ante bellum

Su hija estaba muriendo—su única oportunidad de supervivencia dependía de un trasplante de médula ósea de su padre biológico. Ese hombre, aquel que Stella Johnson una vez amó con todo su corazón, no se encontraba por ningún lado. Mientras Stella hacía llamada tras llamada, con las manos temblando de desesperación, Charles Hart estaba ocupado construyendo un castillo de cristal para la hija de su amada luz blanca—iluminando toda la ciudad con fuegos artificiales en su honor. Todo lo que Stella recibió como respuesta fue un frío y cortante: "Estoy ocupado." Y después... silencio. Ella esperó. Y esperó. Hasta que el calor abandonó la pequeña mano de su hija. Él nunca vino. Abrazando la pequeña urna, Stella salió a las calles—solo para ser recibida por un cruel espectáculo. Cada pantalla digital en la bulliciosa avenida mostraba la misma escena: Charles, su luz blanca y su hija, sonriendo bajo los fuegos artificiales mientras cantaban "Feliz Cumpleaños", disfrutando de un futuro construido sobre la tumba de alguien más. El amor que Stella una vez sintió por Charles no solo murió esa noche—se redujo a cenizas. Y de esas cenizas, algo mucho más fuerte surgió: Odio. Frío. Afilado. Implacable.

Half-sisters Isabella and Tatum find themselves drawn back to Little Grove, the town they each escaped with their mothers to get away from their abusive father Grayson. He left his bar Bellum to his daughters, but the powerful Miller family had tried running him out of town before his death and are not particularly welcoming his daughters back with open arms either. Both women have their own reasons to agree to take on the bar, but what happens when their previous choices follow them to Little Grove? *trigger warning - there are some scenes of domestic abuse. Please look after yourself first and foremost.

"Why you killed her, Vaterian! Where did your principal gone? You said you will never do it again!" Igor, shouting against me, looked at the body laying on the ground. Her blonde hair was covered with mud and water. Rain dropped on her armor, creating a clear and melodious singing. "Ilse!!!" As I recalled the past, the scream and shock could still be heard and felt even after 9 years. The Ink of the Judgement that exiled me 1 year ago remain warm and moist. "Run far away from the country." My father's advice is still being whispered in my ear. I turn around facing Igor, "Man always powered by something, dream, love, ambition. You always pushed by those wonders, My friend. but I only seek vengeance."

Pertemuan yang tidak disengaja menjadikan mereka satu kelompok yang kuat. Mereka dengan kekuatannya masing-masing. Dengan satu ramalan yang secara tidak resmi menjadikannya tokoh utama dari sejarah. Ini adalah sebuah cerita petualangan tentang mereka. Tentang enam orang asing yang menjadi sekawan. Tentang sebuah tanggung jawab yang perlu mereka emban. Tentang masa lalu dan masa depan. Petualangan, persahabatan, aksi, romansa dan semua bumbu cerita yang melengkapinya, menjadikannya kisah paling menarik untuk dibaca.

The Paradise War, the name given to the seemingly endless conflict between Terra and New Eden. A constant Ayden Alexander has known his entire life. One he aims to bring an end to. Yet war is never as simple as good vs evil. A fact Ayden will come to know all too well as he searches for the answers amongst the countless lies the worlds have come to know.

Mi hermanastro, mi pareja destinada, Damián—él me odia. Él odia que mi madre y yo apareciéramos, causando el exilio de su propia madre de la manada. Cada vez que me ve, su poderoso aura de Alpha se vuelve escalofriante mientras exige cruelmente saber cuándo me marcharé finalmente de su territorio. Finalmente, le di lo que quería. Me fui. Silenciada para siempre. Pero entonces, él se arrepintió. Lloró, aullando ante mi tumba, suplicándome que regresara. Juró que no debería haber negado nuestro vínculo, que no debería haber sido tan cruel. Pero yo ya estaba muerta. ¿Entonces para quién es este espectáculo?

