The Secretly Rich Man

When the Gods abandoned our world, they didn't just strip away their blessings—they stole Death itself. Humanity was left to rot. Afflicted by a cosmic curse known as the Ever-Blight, humans no longer die. Instead, their souls are trapped in decaying, immortal vessels, transforming cities into screaming purgatories of Hollows—mindless, breathing corpses driven by eternal agony. Elijah lost everything to the Blight. Forced to wander the ashen wastelands alone, his only goal was survival. But when the black veins of the Blight finally crept up his arm, he didn't turn into a Hollow. Instead, an Angel of Death descended, tore his soul from his rotting flesh, and cast him into the Crucible of Genesis—a savage, fractured dimension where rogue gods, celestial horrors, and primordial demons wage an endless war. Here, true death is a luxury, and the "deceased" of Earth are reborn as Vanguards, immortal soldiers forced to fight for the very deities who cursed their world. But Elijah didn't awaken as a mere soldier. He awakened the Akashic Mandate, an ancient, forbidden cosmic law etched into his soul. It grants him a terrifying power: the ability to permanently devour the souls, magic, and lifespans of any monster, demon, or god he slays. In a universe where true death is extinct, Elijah becomes the Reaper. To break the curse on Earth and avenge humanity, he must carve a bloody path to the throne of the Gods. But as he devours the divine and the demonic alike, Elijah faces a horrifying choice: will he restore the cycle of life and death, or will he become a calamity far worse than the Gods he seeks to destroy?

‎The day my father died, I lost everything. His second wife forged the will. My father's business, my home and my name were all taken. I thought I  still had my badge as the youngest homicide detective until they framed me for a murder. ‎ ‎My team partner betrayed and testified against me. I was branded a traitor. Even my wife  asked for a divorce before the verdict was read. ‎ ‎Spent years in jail only to come out as a contracted assassin with a new identity and a list. ‎ ‎ Every name on my hit list is connected to the people who destroyed my life.The corrupt cops. The politicians. My stepmother. My ex-wife's family. ‎ ‎One thing is for sure. They don't know the greatest assassin they fear is the one they created.

Abandoned and tossed away, Zach finds himself at his lowest when he is suddenly caught in the crossfire between two companies. With no other choice, Zach joins Amanda, a down-on-her-luck CEO, and together work to restore her family's name and maybe find comfort in one another in the process.

His unit was betrayed. His name was erased. His wife moved on. Five years later, Ethan Graves returns - not as the soldier they buried, but as the Ghost Commander, the most feared warrior in the nation’s shadows. The first thing his wife gives him is divorce papers. Then her wealthy lover humiliates him in front of everyone, certain that Ethan has no power left. They are about to learn how wrong they are. When a military convoy arrives and salutes Ethan as Commander, the truth begins to surface: his death was planned, his unit was sacrificed, and the people responsible still control the country. Ethan has returned for answers. But when he discovers who ordered the massacre, he will not settle for answers. He will make them pay.

Five years ago, Ethan Hayes was celebrated as the nation's youngest Supreme Commander. Then, during a classified mission, he and his eleven commanders vanished without a trace. The government declared them heroes who died in service. History moved on. Only one man knows the truth. They were betrayed. Living under a false identity, Ethan abandons his glorious past to protect the woman he loves. But on the day she publicly divorces him, calling him a worthless husband, the fragile life he built finally shatters. The world believes Ethan is a failure. His enemies believe he is dead. Both are about to discover the truth. When a routine identity check triggers an alert buried for five years, powerful generals, billionaire tycoons, intelligence agencies, and criminal syndicates realize that the man they erased from history has returned. Now, the commander who lost everything must uncover the conspiracy that murdered his brothers, exposed the corruption at the highest levels of power, and recover the legendary Sovereign Ledger—a secret capable of bringing nations to their knees. But every answer comes with a new betrayal, and the greatest enemy waiting in the shadows is the man Ethan once respected more than anyone else. Because some wars never truly end. And history has a way of reclaiming the heroes it tried to erase.

Nolan was humiliated and rejected by the woman he loved, cast aside by her family, and made to feel worthless. Heartbroken, he was forced to walk away, vowing that one day, he would make them regret their decision. Now, armed with wealth, success, and power, Nolan is back and he’s no longer the man they once knew. He will make them plead for forgiveness, begging for a second chance. But some things can’t be undone, and forgiveness… doesn’t come easily. Does it?

