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Ibis is the son of the mayor of Floris. He belongs to a family of well renowned mages that have governed their town for decades. He is expected to take over his father in the future. But a bad news shock their entire family after Ibis receives a negative result from the test that determines his magic affinity. Though frustrated, Ibis continues raise look for ways but to no avail. Then one day, he receives a gift that will make him understand a little of his special case. Will that gift change Ibis life for the better or for worse?

After rising from the dead, Niff was given an order by the Moon Goddess to free the Land of Amaphera from the cursed magic power of the Dark Shadow. The problem is that Niff lost his strength, got swapped in another man body, and lost all his memory—can't even remember his own name! How will Niff liberate Amaphera Country? How will the search for the six bodies of Amaphera Country's strongest mages hidden by the Dark Shadow succeed? How does Niff unravel the big secrets of Amaphera Country? Niff struggle to get his life back, against fate to fight for his whole life as a half blood witch,, and to change the prophecy of fate will begin when he rises from the dead.

Brooke Rancher was known as the harbinger of misfortune. Everywhere he went, disaster followed. They believed his presence brought them bad luck. But Brooke turned his luck around when he found a fortune-teller cookie and ate it, then he was now the host of THE FORTUNE-TELLER SYSTEM, where he saw threads of destiny, predicting outcomes with uncanny accuracy. People began to seek him out, eager to know their futures.

❝ Things are only as beautiful as you make them, Eleanor. Including murder. ❞ It’s the opening night of Cosima Memphis’s production of Romeo and Juliet and all is going smoothly – that is until the climactic death scene. Romeo takes a big gulp of the poison to be with his lover, except it really is poison and Archer, who plays Romeo, is now dead. Eleanor Monet, in charge of props, is the first suspect but soon the suspicion around her turns to worry as it seems she’s the next target. Heath Albion, an aspiring writer, is dying for a mystery to solve at his new school. When he sees Eleanor sneaking around at night he thinks he’s finally found something worth writing about. After discovering Eleanor’s ability to see visions of the past, Heath decides that they’re the perfect pair to solve the mystery. With threatening notes, a quiet library and poison disguised as props; somebody in the school is blurring the lines between theatre and reality and the fast friends are about to discover that there’s more to boarding school than just silly rumours.

Caster Valley, Kansas, is a small peaceful town where nothing stays a secret for long. Where no paranormal phenomena ever happen. And it's the last place any murders ever happen. At least, that's what some of the townsfolk thought. Weston Brooks doesn't know what to believe. On his eighteenth birthday, strange unbelievable things begin to happen. Not only is his family in shambles, but the magic powers he was born with are out of control which divides them even more so after an accidental mishap that leads him to run away only for him to wind up at his best friend's house, who he has a crush on. Unfortunately, the bad luck he constantly has is only getting worse because his best friend's mother places a curse on them to never interact romantically without disastrous consequences happening. Now, with his misfortunes, he also begins to see a strange ghostly truck. At first, he ignores it. But then one day, he gets the courage to follow it. But that might have been his biggest mistake... Or maybe it was his fate. Being led to the bridge where he finds a black truck, the same black truck he's been seeing is at the bottom of the cliff by the bridge, and inside is the dead body of Barry Bloomsdale--a person everyone in town knows. Now, he gets thrown into a deep mystery and must solve the case with the help of the police chief's son and his cousin as well as a mysterious black cat that insists she's there to protect him. As they investigate, what they learn just might frighten Weston.

Wrong place Wrong decisions Wrong timing All coincidence... Or maybe not? "What the hell, did he just blow his brains out" Dylan screams getting brain matter of his face. "Welcome to the natural Selection" Ever played game where there are no rules, no second chances, no reruns, one life and that's all you get, you are stuck in a battle royal for 3 months?. Only this is a reality and you die in the game you die in real life!. 5 years since the launch of the brutal and barbaric games 100 players and no survival will this be the turning point? or will all new 25 players die before they get to the end?. After a night of bad choices. Will Anyone survive The game of natural selection. "We are all going die!"

Someone who wants to live again. And chose to cooperate with the devil to live again in another world. The boy entered a vortex-shaped portal that led him into the Imperial World. Life and death are at stake there. The various fights between the kingdoms, and the brothers themselves are more terrifying. Because it often moves unseen. Story of time travel that changes the nature of a person's personality. A powerful demon heart scene. Get rid of it with an angel who somehow came from which world? He merged with his body making a big change in his life. The devil's heart was bought into a very loving angel's heart. Coupled with a love story that is so complicated. With a royal concubine. Since the change, Yinwua started to have a good heart. The kingdom is on the verge of collapse. There was a war between the brothers. Love, power, revenge, and change for the better. Could Yinwua the demon king change his attitude any wiser? And, what about Yinwua and Boi Yu a love story, will they meet, or will they be separated because the task has been completed?

Cyrus lost everything when his mother died. He wanted revenge, but there was one big problem: he had no powers. In a world where strength is everything, Cyrus was powerless. In a world where all the people awaken an ability or two, Cyrus had no ability. In a world where everyone continues to become stronger with each passing day, Cyrus was weak and powerless. However, everything changed the day when a golden ray of light falls down from the sky, directly piercing his head, causing his body to fall apart and disintegrate into countless fragments of light...or that's what Cyrus remembered. When he opened his eyes, he found himself standing in an unfamiliar space. There, Cyrus obtained the Eternal Destiny System, which allowed him to visit other dimensions and become stronger in a way no one else could. This was the start of Cyrus's journey to become powerful, take his revenge, and shake the entire universe with his name.

"I didn't do it Jones, I didn't kill the attorney general." He said with a broken heart. "I believed you before and I still do. I will get you out of here." "I promise to make them pay for everything!!" Gene Jones had to deploy a plan to break his brother out of prison after being convinced that he was innocent of the assassination he was scheduled to die for. But things took a bad turn, making him the most wanted man. How long can he hold when lies and betrayal were lurked beneath?

I saw a small figure of a young boy running away from us in the distance.A wolf stood in the boy's shadow.However, this wolf was enormous.It had a head as big as a bear's and stood five feet tall at the top of the hump. It had pale grey fur.The boy was being chased by a worg, not a wolf.The boy had a good lead, but the massive worg's strides would quickly reduce that lead.In a split second, I made up my mind.I made a hasty dash for the boy.Lisa was also moving quickly, and she was following me.However, looking back, she faltered.I was aware that she has not yet regained her strength.Regardless, I turned back to the boy who was still running straight at me and said, "This way!Come to me!The young man gave me a nod and fled as quickly as he could.However, I was aware that the boy would be overtaken by the worg before I could even miss him by a few feet.I raised my arm back and pulled out my hatchet.Duck!”I let the hatchet fly as soon as the boy fell.