the promised neverland volume 5

[A Reverse Harem Fantasy Romance] "Wherever there are shadows, there has to be a light" ~ Seraphina Winters, the Mafia Queen of the 21st century, dies at the age of 28 in an assassination attempt and finds herself facing the trial that will decide her place in the afterlife, i.e. - heaven or hell. However, a weird situation occurs when her bad deeds turn out to be equal to her good deeds performed during her mortal life. To solve the situation, the Council of Afterlife offers her a chance to increase her good deeds and secure her place in heaven. As for the offer - marry the Shadow Lords and revive the cursed land of Shadow City. The council even offers her their newly created system to help her with the impossible task. Dressed in an all-black wedding gown, Seraphina finds herself outside a haunted castle in the depths of a haunted city. From here begins Seraphina's journey of handling her four very hot but dangerous husbands while bringing a very dead city back to life with the help of the system. ----- For more updates about the story, follow me on Instagram: @nightsummer20 ******* Disclaimer: The book cover is mine.

Opening his eyes after transmigrating, Chen Yi found himself kneeling in the Punishment Hall of the Marquis’s Manor. The reason? As a live-in son-in-law, he had actually dared to run away on his wedding day. Consequently, not only was he thoroughly despised by the entire manor, but he was also indefinitely grounded as punishment. However, Chen Yi was more than happy to enjoy the peace and quiet. Having exhausted himself with endless toil in his previous life, simply being a wealthy, idle son-in-law in this one sounded pretty damn good. From that day forward, relying on a Daily Intelligence System to passively harvest fortuitous encounters, he dedicated himself to mastering the zither, chess, calligraphy, painting, medicine, and even the Dao of fishing. He lived a supremely leisurely and blissful life within the manor. …… Many years later, when the surrounding barbarian nations launched a massive invasion, Chen Yi—who had already reached the absolute pinnacle of perfection in the arts, medicine, and fishing—helplessly sighed. Stepping directly into the realm of a Land Immortal, he shocked the entire world with a single battle. Xiao Jinghong: “Husband, didn’t we agree you were just going to be an idle son-in-law? Why are you a Land Immortal?!”

500 years had passed, The powerful cosmic being, Sparror, awakened from death's slumber. There was one purpose that had to be fulfilled, finding an interesting host. The chosen host, none other than Hatoshi Akarui, the teenage boy who dreamed of becoming a Superhero was brought into reality. Now, with the power of Sparror in his hands, Hatoshi will face a variety of problems, not just powerful villains, but ideologies, stances, and an everlasting battle that will join the fray.

Seven friends, seven different personalities. They work and play together, never actively searching for love. However, love comes when one least expects it to. Follow the love journey of these seven friends as they navigate their way through romantic and familial relationships, friendships, and everything else life throws their ways.<br><br>Contains the stories:<br><br><strong>A Blessing in Disguise</strong>: Javier Gisbert and Hugo Romero are stuck in a hotel in Saint Louis due to a blizzard. It’s cold outside, but their mutual lust at first sight keeps them warm and sated. Can they sustain their passion once they return home to San Francisco? Or will the heat fizzle away into nothingness?<br><br><strong>A Misunderstanding</strong>: Justin falls in love with Blake at first sight, but he discovers Blake already has someone special in mind. Blake is infatuated with Justin. Sadly, based on the conversation between Justin and his best friend Blake accidentally overhears, Justin is attracted to someone else. Blake can’t be with someone who can’t fully commit to him. Can the two men resolve their misunderstanding in the end?<br><br><strong>Destined</strong>: James Chan and Joshua Wallace are attracted to each other. They begin to go out on dates, and everything is fine initially, but Joshua doesn’t grasp the culture James is familiar with, which may potentially turn into the one thing that ends it all for them. Can they smooth things out in time? Or will their differences be too much after all?<br><br><strong>Never Left Behind</strong>: Calvin Maxwell likes older men. Someone like Turner Marsh. That’s a good thing because Turner likes him, too. However, when Turner’s ex-boyfriend hits on Calvin, their respective emotional baggage rise to the surface, threatening the survival of their relationship. Both Turner and Calvin have issues from their past, and this may spell the end of their relationship.

Everyone knew Lin Wu was a fake heiress. The moment the real daughter returned, she was abandoned by the wealthy Lin family without hesitation. Humiliated. Disowned. Cast aside. People expected her to disappear quietly. Instead, the world uncovered her terrifying secret identities one after another. Top hacker. Medical genius. Underground fighter. Financial mastermind. And behind her... Stood the most dangerous man in North City. Lord Nine himself. “You abandoned me first,” she said calmly. “Now you don't deserve to know who I really am.”

Just as he felt like he was about to die, a mysterious voice popped into Keith's head. He heard a beep in his mind, and then a voice said, Wish system successfully bonded. Uploading welcome gift for new host. The voice continued, Congratulations, host obtains three wishes. Keith was utterly bewildered, and his mind went blank. The only thought left in his head was that he didn't want to die. He heard the voice again. Ding! You have made your first wish. Host receives a skill, recovery from injury. Description, host will recover from any and every kind of injury within five seconds. As the voice faded, Keith felt a warm current flow through his entire body.

