the villainess turns the hourglass

Fired in his work, Eduard would take any job available for him. One night while working as a part time waiter, he didn't expect to witness the engagement of his wife, Isabella, to another man. Betrayal and self pity mixed inside him. Eduard wandered down the street heading to nowhere. Just at the time that he was desperate and felt that his world crashed right in front of him, a car stopped. Fate took an unexpected turn when he saw his father's butler asking him to come back to take over his father's position. Now, he would no longer be called beggar, trash or stupid. He would be the CEO of a multibillionaire company. Could he really be able to reclaim the dignity that was taken away from him?

Alice Heather Littman was just an average elementary school teacher. Having taught in the Nancaan Elementary School for over a year now, Heather counted her stars for each day that her life went by peacefully, sorely grateful at getting away from her former... turbulent lifestyle during a dark time in her college years. Ahh.. a peaceful life surrounded by her precious students...Cue, the 25th Founding anniversary of the school she's teaching in, the meek and silent teacher suddenly being propositioned in broad daylight by one of the richest and most powerful men in the city. Heather felt her heart hammer in embarrassment as the dashingly handsome Dio Panagopolous asked her out on a date.. Outwardly, the woman smiled shyly, unable to say anything. Inwardly however...She knew in her heart that she was staring straight at the face of a bonafide psychopath.In the year 2016 of January, a mysterious string of murders plagued the Nancaan district of Midas. At least a dozen women in their 20s were claimed by the incident, all with their hearts removed from their chests. Fearing a resurgence of another prolific serial killer along with placating the fears for the start of another slaving ring incident, the authorities launched an investigation about the murders, dubbing it the 'Kardia' incident with the potential suspects being dubbed the same name. Unfortunately, the investigations abruptly came to a halt due to budget cuts, the upcoming mayoral elections, and other external issues. The city of Midas was at the cusp of a major upheaval, even the smallest of actions can irrevocably change the future in unforeseeable ways. With a certain incident still fresh in her mind, Heather went on about her daily life, hoping that another incident won't affect her already miraculous second chance at living a normal life.

Struggling novelist Athena Morrison once thought life had nothing left to offer her. Living a reclusive lifestyle and trying to make ends meet while trying to make a name for herself as an author, she certainly had it hard enough. Coupled with extreme bouts of depression and constant threats with running from her dark past however, one can only go so far before something snaps. So in one stormy evening, plagued by the demons of her own making, she planned on ending it all.Before she was stopped by some unsuspecting maintenance crew.A fateful encounter, if she were to describe it. Change was coming to her life. Perhaps it was time to stop running, to try and take hold of her own destiny. A lot of things were happening in this city, money changing hands, deals being made; politics were being played and power constantly in flux. And while change is something to be feared, it was also something to be excited about. Athena only hoped that it was for the better.Bug me on Discord: https://discord.gg/NZA6JunBug me on Twitter: @FriedMokou

Having lost his memory, he was found by a couple who took him in as their child. However, years later, they died, leaving their young daughter to be taken care of by him. A young lady from a prestigious family fell in love with him and married him. As a result, she was kicked out of her family. The trio were looked down on by a lot of people, humiliated several times until he met someone from his past and his memories returned. He was the unparalleled commander of the Dark Forces, a thousand year old vampire who had built up the city around him, the strongest man alive. He was Adair Huxley, and he was second to none! And he has only one rule: No one is allowed to make my wife and younger sister cry. However, threats from the unknown set themselves to err the rule.

Arnold lived in misery all his life. Everyone always looked down on him. One night, at the hotel where he worked part-time, he witnessed his wife being proposed to by Victor Galvoir, a wealthy man in the country. Arnold demanded an explanation from his wife for all this, and he was shocked to find that his wife had been cheating on him since a year ago. Because Arnold had ruined his special proposal event, Victor sent men to beat him. On the verge of death, Arnold was found by an old, richest woman who claimed him to be her lost grandson. “You are my lost grandson, Arnold. You are Arnold Winster!”

When Claudia Michaelson rose to stardom, she perceived her husband of three years, Eric Radcliffe, to be pathetic and way too impoverished. She felt he would tarnish her reputation, so she demanded a divorce to part ways with him, completely forgetting all the sacrifices he made for her throughout the years. With a bleeding heart, Eric strode into a bar to get himself drunk that night, only to earn severe beating from thugs he argued with, and in the midst of it all, his blood splashed upon a mysterious ring. This little accident made his hopeless and insignificant life change for the better. He became the most powerful magnate envied all across the world.

Harith is a poor college student who is murdered in cold blood by some bandits. Fortunately he's given a second chance and he reincarnated in a magic filled world and with a new name. Determined to not be as useless as he was in his previous life, Harith makes a vow and starts his journey to become the most powerful being ever.

My name is Carl. I used to be a secret agent of the FOX. Five years ago, I and my best friend Rex successfully carried out a mission to stop a group of invisible terrorists who wanted to destroy our nation. We succeeded in liberating the nation from the shackles of the terrorists. But I never knew it would cause a total turn around in my life. We thought it had ended but the battle only started. The same night we were supposed to celebrate our victory, my only child and my wife were murdered. Rex and his family were also attacked. I was shot thrice and left to die but Sheila saved me from dying and gave me a new life.

Jack Morland, a smart but poor student of university who was treated bad by his friends and co-workers in every where. One day, he found his girlfriend cheated on him and got other bad things. But, when he thought his life was getting worse, someone came to him and changed his life. He wasn't a poor kid without any siblings, he was the grandson of one the richest businessmen in the world. He was the Young Master Morland.

Daniel wasn't your everyday nobody. His life transitioned from that of a loser to that of a winner after being bitten by some bastard. "You're my perfect successor." "My ass..." It turns out it was a curse... from that moment on Daniel became a vampire, a loser that suddenly became a vampire, sounds sort of cliche if not for the beatings that he received in the streets, struggling to get some 'food' until he gained enough experience to control his powers. Apparently, after becoming a winner, getting a few girlfriends and transforming his own experience by a hundred and eighty degrees, life seemed to not be quite done with him yet. After a series of unfortunate occurrences, Daniel found himself in a mad new world with a new name, and certainly a new family of sorts. ** ** "You're..." "I'm your Demon Empress, my cute familiar, make me something to eat~" "w-wait where are you touching?! a-and you're..." "I'm the first familiar, a Kitsune..." "... a what? forget it... you?" "I'll introduce myself, I'm the second familiar, an Octopus~ my belly is rumbling!" "How many tentacles do you have?" "Don't pay attention to her! I'm the third familiar, an Oni! and I have two horns and I'm hungry!" "I can't see the other... hold up... what is that moving goo?!" "I'm a slime... please don't slip on me, also, I'm hungry." "Why are you all hungry!?" "My sweet familiar, here is your first task... cook me something delicious." "Like what?" "I wonder how vampires taste~" "..." ** ** #romance, #harem, #action, #system, #tournaments, #overpowered, #R18, #vampires, #demons, #magic, #strongToStronger, #slimegirl, #octopusgirl, #demongirl, #kitsunegirl, #evolution