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"I, Alastair of the Elderien's Keep, renounce you, Jaghryx as my Dragon. I break our connection, I break all that binds us together and I renounce my status as Dragonlord." *** Forced to renounce his dragon in an attempt to correct a fatal mistake, Alastair finds himself in a world of grief and chaos. But when he meets a child with a destiny far greater than his, he is forced to tear down the walls he had built to separate him from the world around. Will he succeed in bringing her to the light, becoming the salvation the world might just need against a great evil, or will she fall to the darkness, becoming the very thing that destroys the world itself? Stay and find out!

What if your perfect life was a simulation designed to forge you into humanity's ultimate weapon? Ezren Hayes awakens to discover his elite boarding school is an elaborate virtual prison. His body, fused with alien biotechnology in an underground facility, grants him devastating abilities that evolve with each confrontation—from neural disruption to reality-warping chaos fields. But every power upgrade threatens to erase his humanity. He's one of thousands enhanced to fight the Devourers, an alien collective that has consumed 847 civilizations. Ezren's unique ability to disrupt their hive-mind makes him humanity's greatest weapon and most dangerous liability. Joined by medical prodigy Kira and tech genius Devon, he escapes into a global resistance network where his god-like abilities continue evolving. But when Ezren makes direct contact with the Devourer collective, everything changes. As Ezren's power reaches its peak, he faces an impossible choice: liberate billions of preserved minds who don't want freedom, or protect their chosen existence in collective consciousness? His decision will determine whether humanity joins the collective, faces extinction alone, or finds a third path no one imagined. A mind-bending journey where leveling up means confronting what it truly means to be human.

Lucas Reid always dreamed of living a happy life, especially as the live-in son-in-law of the Wright family. He thought marrying Ava Wright, a member of the influential Wright clan, would be his ticket to happiness. But things took a turn for the worse after Lord Wright, the man who set up the marriage, passed away. His in-laws only made his situation more difficult. With nothing to his name and only his wife to lean on, Ethan felt like he had hit rock bottom. Just when he was about to throw in the towel, he stumbled upon a shocking revelation: he wasn't just the son of a billionaire; he was the sole heir to a massive fortune. Now, he's determined to make those who wronged him pay. But it’s not straightforward when he learns that his family isn’t who he thought they were—they’ve been pulling the strings all along. Will he find justice, or will his own demons take over? The only way to find out is to dive into the story!

Failing in his first world. Geon once again was asked to do a task in a modern world. And that is to be the bullied poor son in law of the first rich family in B city. "...." Realizing his identity. Geon wanted to laugh. Certainly, this identity of his will be tore down in his own initiative. System Dangena: ....

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.

When a reality-shattering tear swallows a Chicago subway platform, Raymond Vance awakens in Sector 404, a desolate, starless wasteland dominated by nightly monster waves. Every transmigrated human receives a basic Lord System to construct defensive outposts, but cosmic radiation corrupts Raymond’s system firmware. He gains the unique ability to build reality-bending fortifications and Eldritch weaponry without material resources—but at the direct cost of his own sanity. ​Forced into an active survival loop, Raymond must harvest resources and fresh water during the hostile daylight hours while defending his crumbling shelter against lethal mutant packs at night. Every territory upgrade drains his mental stability, triggering physical hallucinations, auditory torment, and manifestation of cosmic horrors in his peripheral vision. ​The stakes escalate rapidly when an organized army of level-five Ironclad Brutes blocks him into his sector. Rather than rushing his defenses, the brilliant Skull King initiates a strategic siege to starve him out. Trapped between a tightening military perimeter outside and his fraying mind within, Raymond is forced to adapt his system mechanics by sacrificing his own physical vitality and blood to reinforce his defenses. Dropping into critical sanity levels, Raymond must outsmart the giant army, conquer the shifting local terrain, and survive a forced arena teleportation to claim dominion over the entire valley.

Karen, is known as a Star of Screen Pleasure, which means she is an artist for adult films and videos that are sold only to certain communities. Adult movie fans will know Karen because she is a phenomenal Screen Pleasure star. She was able to achieve sales of millions of copies within a year. Nonetheless, behind her role as an adult movie star, there is another life known only to the Screen Pleasure organization. Karen hadn't known, either, that she was recruited for the purpose of being a hitman. Eventually, Karen developed into the organization's main 'tool'. It all started with Karen going to the cinema with her friend. Karen waited for her friend in the park. While waiting, there were three men who asked Karen to talk. One of them gives Karen a drink and Karen becomes unconscious from the drink. Karen was taken to a deserted place. Karen was raped by three men and it was recorded. The recording was spread on the Internet, Karen couldn't live a quiet life since then. Karen attracted the attention of many viewers. She was only 19 years old. In the one year since then, the public's attention to her has increased a lot. In a state of desperation, Karen throws herself into the world of adult film. She signed up for Screen Pleasure. The upgrade earned Karen additional tasks. Karen is then trained for a special mission because Karen attracts the attention of the target organization Screen Pleasure. The videos are just baited for a bigger purpose. Karen had to hold on, if not, she would be a target. Karen wants to be free, but the condition for her freedom from this black organization is to kill 100 people.

From the gutter to the absolute apex of global power. Ethan Vance was destined for greatness as the brilliant heir to a logistics empire. But a ruthless financial conspiracy drives his father’s business into bankruptcy, destroying his family. Desperate to pay for his father’s life saving dialysis, Ethan takes a low level security job at Vanguard Corporation. Every day is humiliation. Corporate elites treat him like furniture, while his opportunistic ex-girlfriend mocks him for losing his fortune. Ethan has reached the bottom. Then, a freak electrostatic accident changes everything. Ethan awakens the Infinite Wealth & Ascension System, a cosmic interface built on one truth: capital is compressed energy. By acquiring, spending, and leveraging wealth, Ethan earns System Experience Points. He can use them to upgrade physical attributes, unlock god-tier combat abilities, and access forbidden medical techniques. Through The Eye of Discernment, Ethan discovers a terrifying secret: Old Master Vanguard, the billionaire patriarch, isn’t dying from pneumonia. He is being slowly assassinated by an exotic, undetectable alien neurotoxin. Ethan confronts the icy CEO, Victoria Vanguard. His ultimatum is simple: let him treat her grandfather, or bury him within forty-eight hours. After engineering a medical miracle, Ethan earns Victoria’s trust and forms an alliance with the legendary “Ice Queen of Commerce.” Using his initial system capital, Ethan launches a shadow venture firm. As his wealth reaches billions, he discovers his father’s downfall was no accident. It was an ordered strike by the Four Great Ancient Families, hidden syndicates controlling global finance and the supernatural underworld. To survive, Ethan must buy rival industries, build a system-enhanced private army, master forbidden powers, and navigate his slow burning partnership with Victoria. He will not stop until those who crushed him kneel and he becomes the undisputed shadow sovereign of the world.