The Slave: Zero

Not my novels or FF. Just some interesting reads I found.

Deep darkness surrounded her, rising and falling with her chest as though they had become one with her. she could feel him, even as he remained still, waiting for her to move. Nelly smiled darkly, he still thought her innocent. He would be the last person she dealt with. "How many?" The familiar voice slipped from somewhere within the shadows. Amused. Same as always. "Enough." she muttered. a low chuckle echoed from the same direction. "Don't do that, I've warned you not to lie to me." Silence. "How many people have died since this little....quest of yours began?" She exhaled slowly. "Many." A second passed. "Too many." the darkness shifted, curling closer, like it was listening. "And still you're not satisfied? the voice pressed. Sharper. "How many more Nelly?" She turned slowly, fully aware he couldn't see her. her eyes burned. "No," she said. "It's not enough, Not until they feel it." Her legs moved. "Not until they all pay for what they took from me." the darkness stirred violently feeding off her rage. "I'm coming for all of them. And this time....I won't hesitate." *** Twelve years before the story begins, a twenty old engineering student named Ken was shot on a road outside the University of Abuja. His girlfriend Nelly watched him die. Touted as a genius, he spearheaded several scientific discoveries. His research notebook was never recovered. His death was filed as a robbery gone wrong. Nelly did not believe it then. She doe not believe it now. Her suspicions were further fueled when a tech startup, came into the spotlight and meteoric rise: Akor Corp, a tech empire whose products seemed all too similar to be a coincidence to Kens work. Driven almost insane by that grief she returns. With a simple plan, infiltrate Akor Corp, find a connection with Ken's death and brings his killers to justice. Nelly soon discovers nothing is ever that simple. Kelvin Akor her cold enigmatic boss, is a mysterious and calculated man, she also encounters Lucky Dante the famous playboy, and was soon entangled with both men. After her discovery leads to the death of her former classmate, she is forced to question her resolve for revenge. unknown to her, the powers that had put Ken down, had become aware of her. Does she succeed or give up, knowing it put the lives of her loved ones in danger?

Death was supposed to be the end… but when Ethan Ross wakes up, he finds himself in the Marvel Universe—as one of Hydra's top bosses. Unlimited money, secret bases, and a global spy network at his fingertips? Honestly, he's having a little too much fun. Then he discovers his real cheat: a private Divine Realm where anyone he captures becomes part of his domain—and where he is absolutely unstoppable. While heroes like Avengers are busy saving cities, Ethan is playing a deeper game—manipulating villains, outsmarting heroes, and quietly collecting powerful figures like trophies. But when a man starts treating gods and monsters like collectibles, how far can he go? Will Ethan rise beyond heroes and villains alike… or push the entire world to unite against him? Stay tuned.

After a fatal truck accident in Ohio, a twenty-six-year-old man wakes up in 2006 as Zach, the "disposable" teenage friend of Claire Bennet in the world of the television show Heroes. Transmigrated into the town of Odessa, Texas, he is bound to a unique progression system: he is a human anomaly with no natural Evolved gene, yet he possesses Omniscient Awareness, granting him perfect meta-knowledge of the show's timeline and Evo-Sense to detect nearby powers. As he navigates high school life alongside an indestructible cheerleader, he begins using his Power Absorption ability—starting with a partial copy of Claire's regeneration—to prepare for the coming storm. From tracking the serial killer Sylar to dodging the memory-wiping "Bag and Tag" teams of Primatech Paper, Zach must use his knowledge to protect those the original writers forgot. While his Adaptive Resistance slowly learns to counter the dampening fields of the Haitian, Zach discovers that his very presence is triggering a relentless Butterfly Effect, turning his once-perfect map of the future into a dangerous, uncharted territory.

Spencer Finch was just a normal guy in Portland until an aneurysm sent him straight into the body of Arthur Morgan during the chaotic Blackwater Massacre. Now stuck in the world of Red Dead Redemption, he must navigate the dying Wild West using the Frontier Empire System, a strategic interface that provides medical protocols and member loyalty stats. To keep the Van der Linde gang from collapsing, he leverages his knowledge of the future to pay off deadly debts and save members like Jenny Kirk before the Pinkertons close in.

Ritsuka awakens in a virtual realm with amnesia, forced into a deadly conflict for the mythical Holy Grail that can grant any wish. Aided by a sword wielding berserk who goes by "Saber" as her partner she must battle friends and foes alike to unravel the truth of her identity. BONUS STORY! Ritsuka Fujimaru & the Great Holy Grail War! Ritsuka, desperate for more SSRs, accepts a mystery man's offer to replace a Master in a Great Holy Grail War. With knowledge of the future and her only SSR fighting beside her in real life, Ritsuka plots to mess up the entire storyline just for the 1000 Saint Quartz reward.

In a world where ash and fire are the only inheritance left, Cray walks the ruins of a forgotten kingdom. Once a warrior without a name, he now carries the weight of a dying world on his shoulders. Every step forward burns — but stopping means becoming ash himself. Some are born from fire. Cray was born from what it leaves behind.

The Illusionary Knight of the Eternal Pavilion is a haunting masterpiece of celestial grace and terror. Shrouded in Lunar-Silver Soul Armor that flows like liquid mercury, his form is a shimmering silhouette born from starlight and shadows. He wields the Mirror of Infinite Phantasms, a Martial Soul that dissolves the boundary between reality and dream. On the battlefield, he is a ghost; he moves without sound, leaving a trail of fractured glass in his wake. To gaze upon him is to lose oneself in a labyrinth of mirrors, where his Void Piercer spear strikes not the body, but the very essence of the soul. He remains the Pavilion’s ultimate enigma—a silent, timeless sentinel guarding the threads of fate.

In a world where twisted demons hunt humanity, survival belongs to the chosen—those wielding divine weapons of the Angelic Order. Caleb Sultan is not one of them. Just a broke café worker trying to get through another day… until a single night changes everything. A demon attacks. A mysterious box shatters. And Caleb is forced to do the unthinkable— He consumes the heart of a Demon God. Now something ancient beats inside his chest. It sharpens his senses. Twists his instincts. And feeds him a hunger he cannot ignore. The Angelic Order hunts demons. But if they discover what Caleb has become… They will hunt him too. Because in a world of monsters— He might be the most dangerous one.