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Frank Mercer was a prodigy, the kind of surgeon whose instincts defied logic. His methods were unorthodox, his results miraculous, and his heart too pure for the corrupt medical system that thrived on power and politics. But genius threatens mediocrity. When Frank exposed malpractice at Chicago’s top hospital, his world imploded, his license revoked, his reputation destroyed, his girlfriend Lisa seduced by a wealthy rival, and his name dragged through every media outlet. Left jobless and broken, Frank became a ghost in the alleys, saving lives in secret, helping the forgotten. Until fate threw him into the limelight: a horrific accident outside a mall leaves the President’s daughter dying. Frank acts, and revives her, defying every protocol, every law of medicine. Overnight, he becomes the nation’s obsession. But the same hands that saved a life will soon carve out justice. Behind the headlines, Frank begins to uncover a network of corruption stretching from hospital boards to political offices. The same forces that ruined him are feeding off death and disease, manipulating medicine for profit and control. Frank’s revenge becomes an art form, surgical, methodical, and righteous. He’ll heal the world’s sickness by cutting out its rot. As his fame rises, his enemies close in, and Frank must balance the weight of power, love, and morality before he becomes the monster he swore to destroy. In a city where every life has a price, The Hand of Vengeance will decide who deserves to live.

************ 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?

I hated being locked up like a damsel in distress. Like I was some princess that needed constant protection, but deep down I was grateful. I was still struggling to summon my powers, so if I was attacked alone I would be defenseless. I understood why Valerian wanted me to stay confined within the walls of our home since there was a protection spell suffocating the entire atmosphere that surrounded it. But I was so bored. Valerian was not there to take me out and keep me occupied with his cocky smiles and quirky comments. The only thing I could think to do to pass the time was to take a stroll around the castle grounds. I exited out into the courtyard and walked past the beautiful wooden benches and vibrant trees. Roses of every colour confiscated the grounds and it was like I was walking through a rainbow. My fingertips caressed the petals and I inhaled the sweet scent of their exquisiteness as I walked through the trails. I was so mesmerized by the area that I didn’t realize where I was going. I gasped as I reached for the next rose in my path, and it crumbled from my touch. The rest of the walkway was filled with black and decayed roses that tumbled to the ground like ash from a horrible wildfire. My frightened eyes glared out into the distance as I realized the dead flowers led to a shadowy tunnel made from black brick. A sign barely dangling from a broken chain at the top of the entrance read ‘dungeon.’ My body cringed at the sight. This was the dark side of Valerian that I knew and wanted to avoid as much as possible.

As a poor orphan, Lucas had endured nothing but scorn, humiliation, and contempt his entire life. For years, he believed that was all life was about—until he met Ariadne Brook. She became the light in his dark world, the kindness to the world's wickedness, his warmth in a cold world, and the love to the world's hatred. She was everything the world couldn't be. But the same couldn’t be said for her family. They were just like the rest of the world. Living with the Brooks, he was treated as nothing more than a servant—unpaid, ridiculed, and humiliated. Still, for Ariadne, he endured it all. Yet, every man has his breaking point. One day, Lucas reached his. And he left. For six years, he disappeared without a trace. It was almost as if he had vanished from the face of the earth. Ariadne waited until she couldn’t wait any longer. She was about to marry another. But then, Lucas returned. And this time, he was different. He was no longer the timid young boy she knew. Confidence radiated from him, as if he now sat at the top of the world. Lucas has sworn never to let Ariadne cry or suffer again. For she was his woman, the very reason he was still alive. The only reason he pushed through all he faced during those six years he vanished. She was there for him when the whole world was against him, and now he would be there for her! He would cherish and protect her. Even if it meant going against the whole world, for her, he’d gladly do it. If the world couldn't have angels, then for her, he would become the devil!

