Under The Oak Tree Riftan Pov

In the mountains sat a small village, populated by normal people. Cows mooed, pigs ate, and humans did their fieldwork. On usual days like these, a normal person in the village would enjoy some fried chicken under the shade of a tree. "Mmm, delicious chicken..." Not everyone had access to the chicken. Only a certain family did. But as time passed, someone arrived in the village and took away the items that helped the villagers live their lives. Some young people left with the man, thinking that they would strike it big. And one of those people was the owner of the chickens. Bai Feng, a connoisseur of food, a monster that's heavier than iron, a fool that's half smart and half dumb. Cultivation isn't for everyone, but with luck, everything is possible. Could Bai Feng cultivate and reach the apex? Or would he have to stumble along the way due to the passions of life, increasing the difficulty of his path? But one thing was for certain. Bai Feng would surely enjoy life along the way. Cultivation or not.

"Mark my words, Mr. Rout, I will bring you on your knees for marrying me under false pretense." she roared. The corners of my lips lift in amusement as I replied, "I will gladly go down on my knees but only for the thoughts I have in my mind for our first night together, my phoenix.And don't always challenge me otherwise I will make you regret it." "I will bring you on your knees and make you bow in front of me out of respect towards me and that's an oath," She cut both of our palms at the same time, reuniting our hands with blood. A fierce battle erupts when a girl finds her life falsely accused of murder and spends her 5 years of imprisonment, but now she is out for revenge. A story about betrayal from her closed one, revenge for her wrongful imprisonment, and ultimately finding unexpected love along the way.

After experiencing the ultimate betrayal from the person he trusted as his brother, Heath's death left behind echoes of misery, terror, and deep regret that had plagued him during his second chance at life. Heath, who had abandoned his duty as the true heir of the Veridiania Kingdom, carried a burden of guilt for the countless lives lost under the rule of the Tyrant King, Nyxen. It was all because he had forsaken the crown, unknowingly leaving behind a trail of bloodshed in his attempt to keep his hands clean. Upon discovering that Nyxen, in this new life, continued to wreak havoc upon countless lives in the underworld, Heath knew he had to take action before chaos ensued with Nyxen's latest project. Heath vowed to redeem himself this time. Although... It seems like teaching a group of teenagers while attempting to overthrow the deeply-rooted syndicate in the underworld might be more than he can chew.

30 Year old Bastian Smith died and reincarnated into a different body, in a world different from Earth. He was now in the body of a 12 year old noble boy named Sebastian Tirius. Sebastians body however a a golden coiling dragon tattoo. When Bastian touched it for the first time he heard a voice "To the owner of the titan's Mark be warned. You have great power but possess a mighty curse. Behold, anyone who bears this mark is a child of, I, the great Ambevilius, emperor of all that is under the nine heavens. The first of you to slay or subdue 1000 mark bearers shall become a successor of mine. Now go forth. And bring chaos in my name!" At this moment, memories belonging to Sebastian flooded Bastian's mind, fusing with his soul. This was the Sovereign Continent! A place where only the strong are just! Bastian began his long and arduous journey, to a learn his right... To sit on the Titan's Throne!

Centuries ago, the world faced an event that went down in history as the most chaotic moment in history. Artifacts found in parts of numerous Legends and myths from ancient history and folktales emerged. They possessed and controlled humans. War ravaged, then came a series of natural disasters, and famine. Humanity truly faced what was the darkest age in all of history. Few years after the war began, humanity developed an ability to perfectly control these Artifacts - Anima , the power within every life form. After the war, a new world was born. New empires and hierarchies were formed. And eighty percent of the world's population was lost... Krystal Shadows is a powerful assassin under the house of shadows. But when he begins to question their ways, he is forced to leave the shadowy organization behind... Now, Krystal decides to start a guild and travel the globe with the goal of securing the most powerful artifact in existence - the Primordial Artifact. But with the house of shadows tailing behind him. Will he prevail, or will he succumb to the darkness once again?

