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he gods were worshiped for centuries, their divine tower a symbol of hope. But when the gods turned silent, the tower sealed itself, leaving mortals to fight and die at its gates for scraps of divine relics. Every year, the empire sends prisoners, warriors, and expendable souls into the tower to claim power or perish. None ever rreturns Kaelen Veyr, once a decorated soldier, is betrayed by his commander and thrown into the tower as punishment for a crime he didn’t commit. Left for dead, Kaelen discovers something no one else has: a fragment of a god, buried deep on the first floor. The god is no savior, but an exile, chained and bitter, whispering promises of freedom and vengeance. With this cursed power, Kaelen begins his ascent. Floor by floor, he’ll conquer monsters, claim relics, and uncover why the gods vanished. But the higher he climbs, the more he learns: the gods were not protectors, they were prisoners. And Kaelen may be climbing straight into their war.

***Book 2 in the Adventures of the Crown series*** Nelson Whitefield, a man with a darker past than most, finds himself the new noble head of the Whitefield land. You might think being a noble he has it all, money, fame, subjects... but all he has is an old farmhouse and some pigs. He is a nobleman in name only. His mission, like it or not, find who his late father was in debt with and lure them out to get to the bottom of the current slave trade going on under the nose of the crown. To do so, he recruits some old friends from his life of crime and together they get into a sea of troubles.

Duane Wordsworth has spent three years as a humiliated, live-in son-in-law, enduring the scorn of his wealthy wife, Gloria, and her elitist social circle. But when his mother is trapped in a burning car, Gloria doesn't just refuse to help—she remotely locks the vehicle's security doors, nearly sentencing his mother to a fiery death because she thinks Duane is "manufacturing drama" for attention To save his mother, Duane is forced to endure the ultimate humiliation: kneeling and begging for mercy at a high-society party while his "wife" and her lover mock his desperation. Cast out and divorced within the hour, Duane is left with nothing but a "cheap" silver necklace—the last gift from his mother But the necklace holds a secret. Hidden inside is a long-forgotten password to a cryptocurrency account his mother started for him years ago. What was once a "small investment" has exploded into a staggering nine hundred billion dollars. Overnight, the man they called a "beggar" becomes the wealthiest individual on the planet, armed with the legendary Black Gold Card—a status symbol held by only nine other people in the world Now, the tables have turned. As Duane sets out to save his sister from Gloria’s cruel traps and dismantle the lives of those who trampled on his dignity, the elite will learn a hard lesson: Never mistake a lion for a stray dog.

When Caleb Gonzales woke up in the video game he last played, he expected things to go down like they did in those webnovels he read in his spare time. However, there was one hitch. Instead of being the hero, he woke up as a demon rat, one of the lowest ranks a demon could get. Now, with the help of a sketchy system, he needs to rise to the top if he wants to survive this new world and possibly return home. Mega Writing Prompt #001/MWP#001

Ethan Cross was no ordinary mercenary. Beneath his skin, something ancient lurked — a fragment of divinity long thought destroyed. He was Aurelian, the Warlord of the Sun, a god exiled from Heaven for daring to defy the divine order. Now reborn as a man, he has no knowledge of his pasty life, his power sealed across six celestial locks, he walks the human world as both weapon and curse. But when a mafia heiress named Elena Vitale saves him from the brink of death, everything changes. In her eyes, he sees the spark he lost — compassion. Humanity. And something dangerous: faith. He was ready to endure anything for her, including the degradation and humiliation her family put him through until he could take it no more and when all six locks sealing his powers were broken, his memory returned, he decided to fight the world back with his divinity and power.

