She May Not Be Cute

Aeris was born the weakest boy in Stonevale. No magic. No status. No future. Only one thing gave his life meaning, his little sister, Alba, the sickly girl he had spent years protecting. Then the Empire came for her. They called Alba a Sacred Vessel. The villagers called it an honor. Aeris knew it was a death sentence. He fought. He begged. He even turned against the people he once called family. But none of it was enough. So when Alba was placed on the altar, Aeris made one final choice. If the ritual demanded a sacrifice… it would take him instead. Something answered. Something that should have remained buried. When Aeris opened his eyes, the ritual chamber was destroyed, Alba was missing, and a strange voice appeared before him: [Congratulations, Host.] [The Demon Core has chosen you.] Now Aeris has power. More power than he ever dreamed of. But there is something the voice doesn’t tell him. Every time Aeris uses that power, something inside him changes. And the Empire isn’t hunting him because he ruined their ritual. They’re hunting him because of what woke up inside him. With Alba gone and seven Imperial Mages standing between him and the truth, Aeris begins a bloody hunt for the people who tried to sacrifice his sister. But the deeper he goes, the more terrifying the questions become. Why was Alba really chosen? What exactly is the Demon Core? And why does the mysterious System seem to know things about Alba that even Aeris doesn't? Because the truth waiting at the end of his journey may be far worse than death. Alba was never the sacrifice. She was the key. And Aeris? He may be the monster that was created to open the door.

Reborn as a physics prodigy falsely accused of fraud, he gains a system that can tell truth from error. Knowing the answers is only the beginning—he still has to prove them. As his breakthroughs shake the academic world, the university that threw him out may soon be teaching his work.

A naiad faces two choices: do what it takes to save her adopted mermaid daughter, or risk her life and the lives of others to satisfy her own selfish desires. Which will she choose? Empress Renée has been told numerous times to lighten up. Her negativity and oppressive nature are effecting the health of Nadia, the only heir to the throne of the Five Oceans. She is informed that if she doesn't change her attitude by the time the rose bud on the key she is given has fully bloomed, Nadia will be sent some place where she can live a full and happy life. However, this key unlocks a wonder that Renée decides to take advantage of to end a personal problem she believes will solve everything. Meanwhile, as a result of her last adventure, Rein Bow remains a wingless pixie. When she learns that the empress plans to seek out the Mystery Miracle Worker, she decides to tag along since this is who can give her wings again. Unfortunately, traveling with someone who flaunts a key which the most power-hungry of people desire provides Rein with a whole new set of obstacles. Will Empress Renée submit to her own selfish desires, or will she do what it takes to save her adopted daughter? Can Rein help the empress see the light? Or will they both suffer at the hands of the many villains after the key? "The Key" officially sets "The Rose Tree Chronicles" in motion. Here is where the ocean meets the land, a collision unwelcome by most and if all seafolk are like Empress Renée, it may not be difficult to understand why. Fraught with personal struggles and new mysterious characters, "The Key" is the spark which ignites the inferno that is "The Rose Tree Chronicles."

Brandon has always been bullied by gangsters, but everything would change when college finally started, in another city. Love seemed to be just right for Bran, but he was betrayed. Bran may not be who he seems. Will he have his revenge? Will he succeed in prooving his value? And will he ever believe in love again?

A world where God will grant abilities called Skills to those who come of age. The protagonist, bestowed with two skills, uses them and rises to an existence called a hero. # Warning you may become addicted to this novel. # Give review to get bonus chapter. ##if you don't like it then go...shu..shu.. don't read it

For four years, Merrick Lane was the joke of the Sterling family. A worthless son-in-law. A disgraceful husband. A kleptomaniac nobody could trust. They never bothered to ask what was behind the ruined man they loved to ridicule. They should have. Because Merrick Lane has spent years being underestimated—and the day he finally stops accepting it, the people who looked down on him will realize they made a very expensive mistake. In a world where fashion empires are built on stolen ideas, fortunes are decided behind closed doors, and family loyalty has a price, Merrick is about to step into a game where everyone has something to hide. His greatest weakness may be the very thing that keeps exposing the truth. His greatest talent may be the one thing his enemies never knew he possessed. And as the man they once called useless begins climbing higher, those who destroyed his life will have to face a question they never expected: What happens when the son-in-law you discarded comes back with the power to destroy everything you built?

