sardonic grin

The end of the world didn't come with a quiet virus or a silent whimper; it arrived on the wind as an echo of booming, sadistic laughter. Inside the colossal, brutalist fortress-cities known as the Redoubts, humanity clings to survival behind massive stone walls, connected only by heavily armored steam trains cutting through the toxic waste. But outside the iron gates roams the ultimate nightmare: the Grinned. These towering, mutated giants—ranging from three to sixty meters tall—were born from the sudden, catastrophic atmospheric blowout of the Red Spill. They are not mindless beasts driven by primal hunger. The Grinned retained their human intelligence, meaning they actively strategize, engineer massive traps, and chillingly mimic the screams of lost children to lure soldiers out of hiding, smiling with manic, unhinged ecstasy the entire time. One drop of their pressurized, infectious blood into an open wound or eye turns an ally into a cackling monster in just thirty seconds. To fight these massive sadists, elite scouts rely on the Valkyrie Harness, a steam-powered aerial grapple system that allows them to swing through the air at lethal speeds. But slicing a giant's neck at fifty miles per hour is a suicide mission that requires dodging a localized rain of boiling, infectious fluid. In this world, there is no chosen one and absolutely no plot armor. **GRIN** is a relentless, multi-volume anthology where any character can die at any second. Volume One, "The Iron Gate," throws a desperate group of survivors into the meat-grinder when the outer wall crumbles, forcing an elite scout, a fake soldier, a cold pathologist, and a crew of escaped death-row inmates to fight together for the last train out. Volume Two, "The Long Road," plunges into claustrophobic psychological horror aboard an armored train stranded in the fog-choked wastes, haunted by a giant mimicking human voices over the radio. Volume Three, "The Blood Covenant," uncovers a dark political conspiracy in the high-society inner rings, exposing the sick truth of how the elite have been fueling their empires using the spinal fluid of captured giants. Trapped inside the pressure cooker of the collapsing Redoubts, the monsters outside are only half the threat. Out here, the corrupt cops, murderers, and predators standing next to you are just as lethal as the smiling giants clawing at the gates. Wipe the blood from your eyes, because the show is about to begin.

He's always been living with the devil and he just knew that he couldn't deal with it for too long. He on the other hand knew that this person would never leave him and couldn't. Can he really bear being apart from the man he has come to love more than his own life?.... This is an erotic novel for adults. Read at your own risk.

Every Bitten carries black teeth for each demon they bind. The more black teeth, the more power. Shikainci has zero. He is an anomaly, a boy who killed a Grin‑Eater without a single mark. The demon of stillness that chose him left no stain, no hunger, no cost. Now he trains under Ritsuka, captain of Black Fang, while the Nine Warai of Calamity rise to unmake the world. They fear him. They hunt him. And he only smiles.

Ozion has spent his life as a shadow—ignored, overlooked, forgotten. But beneath his quiet exterior lurks something far darker. He is not weak. He is not ordinary. He is a predator in a world that does not yet know to fear him. Guided by the final words of his mother—“Never die. Stay alive.”—he has honed his ability to steal power, twisting fate itself to his will. The whispers in the dark call his name, unseen forces watching, waiting. And soon, the world will realize. The weak boy they ignored will become the nightmare they can never escape.

Hana memiliki kehidupan normal awalnya, berubah menjadi aneh ketika ia mendengar neneknya sakit dan mengunjunginya ke desa. Hana mengalami kejadian misterius dengan ibunya dan bertemu dengan Raffa, saksi kunci kejadian aneh di desa.

Yes

Di usianya yang sudah menginjak umur 30 tahun, Savira tidak kunjung menikah. Dia trauma dengan lelaki yang pernah ia kencani lantaran diselingkuhi berulang kali. Penyesalannya pun menyelimuti diri Savira ketika dulu pernah menolak lamaran Riko. Dan ketika dia datang untuk mengemis cinta lelaki itu, ternyata dirinya sudah terluka untuk menerima Savira kembali. Orang tua Savira semakin menekannya untuk segera menikah. Lantaran gunjingan keluarga besar yang mengatakan bahwa Savira tidak normal. Kemudian pertemuannya dengan Raga, lelaki yang sepuluh tahun lebih muda darinya membuat pikiran dan hati Savira terbuka. Raga datang dan mengetuk Savira yang sudah membeku dan penuh luka. Namun cinta mereka harus terhalang restu orang tua lantaran perbedaan usia. Bagaimanakah Savira menghadapinya? Apakah cinta mereka bisa bersatu karena perbedaan usia yang terpaut satu dasawarsa?

Don't we say that the wife is a source of tranquility for her husband, a haven of peace in the storm? But for her, this union is not a refuge. On a fateful night, she crosses her destiny... or maybe the devil himself. —What do you want from me in the end? —That you marry me, Treasure. Because even the devil sometimes needs peace.

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?"