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Kenzo tiene 59 años, cuarenta años de oficio en las manos y una cuenta doméstica que pierde contra las facturas cada mes. Su esposa Hana está postrada por una enfermedad neuromuscular: consciente, afilada, atrapada en un cuerpo que ya no responde. Cuando le pagan con horas de juego por reparar unas cápsulas averiadas, Kenzo entra en Nuevo Edén, un VRMMORPG donde el oro puede cambiarse por dinero real. Sin entender de builds, rankings ni estadísticas, elige la ruta que casi nadie toca: Oficio Libre, usada por solo el 0,02% de los jugadores. No tiene árbol fijo. No tiene bonus inicial. No tiene rol claro en un grupo. Para los demás, es una mala elección. Para Kenzo, es lo más parecido a una vida entera de trabajo real. En Nuevo Edén, la Restauración deja los objetos como nuevos. Limpios. Eficientes. Sin historia. Kenzo no hace eso. Él escucha el desgaste, conserva los ajustes, respeta las grietas y devuelve a las cosas la continuidad que el sistema borra. Mientras él juega con la interfaz apagada, Hana observa desde la cama toda la telemetría que él no ve. En Japón existe una palabra para reparar una grieta sin esconderla: kintsugi. La rotura no se borra; se vuelve parte del valor. Eso es lo que Kenzo hace en un mundo obsesionado con reemplazarlo todo. Juntos descubren que unas manos viejas pueden valer más que cualquier estadística. Y que cuando el mundo empieza a poner precio a lo irreemplazable, también empiezan a llegar quienes quieren comprarlo.

Bagaimana jika pria incaran yang diidamkan selama tiga tahun malah jadi pacar sang kakak? Perjuangannya yang tak tahu malu, akankah berakhir begitu saja? Dipaksa dalam satu lingkup bahagia yang diciptakan dua sejoli membuat Arka tak berhenti membuat wajah palsu. Pura-pura mengabaikan saat Melisa menceritakan keromantisan Nino yang semakin memupuk kecemburuan Arka. Yuda, Brian, dan Zaki pun merencanakan sesuatu untuk bisa membuat sahabatnya itu kembali ke wajah cerianya. Sempat mendekatkan Arka dengan wanita tercantik di sma sama sekali tak mempengaruhi orientasi Arka. Hingga datanglah sosok lama yang menjadi akar dari hubungan buruk Arka dan sang kakak. Tiba-tiba saja mengulang momen kedekatan dengan Arka yang dahulu menjadi pangkal permasalahan. Melisa kalang kabut, sementara Arka yang merasa bisa membalas sang kakak malah masuk ke dalam hubungan sulit. Namun kenapa saat hati Arka ingin memantapkan pilihannya pada Dani, Nino malah bersikap beda dan terkesan posesif padanya? Arka harus terus mendekat pada Dani tanpa mempedulikan Nino yang mulai meresponnya, atau bersikap tak peduli pada perasaan sang kakak dan merebut perhatian Nino sepenuhnya?

Para ellos, saltar a la fama ha sido su más grande sueño y están viviendo la vida, llenos de lujos, amor de sus fans y poder. Pero no han conquistado todo aún, el choque de realidad de dos estilos diferentes de vida, harán que se replanteen sus decisiones, el poder que creen tener y lo que desean. Una pequeña historia, de pasión, odio, secretos y drama. JK, Veer, Min, Gust, Jang, Mister y Hi, conocerán las mentiras, el engaño, la manipulación y el deseo.

{WARNING MATURE CONTENT} He was handsome, young and good looking as well,and the way he looked, he seemed to be a rich man with that black suit of his. but there's something, something that I can't seem to quite understand yet everytime when I look into his deep cold silver eyes..... who is he? please comment and add power stones if your are fun and like SCARS SHE CARRY alishawalker2022

A Cursed Boy ... Not a regressor. Not a transmigrator. Not chosen by fate. Just a nobody... whose entire life got ruined just to highlight FATE's Chosen One. Now Armed with knowledge that was never meant for him, he vows to break free from the chains tightening around his throat. He will escape the fate written for him, avoid every death flag, and shatter every prophecy. If the world demands a villain, then he will become one on **His Own Terms**— Not to destroy, but to **LIVE**. Between destiny and rebellion, betrayal and blood.... He walks a narrow path where every choice may be —— 'His last'. ---------------------------------------------------- Please read at least 6-10 chapters before leaving. Though I'm newbie to writing I believe I can deliver a good novel to you. Also don't hesitate to donate 'POWER STONES and suggestions in comments :) Enjoy Reading!!

