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“Do you know who he is?” Aria whispered, her voice trembling. Her father scoffed. “Some nouveau riche fool trying to play king.” The man across the table smiled calm, sharp, untouchable. The room fell silent when he spoke. “It’s been a while, Mr. Elston.” The older man froze. Aria’s glass slipped from her hand. The name echoed in her head like thunder. Mikael. He leaned back, eyes unreadable. “Last time we met, you called me a waste bin.” “M-Mikael…” she stammered, her face pale. “Mr. Dray,” corrected the host beside him—her father’s new business rival. “My son-in-law and the current CEO of ValenCore Holdings.” The silence cracked like glass. Mikael’s smile deepened, just enough to sting. “Don’t worry. I’m not here to rebuild anything for you.” He paused, letting the words sink in. “I’m just here to watch what’s left… fall apart.”

He woke in a stranger’s bed with a system in his skull, a son-in-law title on his tongue, and a missing shard that can rewrite who you are. Arin Voss opens his eyes inside Voss Manor with no memory of how he died, and a cold voice in his head called the Protocol that gives him missions and penalties. To survive he must play the role he’s been handed, marry into power, and chase Tessera, a stolen memory shard that can erase or sell a person’s past. As he hunts, he slips between two dangerous alliances. Evelyn, the ice-smart heiress, offers politics and protection. Maris, a smoky broker from the docks, offers heat and truth. Both pull him toward very different futures. When brokers start dying and the Protocol’s orders threaten to cut away pieces of his life, Arin faces a choice. Obey the machine and trade his identity for safety, or tear the system down and risk being erased for good. Legacy, lust, and lies converge in a high-stakes game where memory is currency, and love might be the only leverage left.

Freshman year? Pfft. Make friends, party, maybe read some school crap so you don’t get tossed out? That ain’t Jace Prescott’s life. Eighteen years old, thinking he got his girlfriend knocked up—and the plot twist? She’s been using him like a damn lab rat. Five months of his life, filmed without him even knowing. And her? She acts like she’s the victim. Well, fuck that. Jace’s uncle calls him up: “You’re CEO now, kid.” And just like that…everything changes. Suddenly, Jace’s got money, power, and zero fucks to give. Get ready, because he’s about to slap egos, crush reputations, and serve chaos hotter than anyone in that goddamn school can handle. Face-slapping, life-flipping, “did-that-just-happen?” madness incoming. And trust me…if you can’t handle people getting roasted mercilessly, maybe step away. Jace doesn’t play nice.

Alden, a teenage boy from the quiet village of Greywood, watches his life collapse in a single night when a massive werewolf army attacks without warning. His girlfriend Mara is slaughtered before his eyes, and his knight-father dies defending the village. By dawn, Greywood is gone, and Alden is the only surviving member of his family. Broken and desperate, he joins a band of knights fleeing to the capital to seek help. Among them is Rowan Vale, a legendary warrior whose strength becomes Alden’s only anchor. But their journey turns into a nightmare. Seeking shelter, the survivors reach a nearby village only to discover it trades human captives to the wolves in exchange for safety. A bloody battle follows, leaving only Alden and Rowan alive. Rowan is gravely wounded and sacrifices himself to buy Alden time to escape. When Alden reaches the capital, he finds it already overtaken by the curse. The king has allied with the Wolf King, planning to transform the entire kingdom into wolves he can control. Alden attacks the king, but the wolves capture him. In a dungeon, Alden finds Rowan still alive but tortured. The Wolf King forces Alden to choose: join the wolves, or watch Rowan die. Alden resists until Rowan screams in agony and finally breaks. He agrees to transform. A monstrous new power awakens in Alden. He becomes a werewolf stronger than any before him. He breaks his chains and destroys the cursed capital. At dawn, Alden returns to the ruins of Greywood, places the Wolf King’s head on the altar, and ends his own life to break the curse forever. His story becomes legendary tale of a boy forged into a monster by grief, and redeemed by the choice to end the darkness himself.

