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An orphan uncovers his past secret revealing how a philanthropist exploited orphanages selling children and betraying their trust only to discover his own tragic origins tied to their cruelty, igniting a relentless quest for revenge but forgets the old proverb: "before embarking on a journey of revenge, dig two graves".

Takumi died in a ridiculous way and ended up in another world. Instead of gaining a powerful ability, he ended up dragging along an arrogant and useless goddess. Now, trapped in a group where all his companions are more problematic than helpful, his new life promises to be a disaster full of debts, chaos, and embarrassment.

Selene Astrid spent seven years as the Saint, sacrificing everything to seal the Demon King—only to be betrayed and killed by the Hero, Crown Prince Cassian. The last thing she saw was the Duke of the North dying to protect her. She awakens as Rosalind Thorne, the villainess executed for trying to poison that same prince. With seven years of future knowledge and her holy powers sealed in a noble girl's body, Rosalind has three goals: avoid execution, expose the fake hero, and save the Duke who died for her. But the Duke remembers dreams of a silver-haired saint. The timeline is changing. And someone is pulling strings from the shadows. This time, the Saint won't be a martyr. This time, the villainess will rewrite fate.

The King of Hell was demoted for being too compassionate. He went to Ksitigarbha — 地藏菩薩 — for guidance. Ksitigarbha said: you have judged humanity for ten thousand years from a throne. You have never lived a human day. You say they are worth saving. Go. Prove it. He drank Meng Po's soup — 孟婆湯 — and forgot everything. Ksitigarbha watched him disappear. Then — very slowly — smiled to himself. Hell difficulty. You are the King of Hell. Hell difficulty should not be a problem for you. Right? He was reborn as Zheng Wen De — 正問德 — Righteous Questioning of Virtue. His legal Indonesian name is Suwandi. He is fifty years old. Chinese. Living in Indonesia — the world's largest Muslim majority country. Let us find out how Yanluo Wang mitigates his life with nothing left.

Xiaochen's new book "Global Apocalypse: My Arrow Towers Are a Bit Too Many". Bookworms in a reading drought, please come check it out. All things evolving? Awesome! Trampling gods and demons? Domineering! System: Ordinary beasts, fierce beasts, demon beasts, divine beasts—those are all just nourishment for the host. Zhang Yang: System big bro, let's hold off on the bragging for now. My lifespan is almost up—let's focus on surviving first.

In the waters near the ruins of Ohara, an ancient stone stele carved with a perfect human likeness is secretly salvaged from the ocean floor. The moment it leaves the sea — Its eyes open. Evan Lindsay awakens. Sealed within Poneglyph-grade stone for over five centuries, he carries the power of the Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan — Devil Form. Drawing on the memory of the Eight Great Demons, he pushes that power far beyond its natural limits, developing eight elemental authorities that the world has never seen: The Earth Demon splits the ground and shakes the tectonic deep. The Wind Demon tears the sky into howling spirals. The Thunder Demon shatters the air between heaven and sea. The Sky Demon claims the high winds and all that moves through them. The Sea Demon stirs the ocean from its floor. The Mountain Demon stands immovable as stone and twice as hard. The Flame Demon breathes holy fire across the battlefield. The Moon Demon curses what it touches and pulls the light from the sky. That year marks the beginning of something new. Across the Grand Line, in Marine offices and pirate taverns and the courts of Yonko, a name begins to circulate — spoken carefully, repeated quietly, neither fully believed nor fully dismissed. The Devil of the High Seas. Evan Lindsay, moving through a world that has forgotten what ancient things look like — Causing chaos. For freedom.

Before you start reading, A piece of advice Your favorite characters will DIE, some in ways you’ll find satisfying, others in ways you’ll wish you could forget. If you’re still brave enough to continue, then be my guest. ___ The word “ruthless” define him. Lucien Graves was an ordinary man once , A young man who died of cancer, But fate pulled him into a world governed by chaos, dice, and death. Now, trapped in a deadly game where even destiny itself can bleed, he must carve his own path through pirates, monsters,Titans and all sort of godly beings. This is a game of destiny. Whether it’s the so-called Son of Destiny or the Villain of Fate, Reincarnator or Transmigrator— they all fall the same. “Because, I must survive.” ______ Advanced chapters are available on patron Become patrons to gain access Patreon.com/Zphyr

Born the year God Valley burned, Lucien Vosgrave is bored out of his mind and pushed out the door with nothing but his father's notebook and a name to find. His aim? See everything the world has to offer, cure the boredom, and have as much fun doing it as possible. The world, naturally, has other ideas.

Awakening a Legendary Class in the Apocalypse…? Not even in his wildest dreams could Xavier have imagined things would take a turn for the better. Xavier was rotting in some corner of a federal prison, destined to live a miserable life. However, everything changed when the apocalypse arrived. While the world around him burned, Xavier awakened a class—one that rewarded him for killing monsters in a single strike… for creating kill streaks. [Ding! Hundred monsters successfully executed. All attributes increased by 100%.] While others were struggling to kill basic zombies, he killed the God of the Apocalypse in one hit. [Kill Streak – One Million] [All of host’s attributes are increased by one million times.] With this, Xavier ended the crisis that had plagued the galaxy for millions of years. Discord: https://discord.gg/rfYm9nx7X6

Vegeta's unintentional wish alters Goku both inside and out. Now he, or rather she, must suffer the consequences. How will these newfound changes influence everyone, and how will it affect the end result of the Android saga? BONUS STORY: Issei-chan & the Demon King (Queen) of Sixth Heaven Falling into a magic circle is one thing. Meeting a scary gun lady inside of it? That was scary. But turning into her, succeeding her, and inheriting her legend? Yeah, that was the icing on the cake. Issei was perfectly fine with that, though, and if anything, the gender change was secondary. (Or so she learned.) Girl!Issei. Yes!