confronting the faceless

After finding out she had at most five years left to live, Shikera Anderson could only live life in a carefree and unhindered manner, in order to numb the fear and sadness in her heart. However, her heart shattered when she was forced waste a year stuck in an marriage contract with a masked man, in exchange for her father's life. "The main clause of the contract: Don't touch my daughter!" Ethan DeLoach, the most wanted personality by all the press stations in the country, hated reporters with passion until one came into his life in form of a contract wife. He was able to keep her at bay until her despicable lips turned out to be the cure for his terrifying nightmares. As they experiment with their lips every night before sleeping, how long would it take them to succumb to the throngs of passion while throwing all caution to the wind? Will Shikera be able to dissolve the hatred Ethan has for reporters, with her plain and carefree attitude? How will Ethan react when he finds out what the repercussion was for breaking the contract? And finally, would the love between them defy Shikera's short life span? *** "Ethan, why the fuck did you not tell me I had hickeys on my neck?!" Shikera yelled. "I practically announced to the whole nation that I had a passionate night!" "That's not my fault though. You could have lied they were birthmarks." "And when the marks fade, another lie?" she asked irritatingly. He smirked mischievously at her words, before leaning over to whisper into her ear, "No worries, I will renew them every night."

[+Horror +Mystery +Romance] CoverArt by Sendaline_16 Do you believe in omens? Or curses? What if you met someone who carries the weight of a curse for a thousand years? Han Soojin created an ordinary life for herself, working as a therapist on a small clinic in the city. When a patient comes in with strange questions about himself. It was bizarre and Soojin felt it. The mystery behind her patient pushed her to follows him one night after recognizing him walking down the street. At the corner of the road, Soojin confronted him. But the answer to her questions brought more puzzling thoughts when she found out he was dead and murdered before meeting him. Is she seeing a ghost? Then why did his palm felt warm on her hand as she pulled him close?

A man had given up his real life. He was one of many NEETs who wished to change their life. A new popular virtual reality game, Heallance, was released. He intended to become a new person inside the game. Thus, he promised to himself that he would never log out. And he was reborn as a player named Zeroth. Throwing his real life away, Zeroth's new life in artificial world has begun.

Qin Hao, a young man who had been battling a terminal illness, found himself in the most unexpected of circumstances when he awakened a mysterious system. This system granted him an extraordinary gift – the ability to alter his appearance and disguise himself as anyone he chose. With this newfound power, he became more than a mere mortal; he became a shapeshifter, capable of transforming into any individual he desired. Driven by the injustice he had witnessed throughout his life, Qin Hao assumed a role he never dreamt of – he appointed himself judge, jury, and executioner. No longer confined by his physical limitations, he set out on a quest to deliver justice to the wicked souls that had managed to elude the law. His mission was clear – he would harvest the life and soul of those who had spread evil and chaos, ensuring they faced their well-deserved fate. With each wicked individual he encountered, Qin Hao's sense of purpose deepened. Yet, his actions came at a cost. Each collected soul that he absorbed into himself not only granted him renewed strength but also connected him to the darkness he sought to eradicate. He could feel the sinister weight of their sins and the torment of their past deeds seeping into his very being. Despite the heavy burden he carried, Qin Hao remained resolute, for he knew that the collected souls provided him with something invaluable – the chance to revive his failing body functions. The terminal illness that had once threatened to take him away from this world now faced an opponent as relentless as fate itself. As the wicked on the loose learned of their impending judgment, an eerie and palpable tension settled over the city. They whispered fearful tales of the shapeshifter, a vengeful force determined to cleanse their world of darkness. Each night, the air was thick with uncertainty, and the once-dreaded shadows now bore a haunting presence, as if they were sentient witnesses to the shapeshifter's relentless pursuit. One by one, the wicked would meet a strange death, their fates sealed by a force beyond comprehension. It was a chilling reminder that even in the face of adversity and impending mortality, justice could find its way through the most enigmatic of avenues. Qin Hao's transformation from a mere mortal to an enigmatic figure, guided by his unyielding sense of justice, was a tale that intrigued and bewildered the masses. And so, the legend of the shapeshifter began to spread, a tale of hope for the oppressed and a warning for the malevolent.

