The Four Of Them

Seven years ago, a dark giant shadow visited my house and killed my mother. It changed me, forever. Four years later, after the Mega Human experiment 2.0 went wrong, I became a mutant. I became.... "Shadow Man!" "The boy behind the shadow has been identified as..." "Jude Rutherford! Seventeen year old high school boy..." "Is he Shadow Man?" When the mutant who killed my mother appeared again to destroy me, I knew being Shadow Man was not just my hobby. It was my destiny. Now I must protect everyone I love. And I must find out why my mother died. Who was the dark shadow? And why did he come for her? I must find out all these while hiding my second identity.

In a world ruled by the Universal System, low-level user Kian is heartbroken when Elena, his childhood love and the Federation’s prodigy, rejects their fated Compatibility Score to marry the heroic Marcus. After Marcus is kidnapped, Kian’s Power Level surges, and he becomes Elena’s second-chance partner. Despite their cold marriage, they grow closer, and Elena becomes pregnant. When Marcus returns with a shocking claim, Kian divorces Elena to protect her, only to discover Marcus’s betrayal and a plot against the Federation. Defeating Marcus, Kian secures the Federation but loses Elena. Six years later, Kian finds Elena with four children and his former best friend, Darius, now his enemy. As secrets unravel, Kian must fight to win back the love he thought he’d lost forever.

Orphaned teenager Lucien is stuck at the early stage of 1-star the weakest possible shattering his dream of becoming an elite hunter. But when a rogue hunter corners him and his best friend, a hidden power awakens: The Phoenix System. Sealed within the pendant from his parents, it grants him strength beyond human limits and unveils a destiny greater than he ever imagined. At the Hunter Academy, as Lucien trains, completes quests, and battles through dangerous realms, whispers of an ancient calamity stir. The eternal war between the Phoenix and the Dragon threatens to consume the world, and in the shadows, a sealed entity of pure evil waits for its chance to break free. To protect everything he holds dear, Lucien must rise above his rank, master the four primordial energies of the universe, and decide the fate of gods and mortals alike.

Synopsis: Young master Dominic Thales was once a respected figure in his family’s wealthy empire but he fell into a coma after a mysterious accident that left him incapacitated for three years. During his coma, his newly wedded wife Brielle, who was six months pregnant at the time of the accident, received unwavering support from Dominic’s family. However, tragedy struck the Thales group, sending their fortunes into doom. With the financial crisis, Brielle was forcefully separated from her husband and her newly borns were taken under by her family. Four years later, Dominic awakens, but he is no longer the revered young master. His beloved wife is gone, and his kids are under a different name. Determined to reclaim his family, wealth, and the love he lost, Dominic fights back at his in-laws.

Synopsis: Edward was adopted when he was five years old—a dream come true for orphans. However, his life was anything but happy. His adoptive father was a scoundrel, always cheating, drinking, gambling, and abusing his spouse and Edward. After years of gambling and drinking, there was nothing left but countless debts and four pale walls in the house. Though weak and sometimes neurotic because of her husband, his adoptive mother always showed great love and affection to Edward. However, good things could never last long. Unfortunately, his adoptive mother soon fell ill when Edward was seventeen. His scoundrel father shunned the responsibility by deserting them and ran away. Edward had no other choice but to drop out of school and toil himself day and night in restaurants, gas stations, and convenience stores. Yet, he could merely earn a little money that could not even support him to keep his head above water, not to mention pay his mother’s expensive medical expenses. One day, a chance came. One of his boss’s good friends offered him a better job as a salesman. Things seemed to go well for Edward. He got a girlfriend named Rebecca in his new company. He also had made a good friend, James, there. And above all, he got a better salary. However, something went wrong on the day he demonstrated the slide before his customers. Would he lose his job and come into the same plight again? Would his girlfriend be nice to him like before? Would Edward stay at the bottom rung of the social ladder forever? Read on to unravel Edward’s journey in this mundane world to become the extremely wealthy Supreme Trader with the help of his Super Trading System.

After leading his nation to victory and earning the title of War God, Scott Grayson turns down a grand celebration to return home—back to the woman he’s loved and waited for through four long years of war. But nothing could prepare him for what he finds. The house he once shared with his wife has been sold. She’s disappeared without a word. And when he finally tracks her down, he’s met with an even more devastating truth—Laura is living in luxury, engaged to another man, and planning a wedding. She doesn’t know he’s the hero the entire country is celebrating. She doesn’t know the sacrifices he made for her, including the years he spent behind bars for a crime she committed. Now, Scott is back—not as the broken man who left, but as a legend. And he wants revenge.

Austin Parker poured his heart and soul into his relationship with his girlfriend of four years. He worked tirelessly, giving up almost everything he had, just to see her happy. He cherished her smile more than anything. Then, one devastating evening, his world shattered. In the very bar where he worked long hours to make ends meet, she publicly dumped him. It wasn't just a simple breakup; it was a cruel humiliation. She introduced her new boyfriend, her voice dripping with disdain as she called Austin a "zero penny," and "poor boy." Little did she know, as those harsh words hung in the air, a twist of fate was about to rewrite Austin's entire story. Unbeknownst to her, the humiliation she so gleefully inflicted was the catalyst for an unimaginable transformation, one that would turn the "zero poor boy" into…a trillionaire

BLURB: The new MMORPG game ‘Wisher's Death,’ with the adaptive technology of transporting the players into the game, has become the most played online game. Everybody, both old and young, wanted to play the game; thus, its popularity, as well as cost, went over the charts. These four teenagers, Eiden, Gabbie, Jason, and Derrick, poured their hearts and sweat to save enough money to play the game. But instead of getting transported into the game, they transmigrate to a whole new realm where mutated beasts and mythical creatures threaten the existence of humanity. With no hope of ever returning, Alas! They're awarded leveling-up systems. The Emperor has said “Whoever makes the Upper Ten rank and becomes a protector of Jingwu shall have their greatest wish granted from the goddess's wish orb,” Is this their ticket to returning home? What is the secret behind this wish orb? Can they endure and survive the plagues of this new world?

"Ever since I adopted you, you have brought nothing but bad luck on me. I don't want you as my son any longer. I disown you." Those were the words that Harlan's father told him on the day he thought he had had enough misfortunes. First, he was insulted by the girl he had a crush on for four years and next he was sent away from work.  When Harlan got to his cupboard room that night, he met an unexpected visitor... One thing led to another and Harlan was adopted by a wealthy man which made him become Harlan Smith, the rumoured billionaire's hidden son. His life changed for good and it was time to get back at the bullies in school and live the life he has always dreamt of. But then, Harlan got to know more dark secrets about his birth.

The Reyath Continent was blessed with a diverse range of flora and fauna. There were a total of 24 kingdoms on this continent, all of which were often at conflict over nefarious purposes. The continent's attention was generally drawn to the conflict between the Trothia Empire and the Brolia Empire. These were two of the world's four most powerful empires. One in the west, while the other is in the east. Around this period, a mysterious middle-aged man moved from the Trothia Empire to a little town in the Brolia Empire. He was accompanied by his 4-year-old son and his newborn daughter. What the rest of the world didn't know was that this middle-aged guy was the Trothia Empire's Royal Prince! [ This is a prequel story of my story Rising Warriors. You can read the Rising Warriors story on kindle using this link --> https://www.amazon.in/Rising-Warriors-Anshul-Gupta-ebook/dp/B089KRRZS5) Also, the map of the Reyath Continent is available of this link --> https://drive.google.com/file/d/18Tqi9XLX6g-fuE8izXEM2TNGaDzxcF1K/view?usp=sharing ]