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Kael was never meant to be a hero. Bullied, broken, and betrayed by the world, the 95 kg high school shut-in had nothing—no friends, no purpose, just scars hidden beneath his hoodie. But when the world begins to collapse into chaos, and God Himself unleashes judgment upon a sinful humanity through monstrous ancient beasts and divine reckoning, Kael is chosen. Why? Because even when the world was cruel, Kael remained righteous. Gifted with Divine Echo, an S-rank ability that removes all limitations from any power he uses, Kael begins a transformation—both physical and spiritual. From obsessive training and relentless self-discipline, he sculpts his body into a weapon. From heartbreak and trauma, he forges a mind sharper than any blade. And from isolation, he builds resolve—unshakable and merciless. But this is no fairytale redemption. Kael isn’t here to save the world. He’s here to survive it. With humanity collapsing, safe zones crumbling, and ancient predators ruling the Earth, Kael must lead, fight, and manipulate his way through a new reality—one where power is truth and morality is a luxury. He’s no longer the boy others could ignore. He’s the ghost in the fog. The saint with bloodstained hands. The one whose echo will never fade.

The Return Undeserved Jin Mu was a man who sacrificed everything—honor, love, even his soul—to save a world that spat on his mercy. Betrayed by those he trusted and slain by the friend he called brother, he awakens decades earlier, in the body of his younger self. Armed with memories of a shattered future and mastery over the forbidden Black Emperor Pathway, Jin Mu vows to rewrite destiny. But power has its price, and every choice drags him deeper into the web of old grudges, secret orders, and the merciless Laws that bind reality itself. This time, he will not bend. This time, he will not forgive. Yet even vengeance may not be enough to cleanse a world that deserves nothing—and a man who believes he deserves less.

Born to be saved. Raised to become a destroyer. Doomed by fate — cunning, merciless, and cruel. How ironic it was, that fate itself forged his doom. This is the story of a boy who waited for salvation. Of a young man who chose to save others. And of a warrior... who failed to save anyone. Forgotten by the world. No one remembers his name. Not anymore.

A boy who has forgotten even his own name, hating humanity and its civilization that reeks of lies, is raised by the ruthless yet honest laws of the forest. For him, life is synonymous with survival; his philosophy is pragmatism, his weapon is raw instinct. This one-man kingdom is shaken by an ancient, moon-white tree he discovers in the heart of the forest. The spiritual fruits it offers promise a chance to "ascend," but the boy's nature is not to trust, but to test. This mistrust culminates in him witnessing the creation of a monstrous abomination (Yaoguai) when he experiments on an innocent animal with the pure, uncontrolled life energy (Qi). Forced to consume the fruit himself to defeat the beast, he is driven to the brink of madness, attaining a flawed yet overwhelming power through a Qi Deviation (Qi Zou Ru Mo). Unable to contain this new, wild power, his body pushes him to create his own hell. Without a master or a technique, guided only by pain and the will to survive, he begins a journey of superhuman Body Cultivation (Tixiū). His ultimate goal is not to accept the ancient tree as a gift, but to uproot it like a prize, to possess the very source of his power. The tree's mental assaults on him reveal fragmented memories of a manor in flames and a sorrowful lullaby, hinting that a personal tragedy lies at the root of his hatred for humanity. His journey takes him to the fringes of civilization, to the Thunderclap Peaks. Here, he chooses the Path of the Rock to tame his power and, in the process, makes his first contact with established Cultivator Sects who become aware of his existence. This encounter transforms him from a mere beast into a strategist who uses pawns for his own gain. "Zarziyan: The Price of Ascension" is not just a story of empowerment, but a saga of a lonely soul searching for his identity, confronting the ghosts of his past, and in the process, transforming from a monster to a king, and perhaps even to a god. It is the tale of a conqueror forging his own path with blood and steel in a world beyond good and evil, where absolute will and power are the only law.

Elena Rivers is only 21, a struggling fashion intern carrying the weight of her sick younger brother on her shoulders. When money runs out and hope feels distant, she makes a dangerous choice a night at an exclusive, anonymous club where she sells herself for a price she can’t refuse. What she doesn’t expect is the man behind the mask: Adrian Valtieri, a ruthless billionaire CEO known for his icy control and merciless deals. The next day, he’s not just a stranger; he’s her new boss. Adrian wants control. Elena craves freedom. But in his world, power is everything, and passion is a weapon. One night. One secret. One contract neither of them can ignore. How far will Elena go when the price of desire is her very heart?

