Small Potato

Centuries from now, in a future reality far from our own, a terrible sickness spread throughout the world, leaving only a small group of survivors in its wake. These poor souls endured unimaginable pain, their suffering seemingly never-ending. But against all odds, the brave explorers and brilliant minds of our planet stumbled upon a solution in the farthest reaches of the galaxy. However, fate had other plans. During their mission to bring the cure back to Earth, a fortunate accident occurred. Another planet collided with ours, leading to an unexpected takeover by extraterrestrial invaders. These beings had no knowledge of Earth's existence until their ill-fated encounter, and now they hold its people captive, forcing them into a life they never could have imagined. After enduring years of this oppressive rule, a glimmer of hope emerges in the form of a young woman named Zaria Dove. In a world where women are treated as mere puppets, she rises from the ashes, determined to bring light to the darkness that surrounds her. Despite her loneliness and vulnerability, having suffered countless losses, she finds the strength to fight for her rights and become the powerful voice for those trapped in lives bound to slavery.

In a small town in the western United States in 1880, Henry Bruce, an unusual police officer, used his wisdom and courage to write a legend. He is not an ordinary person. He was a mercenary who traveled through time and space and came to this desolate but vibrant land. His golden finger and release progress bar are his biggest secrets. Whenever he faces a difficult situation, he will quietly turn on this magical tool and instantly improve his abilities. From a police officer to a sergeant, from a bounty hunter to a wealthy bootlegger, he has made leaps and bounds in life. He is a sharpshooter in the vast west, and his marksmanship is extremely accurate. But his goal is not just to be a marksman. He wants to become the greatest person in this land. He wants to become the boss of the city, a military industrial giant, and even a king! The West is wild but also full of life. The people here are brave and tenacious. They face deserts, bandits and endless challenges. And Henry Bruce is their guardian. He uses his wisdom and courage to protect the people on this land. His life progress is still going on, and his goals are still ahead. And he will continue to move forward and become the most legendary figure in the West

"Kill it! It's a defect! A stain like that has no right to exist in our city!" I looked at the small, pathetic puddle of black ink at my feet. The High Inquisitor’s laughter echoed through the hall, followed by the mocking sneers of the elite. My family’s last hope was crushed. My rank was zero. My future was a death sentence. But as the guard’s boot came down to crush my "beast," the world went cold. "Don't," I whispered. It was too late. The shadow didn't die. It opened its mouth. One gulp. That was all it took for a Rank-B knight to vanish into the darkness. In a world where Beast Tamers are kings and ranks are law, I was born a zero. They called my summon a "Formless Blob." They sentenced us to death before we could even breathe. Little did they know, my beast isn't from this world. It doesn't have a rank because the system can't measure the Abyss. It doesn't have a limit because it grows by eating everything they hold dear. Ranks? Social status? Respect? My shadow is hungry. And today, the elites are on the menu.

Excerpt… “Well?” Taron sat up straight. “I honored your invitation because you promised it was going to be worth it.” “Yes,” Selena smiled. Beneath the small table, her hand was already working its way to the buckle of his belt. “I wanted to apologize in a way I knew you’d like…” Taron was already starting to lose his senses when the light flashed in his eye. He remembered his plan and he quickly batted her hand away. “What are you doing Selena?” Taron McCarthy, a broke and unemployed man is shamed and dumped by his long time girlfriend, Selena Goldbridge. Just then, Taron receives an unexpected call from an unlikely source and he discovers that he is now the heir to over twenty different billion dollar companies funded by a dying drug lord. With his new position, Taron plots his vengeance against Selena and her new boyfriend, Steve. But with the sudden appearance of the son of the drug lord and true heir to the companies, Taron McCarthy could be running out of luck Find out what happens next in this tale of vengeance, love and betrayal.

John, a young and ambitious journalist, is on the hunt for a groundbreaking story that will get him noticed by the big publications. He discovers a small town that has been plagued by reports of disappearances and strange occurrences. The townsfolk seem to be hiding something, and John smells a story. As he digs deeper, John uncovers a dark secret: the town is home to a cult that worships an ancient and powerful deity. The cult leaders have been sacrificing townspeople to appease this deity and maintain their power. John becomes suspicious and starts to investigate, staking out the town and even sneaking into the cult's secret ceremonies. But his snooping quickly earns him the wrong kind of attention, and now he finds himself being hunted by the very people he's been investigating. As the cult's power grows, John becomes more and more desperate to uncover the truth and put an end to their atrocities. But the more he learns, the more convinced he becomes that he's in over his head. He's trapped in a town filled with deranged cultists who will stop at nothing to maintain their power, and he's running out of time. In the end, John must face the dark deity that the cult worships and make a sacrifice of his own if he hopes to survive. evil.

