once bitten twice shy

In a galaxy where civilizations have been systematically destroyed by an unknown force, the leaders of the surviving civilizations come together to form a last-ditch effort to save themselves and their people. They construct a massive starship, the "Last System," and its crew must navigate through treacherous space and overcome unimaginable challenges to find the source of the destruction and put an end to it once and for all. Along the way, they must decide whether to offer aid and support to struggling civilizations or focus solely on their mission and the survival of their people. As they get closer to the source of the destruction, they uncover a dark secret about the true nature of the threat they face and realize that their mission is not just about saving themselves, but about protecting the entire galaxy from an ancient evil that threatens to consume everything in its path. The crew of the Last System must make the ultimate sacrifice to stop the threat and ensure the survival of all life in the galaxy

Loren, a young office worker stuck in a monotonous life, feels crushed by the weight of his workload and a toxic, unsupportive work environment. After being betrayed by his co-workers, he loses the job he once loved. At home, his partner Marie is demanding and unsympathetic, further isolating Loren and leaving him feeling lost and directionless. Struggling under overwhelming pressure and despair, Loren tries to end his life. Just when he hits rock bottom, a mysterious ancient manuscript unexpectedly responds to his despair, pulling him into a strange and dangerous world. Loren is now a participant in a “Holy War” where different races battle each other to claim powerful crystals that can grant any wish. Initially overwhelmed and confused, Loren struggles to understand the purpose of the war. But as time passes, he becomes intrigued by the challenge and begins to train, unlocking his potential. What began as a fight for survival transforms into something more. Loren now has a purpose, to save the world from evil power!

"She is mad, she is chaos, she is the devil. And you must pacify her, Lord Ares." Crown Princess— or as she prefers, Queen Maximillia Eurydice was the nightmare of her very own nation. In the young age, she had harvested multiple achievements with the bargain of her soldiers' lives and became the continent's number one military kingdom. And on the Queen's twenty-third birthday, she is to find herself a King, and thus, came the event that would test all men in the Kingdom. From nobles to commonfolk— all men with no rings in their hand would be required to join. The King Selection. An event the Queen had conducted to find the fittest of fit. An event that sounds pleasant and prestigious to the ears, but rather another game of death and pain. The Queen has prepared games for everyone. And one must survive to be hailed King. She was confident was no one would become King— but greed did her no good, for once Hell had altered her fate and placed one tiny miscalculation on her feats. A mysterious lad of no noble status, and rather a devious criminal who once stole from the Royal Family, beheld triumphant. A wyvern slayer, and now her king.

Nikole gestured for Michelle and Kelvin to sit up and pay close attention. "Listen carefully," she said, her tone serious. "What I'm about to tell you would change your reality right now, and you might never hear anything like it again." Taking a deep breath, Nikole began her tale: "Two hundred years ago, there were two brothers who ruled different lands. They found a special cup called the Nightshade Chalice, rumored to give whoever owned it incredible power and eternal life, jealousy tore the brothers apart, leading to a fierce battle over the chalice”. "The Nightshade Chalice was made from ancient gods' bones and filled with blood from many sacrifices," Nikole continued, making sure they understood . "Their father gave the chalice to Alaric, which made his brother Leopold very jealous. Leopold wanted the chalice for himself, so he attacked Alaric's kingdom during a lunar eclipse." As Nikole kept talking, Kelvin and Michelle started to feel a bit bored. They yawned a few times, and their eyes looked droopy, like they were struggling to stay awake. But Nikole noticed and stopped for a moment. She knew she had to make the story more interesting to keep their attention. "Wait," she said, sounding urgent, "this part is really important. You need to hear it." "The chalice can only be used by someone special, called the son of light, who guards a hidden realm with a secret seer. For two hundred years, the chalice has been dormant, its dark power sealed away by the seer's magic."

In a world filled with levels and mythical beasts, a prince thrives to reclaim the kingdom that was once his own and avenge the death of his father no matter what. The prince is faced with all kinds of enemies and monsters but through the help of a peasant maiden, he fights with zeal and the skills of a Japanese swordsman, he never lost his spirit and even after his kingdom was taken from him and he was left with nothing but his sword he still kept his royalty and held his head high in the face of danger and in the face of the evil king, his name is Prince Elliot Alexander the only son of Ivan Alexander the third.

Andre Spencer was married twice as a useless Son-in-law, was sent to prison after being implicated, and his family existence was wiped out of the world. His mother reported him to the authorities for stalking her, was detained and bullied. Now, he's wealthy, a renowed physician, a dragon Lord, and an amazing Son-in-law whose new identity would shock the entire world.

After the death of his father and the pathetic health impediment of his mother, Mark Austin is faced with the harsh certitudes that come with the obligations of manhood. His journey into the hourly-burly of hustling began after he was forced to sell the only home his father left behind to foot the bill of his mum at the hospital. He began working as a Chef in one of the topmost restaurants in Chicago. Regardless, while being paid peanuts he was shamefully treated, belittled, and abhorred. As a result of his adaptation to the life of luxury that he enjoyed when his father was still alive, the ill-treatment and discomfiture he received from those who came to eat at the restaurant came as a poultice on his face and this made the transition from his once naive personality to one backhanded and tough-skinned rapid. He now hated everyone in the whole world! Soon enough he was smiled upon by providence as he became the only dernier resort to the whereabouts of the wife of the wealthiest billionaire’s in Chicago after she was abducted by armed men What will be his rejoinder when he stands face to face with the same anonymous individuals who exterminated his dad? Will he feel elated when he is reimbursed for all his exertion and toils when he was offered as his wife the billionaire's daughter and half of the cities in Chicago? A new lease of life you might diagnose!

The year **** civilization has been reformed in a way to maximize economic production. It was called the Golden Civilization. However that was just the front, the world was divided into two areas, the Destitutes and Humans, and the humans had class, splitting into various factions bearing code numbers that were assigned to them once they were born, a world where everyone knew their limits and can never cross a boundary beyond their ability, promotions, and housing is only possible if you have a breakthrough. On the other hand, the Destitutes were an unwelcome species that inhabited the earth, looked like humans, and yet fed on humans. The government saw this as a problem and decided to train men and women to fight for their planet, hence ALAB was founded. Academic Labyrinth for Ability Beat (ALAB) University is a school where humans are trained to maximize their abilities. Behind its prestige lies the dark brink that was accidentally unveiled. Annually, the students compete, not only academically but also in performance level, to replace any of the Elite Five. This year, Ande has gotten to the age to enroll in ALAB, unaware of what lies beneath, however, he is unlucky because a new course has begun, the current Elite Five's nightmare is just about to start as the ALAB University forces them to become experimental subjects of "The Elite Game." Can the Elite Five succeed in escaping from the dark brink of ALAB University or will no one among the five of them survive?

In his previous life, Alex was a hero who sacrificed a lot to save those in need of help, but his life soon turned around when his fiancé was killed for refusing to marry one of the supreme magus, due to her ravenous beauty. On his attempt to claim revenge on them, all four magus had came at him at once, defeating him till he ended up dead. However, he was reborn into the body of an eighteen year old orphan in one of the four factions. With this new life given to him, he would become the strongest there ever was, and have his revenge on all four magus!

A human transfers to the demon world and becomes the butler to the first demon king and then later on after the dawn of the first demon king, a demon girl places the contract with the human butler to take over the world. And the secret is she was also once a human in her past life but then she reincarnated into this demon world. In this world, the human has unlimited power to take over the world by himself but he is bound to the contract and can't able to do anything without a master and now after having a master how things would go for him and her...