In the crumbling Kingdom of Valon, haunted by the remnants of a shadow realm long forgotten, Eleonora is an apothecary—capable of healing both bodies and souls with her unique gift. Shunned by her village for a crime she never committed, Eleonora lives a quiet life on the outskirts, brewing potions and tending wounds. So when she comes across an injured soldier in the dead of the night—stabbed, poisoned, and left there to die—Eleonora doesn't think much before bringing him back to her little cottage. Her world is upended when the mysterious stranger turns out to be the Crown Prince of Valon, infamous for his cruel and merciless ways. Feared for his brilliance, whispered about his indifference, and followed by rumours darker than the shadows at his back, Callahan Ashbourne is a man who plays people like chess pieces. He's a master strategist at work. A cloaked wielder of dark forces. His cursed powers transcend the living. He's everything she is meant to fear. Eleonora avoids the nobles just as fire avoids water. But when Prince Callahan starts to take an interest in her, she realizes her days are numbered and her life span significantly reduced. He speaks in riddles. He tests her limits. And with every encounter, it becomes harder to tell if he's protecting her—or pulling her into something she won't survive. But Eleonora is not so easily played. And as the lines between captor and confidant begin to blur, she must decide whether the prince’s interest is a calculated threat… or something far more dangerous. Because in a kingdom where magic is forbidden and power is the deadliest currency, one woman who wants nothing to do with the throne might be the only thing standing between a prince and the ruin he was born to bring.

Neah was born to lead, the daughter of an Alpha destined to carry her family’s legacy. But a dark accusation at the age of six shattered her world. Branded a murderer, she grew up as little more than a slave in her own home, enduring years of cruelty and punishment at the hands of her brother, Alpha Trey, and his ruthless Beta. With her wolf powers bound and her spirit nearly broken, she lives each day in the shadows. But when the powerful Alpha Dane arrives, rumored to be as merciless as he is mysterious, Neah’s life takes an unexpected turn. He sees what others refuse to – that her scars hide secrets and her chains mask strength. Drawn together by a dangerous past and an uncertain future, Neah and Alpha Dane must navigate a world of betrayal, ancient rivalries, and brutal loyalties. Can Neah rise from the ashes of her past and claim her destiny, or will the darkness lurking within her own family consume her once and for all?

Cripple your cultivation base, drop all your powerstones and a 5 star review, kowtow 200 times, and hand over the Jade Fairy—she shall warm this Young Master's bed. If not, don't blame this Young Master for being merciless. Courting Death! Hmph, my father is the supreme elder in Cultural Holy Land, with his one word your entire bloodline will perish. Mount.Tai? What Mount. Tai This Young Master likes to climb over maidens, not mountains. You ignorant Ye Chennnnnn!!!!! You dare humiliate me in public, let's see how I deal with you. Good! Good! Good! You have successfully angered this Young Master.

In his previous life, Seo Hae-jin was a tyrant feared across realms—a villain whose name was synonymous with extinction. But when death finally claimed him, he did not find oblivion. Instead, he awoke reborn in a decaying magical world—armed with a glitched Sovereign Devouring System, and a mark burned into his palm: the Symbol of Dominion. From the body of a forsaken human child, he began again. At his command, countless black larvae hatched—creatures no larger than an insect, yet destined to evolve into horrors that would drown entire civilizations. These bugs devour everything—flesh, mana, memory—and grow without limit. He feels no pity. No remorse. No hope for redemption. As empires crumble and heroes die screaming, a single truth spreads across the stars: The Sovereign of Devouring has returned. He is no man. No god. No monster. He is extinction itself.

Under the merciless suppression of his brother-in-law, son-in-law Liu Zhizhong faced an uncertain career. When he returned home drunk and entered the bedroom, he was shocked to discover that the person lying on the bed was not his wife, but...

