Reborn

"Drink up, brother," they said, passing me the poisoned wine. In my first life, I was the fool who conquered an empire only to hand it to my family on a silver platter. My reward? A silver goblet laced with nightshade, a dagger between my ribs, and the sound of my own brothers laughing as I choked on my own blood. They seized my throne, slaughtered my loyalists, and completely erased my legacy. Then, I blinked. I wasn't lying on the cold stone floor of a locked treasury. I was standing in the middle of the Grand Pavilion, ten years earlier, holding the exact same golden chalice. Julian was right next to me, patting my shoulder with his fake, loving smile. The universe had hit rewind. My body is ten years younger. My vast mana pools are gone, reduced to a flickering spark. I am physically a weak, untrained prince surrounded by apex predators. But I remember everything. Every hidden treasure, every forbidden spell, every upcoming disaster, and exactly how each of my brothers breathes. They think I am still their naive, easily manipulated pawn. They have no idea that the gentle prince died in that treasury—and a monster woke up in his place. I’m not going to fight them for this rotting kingdom. I'm going to let them starve. I will cross into the forbidden lands, awaken a dark system, and build an empire so terrifying it will swallow theirs whole. My name is Kaelen. They wanted my throne, but they will drown in their own blood to reach it.

"Greediness comes with a price. It will bear the fruit of vengeance." As John Percy survives the murder attempt by his in-laws, he swears vengeance. He will do everything to take the life they took away from him. Along came the Grim Reaper of the AI Industry, Hyalou Jean Porter. She assured the O'Briens will feel the highest scale of the pain of suffering, an offer that John Percy can't seem to refuse. But the offer has a price of its own.

When he opened his eyes he found himself in the world of the game, he created himself. Except, in a talent-less villain's body, Neo. Witness, the journey of a low-rank villain to the peak of the world...

This is a fantasy story that avoids almost all cliches and has Antihero MC with a dark world setting. - - - Volume 1: 28 years old man James Carter dies from overwork and is reborn into a new world filled with fantasy and magic while retaining the memories of his past life. James, now Jake, who always wished to escape his dull and miserable life, has been given a chance to turn over a new leaf and start from scratch in a new world. Follow this journey of Jake Hill, will he be able to live the life he always dreamt of? — — Content Warning: This novel contains many dark and R-18 elements, like human trafficking, slavery, gore, torture, psychological trauma, and many uncomfortable concepts, readers' discretion is advised. — — A/N: This is not a romance story; MC is not a goody-two-shoes, nor he is chaotic evil. The story is a seinen type where the world doesn't revolve around MC; politics is heavy in this story; This story doesn't contain fan-service nor this is a wish-fulfillment. MC will be OP but not the strongest.

Julius, once the most powerful man that lived, is betrayed and he's reborn in the combat academy and in a body that was basically useless. Diego, the body in which he's born into is bullied by his pairs and grovels at their presence for being a Rank 1 combater. However, this body has more potential than anyone could imagine and Juliuss, now the soul within will not let anyone bully him. He was going to rise and made sure that whoever looked down on him paid for it.

Mateo Ambrose died a fool. After a decade of sacrifice, his girlfriend pushed him into a zombie horde to save her lover. But Mateo wakes up on "Day Zero"—nine hours before the Black Mist descends—with a cold heart and the [Eros-Survival System]. His plan is simple: hoard resources, build a fortress, and destroy those who betrayed him. But there is a lethal glitch. Mateo has been reborn with a mutated virus in his soul. If his "Mutation Meter" reaches 100%, he will become the Father of Monsters. The only way to reset the clock? Physical intimacy with the city’s deadliest mercenary, Commander Jaxen. He is his only "Stabilizer." To stay human, Mateo must hunt down a man who hates being touched, forcing a bond that is as volatile as the apocalypse itself. In a world of rot, he must choose: lose his humanity, or lose his heart to a killer.

They betrayed him. He sacrificed everything to save the woman he loved, only to be thrown to the zombies by the very people he rescued. He died. But death wasn't the end. It was his awakening. Reborn as the world's first Zombie King, Chase Ryder discovers an evolution system fueled by crystal cores hidden inside powerful beings. Every battle makes him stronger. Every enemy becomes another step toward absolute power. As humanity fights to survive the apocalypse, Chase walks a far darker path—commanding the undead, evolving beyond human limits, and uncovering the terrifying truth behind the Blood Moon. The woman who betrayed him thinks he's dead. Soon she'll learn that some monsters never forget. And the king of zombies has come to reclaim everything she stole.

After being killed at the last level, Lucius suddenly woke up and found the recovery system in his body. Lucius restarts the game from the lowest level, then becomes the 'chosen one' who is taken to the Central Control Tower. Ever since arriving at the Central Control Tower, one fact was known: all players were guinea pigs of virtual game worlds created by the elite. Lucius must find a way to escape the virtual game world and destroy the system that will make the virtual game world a reality. How to free himself and all the players from the virtual game world that trapped them? How did Lucius' way and journey destroy the 'main' system in the real world? Under the rule of Dominic, the general manager—the virtual game character controller, their lives are at stake. *** [SYSTEM HAS OFFICIALLY ACTIVE] [WELCOME TO THE CENTER OF THE TOWER, PLAYERS 018! YOU ARE CHOSEN TO BE PART OF THE GAME!] [YOU NEED TO COMPLETE GAME CASES AND COLLECT POINTS LEVELS, STAT, AND SKILLS] [5%... 15%... 35%.... 47%... 67%... 77%... 89%... 100%] [SYNCHRONIZATION COMPLETED!] [YOU HAVE ENTERED A NEW CHAPTER OF THE GAME]

Kai Wang died a loser–beaten to death in an underground fight while he watched his girlfriend kiss his killer. Kai gets a second chance at life–but it comes with a price written in blood. Granted by a mysterious system run by seven faceless beings. Now reborn with power he must fight his way back to the top while completing missions for his faceless masters. He must save his dying mother, destroy those who betray him, and become the unstoppable figure no one expected. But every mission pulls him deeper into darkness and one question remains–will he save his soul or lose it chasing power?

Ethan Vance was a great soldier in a high-tech land war, fighting with a digital gaming battle system. His life was ruined when he found out his wife, Chloe, was having a secret affair with his older half-brother, Julian. During a giant enemy base raid, Chloe and Julian hacked Ethan’s system account and stole his high-level power shield. Left without any armor in the middle of a major bomb strike, Ethan was blown up on the battlefield. His very last thought was to get revenge. Then he wakes up in his bed two whole months before the destruction even starts. With his clear knowledge of the dark future, Ethan takes action. He leaves his cheating wife and cuts off his biological father, Arthur, and mean stepmother, Eleanor, who always loved Julian more. Ethan uses his secret savings to build an underground fort and unlocks a special cheat code in his gaming system. He plans to stay safe and warm inside his base while his old family gets crushed by the incoming enemy forces. But Ethan does not know that a much bigger trap is waiting for him. Because the global war and the gaming system are not real. They are part of a giant game experiment run by a scary group of scientists. Stay tuned for this dangerous ride with Ethan And The Experimental team.