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Supervillian Lord Malachai the Dread is an awesome guy! No really!

Evil has a reputation problem. In a world overflowing with dark lords, liches, demon queens, and world-ending prophecies, most villains rule through fear, cruelty, and expendable henchmen. Burnout is high. Survival rates are low. Dental coverage is nonexistent. Lord Malachai the Dread is different. A terrifying presence wrapped in ritual armor and apocalyptic intent, Malachai is also an unusually considerate employer. He offers full medical and dental benefits, fair wages, hazard pay, and flexible scheduling. He remembers birthdays. He helps henchmen move apartments. He believes loyalty is earned—not forced. As heroes rise, rival villains scheme, and the world edges closer to conquest or collapse, Malachai’s organization grows not because it is feared, but because it works. Henchmen choose to stay. Morale improves. Productivity rises. And slowly, quietly, the most dangerous villain of all begins to take shape—not because he is the cruelest… but because he is the most competent. This is a comedic fantasy web novel about workplace culture, loyalty, and what happens when evil finally figures out how to run itself like a functional organization. It blends sharp humor with heartfelt moments, exploring villainy through the lens of management, ethics, and the simple power of treating people well—even while plotting the end of the world. After all, anyone can rule through terror. But only a truly great villain offers dental.
Twilightsoul · 2.3k Views

The Epstein Files: The Black Ledger

When billionaire shadow-broker Hadrian Voss is found dead at his Swiss estate, the world calls it natural causes. But two people know better. Maren Althaus, a relentless investigative journalist, receives an anonymous tip pointing her toward Voss's encrypted archives — a hidden record called the Obsidian Ledger, containing every secret deal, every manipulated election, every buried scandal connecting the world's most powerful people. Tomás Duran, Voss's former head of security, is pulled back into the shadows by the very consortium he tried to escape. He knows where the files are. He knows what's on them. And he knows people are already dying to keep them buried. As Maren digs deeper, she discovers an island that exists on no map, a network of fixers who erase crimes before they're committed, and a broken witness whose fragmented testimony reveals horrors operating above every law. But the ledger was deliberately split apart. Pieces are missing. Dead men's switches are failing. And a faceless consortium — operating through fake charities, shell foundations, and compliant governments — will burn everything to keep the truth submerged. Faced with an impossible choice — reveal everything and trigger global chaos, or stay silent and let evil survive — Maren and Tomás must decide what the truth is actually worth. The answer is more terrifying than either of them imagined. Not all monsters are human. Not all truths are meant for us.
DaoistWolUvt · 1.1k Views