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Alex Vale's meteoric rise as the billionaire founder of Neonetics, a revolutionary AI company, comes crashing down when his empire is scrutinized for its ethics. Stripped of his fortune, status, and identity, Alex hits rock bottom. He struggles to get back on his feet. Attended and failed job interviews. He was abandoned by friends and associates alike. Out of frustration he took into addiction and suicidal thoughts, but a chance encounter with Clara, a mentor at a rehabilitation clinic, sets him on a path to redemption. Through determination and humility, Alex rebuilds his life and launches Humanaut, a mental health-focused startup. As success returns, he's tempted to revert to his old ways, but instead chooses a different path. Prioritizing ethics and human connection, Alex transforms into a changed person. He defines success on his own terms, making amends for past mistakes. With Clara's guidance, Alex finds purpose in helping others, and his company becomes a beacon for positive change. His journey is a testament to the power of redemption and personal growth. By confronting his flaws and embracing humility, Alex emerges as a leader and an individual, forging a new path that prioritizes people over profits.

Luca Blackthorn lives on the edge of two worlds, the human and the monstrous. Cursed with a power that can devour him from within, he struggles to control the beast that lurks beneath his skin. When Emilio, a ruthless mafia lord with a blood stained empire, resurfaces, Luca faces an enemy who will stop at nothing to destroy him. Enter Grace Veyre, a lethal and unpredictable force from Emilio’s past. Once trained as his elite enforcer, she knows the darkness better than anyone and carries secrets that could either save or doom them both. Forced together by circumstance and survival, Luca and Grace navigate ambushes, betrayal, and relentless enemies, learning to trust each other in the shadows. Every encounter is a test of skill and will, every decision a gamble with life and death. As the body count rises and Emilio’s schemes tighten like a noose, Luca must master his curse, and Grace must confront her past before it destroys everything. In a city of fire, blood, and deceit, loyalty is fleeting, danger is constant, and only those who can fight together,and trust the untrustable, can survive.

Clifford Ortis just wanted to survive every waking moment of his life, having a menial job at a company, working eight hours a day. All he wanted was to make it through the day. He was content, happy, and satisfied with his everyday routine, enjoying what little he could. But things made a turn when he gets accidentally thrust into a fantasy world, away from his home and normal life. The worst part, he was not supposed to be transported there, for some reason none of the deities who’m summoned the others could explain this. Not wanting to be bothered by this issue, the so-called guardians discarded him like trash. With no way home and stuck in an unknown world, the place causes the darkest and vilest side he’d been suppressing to come out, as he tries to survive into the world of magic and monsters.

"Greediness comes with a price. It will bear the fruit of vengeance." As John Percy survives the murder attempt by his in-laws, he swears vengeance. He will do everything to take the life they took away from him. Along came the Grim Reaper of the AI Industry, Hyalou Jean Porter. She assured the O'Briens will feel the highest scale of the pain of suffering, an offer that John Percy can't seem to refuse. But the offer has a price of its own.

LEGACY UNCHAINED Born under a storm that silenced Atlanta’s skyline for exactly one minute, Kyle Harrison entered the world marked by a pulse no machine could measure. The Harrisons are a dynasty of prestige and power owners of multimillion dollar wellness corporations, admired for their philanthropy, and feared for something deeper: a secret inheritance passed through blood. To the public, they’re visionaries. Behind closed doors, they are the last living keepers of The Current an ancient force older than science, stronger than reason. But Kyle doesn’t want that life. Brilliant, disciplined, and kindhearted, he dreams of becoming a doctor, a man who saves lives with knowledge, not inherited magic. His parents, however, are bound by duty to the family’s covenant. They demand that he embrace his destiny as the next Conductor of The Current a role that would tether him forever to powers he doesn’t understand and to a legacy he fears will destroy him. When he refuses, the family turns on him. His education is cut off, his name blacklisted, and the empire built by generations becomes his greatest enemy. Stripped of privilege and protection, Kyle must navigate betrayal, ambition, and haunting discoveries about what The Current truly is and why it chose him. As he fights to reclaim his future, Kyle learns that denying his legacy won’t free him from it. The power in his blood has its own will and if he can’t master it, it will consume not only him but the entire city his family once ruled. Legacy Unchained is a gripping modern saga of power, faith, and rebellion a journey from destiny to self-definition, where family magic collides with ambition, and the price of freedom is written in blood.

Ethan Reid was Earth's last defender when the Voidborne came. Now he's the last human male alive—and the most valuable prize in the galaxy. His DNA is universally compatible with alien species, making him the target of empresses, warriors, and matriarchs willing to start wars for breeding rights. But when an ancient cultivation system bonds with him, Ethan becomes more dangerous than rare genetics. He's a Reality Anchor, capable of wielding techniques that could stop the Voidborne from devouring existence itself. Bonded to four powerful alien women and hunted by every major faction, he's racing to master abilities that most cultivators spend lifetimes learning. The galaxy's plan was to cage him but they failed and now they wish they had killed him when they had the chance.

He was a man who gave everything for his empire. They repaid him with betrayal and a blade. But death was not the end. Kael opened his eyes again — younger, weaker, but alive. The fire that once burned him now lived inside him. This time, he would not die a loyal fool. This time, he would see the truth, piece by piece, and tear down the rotten empire that broke him. He has no savior, no love story, no mercy left to give. Only purpose. Only resolve. From ashes to power, from ruin to rebirth — his second life begins.

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.

In 24 hours, the world will end. The only way to survive is to become a god. William lived through the Mana Calamity, saw humanity shatter, and died a villain. Now, he's back, waking up one day early, armed with perfect knowledge of the future. He knows the truth: when the apocalypse hits, every object on Earth will be converted into a collectible Skill Card, granting its owner superpowers. The clock is ticking. Before the cities crumble and the monsters awaken, William must execute a meticulous plan to claim the absolute cheat codes: the Infinite cards. His first target is the Infinite Mana card, held deep within the Statue of Liberty and protected by a monstrous guardian. He’s not the only one who remembers the past. With a powerful rival regressor already on his trail and the timeline accelerating faster than he recalls, William is forced into desperate fights, uneasy alliances, and an accidental romantic contract with a beautiful girl harboring a terrifying, beast-attracting curse. He has the knowledge. He has the ambition. Now, he just needs to survive One Day Early.

I remember the day everything burned like a wound that would never heal. Flames stole my family — my parents were ripped from me, my little brothers and sisters turned to ash — all because debts bled our name dry. They came in the night with torches and cold mouths, set our home alight, and watched the world I knew collapse into smoke. When I thought the world had taken its last piece of me, something — someone — stepped through the blaze. I could not tell if it was man or woman; the fire kept the savior's shape blurred and holy, as if the flames themselves had given birth to a protector. They pulled me from the ruin and vanished like a promise. For seven years I answered a different kind of fire. I joined the army and let the drill and the discipline burn the broken parts clean. My hands learned steel. My bones learned marching. My nights learned keeping watch. I learned how to turn pain into armor, sorrow into strategy. I was forged in training fields and battle lines until a new name fit me. I am Kaelor Thane now — not a child who once cried over ash, but a force that arrives on the war road without apology. They called me the God of War because I learned to move like thunder and strike like winter. I carry no mercy in my pocket; I carry only the weight of a debt to be settled. Those who think they can stand between me and what I owe will learn the hard truth: I do not forgive. I do not forget. I return to make the ledger even, and I will make them pay in ruin, pain, and a silence that remembers my name.