> In the Holy Domains, your worth is measured by what you kill and what you eat. Zack Tennyson was worth nothing—until he killed the wrong bug and hacked the system. Now the boy mocked as “Stab-Ass Fatso” is evolving faster than anyone expected. But power brings attention. And in a world where the strong eat the weak, Zack’s about to find out what it really means to survive. --- 📖 Synopsis The story opens with a sky-splitting aerial battle—Zack, older and blazing with crimson wings, going head-to-head against a Dragon-Type Guardian. As they clash, he breaks the fourth wall, taunting the reader with, “Let me tell you how it all began…” Flashback to the desert wasteland of the Holy Domains, where Zack is just another hungry nobody. Spirit Points rule all, and Zack has none. His days are spent scavenging trash and devouring mutant bugs like Carbee for even the tiniest point—only to be met with failure after failure. Until one day, he kills a glowing blue Carbee, something far beyond his level. It changes everything. His system begins a hidden “mod installation,” and Zack finally feels power stir inside him. But power doesn't erase pain. At school, he's hated for a past accident involving his crush, Samantha McPherson—a betrayal that still haunts him. Home isn’t any better. Rent is overdue. Food is gone. His sister is out hunting deep in the Domains. And the system starts demanding brutal daily quests that threaten to break him if he refuses. And yet... something is changing. The mod is installing. The boy they laughed at is becoming something else. Not a hero. Not a monster. Something in between.

Born without an ability in a world where power decides fate, he was destined to be nothing. Until a forbidden ritual performed by a mysterious old man awakened something no human should possess. [Ghost System Activated] Now able to see and fight ghosts, he grows stronger through quests, levels, and combat, gaining power with every spirit he defeats. His rise draws attention from the elite Ghost Academy, where students are trained to hunt the dead and survive horrors beyond imagination. But his power isn’t a blessing—it’s an anomaly. And in a world ruled by curses, the boy without one may become the most dangerous existence of all.

The zombies are everywhere! Danny used to be a young high school boy with a simple life but not for long. His peaceful life took a drastic turnaround when he got his face burnt by a group of jealous schoolmates and transmigrated into a world recently rampaged with the outbreak of the ZOMBIE VIRUS. His skinny body was no longer skinny but was athletic and sexy. Danny knew that definitely, this wasn't his body– not his identity! Strangely, Danny finds all the people he knew from his reality in this new world but with different personalities and identities. Makes him wonder where he is and now, while surviving the apocalypse with other survivors— Danny wants to find himself. “I'm Danny and I want to find Danny...”

When a six year old autistic boy named Skyrid is enrolled in Haystead Academy, one day a piece of armor appears on his arm and he starts going to class with other kids who have also had happenings revealing that they have warrior powers. Then 4 years later he shoots a beam of light at another student during the same day that two cithians attack his hometown of the village of Siraka and it rewakens the memories of the strikers a group of people who are being paid to huntdown people with warrior powers (or cithians). So for his safety he is enrolled at Gailems school for warrior power mastery. Will Skyrid master his powers? Or will they take over him before he gets the chance?

An ambulance finally arrived, taking Rylan to the hospital. “Let’s follow them, we need to make sure the boy is fine.” Mr. Brian said to his driver. “How about your son?” The driver asked. “Follow the ambulance.” He responded immediately, getting into his car. “If this young man stays alive, I will give him a new life. “A new life? That’s not going to be possible. Your rivals already know your son, you won’t be able to win with your son dead.” What happens next? The wealthiest man gives his son's identity to a stranger; a young man who tried committing suicide due to betrayal from his girlfriend, family and friends.

In a magical world where heroes wield legendary swords and devastating spells, one boy awakens his destiny… with a half-burnt stick he dug out of a compost heap. Bullied, underestimated, and often mistaken for actual trash, Quincy Dungsworth never spoke a word—until a mysterious accident unlocks a bizarre power inside him. The source? A strange wooden staff marked with an ancient sun sigil, capable of channeling magic in ways no one understands (including him). Now, armed with questionable martial skills, unpredictable magic, and a face that screams “I’m not supposed to be here,” Quincy must rise from zero to hero—facing monsters, rival cultivators, and the occasional murderous chicken—while trying not to set himself on fire.