Who is he?! He is Liam Storm! The formidable zillionaire, worthy of shaking the city with just a blink of his eyes! Possessing an unquestionable power and acquiring enormous wealth, seems to be not possible but is that really true? After suffering a mental breakage from his ex lover, who cheated on him and losing all ways to become a better person, all hopes appeared to flood down the drain. But does fate really plays games? Unexpectedly, Liam's life made a sudden turn over to the extent, it bewildered him to the core... Now, it was in question what will become of him? **** " You......what gut do you have?! You of all people! You called me a cheat and a betrayal? Well, you can say that, but I don't give a damn! Do you think I am going to wait and starve with you?! What do you take me for? I was only doing you a favour by dating you, you don't have a future, a good life, job, a family, money, inheritance, status, name, house, car, career, investment, no worth, you aren't even famous or anything! Basically, you don't have anything! So, what can you offer me?! Tell me, Liam Storm, what can you offer me?! How can you make your life and my life better?! I thought since you graduated as the best student from the top college, you will be wealthy, but guess I am totally wrong! You are as worthless as a penniless bastard and nothing but a loser after your graduation!!" She spat angrily at him, pointing to him as she yelled. Then, she moved closer to the man on the bed and smiled at him.

Everyone believed Arashi Ren was just another street fighter. An orphan. A nobody. A boy who survived by fighting. The night he turned eighteen—after winning the biggest fight of his life—he was shot in an alley and left for dead. But death is a door. Death was only the beginning. When Arashi wakes up, his name and his have been erased. And his captors claim it was done to save his life. They tell him the impossible truth: The most powerful man in the world was his father. And now he’s dead. With no heir, except the son who was hidden, sealed, forgotten. As Arashi is forced through brutal tests of memory and instinct, a truth is unveiled. His strength was never accidental. His survival was never just luck. And the fortune missing from his father’s empire may be buried not in vaults, but inside his own body. Yet wealth is the least of what awakens. Because as Arashi steps back into Chicago as a ghost reborn, the supernatural world begins to notice him. Werewolf packs stir. Old Alpha blood recognizes its own. And the man assigned to protect him may be bound to him by something far more dangerous than loyalty. Love becomes a weakness. Power demands blood. And the past refuses to stay buried. From the streets to the throne, Arashi Ren will rise from nothing… And claim what was always his. GENRE: Urban Fantasy / Mafia Power Fantasy / Paranormal Drama / Action SETTING: Modern-Chicago. Crime-syndicates, billionaires, and supernatural-packs overlap beneath the surface of the human world. At the top of both worlds stands the Giodanzo Dynasty, a bloodline with ties to an extinct Alpha lineage. Every year, pack leaders gather in secret-conclaves to maintain balance. For fifteen years, one bloodline has been missing its heir. Until now.

[Warning: Rated 18+] Adams and his two best friends were once among the greatest legends of Crimson Online, the world's most immersive VR game. Famous for conquering impossible quests, breaking countless records, and seducing the game's most desirable women, they had everything players dreamed of within the game. Outside the game, they were nothing more than three frail, unpopular high school students who couldn't even get a girl's attention. Constantly mocked, rejected, and bullied, reality was far crueler than the fantasy they escaped into every day. Everything changed when Adams finally decided to fight back against his school bullies. The confrontation ended in disaster, and while trying to escape, he was struck by a speeding truck. Death, however, was only the beginning. Adams was reincarnated into the world of Crimson Online by the Goddess of Lust under one condition: he must defeat the Demon Lord, a Supreme Being who was on the verge of destroying the world and wiping out every race except the demons. However, because women make up 98% of the world's population while men account for only 2%, Adams decided to take advantage of the opportunity to do what he never could with girls in his past life. But instead of simply enjoying the fantasy world he had always dreamed of, he discovered that his mysterious system constantly glitched because he had accidentally inherited the blessings of two goddesses: the Goddess of Lust and the Goddess of Steel. Now trapped in a world filled with monsters, dungeons, beautiful heroines, ruthless enemies, and deadly quests, Adams must rise to the top and complete the mission entrusted to him by the two goddesses in exchange for an unimaginable reward.