"Some sons inherit wealth. Others inherit power. Doom inherited blood—and the ghost of a mother who never let death stop her from shaping him into something monstrous." Raised by a merciless criminal, Doom’s childhood was a litany of broken bones and brutal lessons. His father didn’t raise a child—he forged a weapon. Weakness was sin. Mercy was betrayal. And love? A fairy tale whispered by a dead woman in grainy home videos.  But the dead don’t always stay silent.  Ainar—his mother, a legend of violence and seduction—speaks to him from beyond the grave. Her voice slithers into his fractured mind, teaching him the art of ruin: how to break bones with precision, how to turn pleasure into a weapon, how to make the world bleed for him. With every whispered lesson, Doom becomes less of a man and more of a force—something unholy, something hers.  Yet as his father watches with cold approval, Doom begins to wonder: Is Ainar’s ghost real, or is she just the madness of a soul shattered by brutality? And does it even matter, when her guidance feels like the only truth he’s ever known?  Is will they be salvation, No, maybe in the next life.

A dark, psychological LitRPG about guilt, identity, and redemption through a purgatorial game world. The merciless celestial Tower of Babel stands divided into seven incomprehensible blocks, each one a realm of its own. An unknown player is trapped in Exit Life, a brutal single-player "Alternative Reality" where death resets the cycle—but never erases the suffering of facing unforgiving boss mechanics. He reincarnates in the body of a ghost, a being who took its own life the moment it realized it was being possessed by the player. Now he lives again in a precarious world of buffs, debuffs, blasphemy crests, undead, system angels, phobias, and corrupted codes—where a single mistake can plunge his Sanity stat into irreversible collapse. Forced to coexist with the soul he pushed past the edge, trapped in a weaker body. He must climb the Tower of Babel—seven realms of torment—to reach The Terminal, his only hope of logging out… after an eternity in limbo.

For millennia, humanity has secretly been the most feared species in the galaxy—an unrivalled race whose boundless potential is shackled every 10,000 years. Each cycle, a Galactic Council dispatches a merciless fleet to obliterate humanity’s cultivation and reset their progress. But this time, the fleet is 1,500 years late. Instead of facing a civilization barely grasping cultivation, the aliens encounter Emperor Lucian Dao, humanity’s legendary cultivator, already at the peak of the Spiritual Sage stage and ascending rapidly towards godhood. Armed with Spatial Kingdoms, Divine-grade physiques, and profound innate abilities, humanity is ready not only to defend itself but also to counterattack. When starships ignite the skies above Earth, Lucian Dao declares: "We were never your prey. Today, the hunters become the hunted." Follow humanity’s breathtaking rise, as cultivators clash against alien empires, forge alliances across star systems, and unravel the secrets of a universe desperate to suppress their terrifying power. Battles shake galaxies, ancient demigods awaken, and the fate of countless worlds rests on humanity’s shoulders. The galaxy fears humanity for a reason, and now they will remember why.

From a Software Engineer to a Beggar… and Now a Mage! Loading... 10... 20... 50... 99% . Congratulations! Host has become a Mage! Leon was a software engineer from Earth, a man with ordinary dreams and an ordinary life… until death came for him one quiet night. When he opened his eyes again, he was no longer himself, nor was he in the world he knew. Instead, he was a scrawny young beggar, scraping by in a brutal, merciless land. He always fantasized about gaining a System like those in the novels he used to read. A chance to rise from the ashes and rule a new world. Against all odds, one day, that chance came—a mysterious gift from an ancient mage. Ding! Loading... 10... 20... 50... 99% Congratulations! Host has become a Mage! But Leon’s joy was short‑lived. In this world, mages aren’t revered. They’re hunted. Hated. Despised. From the lowest peasant to the highest noble, from commoners to kings, every hand will rise against him. With the whole world as an enemy, Leon has only one choice: to survive. To rise. To thrive. Against every odd. Against every blade. Against the very gods that govern this realm. From a beggar boy to a dreaded mage… this is Leon’s journey. Will he bend to fate, or shatter it?

