Strangers On A Train

Three years of blood, sweat, and sacrifice culminated in a simple diamond ring—Tom Tudor's ultimate gesture of love for his wife on their third anniversary. But instead of gratitude, his heartfelt efforts earned him humiliation, betrayal, and a nightmarish revelation that shattered his world. Ridiculed by the very woman he cherished, mocked by a room full of strangers, and left for dead by a man flaunting his stolen love, Tom hit rock bottom. But from the ashes of heartbreak rises a man fueled by rage, vengeance, and an unrelenting drive to prove everyone wrong. As his old self dies in the agony of betrayal, a new Tom emerges—stronger, sharper, and determined to crush those who dared to look down on him. This Tom is Thomas Tudor! Grandson of one of the richest men on earth with deep connection with politics and other hidden mysteries looming over earth. This is not just a story of revenge—it’s the making of a legend in both mortal and supernatural realms.

The year **** civilization has been reformed in a way to maximize economic production. It was called the Golden Civilization. However that was just the front, the world was divided into two areas, the Destitutes and Humans, and the humans had class, splitting into various factions bearing code numbers that were assigned to them once they were born, a world where everyone knew their limits and can never cross a boundary beyond their ability, promotions, and housing is only possible if you have a breakthrough. On the other hand, the Destitutes were an unwelcome species that inhabited the earth, looked like humans, and yet fed on humans. The government saw this as a problem and decided to train men and women to fight for their planet, hence ALAB was founded. Academic Labyrinth for Ability Beat (ALAB) University is a school where humans are trained to maximize their abilities. Behind its prestige lies the dark brink that was accidentally unveiled. Annually, the students compete, not only academically but also in performance level, to replace any of the Elite Five. This year, Ande has gotten to the age to enroll in ALAB, unaware of what lies beneath, however, he is unlucky because a new course has begun, the current Elite Five's nightmare is just about to start as the ALAB University forces them to become experimental subjects of "The Elite Game." Can the Elite Five succeed in escaping from the dark brink of ALAB University or will no one among the five of them survive?

"Rule Number One: When the darkness falls, close your eyes. Hold your breath. Violators will be terminated." Kael wakes up in a rusted subway car with no memory of how he got there, surrounded by strangers and a mechanical voice announcing the rules of a lethal survival game. In this twisted dimension known as the Death Game, humans are nothing more than livestock, currency, and entertainment. Break a rule? You burn. Fail a timer? You are slaughtered. But Kael isn't helpless. Bound to the mysterious [Death Game System], he awakens a single, seemingly weak ability: 3-Second Precognition. He can't summon meteors. He doesn't have infinite wealth. But in a world where a single misstep means instant death, knowing the future just three seconds in advance is the ultimate cheat code. While others panic and beg for mercy, Kael remains an emotionless, calculating machine. He will exploit every loophole, sacrifice anyone who gets in his way, and brutally execute the monsters that hunt him. The system wants him to play by the rules. Kael is going to use the rules to tear the system apart.

Noah Stone has spent the last three years living a simple life. He works long hours as a mechanic, keeps his head down, and tries to be a good husband. He doesn’t remember who he was before an accident erased his past, but he’s made peace with it. Some things, he tells himself, are better left unknown. Then, in a single day, everything changes. His marriage ends. Strangers show up calling him “Chairman.” And the world he thought he understood starts to crack open. Suddenly, Noah finds himself pulled into a reality that doesn’t match the man he believes he is one filled with power, wealth, and expectations he never asked for. People who once overlooked him begin watching closely. Others seem threatened by his very existence. The problem is, Noah still doesn’t know the full truth about his own past. All he knows is this: If he really was someone powerful before he lost his memory, there must be a reason he disappeared. And not everyone is ready for him to remember.

Twenty years ago, nine heroes across the world fought the Monarch of Oblivion, a Godlike being who sought to erase humanity. Among them were Korea’s Han Seojin and Lee Mirae, one of the strongest of their generation. The Monarch fell, but his final words promised doom: “When the Monarch of Calamity returns, he will awaken the others. When peace blinds you… they will remind you of fear.” To the world, the heroes claimed victory and founded the World Hero School Competition, a global system said to train future defenders. In truth, it was a hidden plan created to find those capable of resisting the Monarchs when they ever rise again. Years later, their second child Han Jiwoo lives a quiet life in Seoul — unaware of his parents’ past or the secret buried within him. During his Awakening, his mana fractures the test crystal, revealing an impossible result: Dual-Class — Combat and Unknown. Unknown… the same signature as the Monarch of Oblivion's core but known to no one other than his parents and headmaster. Sent to Eclipse Academy, a once-glorious school now fallen from prestige, Jiwoo becomes the center of attention — admired, doubted, and watched. But when a fateful duel pushes him to the brink, his second power awakens, and within his consciousness, a forgotten voice speaks once more. Bound to the Monarch who once threatened humanity, Jiwoo must master the power that defies gods while forging his own path between light and void.

In 2068, humans mutated to survive in the post-apocalyptic world. They got extra genes in their DNA, granting them cool abilities like super strength or shooting fire from their hands to battle the cruel monsters dominating the Earth. In New Orleans, a dystopian country, there was a special school to train young talents called Neogen High-School. All kinds of talents and abilities are there, and every Neogen graduate would become part of the New Government, joining the Elite Rangers, a special and highest-ranked force in New Orleans. However, Avery was an exception. He got into Neogen on a scholarship but got treated like an outcast 'cause he didn't have any special talents. He stuck at the bottom of the social ladder. Coming from a rough background, he was always underestimated, and even turned into a walking ashtray for his classmates. One day, he was thrown into a dark abyss by someone he thought was his only friend, and he fell into the bottom pit to meet his death. "Yeah, maybe this is the best path for someone talentless like me. Dying alone in a dark and lonely place like this." [Ding!] [All conditions for activating the 'Underdog System' have been met. Avery Blythe has been chosen as the host system.] [Underdog System will be activated.] [… 99%] [Underdog System activated. Complete all quests and climb the social ladder. Don't let the bullies win. Show that an underdog can beat them all!] "... huh?"