Adrian Vale’s life was shattered when his father disowned him, sending him into the shadows of the world he once dominated. But now, five years later, he returns—not as the disgraced heir, but as a self-made billionaire with one goal in mind: to take back what was stolen from him. What he doesn't expect, however, is the twist of fate that awaits him. His ex-fiancée, Emma Caldwell, is now engaged to his ruthless stepbrother, Victor, the very man who helped frame Adrian for a crime he didn’t commit. Fueled by a thirst for revenge and the scars of betrayal, Adrian infiltrates their world, determined to tear everything down. But as he gets closer to Emma, the woman he never truly stopped loving, the lines between revenge and forgiveness begin to blur. Emma is not the woman he thought she was—she’s trapped in Victor’s manipulative grasp, just as much a victim as Adrian was. As dark secrets unravel and alliances shift, Adrian and Emma find themselves forced to confront a shocking truth: Victor may not even be Adrian’s stepbrother. With their pasts hanging over them, Adrian and Emma must choose—will they allow love to heal their wounds, or will Adrian’s thirst for revenge destroy them both? The stakes are higher than ever as betrayal runs deep, and the game of revenge becomes more dangerous than ever. Can Adrian and Emma overcome the past and fight for a future together? Read now to discover how their story unfolds.

Bradley “Frank” Harrington was once the genius every company wanted. Now he’s just the man cleaning their bathrooms. But when he stumbles across a line of code hidden deep within the servers of a collapsing empire, he unlocks more than a program, he unlocks a war. Thrust into a ruthless boardroom battle, surrounded by enemies in suits and killers in shadows, Bradley is promoted from janitor to CEO overnight. But power comes at a price. Lies, betrayal, and blood trail every step he takes. The daughter of his greatest ally might be the only person who can save him, or be the final dagger in his back. One discovery will decide it all: the rise of a broken man… or the fall of an empire.

In a world of the elites where every major decision ripples on a national scale. Saul has climbed to the highest ranks even amongs the high ranks of the continent. He was content to a point, married and was about to start a family with his newly wedded wife. The top 1% of this world have advanced in human evolution, all by design of course. Technology to give a person 10x the normal intellect of a bright mind. A secret science that the elites came together to create. With our Mc spearheading the operation. The research yielded successful and practical results, but greed and betrayal sent everything to another direction. The the results were promising but the effect of this technology were temporary, once you've played the elite game of life at 10x speed any other level below feels like you've already lost to your opponents. Mc had discovered a way to make this technology permanent, word got out and even his trusted circle were after his life. These people almost succeed, but to protect his life and legacy mc split the process to archiving permanent superior intellect into three parts, two physical (separate rings) ond one metaphysical, a subconscious memory that can only be unlocked when both rings are in contact and on his finger. During the battle to save his life and legacy, an accident happened that almost claimed that life. He survived because of the tech he used to protect himself. But it came at cost. He lost the man he was.

Valkyrie Black's world crumbled when she was cast onto the unforgiving streets as a child. Surviving alone and gifted by the ancient "Spark" AI system, a relic of a long-lost civilization, she sees the world differently than those around her. Armed with this ancient technology, Valkyrie wages a hidden battle against shadowy beasts while navigating the criminal underbelly of Durres city. With each adversary vanquished, she gains new insight, powers, and abilities. Set in a steampunk world rife with mafia intrigue, criminal guilds, and corrupt politicians, Valkyrie's journey is a tale of grit and innovation. Other books by Drew Archeron include Rejected Billionaire, The Huntress - Luna Eileen, and Civilian Dragon Lord *I own all rights and layers to my book cover.

Ethan Hunter thought that if he could endure the Blake family's mistreatment he would be able to win the love of Thalia Blake, his wife. His 3 years of marriage were filled with insults and Ethan was treated like a slave by them. However, just as Ethan began to fall in love with Thalia, it turned out that Thalia humiliated Ethan in front of the Blake family and filed divorce papers. In fact, Thalia is also pregnant. Unfortunately, it was not Ethan's child, but someone else's. Ethan broke his marriage bond with Thalia, even though it broke his promise to his mentor. However, unbeknownst to Thalia, Ethan had been the one protecting the Blake family from the threat of something very dangerous and unimaginable. "Alright! Don't expect me to protect you. I won't take back my words even if you bow down and kiss my feet."