Society

For three years, Andre Nightingale endured humiliation as the city's most ridiculed live-in son-in-law. His wife's family treated him like a servant, society mocked him as a freeloader, and everyone believed he was nothing more than a burden. Then, the day he discovered her betrayal, he handed her the divorce papers himself. She thought she had finally gotten rid of a worthless husband. She had no idea she had just let go of the only heir to the Nightingale Empire, the wealthiest and most powerful family in the country. As Andre returns to reclaim his birthright, rival families, business tycoons, and those who once mocked him will learn a painful lesson. To everyone who once trampled on him... he is their worst nightmare. He is Andre Nightingale, and he is back!

Every ten years, the world's wealthiest and most powerful people secretly gather to play a deadly game known as The Carnival. Contestants aren't chosen at random they're people who have disappeared from society without anyone noticing. One man refuses to play by the rules. Wearing a cracked clown mask and laughing in the face of death, he turns the hunters into the hunted. The media calls him The Laughing King, while the criminals who fear him give him another name: The Joker. But no one knows who he really is or why every move he makes seems to have been planned years in advance. The deeper he goes into the Carnival, the more horrifying the truth becomes: the game is only the first layer of a conspiracy that has manipulated governments, billionaires, assassins, and entire cities for decades.

He built empires from the shadows, solved impossible crises, and turned every project he touched into gold—yet she treated him like dirt. ​To high society and the woman who scorned him, Ethan was nothing more than a subservient assistant, a background fixture to be ordered around and humiliated at will. They had no idea that beneath his humble facade lay a brilliant mastermind holding the entire foundation of their success in the palm of his hand. ​When her cruelty finally crosses the line, Ethan decides to strip away his protection and walk away. Overnight, the brilliance vanishes from her life, leaving her empire to crumble into dust. As regret consumes her and the truth comes to light, she will beg for a second chance. But the genius she once despised is no longer looking back.

Prologue   Maverick Michelson, a young man in his early twenties who was struggling at the bottom of society had his world shattered when his family died and he learned that his girlfriend used and betrayed him.    Weak and without strength, he was going to be cruelly tortured to death after learning about his girlfriend's betrayal but at that time, a mysterious artifact hidden within his soul called a system awakened and granted him the strength to free himself and escape.     Maverick had lost his family, and his love and no longer had the will to live but with the help of the system, not only did he rise from the ashes, he also attained the capital to seek revenge.      Maverick strives to attain strength with the system to seek revenge and make his girlfriend and all those who were involved suffer a fate far worse than his family had.

Aella “whirlwind” Harlow was looking at the screen of her phone with earbuds on, the live speech of Aniya Rossi in the United Nations. She sighed and mumbled when it ended, “Dumbass… Werewolves accepted by society, protectors, helping Humanity achieve greatness. Yeah, greatness my butt! A good Werewolf is a dead Werewolf! Spoiled brat… Stupid bitch…” She checked her quiver, counting the darts still there. A quick glance at the pistol crossbow on the left side of her belt, and at the Ruger gun inside the holster under her left armpit. Grabbing her faithful Labrys, a double edge axe, was the last thing she did before hearing a howl nearby. Aella frowned and mumbled, “Showtime…” (It is the sequel of "The Flesh-Eating Werewolf", set 20 years in the future, but can be read as a stand alone, but with minor mentions to events in the first story, and some previous characters that will appear in this story.)

Rian Arka, a limping teenager mocked as “The Shrimp-Brained Cripple,” lives in constant suffering due to relentless bullying and rejection from his own family. His only escape is becoming a “Game King” in the virtual world. As he teeters on the brink of death after being beaten by thugs, the world is struck by a systemic apocalypse where monsters from games become real. Rian awakens with the “Global Game System” and gains a unique ability, *Disability Compensation*, which transforms his physical limitations into extraordinary combat power. Together with gamers dismissed as society’s trash, he establishes the “Noob Slayer Guild.” In a world where the military and former geniuses collapse, Rian and his team rise instead, confronting high-level monsters and navigating political intrigue between guilds. In the end, he challenges the entity behind the system itself, striving to become the “Final Boss” who will protect humanity.

To the vast majority, the concept and understanding of death was not very welcoming. To them, death was the end of life, the power to destroy life and the end and destruction of all hope and happiness. To those who had given up on life, it was like the first rain of the year; A kind shower that ended the heat and suffering of their miserable life. But to the Quinn Family, death was none of these. Their understanding of death was a whole new definition, and wasn't something that the ordinary man would easily come to terms with. To the Quinn's death meant transcending to a whole new world, they didn't fear death like the rest did, rather they accepted it and sometimes called onto the Angel of death to heed to them. To the Quinn Family, transcending to a higher being was the purpose of living and this had driven the family into different acts that the society strictly abhorred. Everything concerning the Quinn's was termed evil to the extent that they word evil had been replaced by Quinn in their town

In a world where every promise is binding and every lie is punished by magic, one boy is born without the power to be controlled. Evin has no voice in society—disabled, dismissed, and oathless. But when his adopted family is nearly destroyed by a bandit attack, the quiet boy with the haunted past is forced to flee his home, armed only with a sharp mind and an unwanted companion: a shapeshifting trickster called Bunny. As Evin journeys through a fractured realm of oath-bound slaves, political tyrants, and ancient ruins, he discovers a truth long buried—one that connects his lost family to a forgotten rebellion. But the deeper he digs, the more enemies he awakens... and the more dangerous his immunity becomes. Fans of Ranking of Kings and The Name of the Wind will be swept into this emotionally rich, slow-burn fantasy about courage without violence, connection without words, and breaking free of the chains others can’t see.

In a world where the future is dictated by an omnipresent System, Ethan Parker finds himself at rock bottom. Once a promising tech innovator, he loses everything after a devastating scandal. With no hope in sight, he’s offered an unexpected opportunity: a second chance from the very System that governs every aspect of life.Transported back in time to his earlier self, Ethan must navigate familiar challenges, armed with knowledge of what lies ahead. As he balances between redeeming past mistakes and seizing new opportunities, he uncovers hidden truths about the System's control over society and its darker agenda.As Ethan embarks on this journey, he faces moral dilemmas and unexpected allies, including a mysterious rebel named Lila, who reveals a world beyond the System’s reach. Together, they must decide whether to conform or fight back against a seemingly all-powerful entity.

He isn't running from the pain anymore, he is farming it. In a world where Mana is birthright, Lin Feng is a "Nullity,” a social ghost destined for a short life of slavery in the prestigious Silver-Spire Academy. Until he unearths the Cursed Tablet of the Weeping God. Lin Feng has no affinity for magic. In a society of gods, he is effectively cattle. But the Tablet introduces a twisted celestial mechanic: The Misery-to-Might Gacha. He cannot cultivate power through meditation or stones; he can only "earn" spins by absorbing genuine suffering, physical trauma, and the sting of betrayal. While the world's elite hoard gold and spirit stones, Lin Feng hunts for humiliation. To the bullies of the Academy, he is a punching bag. To Lin Feng, every broken rib is a "Super-Rare" pull, and every public shaming is a step toward a "God-Slaying" reward that will turn the world’s hierarchy into a graveyard.