How far are you willing to save yourself Anna? Do you also want to end up dead like your parents?” he said as he handed the gun to her. Anna’s eyes remained fixated on the object as her trembling hands reached out to take it. Various questions popped into her head and it seemed like her thoughts were having a battle. At the end of it all, Anna was sure of one thing. She was walking out of the room alive. Anna, orphaned and adopted by her father’s friend begins to get letters suggesting that her adopted father murdered her parents and her boyfriend raped her. Scared that the facts may actually be true she kills her boyfriend and runs off to California to find the murderers but all there’s much more to what meets the eye. She reunites with her childhood friend Alvin, who was cut-off by his parents and the major suspect of a kidnapping case Determined to find her parents murderers at all costs, Anna teams up with James, an upcoming businessman who seemed to like Anna and with his help, Anna begins to uncover secrets. But, while Anna feels like she had finally caught the murderer, something sinister happens in the shadows and Anna’s life is about to turn a lot worse than she had ever imagined. Are the people who sacrificed their entire lives for her out to get her? Is she making the right decision? Are her parents’ murderers looking for her? One question reigned in Anna’s head. How far would you save yourself?

He did not care if the prayer stole precious seconds from the timer. Between speaking to God and the damnation the system promised at zero, there was no question which came first. “Dear Lord,” he murmured, “Ye who see all hearts and weigh all sins… hear me now as I stand at the threshold of damnation. What I am about to do is cruel and unforgiving. A stain no river may wash from my hands. Yet, if this evil must be borne so that greater horrors may perish, let that burden fall upon me. “I know the gates of Hell stand open before my feet, and should this act be the step that leads me through them… so be it. Let history curse my name—if by my damnation, others are spared. “But Lord…” he continued quietly, “when the trumpets sound in the final days, when the dead rise and judgment cometh upon all souls, I ask only this of You: do not forget that I once wept for what I became. Do not forget that I hated the necessity of my hands. Don't forget that though I walked willingly into darkness, I did so that others may remain in the light. And if mercy exists even for the damned… then let me be counted among those shown pity. “For the sins I commit in Your name, for the evil I embrace in pursuit of a righteous end, and for the soul I surrender this night… I beg Your forgiveness.” He lifted his gaze and fixed Vir Ossium a death stare. “... Amen.” —————————————— Kael was just an ordinary guy—until the night he died. But instead of staying dead, he is thrown into a brutal death game. The rule is simple: Be the last Kamen Rider standing... by any means necessary.

Marcus, a college loner, stumbles upon an ability to view his past life through contact with his birthmark. In a fight for curiosity and maintaining college life, Marcus and his best friend, Flint, try to discover more about his past life. As their journey progresses, Marcus discovers that these visions may depict something more sinister than expected.

Andrey Makiya finds himself unknowing of who he is, barely conscious and on the verge of death. A death certain were it not for the passing soldiers of Wartair. Though, what seemed to be saviors turn out to be the people locking him behind bars, accusing Andrey of being an enemy spy. There he laid jailed, still famished and forgotten, but that all changed thanks to the mystic touch of a gentle sorceress' hand which recovers his lost memory. Now, confusion sets in. Andrey has fallen into a world full of new physics, magic, and war, unknown to anything in his previous life. As he finds more about his connection to this realm, he may discover his own powers, but may he ever truly find a place where he fits? Across dimensions, he is forced to seek answers about his past, the truth of his birth, his real identity, and what purpose he serves to the new world. Becoming a traveler through dimensions and worlds, as well as a battle-mage with great ambition, Andrey must grow to overcome the rulers of these planes, less he wish to have his tale misconcluded.