the eminence in shadow

A sixteen year old boy who is very skilled in sword wielding became the target of evil swordsmen. After winning in a competition, he was killed by his best friend who was envious of his progress. He is later reincarnated into another world with his sword. In the other world he gained magic alongside his sword skills and now his new home is about to be wiped out. Will he be able to save it?

Ellen·Willmott, The Surtr, the fire giant who destroyed the Norse gods in prophecy, and in reality MC did destroy all enemies who tried to covet his country. Ellen hangs their burning bones on the enemy's landmark building, the Statue of Justice, to warn the entire world not to try to invade the country he guards. After completing the last battle and killing almost all enemy leaders, Ellen took the initiative to leave the frontier. Came to Kester City and enjoyed his love. So Ellen hid his identity and became an ordinary white-collar worker in Kestor City, washing dishes and doing odd jobs after work. Earn money for his wife. But his life collapsed upside down when his wife divorced him. He became CEO and have powers of fire.

"Remove this penniless piece of trash from our sight. Miserable college dropout! Shameless thief! Son-in-law my ass!" Penury, Love, Hatred, Betrayal, and Wealth collided! Raphael was accused of being a THIEF! He was termed a son of a promiscuous mother! In a designed scheme against his late mother; Raphael was disinherited and his inheritance willed to his younger step-brother. His late father shamefully threw him and his late mother out of the family house. Raphael's mother, due to depression from the scheme against her, died of a heart attack and left him all alone against the world that mercilessly despised him. Raphael lived in undescribable penury, humiliated by his rich family in-laws, whom he worked under in a five-star hotel as a part-time Room Service Agent. He fell prey to their organized scheme that dirtied his image and had him arrested. Raphael was betrayed by the ones he trusted and shamefully got dumped by the one he exchanged marital vows with. Raphael battled against every obstacle that stood in his way to ensure he exposed the scheme that allegedly stained his image and ensured his oppressors pay dearly. He vehemently fought hard to clear up his late mother's image as a "Slut" Would he successfully achieve his profound life goals when he finally got bestowed with wealth? or would the hunger for revenge limit the progress of his ambitions? Find out in the intriguing chapters of “The Emergence of Raphael Gauthier.”

Deep within the shadows of the supernatural world, a prophecy had long been whispered, foretelling the rise of a king who would reign supreme over all. The three most powerful kings of the land, each convinced of their own worthiness, eagerly awaited the arrival of this chosen one. But when the destined king finally emerged, it was not from the grand halls of a mighty kingdom, but from the humble and forgotten Green Valley. And his name was Rudolph. The three kings were taken aback, their plans thrown into disarray. They could not allow this upstart to take the throne, and so they plotted and schemed, their eyes fixed firmly on Rudolph. As chaos descended upon the land, with the three kings unleashing their armies upon anyone who dared to stand in their way, Rudolph vanished into the night. For twenty long years, the kingdoms were plagued by strange disappearances and unexplained events. Panic gripped the people, and the three kings grew ever more paranoid. It was during a tense meeting between the rulers that Rudolph finally reappeared, his eyes flashing with fury. He had returned to seek revenge and he would stop at nothing to claim his rightful place as king of the supernaturals.

A desperate old man called to Dylan Carter that he has a job for him and that he should portray as his son. The man left him to either amass great wealth as the leader of the Dorogon consortium and be buried under the weight of his gold as a Dorogon or stay a nobody taunted by the Bowen family that he's married into. In the bidding game, a new empire mysterious to everyone turned the table, unknown to everyone, Dylan in the Bowen family where he means nothing but an eyesore is the anonymous head of the consortium and with such wealth inherited he acts behind the shadow taking revenge on those that underrated him while executing his contract to the Dorogon. Dylan Carter is on a path of survival, revenge and leaving no chances untaken.

"Check it out, it's the hunchback son-in-law," a man whispered to his wife. "Gosh, he looks so hideous. He reminds me of a vulture." A mother shielded her children away from Logan as he limped passed them. **** He couldn't even look up straight. Everywhere he went, he was easily recognised by his infamous hunchback and oversized trench coat. Betrayed by his unfaithful wife, Logan encountered series of hardship and judgement from society. What no one knew was that Logan held onto a secret healing technique passed down from generations. Then things started happening fast when he encountered Kim Taeyang, a wealthy tycoon. Logan began his rise to the top, using his secret talent to dominate the world and punish his enemies....

Alexander Sterling was despised by everyone, just because he was a poor delivery man. His wife cheated on him, and his father-in-law's assassins dumped him into a river to drown and die. Just when he thought his life would take a turn for the worst, he realized that he was the true heir and long-lost son of a wealthy man! With newfound power and wealth at his fingertip, will Alex be able to rise to the challenge and claim his rightful place in the world, or will the secrets of his past come back to haunt him?

Daniel was a stain to the Hughes Family name, not only because he was just a live-in son-in-law, but also because everyone thought he was a useless bum, including his wife. He was disgusted, despised, seen as a pig, and a shame to the family. But his real identity as a prominent heir with superpowers remained a secret. Will the relationship with his wife change because of the secret he has kept away from her? Will the Hughes family finally accept Daniel as their son-in-law? These questions will be answered as you continue to read this book. Disclaimer: This is purely a work of fiction and any similarities in names and characters are purely coincidental.

A conspiracy by his uncle's family led to Diego serving 10 years in prison. Diego was accused of sadistically killing his parents, which he did not do. During his time in prison, Diego's uncle Austin managed to seize all of Diego's parents' assets, and even married off Diego's sister Gloria to an old business partner. Now, after 10 years, Diego is finally free and will seek revenge. Will Diego be able to take revenge on the people who have made him suffer? Will the vengeance Diego feels in the darkness of prison pay off?

In the state of Nebraska, the city of Strawberry has one of the oldest Irish families in the nation. The Flanagan family dominates all the dark businesses in the city. However, on the surface, they are a respectable family which has a large amount of business. The current head of the family, Brian Flanagan is ready to retire, so he plans to leave the family business to his son Killian Flanagan who has ambitions to spread his family name across the country. But before he must consolidate his strength in the state, for this he will have to marry the daughter of the current governor in order to have a solid base to help with his future plans. The only problem is that the governor’s daughter hates him because she thinks that he is to blame for the death of one of his close friends, so he will have to find a way to fulfill his goals before his father gave him the power. However, on a rescue mission, things go wrong, so he suffers an accident, but it is because of that he gains the power to travel between parallel universes, so he decides to use his new abilities to get the power he so desires.