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Seventy-eight years after the fall of the galactic hyperspace gate network known as The Veil, humanity’s once-glorious empire lies fragmented, drifting in the ruins of forgotten technology and collapsed alliances. Planets have become isolated war-states, AI gods rule over fractured digital realms, and ancient secrets fester in the vacuum of space. When the Veil mysteriously reactivates, releasing a wave of untraceable quantum signals and impossible anomalies, former war criminal and memory-hacker Riven Hale is pulled out of cryo-prison for one last mission: uncover the source of the reawakening, and prevent a second collapse. As Riven travels from derelict colonies to technocratic citadels, he uncovers a disturbing truth—reality is fraying. A mind-plague known as the Mnemonic Dust is rewriting memories across systems, blurring the lines between past and present. At the center of it all is a fanatical cult called the Dustborn, who claim the universe is a decaying simulation built by extinct, higher-dimensional beings known only as the Architects. As Riven pieces together his forgotten past and the role he once played in an erased war, he’s hunted by synthetic assassins, haunted by implanted memories, and drawn into a war for reality itself. The question is no longer who controls the Veil. The question is—what is real?

Due to his crippled magicule vein, the defected body of Allastor Frauzz needed to consume more magicules compared to the normal rankers. Because of this disability, he also performs almost three times the usual training of a typical ranker. Having said that, despite his fatigue from the intense training, he didn't expect that his progress to level up would remain slow. He had already made up his mind that night. He would just accept that he wasn't meant to be one of those rankers sitting on top of the food chain. he was not hoping to travel all the continents in Illunor anymore. However, on the same night when he wasn't home, an unknown notorious criminal murders his family. His dream to become strong has been crushed because of his defected body, and now, his family has been taken away from him. On how many tiers can his bad luck reach? His heart has been shattered and turned into ice-cold that night. Finally snapping from the nightmare, he is now walking for merciless revenge. ---- Black Sword and Fragments[Vol. 1: Unforeseen Conspiracy] Book cover--Illustrated by: MarxMade

Soultaker, known as the world's most dangerous vigilante is also known as the one hero that has defended the country of Singapore single handedly for almost a decade from a magnitude of threats. Rumor has it that the vigilante is undefeated and unstoppable in combat. However behind that reputation is just an ordinary 16 year old teenager Maxus Tan ,living in Singapore who discovers a dark and corrupt society running with crime after tragedy strikes his family. Taking matters into his own hands, Maxus began studying and training in combat ruthlessly and paired with his childhood training, he picks up the role as the deadly vigilante Soultaker, killing every single criminal he comes across to clean up his city. Discovering a society of assassins who match his skill level, Maxus is forced to upgrade his own equipment and skills by any means necessary, contemplating his decisions and role in this world when he meets Leah, the girl who would pull him back from transforming into a mindless killer. This story follows the beginning of Soultaker, a raw and dark story about the character's growth and journey in defending the city he was raised in and ultimately, the origins of a dark, legendary figure.

In a distant future where humanity has colonized distant planets, Velora is a world on the edge of both progress and decay. Among the barren deserts and towering, high-tech cities, four teen boys find themselves caught in a cosmic mystery. Kade, a brooding loner with a criminal past; Jett, a tech genius hiding a crippling fear of failure; Orin, a psychic dreamer who can’t control his visions; and Zane, a soldier’s son haunted by a family tragedy, are each drawn together by a mysterious alien artifact that crashes on their planet. The artifact isn’t just a piece of foreign technology—it’s a doorway to a massive, glowing rift in the sky. This tear in reality leads to otherworldly dimensions, each more dangerous and bizarre than the last. As the boys unlock the secrets of the rift, they begin to realize that its power may hold the key to their survival—or the destruction of their entire galaxy. As they journey across shattered worlds and uncover hidden factions vying for control of the rift, the boys must confront their deepest fears and darkest secrets. The rift warps time, space, and even their own abilities, pushing them to the brink as they battle alien creatures, ancient magic, and rival forces who will stop at nothing to control the power within. With the fate of their world hanging in the balance, Kade, Jett, Orin, and Zane must decide whether they can trust each other—or whether they’re just pawns in a much larger

Abandoned by the woman he loved for a man who represented everything he could never be...wealthy, powerful, untouchable—he is forced to confront the brutal truth of his existence. His home is nothing but a decaying room near a slum, his future looked nonexistent, his worth measured in what he could provide. When despair drove him into the night, it nearly cost him his life. On the brink of death, a mysterious voice offered him a single truth: “In this world, only wealth grants the right to live with dignity. Will you succumb or will you arise and conquer?” With no strength left to resist and nothing left to lose, he accepted his cruel fate and chose. What awakened was by no means a blessing but a predatory system that allowed him to steal wealth itself. Not just sheer money, but luck, opportunities, influence and skills, even the invisible advantages that keep the powerful on top and the weak beneath them. Every gain he makes is taken from someone else. Every rise leaves another person falling and crumbling in dust. As he climbs from the gutter into the hidden layers of society—corporate elites, criminal empires, and untouchable dynasties, he must confront a terrifying question: How much is a human life worth, when wealth can be taken by force?

