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“They only notice when you’re shining, but they never ask how long you burned to glow.” Asher Reynolds had one dream—to make music that mattered. But when the girl he sacrificed everything for betrays him with the superstar he idolized, his world shatters in front of millions. Broke, humiliated, and seconds from giving up, Asher unlocks PHEME—a mysterious ancient system that promises to turn his pain into fame. Overnight, the world falls in love with the boy they once mocked. But fame has rules. And breaking them could destroy everything. Now Asher’s rise threatens the very man who ruined him—Neil Carter, the golden boy with a dark secret and his own sinister system. Their rivalry turns into a war of gods: one powered by truth, the other by corruption. Fame made Asher a star. Vengeance might make him a legend. But at what cost? Read on to find out in this thriller!

What happens when an ordinary teen beats the god of games without knowing it? Corey Feldman is an eighteen year old gamer. His final year of high school started with a huge bang when he's challenged by a masked player for his title as best gamer, in one of his favorite game. Corey wins the game easily, and notices that the player logged off without a word. Feeling unbothered Corey had no idea he had just beaten a sentient deity at a game, and the god did not like that. When a new game comes out, stealing the eyes and hearts of all the children in his small town, Corey feels compelled to play it. The game is called the lock keeper, and the moment he plugged it in, he died. Now reborn inside the game, at level zero with a god given ability, Corey is challenged once again by the deity. “Level up, and make your way to the final round, there we will fight for the ultimate title. If you win, I will relinquish my abilities and status to you, if you don't. You better hope you win, Corey." The eerie voice bite out. Corey isn't one to back down from a challenge, but he's never actually played a game in full person. Taking actual damages and all. Can Corey outsmart the lock keeper and become the new god of games? Or will he suffer the same fate as the others who tried? Read to find out. This is a video game harem. Each chapter is a new level. I just have one question, can you survive the lock keeper?

The entire Carmichael family looked on in curiosity as the convoy of Fords rolled into the mansion's grounds. It looked like a King was making his entrance. The cars came to a stop and a driver ran over to pull the passenger door open. Luke stepped down from the car and shocked silence swept through the Humsworth family. He looked at them, a smug smirk curving his lips. "L-luke?" His wife, Fiona, stuttered. "In the flesh. Hello, in-laws, your wretched son-in-law is finally home…" *** What would you do if you were insulted and shamed by your wife's family for being poor, but one day, you discover that you're the heir to a lost fortune? Luke Bradford is the average, wretched son-in-law of the rich Carmichael family. He is shamed, disgraced and abused by his wife's family until one day, he finds out that he's the heir to a Diamond empire running into trillions of dollars. Luke returns with one thing on his mind…to take revenge on every single person who dared to hurt him in the past, but the Humsworth family have also vowed that a low class peasant like him will never lord over them. Taking a path through drug money, lies, deceit, treachery…and even the deadly mafia, will he succeed, or will the sneaky Humsworth family clip his feathers before he can even fly?

Julie’s expression hardened, her desperation transforming into a steely determination. "If you really love me, you would do this for me," she insisted. "You have nothing to lose, Jason. But for me, it means everything. My career, my future... It’s all at stake here." Jason Grey felt the weight of her words pressing down on him, a crushing pressure that made it hard to breathe. He loved Julie deeply, but the idea of sacrificing himself for her crime was unthinkable. "Julie, this is insane," he said, his voice strained. "You’re asking me to throw my life away for something you did. I can’t do that." After taking the fall for a crime his wife committed, Jason was released from prison after five years. Upon returning home, he found his wife in an intimate position with his best friend. Feeling betrayed and heartbroken, Jason confronted his wife, only for her to show no remorse and reveal her intention to divorce him. Just as everything seemed to be going wrong for Jason, he received a phone call from a woman who revealed his true identity: he was actually the son of the owner of a multi-billion-dollar enterprise, and his real name was Jason Tempest. Now, with a new identity and a renewed sense of purpose, Jason vowed to take revenge on his wife and best friend for their betrayal. However, he also needed to prove himself worthy and adapt to the cutthroat world of business.