In a near-future world, Vortex Co. - led by the ruthless CEO Valtieri - secretly weaponizes crashed alien nanotechnology to create Corbions: bio-mechanical soldiers built from abducted humans with wiped memories and a cold hive-mind. The Glitch Riya Malik Johnson survives the conversion process with her consciousness intact. Escaping Vortex labs, she joins Shadow 16, a rogue group of glitched hybrids in the Dead Zone. There she masters Nano-Shift - morphing her metallic limbs into weapons - while her Pulsar Reactor Heart grows stronger with emotion. The War of the Sisters At the heart of the conflict is Riya's tragic rivalry with her younger sister, Maya, who was fully converted into the lethal Commander Unit. Riya's mission is not to destroy the machines, but to save the human soul trapped behind Maya's violet eyes. Global Escalation As the secret war erupts publicly, the U.S. military (Rangers, Navy, SEALs) reluctantly allies with the Shadow 16 hybrids. Desperate soldiers activate the Relic Protocol - reactor weapons that grant immense power but slowly kill their human users. Sacrifice & Reckoning In the explosive finale, Riya uses a Neuro-Sync to restore Maya's humanity, sacrificing her own life. Maya's awakened rage dismantles Vortex Co. and shuts down the entire Corbion network. Aftermath Five years later, the hybrids stand as Earth's eternal guardians. But the final twist reveals the true horror: the signal sent during the war has reached deep space. The original alien owners of the nanotechnology are coming to reclaim what is theirs. A dark, emotional sci-fi thriller about sisterhood, sacrifice, identity, and the terrifying cost of playing god with alien technology.

The Grand Crusade initiated by Holy Pope Urban II has failed. The armies of the Cross has failed to retake the Holy City and was hunted by the heathens. Those who had some kind of choice defected, surrendered or simply took their life to save themselves from serving those they considered malevolent. Lord Wren and his band of wolves were one such party, defeated and battered, they joined the heathens, not for gold but for survival. They hated their fate for it and yet, by the end of the war, they were more than friends. They had bonded by blood. Unfortunately, that union did not last for long and Lord Wren was killed under mysterious circumstances. Now, with the loss of Lord Wren and sensing the weakness within his house, Duke Hendrickson has started a campaign against House Marchosias, his intention to either decimate or subjugate. Young Wulfric, young and juvenile, must now rise up and meet the Duke in battle to save his title and family from annihilation. Heavily outnumbered, victory seems nigh impossible but Wulfric will fight on. If not for himself, then for his family. But unbeknownst to him, dark undercurrents sweep in the shadows, it's intention unknown and repercussion unfathomable. Will the Young Wolf triumph against the insurmountable obstacle or will he be swept up by currents far stronger than him. Only time and fate will tell. ----------------------------------------------------------- Cover Pic: The Rhombus Knight by Dominic Mayer. (url:https://www.artstation.com/artwork/WKr3N3)

[Ding! The 'Randomly Spend' Tycoon System is at your service.] On her way to work, Yun Zijin was bound by a system named 'Randomly Spend'. [Spending Task Completed. A 2x rebate has been triggered. Ownership of Villa No. 1 at Xingyu Mansion. The related documents have been placed in the system backpack.] [Spending Task Completed. A 3x rebate has been triggered. Ownership of Dingsi Building. The related documents have been placed in the system backpack.] ... Yun Zijin was dazzled by the system's rewards, only to be told that her wealthy parents had found her? That she's the true daughter of the Xia Family of Dijing? Being bound to the Tycoon System was exciting for Yun Zijin, but she refused to be part of any cliché wealthy family drama. The Xia Family of Dijing? Yun Zijin: Get lost! Don't even think about associating with me!

Bai Su, who transmigrated into a book set in the interstellar Beast World, has only one interest: making delicious food at the orphanage, raising children, and enjoying her hard-won new life. Future's great villains? The cubs are all super well-behaved in front of her! The Federation Leader comes to freeload a meal, and his disability is cured! The business emperor comes to freeload a meal, and his infertility is solved! The obese little female gets thinner the more she eats, gradually growing into the number one beauty of the Beast World. She also attracts the number one genius doctor of the interstellar era and the interstellar great captain. The villainous cubs, driving warships and controlling ten thousand beasts: "If you want to get close to our Mom, you'll have to withstand our cannon fire first!" The Federation Leader laughs in anger: "You dare to bomb my armory? Courting death!" The gloomy and bloodthirsty emperor: "A bunch of little trash! You think I'm afraid of you?" The doctor's face turns ashen: "Either give back my research results, or die!" The interstellar great captain dangerously shoulders a Barrett: "I see you're all dying to get locked up." Bai Su smiles and peeks her head out, holding a gleaming kitchen knife: "Time to eat! What are you all doing?" The big shots and the little villains, harmoniously putting their arms around each other's shoulders in a picture of fatherly love and filial piety: "Coming~~"