The Pearl

************ For years, Adrian Hayes had been nothing more than a ghost at Northvale University. Despite his sharp mind and top grades, he was nothing but a scholarship student, a nobody among the elite. The rich kids mocked him, his professors barely noticed him, and even his so-called friends only stuck around when they needed help with their assignments. But the worst betrayal came from the one person he had trusted—Sophia Lancaster. The girl he had secretly loved, the girl who once smiled at him in the library, humiliated him in front of the entire campus, choosing to be with Nathan Sterling, the heir to the Sterling Corporation. "You? Compete with Nathan? Don’t be ridiculous. You’ll always be a pathetic charity case," Sophia scoffed, her hand laced with Nathan’s. Adrian had never felt more worthless. But everything changed the next morning when a single notification appeared on his phone. "Congratulations, Adrian Hayes. You are the sole heir to the Hayes Fortune. Your assets have been unlocked." Thinking it was some cruel joke, he clicked the link. Within seconds, his bank account balance surged to $50 million. Now, armed with wealth, power, and an identity no one saw coming, Adrian returns—not as the quiet, overlooked student, but as someone they’ll never forget. This time, he’s the one in control. The tables have turned. Nathan Sterling will fall. Sophia will regret her choices. And Northvale University will witness the rise of the Rejected Genius. Will Adrian use his newfound fortune for revenge, or will he prove that the best success is living well?

Red, the main protagonist, was born an orphan. At first, the world was very good to him as he was given a dear friend named Ienze. But later on, as if the decision of the world was opposed, his dear friend was killed by the two most powerful beings in their world. Of course, as a lowly figure, Red was oblivious of their identity. But despite that, Red had made up his mind that he will get strong and kill those that killed his dear friend. And on the way to becoming strong, he will have lots of adventures and one day he will go astray from his real goal, which is vengeance. But thankfully, he has fate as his guide. He will meet various people. Some of them will become his enemy while some will become his ally. Finally, he will reach the peak, which will open his eyes to the real structure of the world. And, by that time, he will have become fate's personification, which is fun at first. But later on, he will understand that great power comes with great responsibility. By that time, the question is, what will he do? Will he surrender his power? Or perhaps give up on his vengeance? Or maybe he will shrink down and let things be? As for the answer to those questions, it is yet to be decided.

How do you feel about life? Is it the purpose? Is it because everything must have a purpose? Explore the deep character of a creature, in search of the meaning of life. Commander Tatiana and her team explore the deepest parts of the Andromeda Galaxy. "From that moment, my existence became purposeless. I had no reason to exist. I started wandering around, going from one-star system to another without any objective. There were no directives in my command-level database so shutting myself down was impossible. I also could not simply jump into a star which would cause self-destruction because my self-preservation directive was still in place. So, my main objective became to observe the remaining organic species from a distance. Most organic species used to avoid me. I always threw a ping at the passing ships but as Yolin once said, it would be very “Organic” to be “afraid” of a 10km long sentient starship that has weapons which can destroy a planet. I however didn’t know the concept of fear. I had a directive not to harm organics, so I had to follow them. Fear is not in my database." Maybe you can find the deeper meaning of those words. What starts with a simple exploration journey, becomes something more.

Vincent William is a poor student who gets a scholarship at a renowned university but is often mistreated by his peers. On the day of his graduation, he is told that his girlfriend, Emma, has been having an affair with his best friend. While Vincent is desperate and on the verge of committing suicide out of frustration, a benefactor who has been helping him with his scholarship suddenly comes along and gives him a fortune. Not only that, Vincent also got the highest position in the wealthy man's company. Overnight, Vincent turned into a billionaire who was respected by everyone. From then on, he began plotting revenge for those who dared to disturb his heart and pride.

Charles is a pathetic man. A man who is placed in an orphanage and is always belittled by his girlfriend. One day he finds out that his girlfriend is having an affair and on the same day he gets the fact that he is the main heir of the Duke family. What do you think will happen next?