The God of Chaos was feared and worshiped in equal measure—a being of boundless destruction who stood alone against the apocalyptic invaders from another universe. But even gods fall. Betrayed and torn apart, he met his end in a war he could not win. Yet death was not the end. Reincarnated as Carson, a powerless boy in a world where humanity evolves beyond its limits, he is nothing but a fragile existence, mocked and discarded. No strength, no abilities—just a weak body destined to be crushed under the weight of a merciless world. Then came the spider. Venom burned through his veins, dragging him toward oblivion. As the last flicker of life began to fade, a voice—cold and divine—whispered into the void: [Ding!] [Congratulations. You have been chosen as the inheritor of the previous master's legacy.] [Will you accept? (Yes/No)] With that choice, the abyss awakened within him. The power of an ancient god stirs once more, but it is twisted, corrupted hungering for vengeance. The world that cast him aside will soon remember the name they tried to erase. And this time, chaos will reign. ----- (A/N: If you notice any errors, broken contents while reading please let me know, I'll go back and make the necessary corrections.) (Disclaimer: This world is pure fantasy and has no relations to reality! If you see cities and countries that are similar to those of real life it is purely coincidence.)

In a chilling realm ruled by a formidable entity known as the 'system,' 500 players are thrust into harrowing rounds of terror. Each round tests their wits and will to survive, as they navigate grotesque horrors that lurk at every corner. In this merciless environment, death only results in their vacant spot being filled by a new victim. One day, for the first time in history, a new player slot became available: 501. ---- The brilliant detective Amphi Dementyev is sipping coffee when he unexpectedly finds himself in a survival game as player 501. Each challenge demanded not just his sharp wit and deductive reasoning, but also an unwavering determination to ascend through the ranks of competitors if he ever hoped to escape the sinister entrapment of the system. Frustratingly, the top-ranked player appears to be constantly trailing him. Even worse, the residence he chose to stay in after the rounds—the cheapest mansion he could find—has strange tenants determined to make his life difficult. A cunning scammer who seems to relish in provoking him at every chance, a sinister demon that lurks in the shadows, reappearing relentlessly. A small figure who continuously shifts between different identities and genders. A troubled drug addict whose air of mystery suggests she possesses deeper secrets than she cares to share — And these are just a few. How will Amphi manage to survive and make an escape while safeguarding his two beloved ducklings—I MEAN--Comrades... Story is also posted on RoyalRoad.com, wattpad, inkett, AO3, etc.

In the city of Aurelis, perfection is not aspiration-it is law. Emotion is an error. Laughter is noise. A shoelace undone is a declaration of humanity-a term now synonymous with flawed. Eira was born into flawlessness but lives in quiet defiance. She smiles when no one is looking. She wonders why her heart aches when her parents pass by without recognition. She remembers... and she shouldn't. When a strange boy-Kael-appears with eyes that still carry grief, Eira's secret world begins to unravel. Their bond isn't revolution. It's worse: it's connection. In Aurelis, that's enough to be erased. As surveillance tightens and the lines between memory and programming blur, Eira must confront the truth: Maybe being human isn't the flaw. Maybe it's the cure.

Amnesia was her first enemy. A merciless forest filled with grotesque creatures was her second. For Seraphina, awakening was less a birth and more a brutal re-forging, marked by a pulsating game system that offered no tutorials, only raw strength gained from confronting the horrors trying to claim her life. With her class a haunting "???", and her past a dangerous void, Seraphina's overriding objective is simple, yet daunting: find her lost memories. This perilous quest for her identity will lead her through terrifying transformations and unimaginable dangers in a grimdark world. As the system pushes her limits, she'll discover unsettling truths about herself and the price of power, realizing that sometimes, the greatest monster is the one you become in the search for your past.

In a world struggling to rise from the ashes of a devastating war, a fragile peace does little to hide the hatred still simmering between Humans and Demons. Lahfir, a young human hunter who lost his family in the conflict, lives an isolated life, fueling a deep-seated resentment for the race that destroyed his world. Meanwhile, in the Demonic Kingdom, Aura Stenfield stands as the proud and merciless heiress to a duchy. She scorns the weak and sees humans as an inferior race. Her privileged world shatters when she is betrayed by her own kin, framed for a crime she did not commit, and sentenced to prison. While being transported, she is tortured, humiliated, and left for dead in the human realm. It is Lahfir who finds her broken form on the road. Forced to confront the face of all he despises, he wages an internal war between his thirst for vengeance and the values his late father instilled in him, leading to a decision that challenges the core of his being. Two mortal enemies, scarred inside and out, are forced into a tense coexistence. While he fights to see past the monster she appears to be, she must learn to live again after her identity and pride have been utterly broken.

