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This is a compilation of horror short stories.

Rejected and sentenced to death, Professor Sato, a genius of his time, decided to escape alone to a remote island to continue his research on creating the ultimate monster. His efforts bore fruit two decades later in the form of his humanoid lizard monster, Asoka. Blessed with immense strength and fury, Asoka became a force of destruction for both enemies and allies alike. Meanwhile, Professor Sato’s old colleagues and friends, Professor Laurel and Professor Clarisa, also created their own monster under orders from the United Nations of Earth. Their creation, Sato, was labeled humanity's best weapon against monsters. With two opposing forces aiming for the same goal, who will triumph and become the ultimate monster? And what will they do when they realize the monster they nurtured will soon be the one to decide the fate of the world?

Alice Grant is one of many yokai working for a large company called “Wanderlust”. A place that specializes in personal escorts. Whether for protection or pleasure, they get the job done. Run and owned by Kirian Cross, CEO and leader of the wolf yokai, Alice has little choice but to work for him as she is one of his pack and his newly appointed assistant.

Nama adalah sesuatu yang tidak diberikan namun diberikan, dan kedua orang tua memberikannya berharap bahwa nama itu memberi kebahagiaan. Oka adalah siswa SMA kelas 2 yang memiliki kehidupan yang biasa saja, namun selalu ada kejadian aneh terjadi disekitarnya. Bagaimana keseharian Oka?

In a world where vengeful spirits born from negative emotions known as Yurei stalk the shadows, Kyōkai follows Daiki Fushino, a regular high school boy who never planned on being anything special. He was just a regular teenager-until one night, when a single decision changed everything. Thrown into a hidden world of spirits, exorcists, and traditions, Daiki finds himself standing in place that's he forced to now call home.

Heyoka entails the adventures of Kir'ray the Cambion (half-demon/half-human) and Zye'kira the Demigod. After Kir'ray's mom dies from getting ill Kir'ray is left with her dad who's envious of her due to the powers she posses. She meets Zye'kira who left her responsibilities of the divine world to live a normal teenage girl life. Together they navigate between the divine-realm, world of living, and the underworld; fighting opposes forces that stand in their way.

Sophie Wexler transmigrated into a novel about The Galaxy, becoming the vicious, F-rank Healer-class cannon fodder. The original owner constantly caused trouble and made things difficult for the female lead, earning her the hatred of the entire internet. Upon transmigrating and seeing that everything had been ruined by the original owner, Sophie's only thought was: "What kind of nightmare start is this?!" To escape the original owner's fate, Sophie Wexler worked diligently, conducted herself conscientiously, stayed away from the male and female leads, compensated the soldiers harmed by the original owner, and strove to be a model citizen of The Galaxy, absolutely refusing to be the cannon fodder 'offed' by the Imperial Marshal! Broke and powerless, Sophie also had to support a man who'd been innocently dragged into the original owner's mess. She had no choice but to hustle. She started live streaming, became a masked singer, and held concerts. At first, netizens were scornful: 【Tsk, how good can she possibly sound?】 Later, the netizens were forced to eat their words. 【Damn, that's so good I'm on my knees!】 【What the hell, the violent episode of my Disorder Period has actually been soothed?!】 【The toxins in my Spiritual Sea have actually been eliminated!】 Her live streams went viral, the masked singer became a huge sensation, and tickets for her concerts were snapped up across The Galaxy. Sophie was content, thinking, "This time, I must have finally escaped the original owner's fate, right?" But what do you know, the man I've been doting on and supporting is actually the Imperial Marshal?! --- One day, Yancey Forrest came home to find that the boisterous person who was always claiming to be good to him was gone. His eyes darkened. Provoke me and then think you can leave? After catching her, Yancey traced his fingertips along Sophie's neck, smiling gently. "Why run?" Sophie trembled. "You... you're the Imperial Marshal?" His identity exposed, Yancey Forrest took her hand and slowly placed it on his own neck ring. "You know I won't kill you, don't you?"

Amelia Lockhart has one mission: make the top idol Ethan Quinn fall in love with her, then break his heart, so that Ethan Quinn can successfully pass his tribulation and return to his position as a High God. There's just one problem: as the most hated woman on the internet, Amelia is the last person anyone would pair with the nation's golden boy. But when she lands a spot on a dating show alongside Ethan, she sees her chance. She does all the heavy lifting and is dependable enough to make him see her differently. As a result, Ethan starts pretending to be weak. The fans are confused. Their untouchable idol is... blushing? Getting clingy? Calling her "jiejie" in that voice? "Sis, I surrender." "Sis, you can only spoil me like this." Amelia is losing control of the plan. She was supposed to seduce him and walk away. So why is he the one coaxing her to stay, and why is it getting harder to say no?

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?"