Truth Be Told Mathew West

🏆[No.2 "Hard to Put Down" of "The Legendary Urban Man" Contest]🏆 Anthony Star has a dark secret that no one should ever find out, especially his in-laws.Everyday he’s treated worse than an infection by those around him but thanks to his wife he manages. She is his light in this cruel world but in a single day he’s shot, beaten, arrested, almost dies then finds out that his wife is missing!To save her, he returns to his past as a big-shot in the underground crime world and takes his revenge on anyone who has ever wronged him before. Welcome back Mr. Star Dust and if that wasn’t enough, he finds out the truth of who he really is. He is….

Euphemia, the youngest daughter from Altair's Clan was caught in a tragedy, as their old house was turn into hellish pit of fire. After the incident she was shortly taken by the Chasseur to become a soldier of the great empire.  Many years passed, the young lady graduated from the Chasseur's school and descended to the surface. She was partnered with Sekki to do some job to the surface such as bounties and requests related to the Schatten, after awhile, she run into Haoxi, her childhood friend who was accomplices with the people who were against with the Empire. Euphemia was determined to stop him by formally joining the Empire force to track him down, and the longer she stayed on the same trail as these people, the closer she got to the truth she was looking for regarding Sabrie's tragedy.

What defines a person? Is it who they're friends with? Their social status? Their family name? Or is it their actions? Lucien Verglas is a poor commoner living in the town of Cleardale. He and his parents barely have enough to put food on the table, but they are a loving family. The Verglas used to be a name of royalty, but that status was stripped because of the first monarch's actions. Now, Lucien has to withstand discrimination of all sorts from everyone. Forbidden to use ice magic, he and his family struggles day to day... or can he change that? Why was his family cast out? What did the first monarch do? Join Lucien on his adventure to find the truth behind his family's discrimination, all while trying to fight off monsters and others that want him killed.

Tony Cross, a broken ex-soldier, wakes up to a system interface flashing before his eyes: [ System Activated ] [ Reality is now under your control. ] What starts as a gift quickly turns into a curse. Every use of the system rewrites his past, altering memories and erasing parts of his existence. Hunted by black ops forces and a shadowy organization known as The Overseers, Tony discovers the system was never meant to empower—only to control. To survive, he must outmaneuver Zero, a ruthless assassin who has mastered the system, and find Dr. Valeria Kane, the rogue scientist who knows its secrets. But as reality fractures around him, Tony faces an impossible truth: He is no longer just a man. He is becoming something else.

I had a conversation with Death, he wants you back --- At the New Year's Eve party, Reniella De Vega finds the dead body of Deshawn Cervantes. Resident golden boy and incredibly rich, his death was no accident. By morning, Reniella sees him again - seemingly alive and sitting in the corner of her bedroom. However, only she can see him. Haunted by the ghost of Deshawn Cervantes, Reniella is approached by Death himself with a dangerous proposition. If she can solve the mystery of his murder, she'll be granted a single wish - to wish him back to life. With the help of meandering rumours, his suspicious rich friends and the distorted voice of the victim himself, can Reniella uncover the truth? Or, will her ghostly friend be plagued as ghost forever?

Malachi Meolyn was born with weak mental power, was discarded by his noble family, and fated to die forgotten in the Black Stone Tower. But when a soul from Earth awakens inside his body, everything changes. Gifted with a system that rewards him for completing quests, teaching and binding others, Kai (as he is called by those close to him) discovers he can turn his sister's genius into his own power. In Essacasta Academy-where apprentices are tools, betrayal is currency, and wizards treat human lives as experiments-he will climb the ladder of blood and magic step by step. The path ahead is merciless, but one truth burns in his heart: To survive, he must seize everything. To reign, he must become the Last Witch King.

At just 20 years old, Robert Orwell was sentenced to prison for a felony he did not commit, torn away from his two-year-old daughter. Twenty years later, Robert walks free. But he does not return as the broken man he was when he went in. He returns with a secret identity, a life built in silence, and a single purpose: TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT WITH HIS DAUGHTER, NO MATTER THE COST. For her, Robert is willing to endure anything—the shame, the rejection, the painful reminders of the years they lost. If she would give him just one chance to be her father again, he would give her everything he has. Even the truth he has spent years hiding will be revealed at her wish and command.

Disowned. Betrayed. Left for dead. Leon Hale had everything—until the Hale family framed him for corporate fraud and cast him out like trash. Now penniless and humiliated, he works as a warehouse grunt, bullied by his supervisors and mocked by the world. But at the edge of a mental breakdown, a cold mechanical voice awakens: [REBIRTH SYSTEM ACTIVATED] “Host has reached Emotional Collapse Threshold.” Tasks. Rewards. Penalties. A ruthless system that promises only one thing— Power. As Leon rises from despair to domination, he discovers an even more terrifying truth: He is not the only System Host in the city… and some of them want him dead. A journey from ordinary to extraordinary begins— And the world isn’t ready for the man they tried to destroy.

When Noah, now in his late twenties, returns to his small coastal hometown to clean out his childhood home after his father's passing, he finds a forgotten box labeled "Summer ‘07.” Inside are old photos, letters, and a map leading to places he and his childhood best friend, Elia, once explored right before Elia mysteriously disappeared that same summer. Everyone believed Elia ran away. But as Noah follows the trail of memories now with adult eyes he begins to uncover the truth of what actually happened, and the silent grief the town has buried. Each stop on the map evokes a different loss: innocence, love, freedom, and ultimately, the friend who never came back.

Nick Cross awake in a stranger's house, wounded and bruised, and finds himself in a blank state his memory destroyed. However, there is a strange chip placed on his skin, and masked men are pursuing him, Nick must avoid an evil conspiracy that seeks to control both his body and mind with the aid of Leah, a determined woman tormented by her brother's mysterious murder. Nick sets out on an anxious quest to learn the truth about the chip and the secret project that made him a weapon, tormented by broken pieces of a life he cannot recall. Along the way, he faces ghosts from his past, including a dangerous enemy in clear view, friends who may have deserted him, and a lady who once loved him but betrayed him.