Three years ago, Mathew Stone lost everything. Once feared on the battlefield as the legendary War King, he chose to bury his identity and live as nothing more than a powerless live-in son-in-law. Mocked by everyone and abandoned by the woman he loved, Mathew appeared to be a man with no ambition, no influence, and no future. But appearances can be deceiving. Behind his quiet life lies a secret buried beneath blood and betrayal. Years ago, the Stone family was wiped out in a single night. The massacre erased one of the most powerful families in existence, leaving no survivors—or so the world believed. Now, after years of hiding in plain sight, Mathew discovers a trail leading back to the people responsible. His search begins with a mysterious poison, a comatose old man who holds the truth, and nine rare medicinal treasures scattered across a world controlled by unseen forces. The deeper Mathew digs, the more he realizes that the enemies who destroyed his family are far more powerful than he imagined. Hidden behind wealth, influence, and respectability is an ancient network that has manipulated nations, businesses, and powerful families from the shadows for decades. As forgotten secrets begin to surface, powerful figures start to fall. Criminal empires collapse overnight. Elite families panic. Assassins emerge from the darkness. And for the first time in years, whispers begin to spread. The War King has returned.

Three months to live. Zero mana. One desperate lie. **That's how I became the most wanted man in Neo-Tokyo.** I told an assassin my body was "overflowing with Yang Energy." She blushed instead of shooting. I told an S-Rank Hunter her sword technique was "stiff because she's sexually repressed." She destroyed a mountain and swore eternal loyalty. I told a Succubus Queen I was "too powerful to be charmed." She became my maid. Now the is forcing me to maintain this ridiculous persona: **EXTERNAL:** "Kneel. You're not worthy of my touch." **INTERNAL:** *Oh god, if she squeezes my hand she'll break my wrist.* Every woman who desires me generates Desire Points. Lose their faith? I die. The Detective thinks I'm a criminal mastermind. The Heiress thinks I'm a caged god. My Disciple thinks my trembling is "restrained divine power." **They're all wrong. I'm just a dying scammer who weaponized charisma.** But here's the twist: The more they believe the lie... the more real it becomes. **[Warning: Contains Comedy, Face-Slapping, Steamy Mana Transfer, and a Protagonist Who Refuses to Break Character Even When Terrified]**

In the dark heart of Havencroft, where shadows rule and blood stains every deal, trust is hard to come by, and betrayal is always around. Enzo "Ghost" Dalca was never meant to be more than a faceless enforcer for the city's most ruthless crime families. Enzo was quiet, untouchable, and deadly. His only loyalty was to his mentor, the old kingpin who taught him everything he knows. But when that mentor is killed in a ruthless power grab, Enzo is set up for the crime and left to rot. Now, all the groups in Havencroft want to kill him. Enzo finds a web of corruption that is much bigger than he thought it would be, with only revenge and a desire for justice left. A secret group of powerful people, the real leaders of the city's criminal empire, has the keys to his mentor's death and the chaos that is about to destroy them all. Enzo starts to make his way to power with the help of a deadly ex-assassin looking for redemption, a brilliant hacker with her own secrets, and his loyal crew, who are ready for war. But with every betrayal, Enzo knows one thing for sure: in Havencroft, when you rise, the city burns. Every ally turns out to be a possible enemy. He wasn't born to follow orders. He was WARBOUND. As the Ghost of Havencroft, he is ready to take the throne at any cost.

When a city forged in dragon fire turns against it's own heir, a power long erased from history awakens. Evans Draker, a brilliant researcher, reluctant noble, and bearer of the rare Celestro Dragon Force, loses everything in a single night. Falsified evidence brands him as a traitor. His brother frames him. The council condemns him. And his own father, the Grand Lord of Drakarion casts him out. But betrayal doesn’t kill him. It awakens something else. In a secret chamber, moments before Ronan’s assassins can rip the Celestro force from his body, the impossible happens. The dormant blood within Evans erupts, shattering the extraction bindings. The Primordius Dragon—the first and supreme dragon force believed extinct for thousands of years—stirs awake inside him. Its roar becomes his heartbeat. Its power becomes his rebirth. Now marked as a criminal, hunted by the city he once swore to protect, Evans rises from exile carrying a force capable of overturning nations. And as he uncovers the conspiracy that destroyed him, he finds that Drakarion’s downfall began long before his disgrace. Clans scheme. Warlords gather. Enemies hide in the shadows. But none of them are prepared for the return of the one thing they thought time had buried forever— The Almighty War Dragon.

Poor Dalton Hester, a man at the age of 39, ended his own life when everything around him went to hell. Losing his wife in an accident which he believed wasn’t one as it was planned by another to have it happen. The person he knew to believe to be the one to have his life killed was a criminal Dalton had put away thanks to the job of being a lawyer. That chain of events leads the poor man on top of a tall building holding a bottle almost empty of liquor. He takes a single sip from the bottle last time and then lets his own body fall forward flying towards everyone else. Dalton didn’t hold much faith in places called heaven or hell, but he had somewhat of a feeling that what a person like him did wasn’t going to be up, instead of more likely down. When darkness finally came Dalton awaited to open his eyes again to witness the flames of hell, but something different happened where he was still alive or to say reborn into a new body that wasn’t human and a new world that was like a fantasy book, movie or game. So looking at this as another chance at life Dalton decided to take it to the fullest to enjoy all the things that were different from his old world even when it was good or bad.