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Ciro gave everything to protect his girlfriend and fought to save her from the Glacial Apocalypse that ravaged the world. In return, she betrayed him, ruthlessly driving a rod through his skull. As he lay dying, Ciro prayed for a chance to make his betrayers pay—and he gets one. Reborn before the apocalypse begins, he returns with a newly awakened internal power. This time, he is ready to make them pay for what they did. He will make them suffer so much that they will beg for their own deaths.

The island chose him. It always chooses someone. Kael Blackwood bought Azure Aerie with his last coin. He didn't believe the rumors. He didn't care about the bodies. He needed a second chance, and this cursed rock was all he had left. Then the dead started whispering. The island is a prison. Inside it sleeps the Dread Emperor, a god who devoured civilizations. His jailer, the Warden, has been feeding him souls for millennia. And Kael is the newest sacrifice. But Kael refuses to die. The island's power flows through his veins. With every enemy he crushes, every secret he uncovers, he grows stronger. But power comes with a price. The Emperor is inside his head, whispering promises of destruction. The Warden is coming. His army of shadows is gathering. And the island's hunger is never satisfied. One thing is certain: Kael will either become the sovereign of this nightmare... or its next meal. The island has chosen its master. The slaughter begins now.

Death should have been the end. Instead, Alexander wakes in a dead man's body during an apocalypse, bound to a system that demands an unthinkable price for survival. In a world consumed by symbiotic plague and hunted by a shadowy organization, he must level up fast, lead a team of rare Female Awakeners, and race to stop a cosmic entity from erasing humanity—before his own nature consumes him.

Mateo Ambrose died a fool. After a decade of sacrifice, his girlfriend pushed him into a zombie horde to save her lover. But Mateo wakes up on "Day Zero"—nine hours before the Black Mist descends—with a cold heart and the [Eros-Survival System]. His plan is simple: hoard resources, build a fortress, and destroy those who betrayed him. But there is a lethal glitch. Mateo has been reborn with a mutated virus in his soul. If his "Mutation Meter" reaches 100%, he will become the Father of Monsters. The only way to reset the clock? Physical intimacy with the city’s deadliest mercenary, Commander Jaxen. He is his only "Stabilizer." To stay human, Mateo must hunt down a man who hates being touched, forcing a bond that is as volatile as the apocalypse itself. In a world of rot, he must choose: lose his humanity, or lose his heart to a killer.

Damon Sterling died knowing exactly who betrayed him. His parents were murdered. His family was destroyed. His brothers were slaughtered. And when humanity finally faced extinction, Damon died alone after watching the world he failed to protect collapse around him. Then he opened his eyes. Three days before the apocalypse. His enemies are still alive. His brothers are still breathing. His parents' killers haven't made their move yet. And Damon remembers everything. This time, he won't waste a second grieving. He'll gather the men who once died for him, drain every resource he can get his hands on, build an impregnable sanctuary, awaken an army of Divine Tattoo Envoys, and destroy every traitor before they can betray him. But Damon has returned with something more terrifying than his memories. A mysterious mark between his brows. A mark capable of copying the powers of other Divine Tattoo Envoys, controlling objects with telekinesis, and absorbing the energy of the world itself. Unfortunately, his nine forbidden tattoos are too powerful for his body to awaken safely. So Damon has two days to prepare. Two days to build an army. Two days to settle his debts. Two days to become something the coming apocalypse cannot kill. The world thinks it has three days before the end. Damon Sterling knows it has three days before his empire begins.

Betrayed by his wife, framed for plagiarism, and blacklisted from the culinary world he loved, Killian Quin hits rock bottom—until a deadly ancient system resurrects him with one unbreakable rule: Spend or die.

Rise from the Dust ​Raised in the shadow of his mother’s tragic death, Shuga is forged by his father, Marcus, through brutal combat training and a singular, haunting rule: Always help those in need, but never trust easily—not even family. Years later, Marcus rises to power, building a highly successful empire alongside his siblings and his absolute best friend. But greed breeds vipers. In a coordinated, heartless betrayal, Shuga’s own aunts, uncles, and his trusted "uncle" frame Marcus for treason and brutally murder him. ​Left for dead in the dirt, Shuga survives by a thread. The boy taught to protect dies in that bloodied ground; an avenger rises. Playing dead, Shuga slips into the city’s gritty, dangerous underbelly. Using his father's lethal combat techniques, he begins a fast-paced, calculated campaign to systematically hunt down and strip away everything his traitorous bloodline stole. ​Along the way, he crosses paths with a sharp-witted survivor of the streets. As they navigate high-stakes action and lethal skirmishes, a fierce romance sparks. Yet, Shuga faces his greatest internal battle: to survive and claim his vengeance, he must decide whether to keep his heart completely guarded, or risk trusting the one person who promises to help him burn the traitors' world to ash.

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.

In a rain soaked cyberpunk archipelago ruled by mega corporations, Ryker Hale is a rejected “ghost” a failed vessel surviving as a shadow-hacker. When his ex-lover Lira lures him into a trap for Helix Dynamics, Ryker is injected with the forbidden Beast Code. What should have killed him instead shatters him. Glowing code veins spread beneath his skin. Claws rip from his hands. Worst of all, the Code multiplies, spawning monstrous echoes that wear his face and commit atrocities in his name. Framed, hunted by corporate kill teams, and slowly losing his humanity, Ryker is forced to ally with the woman who betrayed him. As the echoes grow stronger and more savage, he must descend into the forbidden Deep Wild to confront the Code’s source. In a brutal fight for his soul, Ryker faces a terrible choice: purge the beast and die powerless, or embrace the fracture and become the monster the system always wanted. A dark cyberpunk thriller of body horror, doppelganger terror, and second-chance betrayal.

Lincoln was supposed to inherit a great legacy, but he was cast aside to die in the shadows. After his mother, a talented Forge Master, passed away, his stepmother Cressida and half-brother Angus stripped him of his title and banished him to an abandoned mine. Left with nothing but a dying servant named Santiago and the biting cold of an endless night, Lincoln faced certain death. Yet, his enemies made a fatal error. When his blood dripped onto his mother's ring, it unlocked a hidden system that allowed him to see the true nature of everything around him. He learned to fuse raw materials to forge items of power. Now, the mines are not his tomb, but his training ground. Lincoln has begun his climb from the depths, and he will stop at nothing to settle his debts. This is his story of survival and ultimate retribution.