From Erwin Wickison I never asked to be here. One moment I was living my life, and the next I was dragged—along with millions of others—into a place ruled by a system that treats us like pieces on a board. Every Game is built to break something, whether it’s a body, a mind, or the small parts of myself I keep pretending are “good.” I’ve watched people die. I’ve watched people change. And I know I’m changing too. I just hope there’s something human left in me by the end… if there’s even an end. WARNING. This book contains smut, psychological decay, moral collapse, human intimacy twisted into survival, and a variety of horrors that do not wait for your permission before sinking into your mind. It will not hold your hand. It will not apologize. And it will not stop once you open it. If you continue, you’re choosing to step into a sequence of events designed to peel apart the comfortable assumptions you rely on to feel “safe.” Some of you will be fascinated. Some of you will be disturbed. Most of you will not remain the same. I’m not here to reassure you. I’m only here to tell you one thing: Whatever you think this is, whatever you think you know… you don’t. And once you begin, you can’t go back. — Welcome to the Games

Eighteen-year-old Tama had just set off from the market, buying the goods that his older brother usually did in the morning. But something struck him on that ordinary morning: his motorbike crashed, he almost die alone. No human passed by to offer help. Instead, a green-eyed owl came and said cryptic, weird messages before Tama returned to the actual world. At first, Tama thought it was a dream. The unemployment status he had caused him to follow the vague messages, only to realized that all he experienced may not be a dream. The myth of supernatural tied green eyes is so strong that it even extends to the social negativity of green-colored contacts in this subrub. Telling everyone what he experienced in the suburb when people frowned upon those with supernatural ties? It would be harder to navigate after Tama discovered that it was real. Now, how is he going to use it? Considering Tama's unemployment status and nosy neighbors plus friends that could be heard from half a mile, well....

Gabe was born in a poor family. He's been taking care of his sick aunt for decades, and he's not able to escape poverty or find a girl willing to kiss much less marry him. But then he encounters a system, which promises to give him a million dollars if he does what it says! Gabe is now all set to change his fate!

Silence. Like a nice bucket of shhhhhhhhh. Everyone shut the effing fudge UP! That's all I've ever wanted. *Sigh.* But silence comes in different flavors. There's mint - the peaceful kind that wraps around you like a blanket. The kind I chase at 2 AM. I've cried once. Just once. With a bucket beside me, watching heroes with super suits and impossible strength tear each other apart. Somehow that feels less broken than my reality. Then there's the suffocating silence at school. Not an ice cream flavor. This one tastes like metal and shame. High school is my personal hell. Empty wallet, empty lunch tray, empty seat beside me like I'm radioactive. Empty soul on Wednesdays because middles are always the worst. *The usual.* But Emily made the silence bearable. Mint-flavored again. Until she broke something between us. *Snap.* One moment she's whispering secrets with me, the next she's weaponizing them. She scattered my private thoughts, added her own twisted lies. The betrayal burns hotter than the stares drilling into my back. I went from invisible to spectacle. Being a ghost feels like luxury when you're dodging spit balls and "accidental" lunch trays. But somewhere between my third panic attack and contemplating switching schools... *Something shifted.* Like in those games you play, when your character suddenly glows and the screen flashes: "New Skill Unlocked" And it wasn't just in my head. I tested it. Small things at first – a pencil moving across my desk when I focused hard enough. Then books. Then someone's lunch tray right as they walked past Emily. *tap tap tap* I used to think rock bottom was the end. *Well ladies and gentlemen,* it's just a really messed up spawn point. And now? I don't stumble from cliffs anymore. I swim in gravity, and dive head first.

🔥 The System awakened when the world ended. When a lightning strike nearly kills him, Marsel unlocks the Aethel Protocol System—a mysterious power that drags him into a deadly, game-like reality. With monsters rising and the undead swarming the city, he must follow the System’s commands, level up fast, and uncover the truth behind its real purpose. Because somewhere in the shadows, a powerful being is coming… the Shadow Queen, destroyer of worlds. Now Marsel must decide: Will he become humanity’s savior, or just another pawn in a cosmic war?