He reached the top and achieved what no one else could. Alone, without a guild or support. The system did not reward him. It reset him. Everything he built vanished in an instant. His level, his gear, even the name that stood at the peak of the leaderboard disappeared as if it had never existed. He was forced back to the beginning, reborn as a new player named Nox, carrying nothing but his memories and a class no one had ever seen before, the Shadow Master. There were no guides to follow, no system assistance, and no clear path forward. He awakened in a place that did not exist on any map, where even basic system functions failed to respond. It was a world that felt disconnected from the rules every other player relied on. Yet something remained from his past. The final boss he defeated did not disappear. It changed. Now reborn as a shadow-bound entity, it stands at his side, no longer an enemy but something far more uncertain. A fragment of his victory that should not exist. With knowledge of everything he once mastered and a power that defies the system itself, Nox begins again from nothing. Every step forward is slower, harsher, and more dangerous, but this time he is no longer bound by the same limits. Far beyond his isolated beginning, the world is already in chaos. The strongest player in history has vanished without a trace, leaving behind questions no one can answer. As Nox moves forward, one realization begins to take shape. This is not a punishment. The system did not erase him out of error. It chose to start him over. And whatever lies behind that decision is far greater than the game he once thought he had conquered.

"I can't be gnawed, you should know that," Dragon Master breathed out dragon aura from his nostrils. Ever thought about the existence of humanity being determined through games between supernatural beings to be conducted in a particular city, and then the results would determine whether humanity in the whole world would be annihilated or not? Well, you are about to meet with one. Set during the period when different classes of gods were given chances in a rotational order to protect the humans. About 4,000 years ago, it became the shadow god's turn and the shadow god Humu was given the job of creating shadow beings to protect all of humanity. His first shadow being created was the shadow supreme being that existed as a place and a powerful being. Possessed massive power, and was the highest in the rank of the shadow beings until his rival the evil shadow supreme being created by the rival shadow god Humu, shadow god Josea who hated humanity and was polemic about Humu's task and wanted Humu to fail his task, so he Created evil shadow beings who were so unscrupulous in their acts. The first in rank of Humu creatures were the shadow supreme beings followed by shadow legends, then shadow lords, followed by shadow masters then lastly shadow warriors. It was the shadow master's turn because an event caused a disastrous domino effect and everyone wasn't present to continue. The Dragon Master, head of the Shadow masters must regain his lost memories due to reincarnation after death, gather all the rest of his top royals and other royals plus the entire Shadow masters who have reincarnated through space and time to protect humanity but he must deal with the shadow masters who are the perfidious malcontents first.

For three years, Ethan Blackwell lived as the most humiliated son-in-law in the city. Married into the prestigious Hart Family through a contractual marriage, he was treated as nothing more than a servant. While his wife, Sophia Hart, ruled boardrooms as a celebrated CEO, Ethan cooked, cleaned, and endured endless ridicule from her family. On their third wedding anniversary, everything changed. Facing financial collapse, Sophia chose wealth over loyalty and divorced Ethan to marry billionaire executive Damien Sterling. Betrayed, humiliated, and cast aside, Ethan walked out of the Hart Family with nothing but a suitcase. Moments later, he inherited Blackwell Global Holdings-a financial empire worth over one hundred trillion dollars. Overnight, the useless son-in-law became the richest man alive. But wealth was only the beginning. As Ethan rises to the top of the business world, crushing enemies, humiliating those who once looked down on him, and building an empire of his own, he uncovers a terrifying secret hidden for fifteen years. His inheritance was never an accident. His parents were murdered. A mysterious organization known only as the Hunters has been hunting his bloodline for decades. At the center of everything lies the Phoenix Archive-a secret so valuable that powerful families are willing to start wars to possess it. Now Ethan must navigate a world of ruthless billionaires, hidden conspiracies, deadly assassins, and ancient family secrets. As former enemies beg for forgiveness and old allies reveal hidden agendas, Ethan discovers a frightening truth: The greatest threat isn't outside his empire. It's already inside it. In a battle of wealth, power, and survival, Ethan Blackwell will either become the ruler of a new era... Or the last Blackwell to ever exist.