placating gesture

The Human Race is raised by robots and recycled into an endless cycle of competition. Infinite Peace through Never Ending Virtual War. Homo Sapiens live to be 80 years old before they "Retire". After that point they are no longer allowed to play W@rt0n and retire their character to the Hall of Fame. Those who are soon to retire are known as "The Ancient Ones". These players have maxed out stats and all skills/spells are at least Grandmaster Rank. All are born the same. The same basic test tube. Every choice that could be made has been calculated, predifined by a perfect computer program. Human kind can only learn so much , can only do so much with what they are given. Drawing a circle in the sand, calling it infinity, humanity is placed within. Knowing that if forced to follow the edge of the circle, one would forever travel in ignorant bliss. That was until Three players were born of an accident. One tiny almost imperceptable computer code error was written into the main program. This code was hidden and over 1000 iterations of the same successful program were executed before this malfunction came to light. Three players were born different. They still remembered their previous lives. These Players threaten to destroy the balance and change the world. 2 Chapters per week. 5 bonus chapters for 5 power stones. 100 chapters written, have to edit before posting. I work a full time job, but if the stones are there it is guaranteed.

Marianette is a senior high school girl applying for the college scholastic ability test. She has a special ability which allows her to transport to say where on rainy days. For her University entrance exam, Marianette can't deal with the pressure and runs off to a playground. without knowing why, she goes to a puddle and finds herself transported to the Nanda dynasty. She then falls in love with Agasthya, the young king who is in a difficult situation due to droughts and spread of epidemics.

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Sebuah kenyataan yang paling menyakitkan di hari pernikahan. mengetahui bahwa sahabatmu ternyata mencintai orang yang akan kamu nikahi. Sebuah kejadian besar telah terjadi dalam hidupnya. Andita harus kehilangan dua orang yang amat ia cintai. Namun semuanya mendadak berubah ketika ia bangun tidur. Seolah semua hanya mimpi. Namun hari-hari berikutnya semua terasa nyata. Ia seolah menjalani mimpinya di kenyataan, bukti-bukti dan juga cinta segi tiga yang harus ia rasakan. Apa yang harus ia lakukan? Its a real. its not dreaming.

Ketika Dunia nyata, sudah tidak lagi bersahabat. Datanglah, sebuah Gerbang ke Dunia Baru. Wara dan teman-temannya pun Masuk Ke Dunia itu dan memulai Petualangan yang baru. Namun, Dunia tersebut itu tidak sesuai dengan Ekspektasi mereka. Akankah Wara dan Teman-teman bisa menghadapinya?

This is the story of Noel, her friends, and the mysterious school for elites that brought them together and gave them power.

Di sebuah kota yang tak pernah tidur, di antara gemerlap lampu malam dan hiruk pikuk kehidupan, dua jiwa bertemu dengan cara yang tak biasa. Mereka sama-sama terbiasa bermain dengan hati orang lain, menjadikan cinta hanya sekadar permainan tanpa aturan, tanpa rasa bersalah. Dia adalah **Arkana Wijaya** — lelaki tampan dengan pesona yang membuat setiap wanita rela jatuh, meski tahu dirinya hanya singgah sementara. Julukan *playboy* melekat padanya, bukan tanpa alasan. Baginya, cinta terlalu membosankan jika harus diikat dalam kata setia. Sementara itu, ada **Alira Maheswari** — perempuan cantik, cerdas, sekaligus penuh misteri. Senyumnya adalah racun, kata-katanya adalah jebakan manis. Ia bagaikan *playgirl* yang tak pernah salah langkah. Baginya, lelaki hanyalah pion di papan permainan, dan ia adalah ratu yang tak terkalahkan. Namun takdir memiliki cara paling ironis untuk mempermainkan mereka. Ketika seorang *playboy* dan seorang *playgirl* bertemu, siapa yang akan jatuh duluan? Siapa yang lebih kuat mempertahankan permainan? Atau… mungkinkah keduanya akhirnya terjebak dalam permainan yang mereka ciptakan sendiri—permainan bernama cinta?

16-year-old Oliver “Splash” Simons is a broke gamer who turned esports prodigy in the middle of a messy family fallout. When she finally gets her shot at the Inter-schools Tournament, her estranged father makes a power play to take her away — two hours before finals. One empty chair on stage. Her rival-turned-mentor Xander is watching from the other side. Splash has 60 seconds to decide what she’s willing to lose.

"Cheers!" Four glass cups clinked gently together. Inside the rather cramped room, three men and a woman sat cross - legged around a low table. The four, holding their cups, had fiery eyes. Peanut shells and bread crumbs were scattered on the table. "You're something, really something. What on earth have you done? You actually made that big - shot so surprised that his jaw nearly dropped." The woman leaned closer, her eyes full of allure. "Hmm, should I tell?" The man lifted his cup to his lips, deliberately playing hard - to - get. "If you don't tell, you're not a brother then." Another man raised his eyebrows. "It's not that I don't want to tell, but if I do, I'm in big trouble." The man continued to create mystery, focusing on sipping his wine. "Why?" The man sitting next to him asked in confusion. "Because..." The man leaned in ambiguously. "He promised me that if I gave him the name of the inventor, he would give me all his property. But, I have to keep it a secret." "Hey, you're not going to sell out for just a bit of money..." Another man said. "Get out while you can. That's my principle." The man said in a low voice, and on purpose, he blew hot air onto the neck of the man beside him, making him laugh softly. "Besides, with this money, Xiaomo and I can live comfortably for a lifetime, right?" The man playfully picked up the pull - ring of the beer can. "Marry me? I'll give you a mansion, plus a yacht, and two unlimited - credit platinum cards. Take you to Europe in summer and to Tahiti in winter. We don't have to work 365 days a year. Just lie..." "Pah, pah, pah. What nonsense you're talking." The man quickly covered the other's mouth. "Someone's listening." "Oh, we were just about to go for a walk. Make yourself at home, feel free." The woman waved her hand and stood up unsteadily. "Take care. I'll pay off the rent I owe you in one lump sum tomorrow." The man didn't turn his head. Instead, with a ferocious expression, he pressed himself on another man, making him struggle and laugh loudly. "You're so heavy. Get off me quickly!" "Oh? I have to calculate this carefully. For two people? Charge you 10,000 per person per month. By now, you exactly owe 2.4 million. In these unstable times, only cash or checks are accepted." The woman hiccuped. "Don't worry. No problem." The man turned his head and laughed at them. "I won't renege. Are you still afraid that..." However, halfway through his words, as a shadow fell, the man's face suddenly turned deathly pale. Not only him, the other three people looked in the direction he was staring at. Several men had entered the door and were standing in the entrance hall. "Which one is Tony Zhang? We need you to come with us." In the hands of the five men were shiny black firearms.

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?"