Shadow Slave

When demon hunter Myles Cross is killed during a mission gone wrong, he expects hell—or worse. What he gets instead is an offer from the Lord of the Underworld himself. Reborn as the Hellborn, Myles becomes Hades’ last hope in a cosmic chess game where the Seven Trumpets—ancient relics powerful enough to trigger the apocalypse—have begun to surface. With one strapped to his wrist in the form of a mysterious watch, Myles must now face a brutal new reality: hunted by demons, betrayed by humans, and haunted by what he's becoming. As the Paragon—an elite faction sworn to exterminate all supernatural threats—capture him and question his existence, Myles finds an unlikely ally in the cold but conflicted Lieutenant Anna Storm. Together, they must survive assassins like the sadistic Kaelin, the shape-shifting shadow Nixx, and the monstrous Infernox. But as each trumpet awakens, the line between salvation and damnation blurs. And with his powers growing and his past life crumbling, Myles must decide— Is he the world’s last defense? Or its doom incarnate?

Two years ago, the trillion dollar king of the Sterling Financial Empire vanished after a brutal assassination attempt on a mountain road, left to die by his unfaithful wife and treacherous family. He woke up with zero memories in the muddy gutters of the city slums, taken in by a kindly diner owner and his beautiful daughter Clara, who named him Marcus. For twenty four months, he lived as a quiet kitchen beggar, chopping onions and washing dirty plates. But when a ruthless loan shark and a corrupt young master slide into the slums to destroy his new home and force Clara into a dark fate, a brutal pipe strike to his head shatters the mental wall. The amnesiac beggar is dead. Christian Sterling has awakened. Armed with a single text message that can freeze entire national banking sectors in two minutes, and backed by a fiercely loyal elite security shadow team, the ultimate master begins his terrifying cold blooded comeback. They thought he was a bug under their shoes, but they are about to learn the true price of crossing a hidden god.

The Thornton family made one fatal mistake: they assumed the man scrubbing their floors was actually who he pretended to be. For five years, Adrian Kane played the role of the worthless son-in-law. He delivered food for minimum wage. He wore the same three shirts. He endured mockery, abuse, and betrayal from the family who thought they were doing him a favor by letting him exist in their world. They called him worthless. A beggar. A parasite feeding off their success. They had no idea he was the exiled heir to the Kane Empire—a shadow conglomerate worth over $800 billion that secretly owned everything they thought they'd built, including the very company bearing their name. When Adrian finally signs the divorce papers, the mask comes off. The beggar becomes the king. And the Thorntons are about to learn that the man they treated like a dog owns the leash they've been wearing all along. Revenge isn't just sweet—it's a billion-dollar empire crushing everything in its path. They humiliated him for five years. He'll destroy them in five days.

Alex Chen mops TechNova’s office’s polished floors in the busy heart of New York City. He is just another nameless janitor to the busy workers who are hurrying by, someone to be laughed at or ignored. They are unaware that a man of extraordinary power and influence lies beneath this simple guise. Alex was raised to be a leader because he was the heir to the old Phoenix Clan. In any case, a severe fight for control constrained him in banishment, abandoning all that he knew, including Elena, the lady he cherished. In the mountains of Tibet, Alex studied under a reclusive healer for years, becoming an expert in both martial arts and medicine. In the shadows, he fabricated the Shadow Circle, a secret network so huge and compelling that even New York's most remarkable figures murmur its name in wonder. Alex has since returned to take back what is his. Elena is involved in a relationship with Nicholas Vega, the ruthless heir of the Scorpion Syndicate, as the rival Syndicate's hold on Chinatown has grown. Covering his real character, Alex carries on with an apparently typical life as a janitor while plotting his vengeance.

Ten years ago, Denzel Reddington was a surgical prodigy destined for greatness. Today, he’s a ghost—a nameless bouncer in the city’s grittiest district, hiding a blacklisted past and a sister dying of a mysterious curse. But the world doesn't know he carries the 9-Heaven System, a forbidden biological interface that allows him to see every nerve, every gate, and every weakness in the human frame. With a single touch, he can mend a shattered heart or turn a man’s blood into ice, all while maintaining the mask of a common thug. The status quo shatters when Denzel saves the life of the city’s most powerful CEO, plunging him back into the gilded world that framed his father and destroyed his name. From the high-stakes operating rooms of the elite to the brutal underground pits of the Apostle Syndicate, Denzel must choose: remain a shadow to stay safe, or become the God-Hand to get even. In a city ruled by corporate gods, Denzel isn't just playing doctor anymore—he’s coming to dismantle their empire, one biological gate at a time.