[ Intense full action, adventure, gore bloodshed, and may contain content inappropriate for children. ] "What if technology and systems as weapons of mass destruction?" 40XX, Oakenvale Metropolis State. Since his parents mysteriously disappeared, Seth's life has been chaotic. Seth Vonstein, who lives in the lower caste of Oakenvale State, can do nothing when his wealthy co-workers treat him like scum and abuse him inhumanely. They called Seth a state loser who deserves to die. Anger, disgust, and revenge. Seth only can hold without being able to resist. One day wakes up from his slumber when a mysterious phone warns him that the dangerous secret organization called the codex is after him. At first, Seth did not believe the contents of the mysterious phone and denied it. However, a mob of strangers in black suits comes to his apartment and fires everything. They hunt down Seth in a brutal way. ---------- [ Greetings, Vonstein. I've been searching and watching you all this time. Congratulation, your Assassination System is activated_ ] [ We have a list of the target for your execution_ ] [ Now, you have two choices – do you want to be a hunter as a hero or die to be hunted as a coward?_ ] ***

Textbook Definition of a Vaewolf; Hybrid, of Vampire and Werewolf. When the FAE, creatures of fantasy and long-lost history, rushed out of the depths of the earth, sick of how humanity had destroyed the world, no one had expected it. Unable to contend against their magic and advanced technology, Humanity was soon on the verge of extinction. Until, one ambitious man, invented the Fae Serums. And thus, a new world of Fae Humans was born. Miles Lykaon was meant to live a life of absolute comfort and power, as the next heir to Lykaon Industries. But when he was still a child, his parents passed away. Even with his Butler/Guardian watching over him, in order to protect what his parents had left, he was forced to grow older beyond his age. But he failed, and his inheritance fell into other hands. Until one fateful night, when two mysterious strangers, monsters, crashed into his home. He was meant to die, but a ghost saved his life, sacrificing the two monsters in his place. When Miles woke up, he had been granted a mysterious system, with a strange feature called forms. And so begins the Legend of the Vaewolf, the Lord of Blood and Shadow, the Huntsman of the Wild. Discord Server: https://discord.gg/sPEJKm9 Cover Art: Drawn and Designed by me. So expect more art. This story is inspired by the glitch in Skyrim, and the general coolness of the idea.

With more power than the government and more influential than the church, Ben manages to be the greatest drug lord in the black market. This great power and influence comes also with unnecessary attention and draws greedy attempts amongst his associates, including the Tang dynasty. After the negotiable compliant Mr. Tang was befallen with stroke, the business was left in the amateur hands of the two sons, Wu and Li. The Tang brothers were greedy and sought the power Ben possessed. So the two brothers rage the war and it’s the Tang brothers against Ben. Along the way, Ben’s brother-Reuben- is badly injured and is admitted. Elsewhere circumstances and over burden obligations drive a man to suicide but fortunately he survives a forty floor story building drop and is admitted in the same hospital Reuben is admitted. This coincidental unplanned encounter leads to the first meet up between Brian and Ben. At very potential danger and a failed attempted assassination, Ben cooks up an insane idea and opts to hire Brian to act as Reuben temporarily. So the train wreck begins, initially Brian portrays as a humble aspiring drug accomplice but after several attempts by the Tang brothers, Ben is forced to lay low and entrusts Brian with his empire. This move changed the tables, Brian’s ambition and goal to be the best brings hell on earth for those around and loyal to Ben, especially the knights. The excessive blood spilling draws Ben from his hideout, and chaos was everywhere, worse Brian joins forces with the Tang dynasty. However Ben is determined to prove the two merged forces that he was the head for a reason. So the war escalates and eventually only one emerges the strongest.

Lord Dryk and all his followers were defeated centuries ago. Or so the white mages believed until the reincarnation of his very own mistress, Ramona and her campaign to resurrect the dark lord. Yet darkness could return without the promise of a savior. Wayne a mage born without the gift was shipped off to stay with his uncle Alard and his daughter Calley, another abomination to the line of magic, while his father goes off with the other mages to find the savior and bring an end to the campaign of Ramona. But in the rarest of times, when no one expected, Wayne’s gift awakened, not in the manner which everyone thought it would be, and no one sensed it except Alard, yet that wasn’t all, Calley also awakened the gift like every other mage in history attracting the eyes of both good and evil, forging the prophecy to take a form no one saw coming and with it, the beginning of a long-avoided war. *** “I am tired of waiting for saviors, Fifteen years they have searched and found nothing. My father risks his life on a prophecy that may be empty. And we sit here like sheep, praying some child will appear to save us.” “In the old tales, it was not only mages who broke Dyrk’s host at the Battle of Broken Chains. It was the swords of men, thousands of them held the line while the archmages sang their spells. Common steel bought the world its freedom when magic faltered. If this Ramona comes again, let her face more than spells. Let her face men who will not wait for miracles.” Alard studied him for a long moment, something unreadable moving behind his eyes. “And what would you have, nephew?” “Train me,” Wayne said.