becoming a monster

After his childhood friend is killed by a monster from the Abyss, Duncan, the king’s last living son, volunteers to go down alongside a group of Harvesters to hunt the beast down and harvest its magical crystals; the enemy empire has also sent their best Harvesters after the beast, turning Duncan’s revenge adventure into a race against time to see who will gain the upper hand in a conflict that’s been raging on for ages.

Since The Fires of Alira one thousand five hundred years ago, dragons have lived separate from the other races in Midgar. They rarely make contact with others, unless in terms of conflict. Eleonora is the descendant of the dragon sovereign, and will one day assume the throne of the Perilous Horde herself. The horde, despite years of murky conflict, forges an alliance with the human kingdom of Samirya located in the northern region. It is no longer a matter of petty bickering. Now, with the eve of a Great War looming over them, both groups lives depend on a truce. As conflict thickens and land disputes grow increasingly more bitter, the chieftain of the Perilous Horde makes a final desperate move to unite the two worlds: the dragons will send an ambassador to protect the humans capital city of Mimmgar from the oncoming invasion. And who should be that ambassador be but Eleonora? Eleonora just hopes to complete that task quickly so she can return home, but soon finds that the humans are nothing like she expected. Forming an unforeseen connection with the human king, and becoming captivated by a young blacksmith, she begins to question everything she's ever known and learns that her homeland may have some terrible secrets of its own. Book one of A Dragon’s Legacy.

Arthur Elios gets the important task of overcoming the chaos about the staple crops in the city of North Vago. The virus he has created will be used to reduce rat breeding, but instead will turn the rodents into very aggressive. The problem gets even more chaotic as the experimental animals detach and infect other living things. Significant changes occur in a matter of hours and turn them into the undead who are thirsty for fresh blood. Will this chaos become more widespread? What about human survival in the future?

Ren Davis, a rejected individual, born into poverty, but his goal was to uplift his struggling parents. Ren sacrifices his life to save two innocent children from a burning building, then something extraordinary happens as he was transported fifteen years back to the past. Guided by a celestial God, Ren accumulated karma points and learns powerful techniques to reshape his destiny. Armed with a photographic memory of his previous life, Ren seizes an opportunity to recreate a popular webtoon from the future. Utilizing the knowledge of the future, he amasses fortune and transforms into a captivating, skilled individual. However, as Ren's power grew, so did the number of adversaries who seek to bring him down. Will Ren finally achieve his ultimate goal of becoming the ruler of the world?

This is the Seven Deadly Cardinals - seven stories of seven different people, how they embody the heavenly cardinal in its goodness and then how they are dragged to become the opposite sin. No story is the same, no life is similar. The mental strength and capacity of one might be bigger, but that does not equal certainty of getting out from the troubles of life. There might be longing for what we don't have, driving us to do the unthinkable. Strengths becoming weaknesses, weakness breaking into new strength - it's dance of madness, chaos. Not all is set in stone. The stories include a lady that falls for a serial killer, an actor and tailor, the flower shop owner and orphanage, a priest and gangster mob, an office worker and a stalker, landlords son and new tenant, youth centre worker and how things did not go as it should.

Surviving death after his lover’s betrayal, Ace Crown awakened a special ability that allowed him to get through the sudden apocalypse. To protect his families and allies, Ace ventured to find the cause of the world ending and eradicate the enemy with the help of a mysterious guide who would soon lead him to his fate—being a god of the new world. Witness the awakening of a god in the apocalypse!

Blurb Betrayed and belittled, Al Vino Chandra, a construction worker, is determined to prove to his ex-girlfriend that he is not a "TRASH" man. Determined, Al fights off humiliation from his ex-girlfriend Angela and his wealthy rival, Crish Edric. However, on his way to finding work in London's big companies, Al is rejected time and time again. When fate brings him together with a beautiful woman—a CEO named Alessandria Cassandra Lee—Al's fortunes change drastically. Will Al Vino manage to turn things around and show the world who he really is?

Matthew stood there, trying to keep his emotions in check. "I did everything I could for you, Rachel. I sacrificed so much—" She cut him off with a bitter laugh. "Sacrificed? Please, you barely managed to keep up with my lifestyle. I had men lined up, rich, powerful men, who would’ve given me the world. And I turned them down for you. What a joke." Matthew’s hands clenched into fists at his sides. "I loved you, Rachel. I thought we were building a life together." Rachel smirked as she zipped up her designer bag. "Love doesn’t pay the bills, Matthew. Love doesn’t buy the things I want. And frankly, you just couldn’t keep up. So, I’m moving on—to someone who can." As she headed toward the door, she paused to deliver one final blow. "You’ll never be more than what you are right now—a pathetic, broke man with nothing to offer. Enjoy your sad little life, Matthew. I know I will." Matthew Donovan has always been underestimated. Betrayed by those closest to him and left with nothing, he discovers that his family’s exile is over, and he is the heir to a vast business empire. As Matthew steps into a life of luxury and influence, he faces new challenges, including a vengeful ex-girlfriend, her scheming brother, and a world of deceitful elites. But when a bomb explodes at a high-profile party meant to announce his return, Matthew realizes that his journey to reclaim his family's legacy is fraught with danger. With secrets unfolding and enemies lurking in the shadows, Matthew must navigate treacherous waters to protect what is his and uncover the truth behind the attack.

Sidereae is a senior high school student who became a 'Dreamer' after meeting a mysterious man named Oneiroi. It was after his father's funeral when he met Oneiroi, who mysteriously appeared in his room. He was responsible for convincing her to become a 'dreamer', someone who can travel into different worlds in a form of dreams while experiencing different lives. Oneiroi convinced her to become one and find the truth about her father's mysterious death. Sid who's desperate in escaping reality because of her father's death agreed after hearing Oneiroi's honey-like words and is determined to find the truth about her father's death. However, becoming a dreamer has a consequence and that is, the more she dreams the more she loses herself, making her to forgot her goal and move further from reality. Mathieu who noticed the changes in his childhood friend Sid began to observe her more closely and tried to not leave her alone. For he's the one keeping her from getting swept away from reality. Will Mathieu succeed in keeping her and help her to regain her sense of reality? Or will Sid be able to fight the current of her fantasy, and lose herself into oblivion?

Journey was not as easy has James had planned, he was seeking the group he had belonged. His journey was going smooth until he had a group, the group was really ygood at first until he noticed they were slowing him down.