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Damian, a royal prince who is famous for being cruel and sadistic, accidentally meets a small child after slaying a clan of demons. The meeting made him decide to take care of the innocent little boy in secret, who without forgetting had a secret power. "Prince Damian, how long will you continue to take care of Ethan in secret? Would it be better if you took care of him openly? Only he can come in handy and become your strongest weapon!" said the assistant. "He's just an innocent kid, not a weapon! I'll take care of him until he's big even though he'll never recognize my figure," Damian said coldly. What's the next story? Will fate bring Damian and Ethan face to face?

Antonio De Isquierda, a definition of poor and hardworking gentlemen who work as a waiter at a restaurant named Guisseppe. Also, he attended a fashion technology class during the morning. To make ends meet, he usually juggles his schedules, a student and a waiter. He tried to work hard not only for himself but also for his girlfriend. One day, Antonio got fired from his waiter job in the restaurant, he only had a few dollars left in his pocket, and had a promise to buy her girlfriend a birthday gift. Sad, alone and rags, he went to the store, bought the said gift and worst, he went to his girlfriend’s condo and perceived that his dear girlfriend cheated on him. Devastated, he didn’t lash out. He didn’t feel the rage but the emptiness succumbed to him; as if the universe wanted to make him like a loser and unlucky. The universe always has its ways to make him unlucky. Or does the universe try to test him if he can make it? Or maybe the universe is trying to make it hard for him because he is bound to do something greater? Or maybe, he is something greater and richer? But, a phone call changed his life and this would be the life he always wanted.

Euphemia, the youngest daughter from Altair's Clan was caught in a tragedy, as their old house was turn into hellish pit of fire. After the incident she was shortly taken by the Chasseur to become a soldier of the great empire.  Many years passed, the young lady graduated from the Chasseur's school and descended to the surface. She was partnered with Sekki to do some job to the surface such as bounties and requests related to the Schatten, after awhile, she run into Haoxi, her childhood friend who was accomplices with the people who were against with the Empire. Euphemia was determined to stop him by formally joining the Empire force to track him down, and the longer she stayed on the same trail as these people, the closer she got to the truth she was looking for regarding Sabrie's tragedy.

I’m Gareth Wells, which simply means Gentle Spring. I died in my first life full of regrets, pain, sadness, and sorrows, but now I’ll not be the gentle spring but the storm that will take everyone who looked down, insulted, and made my hellish life bow down to me.

Being blamed for the death of a mother while giving birth is the deepest wound for a child. Then, the arrival of Mother and a new sibling who was numbered by the father, really disappointed him and made him choose live alone with a bandage of disappointment mixed with wounds from his father. Can Satria wake up from a nightmare that made him regret ever being in this world? Meanwhile, wherever he went, the world seemed to not support him far from the source of the wound that made him gape even more when they met face to face.

In 2068, humans mutated to survive in the post-apocalyptic world. They got extra genes in their DNA, granting them cool abilities like super strength or shooting fire from their hands to battle the cruel monsters dominating the Earth. In New Orleans, a dystopian country, there was a special school to train young talents called Neogen High-School. All kinds of talents and abilities are there, and every Neogen graduate would become part of the New Government, joining the Elite Rangers, a special and highest-ranked force in New Orleans. However, Avery was an exception. He got into Neogen on a scholarship but got treated like an outcast 'cause he didn't have any special talents. He stuck at the bottom of the social ladder. Coming from a rough background, he was always underestimated, and even turned into a walking ashtray for his classmates. One day, he was thrown into a dark abyss by someone he thought was his only friend, and he fell into the bottom pit to meet his death. "Yeah, maybe this is the best path for someone talentless like me. Dying alone in a dark and lonely place like this." [Ding!] [All conditions for activating the 'Underdog System' have been met. Avery Blythe has been chosen as the host system.] [Underdog System will be activated.] [… 99%] [Underdog System activated. Complete all quests and climb the social ladder. Don't let the bullies win. Show that an underdog can beat them all!] "... huh?"

'Our school servant' that's what Leon Mysandra was called by people, because he would do anything to earn money to survive. During his three years at an exclusive school, he always received a scholarship. The Baron hates Leon because of his disgusting poverty and intelligence, so he orders his subordinates to destroy Leon's house. On the other hand, Baron's cousin Mitty, who is now his girlfriend, betrayed Leon, making him unable to continue his studies anymore because he lost his scholarship.

Blurb: Brandley Stark and his mother Stella endured relentless humiliation from his step father Jacob Morgan and his half brother Alex Morgan because of his wretched way of life. Brandley's suffering reached a heartbreaking climax when Via Turkey, his girlfriend betrayed him by becoming engaged to Alex his half brother. Deceived by Alex his half brother to come for a family meeting, Brandley and his mother meets a party instead. It was the engagement party of Alex and Via. They were both humiliated and thrown out of the party after his step father forces his mother to sign his divorce papers. Someone from the party recognises Brandley's true identity as the son of Philip Stark son to the most influential family in the whole of Westend country. Empowered by his lineage, Brandley vowed to rise above his circumstances, to seek justice against the Morgans for all the pain they inflicted upon him and his family and to exact revenge to reclaim his dignity, determined to overturn the injustices he had endured. Will he succeed or will the secrets buried within the Stark's consortium drag him down? Find out!

Jason Yeager who is summoned to another world along with his classmates learned that he wields the affinity for darkness, betrayed by his lover, abused and abandoned by his classmates.He gets send to the bottom of a Dungeon where he meets Indura the Black Dragon of Darkness who took him as his son, reconstituted him into a Dragonoid and gave him the name Lucifer. Now Lucifer is on a journey to find a way back to his world, hold deep vengeance for anyone who gets in his way of doing so and along the way he meets Monster Women who becomes his wives.

In the desolate town of Ravenswood, journalist Lucas arrives to debunk its supernatural myths but stumbles upon a cursed history hidden in the shadows. As he digs deeper, he discovers a cycle of disappearances and dark rituals plaguing the town every decade. Guided by an unseen force, Lucas ventures into the ancient forest, revealing eerie symbols and a malevolent presence. The forgotten souls of Ravenswood, trapped between the living and the dead, implore him to unearth the truth. Haunted by memories of a forgotten past, Lucas faces a spectral figure revealing a pact made by desperate townsfolk centuries ago. To break the curse, he must confront an ancient entity lurking in the heart of the forest—a force that hungers for the suffering of Ravenswood. As Lucas navigates the ethereal landscape and confronts the colossal entity, the town's forgotten souls bear witness to a final reckoning. The malevolence that bound Ravenswood for centuries must be confronted, and Lucas holds the key to severing the town's ties to the cursed realm. In a surreal confrontation with the entity, Lucas must grapple with his own past and make a choice that will either free Ravenswood from its haunted history or condemn it to an eternity of darkness. The shadows of the forgotten demand justice, and Lucas is the reluctant harbinger of their long-awaited reckoning.