Night Battles—system-organized battles carried out in the dead of the night when all are asleep, save for Night Battle participants. "Congratulations, you have obtained the SSS-grade power." The system's voice is music to the ears. Yet for Fang Ran... Slamming the magic book in his hand onto the ground, he bellows,  "F*ck you and your Clow Cards! I am not a f*cking magical girl!" Fang Ran, twenty years old, with no bad track record, doesn't smoke, doesn't drink, and is a virgin. The amount of time he has been single is the same as his age. He had always believed that he has an ordinary fate. However, he is about to find out that fate is in fact unpredictable when he gets randomly dragged into Night Battles. "What happened to the promised immortality cultivation, ancient martial abilities, magic powers and witchcraft?!" "I f*cking started with a cool infinity-genre opening, so why did I get the power of a magical girl!?"

Not loving and not been loved is presumably the greatest nightmare anyone could be faced with. Ever pondered on what could greater than a physical scar? Christian (30) lost his parents quite young, ends up with a family that should create love but he got more than he bargained for. His growing up has been from one rejection to another. He knew not how to love and how to receive love. From not getting attention from his parents, to been abused and broken by the one family that was supposed to be his solace. As fate would have it, what could be his cure seems to come from where he would never have thought. Would he be brave enough to grab hold of the opportunity?? Will he leap of faith and realize his scars are signs of his strength and not his weaknesses? Vanessa (28) an only child, who witnessed the downhill of her mother’s marriage leading to her death. Sworn to never forgive the man who has a hand in her bitterness towards love and anything surrounding that gender. In a bid to help a friend heal from the past, would she get the healing she also secretly yearn for?? Gina (28) her mother’s daughter. She probably took too much from her mother. Including her self-centeredness. She grew up with Christian, helping him create a childhood no child should ever pass through. She’s also a friend of Vanessa, a friend turned sister. Caught in between selfish and being selfless, what do you think Gina would do? Christian meeting Vanessa is quite coincidental. He felt things stir in him that he never knew he possesses. Being in denial of his feelings, he met Gina, his worst nightmare. Gina seems to be the only one standing between his past and his future and at the same time, might also be a link. Would he fight for his inner peace and love?? Or will he accept that he doesn’t deserve to love and be loved?

Keilani Uche is the daughter of a prominent family and an exemplary figure to many. Behind closed doors she is caged and trapped with expectations. Her plan to lie low, get into an IV university, get a well paid job and get her mum and brother away from her father...... until she let her feelings get in the way. Ethan Godspower, he turned cold after waking up from a coma with no memory of his painful past. He results to rebel to give him something to feel. But Keilani seems to remind his family about his past that Ethan might want nothing more than to forget. What happens when Keilani seems to trigger his memory? What happens when they are not what they want but what they need to escape their past and present? Find out on Scar...... Warning: This book contains physical abuse, mental abuse, self harm, negligence.

For twenty years, Arawn has spent every day in magic-dampening prisons. The latest being the Gutter, a place for the worst the human kind has to offer. Haunted by memories of the past and overwhelming power he cannot control, Arawn wishes for nothing more than to rot away in the darkness, far from the fragile humans he might hurt. Yet a new criminal is sent to the Gutter. He’s lively, alert, and too self-assured to just let himself die in a dingy cell. The moment he notices Arawn’s fascination with the outside world, he showers him in tales about its beauty and warmth, something very opposite to the dark cell they now inhabit. Slowly, a long dead sprout of curiosity rises its head within Arawn. But are abominations like him even allowed in the outside world? Wouldn’t he be smited by the gods the moment he took a step out? He would do it, if he were them. --- If you want to chat about the novel or ask me anything, visit my discord ^^ https://discord.gg/ZegeFhH

In her past life, Su Yaoguang bought Xiao Yanci, supported his education, and helped him rise to great heights. She became his wife. Everyone praised him for never abandoning the farm girl who funded his rise. Su Yaoguang also believed she had found a good man. Unexpectedly, when she was seriously ill, she saw Xiao Yanci bring his first love and a child who resembled them both to her bedside. "Dad, mom, when will this person die?" the child asked, holding Xiao Yanci's hand. Xiao Yanci responded, "Soon, just wait a bit longer." That was the moment she realized: she had wasted her entire life on the wrong man. Returning to the age of fifteen, Su Yaoguang pointed at the bloody young boy: "I want him." In her past life, no matter what she gave Xiao Yanci, she only received a cold expression. This time, the young boy, like a wolf cub, dropped his guard; everything Sister gifted was the best. Sweet as milk. Devoted beyond reason. He melted her completely. Until one day, the young boy took a high position. Not wanting history to repeat itself, Su Yaoguang packed her things and slipped away at night, only to run into a man as noble and unattainable as a deity. "I've heard you call us siblings everywhere. Good sister, shouldn't we change what we call each other?"