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Yan Xun sweeps the stables of the Pale Moon Sect. He has blocked meridians and zero internal energy. The senior disciples use him as a punching bag. When one steals his last silver coin, Yan Xun is left bleeding in the abandoned weapon shed. His blood drips onto a rusted, broken sword shard. The rust burns his skin. It doesn't grant him instant power. Instead, it sears his blocked channels open, one by one. The pain is blinding. But the reward is absolute. Yan Xun can now hear the "echo" of every blade drawn near him. He feels the shift in the air before a strike lands. He knows the flaw in a stance before the sword moves. They took his coin. They broke his ribs. They laughed. Now, he will break their swords.

Orbis Link. A revolutionary creation by the enigmatic startup Orbis, it swept across the world like a miracle made real. A gateway to something greater. People rushed toward it. Governments endorsed it. And those fortunate enough to step inside were left breathless, for beyond the veil lay Aetheris, a world brimming with wonder. A land of endless horizons, where ancient ruins whispered forgotten tales, where magic roared alongside thunderous gunfire, and where towering engines of steel and steam marched like titans of a lost age. It was freedom. It was an adventure. It was a dream given form. But Aetheris was never meant to be just a playground. Beneath its beauty lay rot. Beneath its skies, the scars of a war long buried. And in its depths… secrets that refused to remain forgotten. Some awaken within this world without a past. Without a place. Without even a name to their origin. And as the truth behind Orbis Link begins to surface, the line between game and reality starts to fracture. In a world carved by blood, steel, and ruin… Will they rise and claim their place, or be crushed beneath the weight of a dying world?

Year 2992. Emotions are rare. Love is nearly extinct. But Rio, a spirited college girl, still believes in true connection. Working part-time at the famous STAR Photo Studio, she crosses paths with two mysterious men: Lay — a cold, powerful CEO hiding a tender obsession. Ed — a gentle stranger who feels… too perfect to be human. In a world where air is polluted and hearts are artificial, can real love still survive? When wires replace veins, and circuits imitate feelings… Will she choose the man who’s real — or the one who feels real?

In this world, power comes from Resonance. Training. Bloodlines. Talent. Kiran has none of that. What he has is a rusted sword that doesn’t cut flesh — it cuts reality itself. Walls crumble like sand. Magic collapses mid-spell. Even the laws of the world begin to break. As Kiran grows stronger, he discovers the truth: this sword was never meant to save the world. It was made to decide whether reality deserves to exist at all.

A CEO discovers he has been targeted and hires a Private Detective to help unravel the mystery. Together, they find the criminal, survive numerous life or death situations, and learn about true love. This is a MxM story with mystery, action, and seduction.

Clive Mallory is from a fallen noble family from a small mining planet, is expelled from the prestigious Space Federation Pilot Academy due to other students' schemes, he will be sent to work at the frontlines where everyday is spent for their survival. As he grow stronger by the day and gain experience as a pilot, he will realize that the academy life is a privilege that most people would want but the life on the frontlines is much more suited for someone like him who does not want a comfortable life in wealth but someone who seeks strength. The universe is vast, and anything is possible, follow Clive as he faces mechs and aliens who come his way and watch his name resound across billions of galaxies.

A mere eight years ago, it should have been a day of celebration, yet mankind was greeted by the continuation of a nightmare. Now the year is 1955 and the world has yet to recover from the catastrophe of World War II. Originally a straightforward task that has been complicated by what could only be described as an infestation of fantasy, a cascade of supernatural phenomena. The heart of the issue lies in a devastated Europe, originating from the former nation of Germany. In this world devoid of wisdom, one that has been defiled by foreign magic, peace has become a distant dream as the wishes of the dead continue to roam the planet’s surface, clinging to the present. The world has lost its right to a future, one that it never deserved. Now that common sense has lost its meaning, rejoice in the reign of a new dawn. From the perspective of many souls that were drawn from across the world, one single story will unfold. It all begins here in a rebuilt London of an aberrant world, as they catch a glimpse of a greater truth. Finally, the boundary between delusion and reality ceases to be, for that is God’s curse and blessing. Under the shining sky, it is but a single night like any other, filled with pretentious laughter and common derision. Here, under the stars, a declaration of reform will be given. Even then, humanity will always fear God's words of truth after all, for his song is that of beautifully distant days, far away in the past and future.

Shadow is a washed-out, apathetic shop kid in the town of Oakhaven—a pathetic F-Rank Summoner whose only inheritance is the crippling debt left by his dead, disgraced father and the failing shop, The Rusted Compact. To the world, he's a failure. In reality, he’s a transmigrated master strategist with a secret divine blessing: the Void Seal and its computational interface, the Void Ledger. Shadow’s mask of boredom shatters when a B-Rank Mountain Drake attacks the town, threatening to destroy his home and hasten the Guild’s debt seizure. Acting purely on cold, hard data from his system, Shadow uses a hair-thin window of opportunity to perform an impossibly audacious move: he tames the dying B-Rank Drake and imprisons it in his Void Nexus Crystal, concealing his world-breaking power beneath the illusion of an inherited, useless F-Rank relic. Now, Shadow has a secret dragon, but the dragon has a terrifying cost: it consumes massive amounts of Aether daily just for maintenance, threatening to drain Shadow's life force and expose his secret. To survive, Shadow must weaponize his strategic intellect, turning his debt-ridden shop into a legitimate cover for his high-risk Cultivation Grind.

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Menceritakan sebuah pertemuan antara Adipati Raja Pamungkas dengan Verina Mirella. Diawali dari kekesalan, rasa ingin tahu dan akhirnya kagum karena terbiasa bertemu. Namun ternyata di balik semua itu ada sebuah kenyataan yang langsung membuat Verina menimbulkan rasa benci pada Raja. Rasa kagum itu berubah menjadi sebuah kebencian yang mendalam. Lalu, apakah sebenarnya yang membuat Verina membenci Raja? Bagaimana cerita selanjutnya? ikuti terus dan selamat membaca. Story' by : Refi Mariska Art cover by : Pinterest