Shadow Slave

William is a young man with no family name. He lived with his foster family in the Englewood area, leading a difficult life as a low-paid janitorial worker and always being humiliated. William didn't suffer much when his adoptive father, Daniel Johnson, was still around. After his death, his adoptive mother Sheryl and her two sons tortured and oppressed William. They made him a slave to make money and also tortured him. William stayed there because he thought he had to help his mother and brother. However, one day he caught Jordan, Sheryl's eldest son, making love to William's girlfriend Merida. Because of this, Williams was angry and they lost. Unfortunately, in the end William was beaten almost to death and then he was left on the street under heavy rain. However, the surprising thing was that when William woke up he was in a luxurious and comfortable place. Someone brought William, he was Julian Winter, a lawyer from the Lucas Anderson family-one of the richest businessmen in Chicago. Not only that, Julian also told him that William was Lucas Anderson's grandson whom he had been looking for for 10 years. William's world changes instantly when Julian shows proof that he is not mistaken and not only can he find his family, William is also entitled to his grandfather's company and all Anderson's assets are his. William will keep this a secret. He will make a calculation on the Johnson family who are mean to him. They had to realize what he had done. From that moment on, William began his adventure as Lucas Anderson's grandson.

Ten years ago, Alex ran away from his cutthroat bloodline to be a good, normal man. His goodness earned him a grave. Alex Carter died in the ashes of a burning warehouse—or so his treacherous wife, Lisa, and his backstabbing best friend, Marcus, believed. Pinned beneath a burning beam, Alex watched the woman he loved turn her back and walk away, leaving him to burn so she could steal his company and his life. What Lisa didn’t know was that the humble, hardworking husband she betrayed was hiding a terrifying secret. He is Alexander Sterling, the runaway heir to the Sterling Consortium—a shadow economy worth quintillions that secretly controls the world's banks, governments, and armies. Now, pulled from the wreckage by his ruthless billionaire grandfather, Alex has spent six months forging his broken body into a weapon. Armed with the black Sterling Apex Card—a legendary artifact granting absolute, untrackable global power—he returns to the city that forgot him. Lisa and Marcus think they’ve won the world. But at their multi-million-dollar victory gala, the doors are about to lock. The music is about to stop. And the man they murdered is about to walk in and buy their entire existence in ten seconds.

When creation shattered, the pieces remembered the one who broke it. Kael Ardent was a scientist chasing the impossible, a machine that could bend time and save the woman he loved from death. But the moment he activated it, the world fractured. Reality splintered into countless realms, each a reflection of his grief, his guilt, and his forgotten power. Now stranded between dimensions and hunted by the echoes of what he once was, Kael must journey through broken worlds born of his own mistakes. In every realm, he faces a truth he tried to bury, that the universe itself remembers him and demands balance. From the ashes of dying cities to the silence at the edge of eternity, Kael’s path becomes one of redemption and revelation. The deeper he ventures, the more he learns that the fracture is not merely destruction but rebirth, and that love can shape even the laws of creation. To mend existence, Kael must confront the one force greater than his own will, the shadow of himself that seeks to finish what he began. Fractured Realms is a cosmic epic of light and ruin, blending science, fantasy, and emotion into a story of one man’s struggle to rebuild the worlds he destroyed and the love that refuses to die even when reality does.

Seventeen-year-old Rune Weaver thought his biggest problem was surviving senior year at New Haven High. Then a shadow creature attacked him in the school parking lot, and a mysterious man saved his life by throwing fire from his bare hands. Now Rune knows the truth: he is descended from an ancient line of sorcerers called Etherwind, and the darkness that destroyed his ancestors five hundred years ago has returned. He is not alone. Four other teenagers across the city have just discovered their own magical heritage, each from a different Etherwind bloodline. Together they are the last hope against Grimfall, an ancient force of living darkness that feeds on fear and despair. But learning magic is not like the movies. Their powers are wild and dangerous, and every spell they cast brings them closer to the madness that consumed their ancestors. As the shadows spread across New Haven, turning ordinary people into mindless thralls, Rune and his unlikely allies must master their abilities before Grimfall completes its return. They have six weeks until the convergence, when the barrier between worlds falls completely. Six weeks to become the sorcerers their bloodlines demand. Six weeks to save everyone they love from being swallowed by eternal night.

Ten years ago, Kael Draven was the pride of his family and the brightest genius in Emberfall Town. At just eight years old, he had already climbed to heights other cultivators only dreamed of. Everyone said he was destined for greatness. But one failed breakthrough shattered his future. His cultivation collapsed, his talent vanished, and the boy once hailed as a prodigy became the family’s greatest disgrace. Branded a waste, mocked and beaten by his own kin, Kael endured a decade of humiliation with nothing to show for it. Everything changes the night he discovers a strange black seal hidden in the Elderstone Hall. When his blood awakens the Dragon Seal, a shadow of a dragon roars to life, and the truth is revealed—Kael carries the Desolate Sacred Body, a physique both feared and revered. Cursed to demand endless energy yet blessed with limitless potential, it is both his greatest weakness and his greatest weapon. With the Nine Cycles of Samsara carved into his soul and the Dragon Seal at his side, Kael’s path begins anew. The family that scorned him will learn fear. The rivals who mocked him will kneel. And the world will remember the name they once spat on. He is no longer trash. He is the War Dragon.

