is this really a game?!

Life is full of ups and downs, and nothing is certain. After losing his closest friend to cancer, an orphan decides to leave his orphanage home. He ventured to a new place; a place where modern technology is unheard and exist not. In this vast and beautiful world; where strength speaks the loudest and luck is the difference between life and death, he strives to survive, facing each day armed with purpose and a newfound hope.

🏆["Silver Medal" in System Category of "Meganovel Annual Writing Contest 2022"]🏆 Aoi, a Japanese kid, stumbles upon a portal and witnesses his parents die in front of a masked man wielding a gun in his hand. He becomes an orphan and lives with a foster family, which fortunately treats him as their own child. Hina, Aoi’s step-sister, grows up and takes a liking to Aoi. However, something terrible happens. After twelve years, portals have emerged once again and granted most people powers beyond their imaginations. And Aoi is one of them. He receives a system and a sniper as his primary weapon. But after everything he has been through, Aoi struggles to use his sniper and system. So when a portal materialises in their school, Aoi has no choice but to fend off the monsters inside the portal and hunt down the masked man who killed his parents twelve years ago.

He is a human. At least in looks. His behavior is eccentric at best and demonic at his worst. He was married once and supposed to have been divorced and yet his supposed ex-wife is looking for him. He has made a lot of girls fall for him. All due to different reasons. However, only a select number of people know his truth. His origin is a mystery. His parents are fake and even his name is borrowed. What does he plan to do? Is he looking for revenge or salvation or just plain peace? Only he knows.

Wednesday, March 10, 2021, put the entire city of Indianapolis in an alteration. Loss of lives and properties were involved because it was believed aliens invaded earth, although the government strongly rebuked this. However, Fifty percent of kids around the age of sixteen gained infection-induced powers through the freak ambush. Parts of the government outside the law, known as the 'Shadow Government, did their best to confiscate and put most of these teens under control. Some were ambushed by politicians and crazed scientists, as they were contained and imprisoned. Experiments were carried out to figure out what ticks them  to be used for selfish purposes. November Calhoun finds himself in the categorized teens with infection-induced powers. While these teens have one quirk to themselves, he has numerous of them which he seems to be discovering when challenges are set up for him. He does his best to not fall into the traps set by these scientists after discovering he can use his quirks to help people and fight crime. And his friends customize him a super-suit with the nametag 'N' to hide his identity. However, the flip-side gets shoved in his face when trained supervillains start attacking him.

Fifteen years Jayden witnessed the death of his family members on Christmas Eve at the hands of the man his father called his best friend…..That night he was run over by a car and before he lost consciousness, he saw his father’s best friend smiling at him. All for what?????? Now Jayden supposedly wakes up after a long time and he finds himself in the body of another man who is supposedly going to be the son in law of his father’s best friend. Call it fate or destiny but Alexander is about to become their worst nightmare….

Konoha lost her memories due to some mysterious accident. Waking up only remembering a few of her memories, Konoha decided to travel, hoping to discover her lost memories. However, fate has a different plan for her as she uncovers the truth that no one would expect.

Every 20 years, a peculiar event happens in the world, most people call it "The blood moon". When the sky turns dark and the moon red. They say a beast will come hunt you at night, a beast born from your worst nightmares. Every 20 years, a genocide happens, no one ever being able to understand or stop it. It was during one of those specific nights that Shane lost something precious to him... but for some reason... he can't quite remember.

Kuro Usagi, a teacher from his previous life, has been killed by a truck. And when he opens his eyes, Kuro becomes a gun and is being held by a princess from a distant Kingdom named Chloe! Unfortunately, the world Kuro reincarnates is currently at war against various Empires and Kingdoms! Will the two find their way across the border of the cities, gather more allies, starting a magical journey of guns versus magic, and end the war through a peaceful resolution? I do not own the book cover.

'Life is never fair for everyone' Lee Seung Tsu works part-time in an internet café and is responsible for taking care of his little sister and grandmother. Lee Seung Tsu was born into a poor family, so he has to work hard for his family. Nevertheless, Lee Seung Tsu never abandoned life and always tried for his family. He simply wanted to ensure that his younger sister could attend school without worrying about their financial situation. The opportunity presented itself with the launch of a game that uses virtual reality called Authority. A game which is called a new era of fusion of the real world with the digital world. Through virtual reality technology, the gaming authority provides absolute richness for players who can master the game. Through the game Authority, Lee Seung Tsu tries to make his dream of being the best in the game come true. Lee Seung Tsu wants to raise a lot of money from the Authority game to support his family's needs.

Malcolm Shade is the neglected son of his father, CEO of Shade Corporation. After living a miserable life, he is killed by mysterious circumstances and regresses to the past with his memories and a strange System. Read as Malcolm rises to the top of the business and academic world with the power of his System and the knowledge of the future.