After transmigrating into a cultivation world named Origin World, Lin Yuan (a.k.a Noir) is full of regret about his past life, because his whole life was dedicated to an experiment of making a forbidden spell to activate magic without any grimoire, spells or wands. In Origin World, children after attaining fifteen years walk into the ‘River of Origin’ to know their Beast cultivation pathway and the sect they will train. As Lin Yuan walks into the river, it rejects him completely. As everyone mocks him, Lin daily goes to Qing Feng mountain and tries to find out his cultivation pathway. One day, Lin finds a small cute turtle crawling out from a cave near him. Mesmerised by its elegance, Lin picked it up… then in an instant, a faint light shimmered on the shell of the turtle. ‘Beast cultivation..’ Lin Yuan thought, soothing the turtle with his left hand fingers. ‘It is different in process but the core thing is the same as magic. I will find more beasts and make my aperture stronger.’ Connecting the beast cultivation with his magic knowledge of previous life, Lin began to learn about the new world and taming multiple beasts to achieve a single goal: ‘To Become a strongest Beast Cultivator in this new world’.

“Being poor is a sin in this city.” Ken was just an ordinary delivery rider trying to survive in a city that never cared about people like him. He worked long hours, endured rude customers, and believed that if he kept trying hard enough, life would eventually get better. Until the night he delivered food to a luxury apartment and found his girlfriend standing behind another man. Humiliated, beaten, fired from his job, and left alone with nothing, Ken thought his life had hit rock bottom. Then a strange blue screen appeared before his eyes. [Ding! Luck System successfully bound.] [Complete deliveries to earn points.] [Points can be exchanged for Lucky Draw chances.] At first, the rewards seemed small, but as Ken continued making deliveries across the city, the rewards slowly became unbelievable. While everyone still saw him as “just a delivery guy,” Ken quietly climbed higher and higher behind the scenes. Yet the deeper he went, the more he realized, the system that changed his life was hiding secrets far more dangerous than wealth. In a city ruled by money, power, and hidden players lurking in the shadows, how far can luck really take him?

Three children. One fire. A lifetime of scars. Jay and Chase Hamilton grew up side by side, brothers bound by laughter and games in the courtyard of their crumbling apartment complex. Anna Rivera, their neighbor, was the sparrow who trailed them everywhere — small, stubborn, determined never to be left behind. But one careless spark changed everything. The fire tore through their home, leaving ash and silence in its wake. Their mother never returned, and with her absence came unspoken blame. Chase carried the weight of believing she died for him. Jay took the guilt of failing to protect them both. Anna disappeared under whispers and shadows, her name cursed by neighbors who swore the fire had been her fault. Twenty-five years later, the past is still burning. Chase is now CEO of the family’s printing press, driven, distant, and ruthless. Jay is a photographer abroad, still chasing moments he can never hold onto. And Anna — under another name, rebuilt and unrecognizable — has risen quietly, her fate intertwined with theirs once more. But ash does not stay buried forever. When the truth resurfaces, it will test the fragile bonds of family, loyalty, and forgiveness. Ashes of Yesterday is a sweeping story of childhood lost, of wounds carried into adulthood, and of whether broken lives can ever be pieced back together when the fire never really died.

Sean Stevens, a university graduate struggles to find a job opportunity. He ends up doing several part-time jobs, in order to earn enough money to be able to support his family. His parents own a small grocery store, but being that it is located in a very deserted street, it is not doing that well. His younger brother just joined campus, and the amount of money that is required to pay for his school fees is more than what his family can afford. The family is already in debt during the time that he was still in school. Some of the money had been taken from loan sharks, that keep on haunting the family. On a particular fateful day, Sean ends up picking a coin when he was coming from a construction site. The moment that he picked the coin, something baffling happened. A holographic screen suddenly popped up in front of his vision, while a mechanical voice echoed in his mind. [System activating... System activated.] [System binding in progress... System binding successful.] [Welcome host to the Ten Times Multiplier System: Investment Rebate] The moment that the system was activated, it was the very moment that his entire life changed. [You have spent $2 on food. Investment detected. Rebate activated. You have received $20. Additional reward, basic chef skills.]

From Erwin Wickison I never asked to be here. One moment I was living my life, and the next I was dragged—along with millions of others—into a place ruled by a system that treats us like pieces on a board. Every Game is built to break something, whether it’s a body, a mind, or the small parts of myself I keep pretending are “good.” I’ve watched people die. I’ve watched people change. And I know I’m changing too. I just hope there’s something human left in me by the end… if there’s even an end. WARNING. This book contains smut, psychological decay, moral collapse, human intimacy twisted into survival, and a variety of horrors that do not wait for your permission before sinking into your mind. It will not hold your hand. It will not apologize. And it will not stop once you open it. If you continue, you’re choosing to step into a sequence of events designed to peel apart the comfortable assumptions you rely on to feel “safe.” Some of you will be fascinated. Some of you will be disturbed. Most of you will not remain the same. I’m not here to reassure you. I’m only here to tell you one thing: Whatever you think this is, whatever you think you know… you don’t. And once you begin, you can’t go back. — Welcome to the Games