For ten years, the world knew him only as a myth The Young Marshal. The government’s most classified weapon. The commander of 200,000 troops. A man whose face was forbidden from appearing in public. But Lorenzo Romano has finally come home. After a decade of bloodshed on distant battlefields, Lorenzo returns to Marina Azzurra with nothing but a duffel bag and a promise carved into his heart: Find Carolina Pescatori… the girl who once saved his life. She moved on. She became famous. She doesn’t even know the war hero the world worships was once the street boy she helped all those years ago. Haunted by war, burdened by secrets, and followed by a shadow of power he can’t escape, Lorenzo wants only one thing— to repay the kindness that kept him alive when nothing else could. But in a city of politics, wealth, hidden enemies, and old betrayals, the return of the Young Marshal is not a blessing… It’s a spark. One that could ignite a war far deadlier than the one he left behind. And when Carolina finally meets him a gain, she must decide— Is he the hero the nation calls a legend… or the broken weapon he believes himself to be?

Synopsis: The world ignored him, the System insulted him, but the Void chose him. In a world ravaged by dimensional rifts, Jaden Grey was nothing more than F-rank "scum." As a Beastmaster, he was mocked for only being able to tame a weak, helpless Moss Caterpillar. The humiliation peaked when his own team betrayed him, using him as monster bait and leaving him to a grizzly death in the depths of an A-Rank Dungeon. Yet, on the brink of death, a cold voice echoed in his mind: [Hidden Conditions Met: Unlocking the Void Evolution System.] That despised Moss Caterpillar mutated into a primordial predator from the void dimension. From a frail insect, it became a shadow sovereign capable of devouring Mana and severing the soul contracts of elite Hunters. Now, Jaden has returned from the darkness. He no longer seeks validation. With a Void Insect on his shoulder and the Eye of Evolution—capable of seeing the dead ends of fate—he will hunt down those who once trampled upon him. One by one, arrogant young lords and massive sects will fall to their knees. For in the presence of the Void Beastmaster, there are only two choices: Evolve or become Prey! "You used to call me trash. Now, let my pet sweep the world clean of your existence."

To everyone at the university, Riley was nothing more than a pathetic errand boy, a shadow to be stepped on. But when his girlfriend, Ema, dumps him for a wealthy playboy, the mask begins to crack. Riley isn't just rich; he is the hidden heir to the legendary Blade legacy, a name so powerful that the city itself was built in his honor. As his secret identity leaks, the stakes shift from petty school bullying to a global war for blood and business. From stadium-sized public humiliations to dodging assassins sent by his own "family," Riley is no longer playing the part of the victim he is coming for the throne. The impostors who stole his name have spent decades trying to wipe out his bloodline, but they made one fatal mistake: they thought Riley was alone. Now, with his influence spreading like wildfire across the world, it’s time for the ultimate face-slapping revelation. Riley is ready to reclaim his legacy, but as the truth about the "True Blade" bloodline is finally unraveled, he discovers a secret his enemies would kill to keep buried... **He thought he was the only one left, but if the legends are true, who is the person watching him from the shadows with the exact same Blade crest?**

Humanity trembles under the shadow of demons—humanoid beings who appeared without warning, wielding unimaginable power. In mere days, they conquered an entire continent and now set their sights on the rest of the world. Standing between mankind and annihilation are the Exorcists, elite warriors who channel sacred energies to repel the demonic tide. Nineteen-year-old Nathan Reyes has spent his life dreaming of joining their ranks, determined to protect the innocent and avenge the devastation wrought upon his city. But one day, everything goes wrong. Nathan unknowingly absorbs a demon core. Now burdened with volatile demonic energy swirling inside him, Nathan stands at the edge of humanity and monstrosity. His once-heroic dream is threatened by suspicion, fear, and his inner darkness. Yet this forbidden power may be the key to defeating the demons once and for all—if Nathan can master it before it consumes him. In a world where light and darkness blur, Demon Core Exorcist is a pulse-pounding urban fantasy of mystical battles, secret legacies, and the price of power—and of a young man determined to carve his path between salvation and damnation. --------------- I'd appreciate it if you could take a look at my book and share your thoughts. It means a lot to me! Hope you enjoy reading it!

He can’t see the dark. But the dark can see him. When a cosmic eclipse rips humanity’s shadows away, they don't just vanish...they hunt. Across the vertical concrete jungle of New York City, billions of detached silhouettes are slaughtering their owners, stepping into their skin to become hollow, malevolent Mimics. For Zyrus Miranda, a blind martial arts master, the apocalypse is just another Tuesday. Immune to the psychological terror paralyzing the sighted world, Zyrus navigates the pitch-black ruins through pure vibration and lethal precision. Together with Dixy Alvarez, a fierce, quick-witted parkour instructor who becomes his eyes in the chaos, Zyrus builds an underground resistance, teaching survivors how to fight blind to survive. But Zyrus’s greatest battle isn't with the monsters outside...it’s with his own rogue shadow. In a breathless, pitch-black alley duel, Zyrus’s iron will achieves the impossible: he subdues his shadow, forcing it into a symbiotic, weapon-shifting duo. Now, with a lethal shadow-partner bound to his carbon-fiber staff and Dixy fighting at his side, Zyrus must launch a vertical assault up One World Trade Center to shatter the cosmic core. The light is fading. Can a blind man guide humanity out of eternal darkness?