The Only Way

Rise of the Street King" is the brutal journey of Jayden Cole, a boy born in the slums where loyalty is currency and betrayal is law. With nothing but his wits and a hunger for power, he claws his way from being a nameless street rat to the leader everyone fears and admires. But the higher he rises, the bloodier the climb becomes. Friends turn into traitors, enemies hide behind smiles, and love itself may be the sharpest blade at his throat. In a city where every deal is a gamble and every choice costs blood, Jayden must decide will he rule with honor and risk losing it all, or embrace the darkness and become the monster the streets demand? A tale of ambition, revenge, and survival. Rise of the Street King blends raw emotion, shocking twists, and cliffhangers that will leave readers breathless.

Fired for no reason. Dumped by his girlfriend for being broke. His sister’s condition at the hospital was getting worse, and Aiden was losing everything, until life hit him with an insane twist. ---- "Empire Building System Activated." "Task: Own a company within 24 hours." "Penalty: Death." ---- With time ticking and death on the line, Aiden had no choice but to fight. From nothing, he rose, scraping, building, and breaking through every wall in his path. This wasn’t just about survival anymore. It was about taking over. What began as survival soon became domination. He wasn’t just building a business—he was carving out a legacy. And for anyone who dared to stand in his way? "Bow or be buried.”

Qi Sying can't remember anything. Aside from the fact that he is not dead, or had not met any unfortunate events, Qi Sying was given a System to finish a task. And that is to complete the missing shards of a broken kaleidoscope. The missing shards can only be found by jumping into worlds. Qi Sying 'agreed' to the condition until he realized that the missing shards actually contained his missing memories. As he traveled through the worlds, he did not only find who he is, but also discovered the tragic reality of missing his memories.

"Well, how about this? You come back, and I announce you as the only heir to take over the family business. Deal?" A deal? Why not? He was his father’s real legitimate son after all! Griffin was just a bastard of a mistress who married his father after his mother died in an accident. Was it not for Griffin and that mistress, he wouldn’t have undergone so much injustice. "Deal!" said Greg briefly. He had no intention of refusing now. *** Being mistreated by his own family, Greg chooses to walk away and marry the love of his life, only to get another disappointment. Feeling both angry and devastated, Greg starts to believe that there’s no such thing as free love and decides to change his perspective. From now on, he would no longer be Greg, who was only seeking a better life, but he would become Greg, who everyone would bow their heads to.

Ever since the world had changed, since dungeon gates appeared and humans awakened supernatural abilities to hold back the monsters threatening to break through, rank had become everything. Eric Vale wasn't just poor, he was an E-rank Hunter, the very bottom of the food chain. He was mocked by his peers, dumped by his girlfriend, treated like a disposable trash. Getting a job with a rank that low made it impossible for him to land a decent job so he had to do all sorts of degrading jobs. Deciding to take a risk that would earn him a large sum of money, Eric decided it was time to enter a gate way above his rank. And this was what changed his life forever.

Grandpa Jones was almost the turning point for him, as Rowland, a poor street lad, was taken into the Jones family after an encounter with Grandpa Jones on the street where he was almost robbed. He tried to work his way into their lives, even marrying his beautiful granddaughter, Amaya. Unfortunately, Grandpa Jones died, and Rowland’s life turned into a series of nightmares. His in-laws made his life miserable, and he battled to survive. The fact that his wife, Amaya, called him poor and filed for divorce, was even worse. However, Rowland's fortunes change when he discovers he is the true heir of a powerful and wealthy family. Then He declared, "Now, all my tormentors will fall to their knees!" It is time for vengeance!

For Damien, life was perfect. He was married to his high school sweetheart and about to make a breakthrough in the research that he had spent the last three years working on. Although their marriage was an hidden one, he had always done his best to support his wife while working hard in the dark. Despite being an orphan, Damien had crawled his way to this point and there was nothing more he wanted. However, in just one night, everything Damien had considered dear seemed to have changed. Was being a Movie Queen enough reason for a divorce or did he just never know his wife well? Damien Storne knows what it feels like to be at the very bottom and now, he's determined to climb to the very top!

Nickel... It isn't a metallic element, but an unbearably dependent twenty-year-old boy living in the highest Nabe of the New World System, 400. Born with a silver spoon in his mouth, it had become in his nature to care less about life, thinking obstacles would never be seen coming. He lived his life the way he thought would make it worth it... until it ended when his father, the co-owner of the System, was assassinated during his speech for the 60th anniversary of the New World System. Life churned; he found himself in the dumpster, running for his life as he holds the biggest wealth in the System. Danger, betrayal, and tragic truth unveiled. Entering the real race of his life, will Nickel be able to go through it all? Will he be facing it all alone?

Darren Wayne has never had much… just his old bicycle, a few coins from delivery runs, and a heart full of love for his girlfriend, Clara. He believes love is enough… until the night he finds out it isn’t. After working tirelessly to surprise Clara for her birthday, Darren takes one more delivery to earn extra cash — a delivery that leads him straight to a mansion, and straight into a nightmare. Behind the bedroom door, he finds the last person he ever expected — Clara — tangled in the arms of Adrian Blake, the richest man on campus. In one heartbreaking moment, Darren’s world shatters. The girl he worked, hoped, and sacrificed for has betrayed him in the cruelest way possible.

In the heart of an Old World that has been filled to the brim with unimaginable horrors, one of humanity's final forces has founded itself. Yet, the glory days are long gone. With only the guidance of those who have come before them, the Purebloods- as they have chosen to call themselves- seek only the destruction of the creatures that have wreaked havoc on their world. It is in these times of unending disease and battle, that the hardest of choices must be made. The fate of this parallel realm rests in the palms of those from beyond its walls. Those, with nowhere else to call home.