Kelvin Hughes, a brilliant but jaded young spy, is sent on a dangerous mission to dismantle the powerful drug empire of Victor Alonso. What begins as a simple infiltration spirals into a deadly game of deception and survival when Kelvin discovers that his own agency has betrayed him. Hunted by his enemies and his allies, Kelvin must uncover a web of corruption that reaches the highest levels of government. As he navigates this treacherous world, Kelvin finds an unlikely connection with Maria, a mysterious woman tied to Alonso’s syndicate. But when Maria’s true loyalties are revealed, Kelvin is left questioning everything and everyone he thought he could trust. With the agency’s top operatives hunting him down, a dangerous romance brewing, and a mastermind known only as "The Architect" pulling the strings, Kelvin races against time to expose the truth. Along the way, he uncovers shocking secrets about his family’s history, forcing him to confront his past while fighting for his future. In a world where betrayal lurks in every shadow, can Kelvin survive long enough to bring the real villains to justice? Or will he become just another pawn in a deadly game?

In a realm where cultivation determines destiny, Wu Tian is born broken—his dantian shattered, his meridians crippled, hidden away by his family as a shameful secret. Yet fate refuses to let him remain weak. From the ashes of despair, Wu Tian rises through trials of blood and fire, mastering forbidden techniques and earning the title of Immortal Hero. Across floating paradises, haunted labyrinths, and dragon‑ridden skies, Wu Tian battles demons, sect traitors, and the terrifying Lo Han Demons, whose strength fuses the resilience of Lo Han warriors with the savagery of beasts. Alongside allies like the enigmatic Zhang Long, the fiery Feng Huang, and dragons of legend, Wu Tian’s journey is one of relentless action, high‑stakes drama, and the eternal struggle between light and shadow. But victory comes at a cost. As Wu Tian ascends, a darker reflection of himself is born—an echo of his own cultivation, a shadow that learns, waits, and hungers. In this Eastern Fantasy epic, where heroes grow from weak to strong, the question is not whether Wu Tian can save his people, but whether he can save himself from the darkness within.

Wednesday, March 10, 2021, put the entire city of Indianapolis in an alteration. Loss of lives and properties were involved because it was believed aliens invaded earth, although the government strongly rebuked this. However, Fifty percent of kids around the age of sixteen gained infection-induced powers through the freak ambush. Parts of the government outside the law, known as the 'Shadow Government, did their best to confiscate and put most of these teens under control. Some were ambushed by politicians and crazed scientists, as they were contained and imprisoned. Experiments were carried out to figure out what ticks them  to be used for selfish purposes. November Calhoun finds himself in the categorized teens with infection-induced powers. While these teens have one quirk to themselves, he has numerous of them which he seems to be discovering when challenges are set up for him. He does his best to not fall into the traps set by these scientists after discovering he can use his quirks to help people and fight crime. And his friends customize him a super-suit with the nametag 'N' to hide his identity. However, the flip-side gets shoved in his face when trained supervillains start attacking him.

Rowan Dies in a car accident after stealing an artifact from a cult. He knows nothing about the true meaning of the artifact, but why does a thief care? He just needed money. However, In the underworld, He eccounters a being in hell who makes a deal with him to send him back to the world of the living with a time frame to retrieve the artifact and return it to the cult members for reasons unknown to him. Who wouldn't want to live again? However, when he returns, his partner in crime has sold the artifact for money. Rowan has to find this artifact within the time frame or he dies again. Rowan realizes that now he has shadow powers and somehow he can sense the difference between demons and Humans. He fights several classes of demons to retrieve the artifact but why doesn't he return it to the cult? What was the being hiding from him? A revealed secret makes Rowan team up with Josh, a boy who is obsessed to become a demon and Ajatar, A demon girl with a special ability which Rowan needs. Together, they embark on a journey to an ancient world and attain a sword that could save the human race.

A lone Dragon even after having the strongest ability of Void at his disposal can't escape the restrain of a Soul contract made by his ancestors to serve king, which made him slave of the Dragon King. But one day an opportunity presented itself in front of him. To finally set himself free from the contract that binds him. He took it, so that he can create a better future for himself and his loved once. However all his hopes tumbled down on him because king has destroyed everything that he held dear to his heart. Even killing him or so as king has thought. It is said that, when the night is darkest, that is when the star shines brightest and on that night Alex was given an opportunity to gain back everything he has lost, he was reincarnated as a Human. Join Alex on his adventure where he fight back against every odd and reach a territory uncharted by any Mortal or God and ascend to the Throne of Sovereignty. ~ From AKPOV ******************************************* PS: This novel will introduce more races like Humans, Demons, dwarves and Elves later. The initial chapters will focus on the life of MC as Dragon and some important historical event which has triggered the current scenario as well as important characters which will have huge impact on story later. By the end of Vol. 1 the cover of novel will make more sense therefore i request you to patiently read the first arc before judging the story. Disclaimer: Please Note that the novel cover is not owned by Author. Credit goes to respective Artist. A/N: If you wish to support author please visit ko-fi.com/akpov.