A chance encounter with an odd boy sends Wendy Darling on a frightening and terrific adventure. Drawn into a technological wonderland full of games, imagination, lost boys, and pirates, Wendy begins to forget her responsibilities and the family she left behind. But something ominous lurks beneath the bright colors of Neverland, and Wendy ultimately questions what it really means to grow up in this ultra-modern reimagining of Peter Pan. Rinky-Tink: Tink is about to implode. Or at least go a bit crazy. Neverland is falling apart and everyone is blaming her. Captain Hook is trying to get her to complete an impossible task, and her conflicting emotions are threatening to tear her apart. Meanwhile, Wendy runs into trouble when she tries to split her time between Neverland and the Grey World, and Peter wonders if his life has any significance. Underneath it all, something disastrous is brewing in Neverland. On The Hook: Captain James Hook is reveling in his newfound freedom. He's just beginning to have a grand time in London when he is recognized by a detective and has to flee back to Neverland, but not before meeting an enchanting woman and bringing her with him. Meanwhile, the inhabitants of Neverland struggle to rebuild their home after its near destruction, and with resources running low, tensions are running high. But the answer to everyone's problems might just lie in some lost treasure. Slightly's Plight: Slightly has made a huge mistake, and if he doesn't fix it, Neverland will be in danger of being discovered by the outside world. Too bad he doesn't remember anything. Meanwhile, Mrs. Darling starts working at the bakery with Peter (much to Wendy's mortification), and Tink is trying to force everyone to stay in Neverland. Captain Hook wonders if prison really is the worst thing that could happen to him, and Jack Baker is sent to a mental institution. And even if Slightly can recover his memories in time, the fate of Neverland is uncertain. Cora's Tale: Everyone is thrilled that Neverland is open to the public. Everyone except Cora. The embittered mermaid spends her days hiding out behind waterfalls to avoid the crowds. The other mermaids hate her, and Jack Baker won't leave her alone, but what worries her the most is considering what will happen if everyone finds out that the mermaids are real.

Seven friends, seven different personalities. They work and play together, never actively searching for love. However, love comes when one least expects it to. Follow the love journey of these seven friends as they navigate their way through romantic and familial relationships, friendships, and everything else life throws their ways.<br><br>Contains the stories:<br><br><strong>Falling for His Best Friend</strong>: Keenan and Pablo are reunited after years of being separated. They begin to hang out once again as friends, but they don’t expect for their feelings to grow deeper than mere friendships. Neither of them are aware of the other man’s feeling, and both men are unwilling to confess their feelings to each other at the risk of losing their friendship. Maybe it’s better this way ...<br><br><strong>Imperfect</strong>: David has had the worst crush on Tobias, but Tobias sleeps around too much. Tobias has been infatuated with David for years, but grows frustrated and furious after being repeatedly rebuffed. That’s why he enjoys arguing with David. It’s the only time David will pay any attention to him. Can the two men work through their issues and find their happily ever after with each other?<br><br><strong>Lunar New Love</strong>: Vincent Yang and Anthony Lim meet a couple of weeks before Lunar New Year. They’re instantly attracted to each other. However, their individual relationships with their respective families are already strained enough because of their sexual orientation. Will Vincent and Anthony’s burgeoning romantic relationship survive the disapproval of their families?

For generations, the islands of Tilbara lived in fragile harmony. Amakatsu, Harama, Shinganatsu, Evalia and Durama believed themselves safe beneath the silent guardianship of forgotten myths—Rudhana the Seer of Roots, Nagalira the Mirror-Serpent, and the unnamed echoes said to exist inside the Dreamscape, a realm between memory and reality. But peace ends the moment strange creatures—half-dream, half-flesh—spill into Harama. These are no mere beasts; they are Dream-Born, abominations leaking from a fractured rift deep beneath the world. Kabe Hiroki and his younger brother Ken, two academy youths with simple expectations, are dragged into the unfolding disaster when the Rift Beneath Harama erupts. Students vanish into echo storms. Some return… rewritten. Others never return at all. Harama barely survives the catastrophe, saved only through the desperate sacrifice of Tina-sensei, whose forbidden “Falling Orchid Seal” halts the collapse—but costs her life and fractures the island’s stability. As Trails flicker across the sky and Anchors awaken for the first time in centuries, Ken and Kabe become tied to forgotten history. The brothers discover that the Dreamscape is not a myth—it is the birthplace of the first memories, of the Five Pillars, and of ancient sins concealed by time. Through shifting maps, rewritten names, and ghostly echoes, the truth emerges: someone is altering the world itself. This manipulator is revealed to be Arcana, the First Upper Rank of the Memory Theater—a master of rewritten histories, guided by unseen powers in Kurogane. As Durama falls, the Trails ignite and a catastrophic Memory Storm tears across Tilbara, erasing, rewriting, and reshaping reality. With the Fifth Trail opening above them, Ken and Kabe cling to each other as the world fractures.

Just more old journal entries of mine, but this time things are a bit more...weighty? Complicated? These journals were written 12 years after those of Volume 01! Let us cringe a little more. Maybe a little less? Looking back now, I wasn't that naive...was I? *Names will be omitted and replaced with "XXXXX" in order to keep some semblance of privacy.*