Year 2450, Humanity has reached the Advanced Era. Future had come so far as technology has become a part of our lives. Things don't tune out very well as we started to experience a world wide earthquake that humanity had no choice but to leave the planet until the earthquake stops. 3/4th of the entire population was carried to a spaceship and the remaining died on Earth. Few months passed, the Earth had expanded to the size of Jupiter and seeing no signs of shaking anymore, humanity chose to return to the planet. New life forms was found and animals evolved into flesh eating monsters that humanity had no choice but to fight back. We found the existence of Mana and by using an awakening stone, we were able to defend against the monsters that wreak havoc to our world. It didn't take long for humanity to readjust to this new world as now we've become more advanced than ever and hunting monsters has been classified as a job. One peculiar hunter named, Kal was forced to fight monsters at such a young age to survive from this harsh reality. Considered as the weakest hunter in the world, he was marked as a laughingstock. While hiking on the mountains of a Sanctum, he obtained one odd monster core and as soon as he held the core, it melted on his hands and a window panel appeared in his view. Ting~ [WELCOME HUNTER KAL] He had earned the power of the system.

Owen and Kate met when they were both in college. Then, Owen was one of the richest guys on campus, from the prestigious Sinclair family. The Steele family was also a rich one, though not as rich as the Sinclairs. The patriarchs of both families were friends and arranged for both their heirs to get married right out of college, since they already seemed to get along. Maria, Kate's mother was thrilled she got to call the most eligible bachelor in the city her son-in-law. Things go smoothly until Owen's father and grandfather both die in an airplane crash, leaving Owen alone, with his stepmother and stepbrother for company. Owen's step-relatives had always been jealous and had never liked him, so when the leaders of the Sinclair family were suddenly absent, they took advantage of the fact, kicking Owen out of the house and depriving him of his inheritance. Owen no longer had the wealth that had buoyed him for so long, and found himself helpless. The Steeles we're unhappy with the turn of events, and over the years, they seemed to forget whom Owen once was. They insulted and mistreated him, even turned his own wife against him. Kate cheated on Owen countless times, and treated him with disregard until one day, Owen suddenly got fed up and left. Imagine the shock on all their faces when he returns richer and more powerful than ever before. Deception will peak as everyone fights to get back in his good books.

In the year 2501, humanity was visited by the first extraterrestrial life form, at first we were all excited for the possibilities that could be achieved if we can share and learn from them. But they did not come to make friends, we are merely pests they have to clean up to claim the earth their new home. My name is Astra and I am one of the only six survivors from Chrome city, we are currently hiding in the inner bunker under the chrome shelter, we are slowly depleting out our food and water supplies and we wont last another month down here. If you are hearing this, please move to the nearest shelter and lock the gates, the monsters are everywhere, they come in like a flood and kill everything in their path. Staying in a bunker may sound like the wrong thing to do, but it is your best chance of survival because all that is left on the surface was our greatest nightmare, horror and death". Now face to face with the aliens attacking and destroying us, how will humanity react when we find out that our alien invaders are in fact humans? Follow the story to find out

Liam Tate is the son-in-law they never saw coming. Neither did they expect him to be married to their daughter. After being shamed by the Grayson family for being poor, Liam meets a man who changes his life. Now the Grayson family is on their knees begging Liam for forgivness.

🏆["Silver Medal" in Fantasy Category of "Meganovel Annual Writing Contest 2022"]🏆 Flay Eulser is on the brink of death. Even though he came from a long line of ability users born with a gifted Taming Hand that allows them to tame and control monsters, he was unable to use it and was considered a 'dud' in his tribe. Worst still, he accidentally tamed a Slime! Which is one of the most worthless creatures among all monsters! But the Slime was more than it seemed as it showed an amazing power to turn into a sword and have a consciousness of its own! And as the two unlikely partners struggle to get through the deadly circumstances Flay has led himself into, the two quickly discover that there were more mysteries regarding Flay Eulser himself. Witness the self-discovering, slime-taming, town-building, love-budding and world-saving Tales of the Slime Tamer!