He was waiting for the fate of an ordinary monster killer or miner, giving most of his earnings to corporate workers, if at one point a mysterious Artifact did not fall into his hands.

He was once a mighty being, but now he has to learn how to live like a human. Being born on the day calamity befell the city of Karaza, and as an entity that can stand against the red death, he was being hunted by both humans and the red death. Will he survive? Faul can't believe he's human

Mo Shen was a cultivator known across the world for his evil dead and lewd cultivation method, he was chased to the mountain peaks by emperors and powerful cultivators. Not willing to die, he used a forbidden technique that created a portal which poured demons into the world while his Soul was sent to a new world. I own the right to the cover.