Anna Moore summoned 10 hefty bodyguards to surround him."You're only a bastard that bore the legacy up until Simon Costa's death! Go on your knees before I break your bones!" ___Once heir to the prominent Costa family, Wayne lost his parents and became a live in son-in-law to the Moores, bullied and ridiculed by virtually everyone he came across.He disappeared for four years, and seemingly returned as a lowly mechanic.But. . . Things do not always seem as they appear.Glaring maliciously at his enemies, he swore. "I'll make them pay for murdering my parents. Yes! And right under their noses, a bastard would rule the empire!"

"I will crawl from the pits of hell to make you all pay." Seraph Ignis was the kingdom's prodigy, a loyal knight framed and betrayed by his ambitious Lord and his own cohort. He was tortured, dismembered, and left to be executed on a cold stone altar by his own lover. But they failed to finish the job and Seraph is rescued by his old underworld allies and reborn as Pyralis Cinderfall—a charming, silver-haired mastermind who is ready to burn the kingdom to the ground and hunt down all those who have wronged him. Armed with intimate knowledge of the kingdom's rot and a team of loyal killers, Pyralis begins his masterwork but his perfect revenge hits a snag.

In 2030, a giant wormhole appeared above the Pacific Ocean. Scientists believed that it was a portal leading to another world besides earth. The United Nations decided to send a drone to investigate this phenomenon, but one hour after the drone entered, disaster struck. The wormhole suddenly became twice as large followed by a yellow gas pouring out. Two brothers, Lee Young-soo and Lee Min-su watched from a Television store, as their mother died while reporting the incident for South Korea's International News Station. ******** With the camera on her, she raised the mic to her lips and started speaking. “Young-soo, if you're watching this with Min-su, I want you to cover his eyes. Don’t let him see this.” Young-soo who was by his brother’s side raised his left hand and covered his eyes. “No!” Min-su protested and tried to remove his brother’s hand, but it stayed firm over his eyes. Young-soo was watching his mother on the television screen with slightly red eyes, as he bit his bottom lip so hard a few droplets of blood fell to the ground. “I want the both of you to know that I love you with all my heart and that I’m sorry I won’t be able to see the two of you go off to college and get married someday.” Tears started to fall from her eyes as she spoke her next words. “Young-soo, I want you to protect Min-su when I’m gone, and... Crash!!” With a violent jerk, the yellow gas engulfed the helicopter causing the cameraman to drop the camera, cutting off the transmission.

Unless they can stop the deadly virus from spreading. Sergeant Deanver Magallon and doctor Thalia Ricafort are hand in hand just to find out the root of the said virus, and how they can prevent its spread. But their undeniable attraction to each other is a huge threat to their mission. And because they are both afraid to enter into a commitment, it becomes a casual affair between them. Being chased by their own government and also being chased by terrorists, so Dean and Thalia don't really know who they can really trust. With time running out, they must stop the deadly threat as soon as possible, and they just realized that there are things you're willing to gamble on no matter how risky it is.

When a house exploded, everyone thought that it was just negligence. But when the police found out that there was a married couple in it who had died, the commissioner of police panicked unknowingly. Coupled with the little girl whose where abouts were unknown, the entire ranks of the police and army began to tremble in fear. Because, he's finally back! The person who could make major officials tremble and a country on emergency alert had returned. He's back for revenge! Take revenge on the perpetrators who killed his parents, and kidnapped his sister. "I don't care who or what, since you dared to kill my parents and kidnap my sister, I will make sure that this world will not be safe for you anymore." "Even if the name of the Red Everlasting Dragon shakes the world again, I swear I will find and destroy you!" Like a wild beast, when he has unleashed his anger, no one can stop or hinder him. Coming from east to west, everyone knows him as R.E.D. A 27 year old young man who could make a country fearful. There he was, the King of the Underworld with the Dragon Tattoo on his body. Red Everlasting Dragon.

"I am going to make all of them pay. I am going to take revenge of everyone who looked down on me my whole life." Ding! "You have activated the secret system." Michael is a 25 year old man who just got thrown out of his wife family business. When his wife and her family despise and humiliate him for being poor Michael swears to get revenge on everyone who ever has turned him down. And just then, after almost getting hit by the car he activated the secret system. With the help of the system, he will recognize his full potential and take his revenge on those who wronged him.