deus: we are all lords

Everywhere he went, Eric Manuel was maltreated and seen as a good for nothing by the society. No one wanted to be seen around him. To them, he was lazy, a wretch and a thief. His situation takes a turn, when he is approached by some powerful individuals. “Finally, we’ve found you young master.” The young man clad in a black Italian suit, said as he inclined his head. “Please come with us.”

Blackjack has made his name known across the internet by giving away paid content for free. But in reality, 18-year-old Arata Kazuto is a master thief who steals for his own agenda; to provide for his ailing younger sister, Kirameki Kazuto, who has been battling with her sarcoma all her life. In a series of unfortunate events involving a failed mugging attempt from the wrong people, Arata finds both he and his sister taking their last breaths, only to find themselves waking up aboard a pirate ship as slaves under the pirate Israel Hands. With his newfound system and powers, he embarks on a journey to find the ultimate cure for all ailments. But little did he know that his journey was destined to intertwine with another of a similar fate.

“I don’t even know why you're still here, the only reason why my daughter married you was so she could claim her grandfather's wealth,” his mother-in-law smirked. For 2 years, the God of war faced maltreatment in his in-law’s mansion. He had played the role of a dutiful husband, all while secretly working to change his brother's biometrics to his own. He was thrown divorce papers on a sunny day and with the divorce finalized. It was time to return to the billionaire life and revenge on those who wronged him but with dual identities. Two different men, different personalities and identities but one face. He will make his mother in law beg at his feet.

Dustin Rodriguez is a hardworking young man who does everything for his darling wife, Laura. Until one day she cheats on him with a rich man and throws divorce papers to him. When everything seems hopeless, Dustin's father who was presumed dead, comes back and hands over all of his fortune to his son. Now, everyone who has ever treated him wrong will regret it, because now he's the Powerful Dustin Rodriguez.

The world has changed, because of money, resources are now slowly decreasing, to decrease the population and because of this, leaders all over the world decided to make a survival game. They called it "In Game." Experimenting people is now legal to make people become stronger and powerful to fight in what they called the national and international game. To reach the top and become as the most powerful person and to make their country the strongest. Animals that they made into monsters are now waiting outside the walls, forest, desserts, and even inside of the city to capture and eat their prey. Time where you know when you will die or how will you die. No freedom, undeveloped life, children can't go play outside anymore and forced murder. Do you still want to live in this situation? After so many years, one person with her group will come to change the course of time, will they be able to bring it back to normal? In the past where they could do whaterver they want, to do not include killing or torturing people by force. Where everyone will be happy and no longer have to suffer, where everyone have freedom to do what they want.

A noise of something hitting her window on the first floor made Aniya go to it, in search of the cause of the annoying interruption that had awoken her from a pleasant dream. Looking out, she saw a dangerously handsome man standing on the ground below, looking straight up at her, naked and completely covered in fresh blood and with a dumbfounded look on his face as if he didn’t know how he got to her front yard in the middle of the night. The clouds unravelled the moon, and the moonlight covered her backyard once again. As he turned into a nightmare, Aniya felt the call of their bond for the first time, reaching out to her, trying to lure her to him. All the cells in her body were screaming at her. She closed her eyes and vigorously shook her head, trying to end the weird and unknown sensation. What was that? Why did she feel she wanted to break the window glass and jump from the first floor to go to him, almost unable to control herself?

<<Book 2 of the Ascenders Series. // Please read Book 1; Ascenders: Rising From Zero first.>> After a Fateful battle (see Bk 1), Bayo is left decommissioned to face the secrets of a past ignored. Without the First Born, Ronke, Shin and Hana must tolerate one another, on their odyssey to find a cure. Tests and Temptations, trials and tremors appear on every side. A monster today, a masquerade rampage tomorrow, the chaos is unending while the Ascenders spread out with an uncanny desire to feed desperation and devastation, all of which serving as catalyst to the return of the Mad Prime. The legacy of the Mad Prime shall by the First Born, rise or fall. But what happens when the First Born is out of his league against the siblings and the schemings of Trixius? Who then ordains the fall or who then dictates the rise of a fallen Mad Prime? Whatever happens, Orun has never been this distressed. And with the fate of the entire 7 heavens on the ragtag team of adventurers, only one thing is certain… “The Unity shall not find perfection unless it has ‘Victory’ to overcome, the ‘Grace’ and ‘Patience’ to go about it. For in that alone shall the ‘Perfect Order’ be found.” Bayo Must Ascend and become Hero else the Universe be doomed! ----- AUTHOR's Words.

Never in Leon's wildest dream did he think that his beloved wife, Crizelda, would cheat on him and walk away with another man right after she handed him the divorce papers after everything that he did and sacrificed just to make her happy and give all the material things that she wanted. Anger and revenge were left in his heart because of what his ex-wife did, especially that before she walked away from him with the other man, she slapped him first with the truth of how much worthless he is as a person and she also said that no woman would ever like him again because he was not rich and powerful. And because of that, when a big opportunity suddenly comes to Leon, he immediately grabs it, and just in an instant, he becomes the most richest and powerful man in the world that made all the women, including women who are already in a relationship and already married, droll and mesmerized by him. He became so ruthless and untameable and just did girlfriends and hookups anywhere he went and whenever he wanted. He has no intention of changing and returning to the way he used to be anymore, not until he meets an extraordinary girl that he didn't expect that will shake his new world.

Having all the women in his village looking at him as their ideal type of husband, coming out of his village as the most outstanding doctor, he was despised, doubted, and ridiculed by all he chose to help. Little did they know that he was more than a local doctor from the countryside, he was the father of medicine! The amazing miracle doctor. His secrets would be exposed one day, and not only would the people that despise him come to kowtow for him, the world would go on their knees for him. “Miracle Doctor!” “Miracle Doctor!” “Miracle Doctor!” Damian finally voiced out. “Silence! Only those that held my hands shall call my name.”

Because his position was threatened, his eldest uncle used all means to blame Simon, even kicking him out of the family. Simon was sent to another city and became a son-in-law to a rich family. Over the years, he suffered a lot. Even his wife looked down on him. When the limit was reached, Simon rose to change himself. He will beat people to death with money, whoever dares to bully him.