Alden Vance, a brutal cage fighter from Earth, found himself violently dragged into Eos-Vaelhart—an ancient, magical realm where humanity is despised as the lowest of races, bound in the shackles of slavery for the sin of being born without a mana core. Thrown into the lethal depths of the Abyssal Chasm to rot and be forgotten, Alden instead uncovered a terrifying anomaly: Earth-human biology reacts in an extreme, unnatural way to the raw Aetherium energy saturating the world. Instead of casting spells like the arrogant mages of Eos-Vaelhart, every single cell in Alden’s body ravenously devoured the raw Aetherium. The magical energy forced his physical form to undergo a brutal evolution, breaking past biological limitations without end. Without uttering a single incantation, Alden crawled back from the jaws of death wielding a raw, devastating physical might—sheer brute force capable of shattering reality and snapping the absolute laws of magic. Now, with fists ready to crush destiny itself, he swore to tear down the tyrannical hegemony of the Sovereign Concord, unite the broken remnants of oppressed humanity, and prove to the entire universe why humans are the true apex predators.

Everyone said Michael Stone was born broken. At the Ranking Ceremony that decides every awakener's future, Michael's hand touches the Classification Crystal and the numbers that come back are unlike anything the stadium has ever seen: zero offense, zero defense, zero combat potential. RANK: ZERO. While his classmates walk away with S-Rank offers and guild banners waiting to claim them, Michael walks home alone, laughed out of the one ceremony that was supposed to define his worth. His only skill, Command Aura, barely raises an eyebrow — a "negligible" passive that nudges the coordination of people standing nearby. Not a weapon. Not a shield. Nothing a guild would ever pay for. Desperate for any kind of foothold, Michael takes the only work a Zero can get: carrying supplies for a low-tier expedition crew. But when a hunter almost dies in a monster ambush, it's Michael's shouted warning — not her own reflexes — that saves her life. No one gives him credit. But that night, his status window reveals something no one has ever seen before: Command Aura has a hidden evolution condition, one that requires him to successfully lead someone stronger than himself. Rejected by every guild in the city, Michael finds his chance in Ryan Cole — a burned-out B-Rank hunter whose unstable offensive skill has made him unhireable. Michael offers him something no guild ever did: someone who watches the whole fight instead of just his fist. Slowly, painfully, trust is built one dungeon at a time — until the night Michael throws his own unarmed, zero-rated body between Ryan and a monster's claw, and Ryan finally acknowledges him as commander. What happens next breaks every rule Michael thought he understood about power.

One day, Apocalypse came to pass. It started with a fog that engulfed the world. Thick and heavy in the atmosphere, nearly unbreathable to humans and able to corrupt a soul. It killed livestock, pulled buildings to the ground and deadened the soil. After a month, shields were erected over major cities to keep it out, but by then humanity could no longer see the sun. Next, they disappeared - the citizens in shieldless towns and the towns themselves - completely consumed by the fog. And in their place came monsters, beasts that craved human flesh and blood and knew nothing but destruction. In a matter of days, only half of humanity remained. . . but they didn't plan on going down without a fight.

SYNOPSIS To the public, he is a plain Level One relic repairman. In reality, he is a legendary healer, a celebrated designer, a hired killer, and much more. He can become almost anything because he is the only man in Virelia who can copy another person’s power and keep it forever. In Virelia, powerful energy cores produce Energy Vials, the currency that fuels magic, machines, transportation, and daily life. Yet his registered Energy Sense power produces little, leaving him poor and beneath the notice of the elite. That lie protects every life he leads. When the Valcrest Family finds him, they claim he is Danaya Valcrest’s missing fiancé. The man they seek has his exact face and first name. He knows they have mistaken him for someone else, but hiding inside a powerful family is the perfect way to escape the enemies hunting him. He accepts the identity and becomes Danaya’s husband. Danaya believes he is the man who abandoned her before their wedding. Their marriage begins with anger, suspicion, and questions he cannot answer without exposing the deception. When Seraphine Valcrest suffers a fatal core collapse, he secretly uses his healing power to save her. Danaya soon begins searching for the legendary healer who may help her family, unaware that he shares her home. She admires his hidden identities while clashing with the ordinary husband she believes is beneath her. His former fiancée, hostile relatives, two powerful families, and missing records complicate their growing bond. Every healing, artifact, and hidden power leaves another clue. At Virelia’s greatest healing conference, one watchful relative finally notices the connection between Danaya’s husband and the legendary figures surrounding him. How long can he live as another man before someone discovers who he really is?