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Ten years ago, 17-year-old Jason Holt found his parents brutally murdered in their home. Etched in blood beside the bodies was a strange handprint symbol—a twisted signature. But Jason's mind fractured that night. Plagued by blackouts and memory gaps, he began to fear the unthinkable: What if he was the killer? After years in therapy and relentless study of human behavior, Jason reinvents himself as one of the FBI's most intuitive profilers, determined to uncover the truth. But just as he starts to forget the past, it returns. Another murder. Another symbol. The same handprint. And this time, the killer is playing a game—with Jason as the final pawn.

A brilliant computer scientist, desperate to secure funding for her family, is recruited to fix a malfunctioning game world that has evolved beyond its original programming. But when a glitch traps her inside the game, she finds herself unable to escape. As she navigates this strange digital realm, she encounters the game’s Hidden Boss, an NPC whose existence defies the system’s rules. The more time she spends in the game, the more her consciousness begins to morph into an avatar, erasing her memories and sense of identity. Now, she must find a way to break free before she loses everything, her past, her family, and her very humanity.

After waking up from an accident, Shaun Rodriquez was able to deduce two things. The first was that he reincarnated into a game he had played before as the illegitimate son of a baron. The second was that those that had wronged him in his first life were summoned as heroes. With the memories of two lifetimes and the support of the system, Shaun swore he was going to live the life he deserved and that started with getting revenge on everyone who had ever harmed him.

Luke West, is a 21-year-old college slacker, has two great passions in life—gaming and skipping class. But if there’s one thing he truly despises, it’s rodents. Rats, in particular. Creepy, sneaky, and downright disgusting. He can’t stand the sight of them. One fateful day, on his way to pick up the latest game release, Luke is hit by a truck. Just before the darkness takes him, he catches a glimpse of something impossible—a rat grinning at him. When he wakes up, it’s not in a hospital bed. No, it’s worse. Much worse. He’s been reincarnated as a rat. A creature he’s hated his whole life. Forced to live among the very vermin he loathes, Luke is determined to survive, plotting a way to escape this nightmare. But the more time he spends among the rats and other beastmen, the more he starts to see the truth: maybe it’s not the rats or the beastmen who are the problem—maybe humans are the real pests. Just when he’s coming to terms with his new life, he learns of a brewing revolution. The rats and their fellow brethren are planning to rise up and overthrow humanity. War is coming, and Luke must decide where he truly belongs. Excerpt: “If I get out of this alive, I’m going vegan,” Luke muttered, scampering through the sewer. “Who’s alive?” a rat beside him snickered. “You’re one of us now. Get used to cheese cravings.” “I hate cheese,” Luke hissed. The older rat raised a brow. “Oh, sweet summer child. Give it time.”

He woke up in a city that doesn’t forget—but he remembers nothing. With a name that isn’t his, hunted by ghosts that wear familiar faces, and a past stitched into someone else’s war, Ethan Vale must navigate Echelon City’s labyrinth of lies to reclaim who he is. But the truth may be the deadliest weapon in a world built on deception. In the game of Lazarus, the first one to remember dies.

If you had amazing intellect and memory you'd think that you'd be revered and worshipped by many right? Wrong! That was the case for Levi who was born with astronomically insane mental abilities but fate played a cruel game on him by giving him a frail and weak body to house his mind. Thus, in this world of Arcane Energy, brute strength and destructive magical abilities are what is valued thereby making Levi's gift a curse rather than a gift. But a mysterious event turns Levi's fate for the better when a gate suddenly opens right when he was about to perform the Awakening ritual and he wakes up with a mysterious system that allows him to use his mental strength to build his physical strength and magic. From the weak, Arcane-less boy who couldn't live up to his parents reputation, Levi with this new found talent is able to Evolve Infinitely. He embarks on a journey to get stronger and rescue his family, but what happens when gods, monsters, and otherworldly civilizations all stake their claim on Earth? When faced with endless dimensions and infinite trial, what truly matters? Power? Talent? Or the unyielding human spirit?

Samuel Gray is no one special. Just another forgotten soul in the lower levels of Novus City a place where dreams are traded for survival and even hope comes with a price. Each day blurs into the next as he delivers packages to people who don’t see him, eats food that barely tastes like anything, and falls asleep wondering if this is all life has to offer. But everything changes the night he tries to help a stranger and bleeds out in an alley. On the edge of death, a voice echoes in the darkness. > “Vitality Critical. Initializing Ascension Protocol. Do you accept?” In that moment, Samuel awakens something unimaginable: a system interface that turns the laws of life into a game complete with stats, quests, abilities, and something far more dangerous purpose. Now marked by a power that shouldn’t exist, Samuel must navigate a world where reality bends, imagination has weight, and forgotten dreams can become weapons. But the Ascension System didn’t choose him at random. There’s a reason he was chosen. There’s a cost to rising. And someone or something is watching.

Detective Adrian Cross, a man haunted by the mistakes of his past, is called to investigate a string of murders that seem to carry no connection. But as the trail deepens, he uncovers signs of a vast, unseen network pulling the city’s strings—one that has already destroyed countless lives, including his former partner’s. To unravel the conspiracy, Adrian is paired with Mara Vey, a brilliant yet enigmatic forensic analyst. Their partnership begins with suspicion and constant clashes, but slowly, their undeniable chemistry becomes a weapon against an enemy who always seems one step ahead. As the bodies stack higher and the danger tightens, Adrian and Mara are drawn into a game where every clue costs blood and every wrong move could mean death. Allies are scarce, betrayal is everywhere, and the mastermind behind the syndicate remains just out of reach until the final arc, when the truth threatens to break them both. Echoes in the Dark blends clever schemes, intense confrontations, and relentless twists into a suspense-filled journey where trust is scarce, and justice is anything but clean.

After catching his girlfriend of two years in the arms of another man, Pointus Gray’s world shatters. Heartbroken and humiliated, he wanders to a dark bridge, ready to end it all—until a blinding light appears. A mysterious “Fortune System” activates, giving him $1,000,000 and just 72 hours to spend it without revealing its source. With nothing left to lose, Pointus steps into a game that promises power and revenge… but failure could mean losing more than just the money.

Leon Graves was nothing more than a poor butcher with a failing meat shop. Mocked by neighbors, extorted by gangs, and forgotten by the world, he lived a life of quiet suffering. Until one night, when everything changed. After a brutal attack leaves him on the brink of death, Leon awakens a mysterious Butcher’s System. From that moment on, every cut of meat, every strike of his blade, and every enemy he slaughters earns him power. His knives evolve, his body grows stronger, and his senses sharpen beyond human limits. The humble butcher becomes a hunter of men. From gangsters to mafia overlords, no one is safe once The Butcher sharpens his knives. Step by step, Leon carves his way through the bloody underworld, rising from a forgotten shopkeeper to the most feared Overlord of Blood and Steel. The world thought he was weak. Now, the world will learn: The butcher doesn’t just cut meat. He carves destiny.