Melissa’s world turns upside down the night she stumbles onto a creepy beach ritual that flips a switch inside her. Some kind of wild, dangerous power wakes up in her, and chaos follows fast. Her mom gets snatched, and Liam, the guy who stole her heart, dies trying to save her. Now, the city she thought she knew is crawling with shady watchers, rival factions, and power-hungry creeps who want whatever’s sparking inside her. Scared and alone, Melissa’s on the run until a secretive underground group takes her in. They’re supposed to help “awakeners” like her learn to control their gifts—or maybe they’re just using her for their own game. With their help, Melissa trains to fight, harness her new powers, and navigate a messy web of groups like the Order, all claiming they’re the good guys. But her heart’s still broken, and she’s obsessed with finding her mom, chasing every whispered rumor, sketchy ritual site, and burned-out operative she can track down. Every clue drags her deeper into a secret war where everyone’s got an agenda, and trust is a luxury she can’t afford. Then she meets someone different—a guy who sees her as more than a walking weapon. Sparks fly, and against all odds, they start to build something real, something worth fighting for. But just when she’s daring to hope, the truth hits hard: her power’s tied to a looming disaster that could tear the world apart… or save it. To stop it, Melissa might have to give up the one person who makes her feel human again—or watch everything burn to save the love she’s only just found.

Gray World is dominated by the will of Gods and thrives under the control of iron gears and steam. It is a place where faith is not a passive devotion but a currency—traded, bought, and sold by churches that wield their gods' influence as weapons. It is a place where value is absolute, value is everything, shaping every belief and controlling every life. Run by ironclad reign of Church of Steel, every life here reeks of smoke and decay, while the Church of Sacrifice whispers promises of salvation through pain and sacrifice. Yet, amidst this ever existing Gods of sacrifice, iron, and decay, a new God descends—one who was once known as The Faceless One, God of Confusion, Keeper of secrets, Messiah of messengers by en masse: the God of Fiction. God of Fiction, Ashur, reincarnates after dying by the wiles of God of Sacrifice and others. Unlike other gods, Ashur, does not demand worship through suffering or material devotion. Instead, he brings something far more dangerous: the ability to weave fantasies into existence, to blur the line between fiction and reality. "Is fiction not a truth waiting to be realized?" Whispers spread among the people—rumors of a church that doesn't preach, of a god who offers not suffering but something far more seductive: choice. They speak of dreams too vivid to be mere illusions and realities that seem to bend to their imaginations. What is fiction, if not another form of reality? When the masses begin to believe, does belief not shape the world itself? As his own proclamation goes— [To not exist does not mean one truly does not exist, for to be known is also a form of existence.] ﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌ [This book has been dropped] [If you want to read something after it, I would recommend, “Death Game: Beyond Reality“]

What would you do if someone—or something—offered you everything you ever dreamed of? Power.wealth. Even a chance to rewrite your fate. In this world, nothing is given freely. Some trade their souls. Others their eyes. Just like the horror stories. But when my moment came… they didn’t want my soul. They didn’t want my eyes. They asked for my face. My name is Ross Mutt, and everything changed with a single phone call— a call that dragged me into a hidden war run by people who control more than governments, more than nations. People who decide who vanishes… and who never existed. I thought I was going to take them down. Until the day I heard that voice. A calm voice. A patient voice. A voice that had been waiting for me long before all of this began. “Rise.” That was my first glimpse—my first warning—that something far greater than my enemies had taken interest in me. And from that moment… my real fight began.

A young lady, Lucia, was adopted by grandpa James when she was a teenager. She was taught to become the heiress of her foster family, but she had to hide her identity, from the public. Why? Hugh was assigned as Lucia's bodyguard, by grandpa James, but he hid his real identity from Lucia after he made a deal with grandpa James. He left his pack because of the promise he made to Licia, and also because he didn't want to become Alpha. What will happen when Lucia finds out about Hugh's identity? What will happen when Lucia's identity is revealed? What are the hidden dangers in their love story?

a mage trying to survive in a medieval world at all costs no matter what the cost this mage will do anything to be the most powerful mage that ever lived

In a world reminiscent of the upheaval of the High Middle Ages, an enigmatic person known only as the "Faceless King, Arthur" strikes fear into the hearts of countries, earning the animosity of warring kings and generals. Haunted by a terminal sickness, he starts on a desperate effort to establish long-term peace among chaos and violence. As he navigates perilous relationships and tackles his past demons, he must address the question: can he achieve his vision of harmony before time runs out, or will his search for redemption be swallowed up by the shadows of his own death?