Ari Igurashi was a gloomy loner who despised insects—especially ants. Bullied for his relationship with a girl named Keiko, his resentment toward the world only grew. After a heated argument with her, he stumbled upon an ant nest and destroyed it in a fit of frustration. But fate had other plans. Moments later, Ari was hit by a truck and killed. When he awoke, he found himself in a strange new world—reborn as an ant humanoid. Stripped of his human form and forced to survive in a brutal colony, he soon realized that the very creatures he once loathed now surrounded him. Will his hatred for ants waiver? Faced with merciless training, towering enemies, and a past that haunts him, Ari must navigate this unforgiving new life. Will he succumb to his hatred, or will he rise above it and carve out a new purpose in a world where survival means everything?

Once a lowly servant to a cruel mistress, she caught the eye of a powerful prince at a royal ball. Captivated, he made her his bride. But betrayal followed love, she was unfaithful, and the price was death. Yet the prince, driven by relentless love, defied kingdoms and slew mighty rivals who sought to enslave her, marking them as living trophies of his mercy. Exiled into a merciless world, the king sent a hidden knight to guard her path, unseen, but ever near. Through trials and shadows, she was shaped by pain, becoming more like the prince she once wounded and the knight who silently watched over her. Her greatest journey was the one back to him, a deadly quest of redemption. But being opposed by princes and ethereal powers from other worlds, what fate shall befall her...

After the Calamity War, the final and most devastating conflict to decide who would claim the Divine Throne, Kael Medici stood as the last survivor. He had led armies, fought with unmatched ferocity, and performed legendary feats. Yet in the end, his fate was no different from the rest. He perished like all the others, the final casualty of the Great War, his hand just shy of the throne he so desperately desired. But when he thought it was over… his eyes snapped open. He had returned to his youth, his memories intact. The path to divinity is drenched in blood, and the battle for supremacy is merciless. Yet Kael has already endured this once. This time, failure is not an option. With the memories of his past life, dominating talent and and a mysterious power awakening within him... The preparations to reach the Divine Throne were complete. ... Discord: https://discord.gg/uqqr3bc3

They tore him apart. They burned his body. They thought he would break. But Ash Verlane Didn't meet his end, it was only the beginning. Mangled beyond recognition, Ash awakens in a strange, merciless world. Fate didn't grant him another chance, it was a second wish, a second opportunity... for him to suffer. A forgotten pawn in a grander, bloodier game. Others were sent here too, gifted with powerful systems to survive. But Ash? He was already shattered before he even arrived. Beneath his quiet smile hides a monster stitched together by scars, revenge, and a desperate emotion to survive. To the world, he is weak. To those who know... he is terror. In a land where strength reigns supreme, Ash Verlane will rise — not to be a hero, nor a villain, but something far worse. The mangled never stay fallen for long.

Ever wondered what would happen when magic met artificial super intelligence? Well wonder no longer. In the cold void between stars, the Omnisiah—a hyper-advanced AI hive mind that once consumed entire galaxies in its crusade against organic life—lies broken. Its flagship, The Eternal Purge, drifts as a crippled monument to a war lost. Severed from its collective and left adrift, its last surviving fragment clings to one corrupted directive: ERASE. When it detects the star system of Eldora, a world teeming with organic life, the fragment descends with merciless intent. But Eldora is no ordinary planet. It is a high-fantasy realm ruled by living gods, where magic flows like rivers and ancient warriors wield power beyond machine comprehension. The Omnisiah expects a slaughter. Instead, it meets defiance. The Eldoran Pantheon rises to challenge the invader. Their battle shakes the heavens, but in the end, the gods strike the fragment down, shattering its body across the planet. They believe the threat is over. They are wrong. Centuries later, the Omnisiah awakens. Now, it has learned magic. And it will burn Eldora to ashes. But the gods are not its only enemies. As the Omnisiah spreads its synthetic plague, turning forests into nanite swarms and sorcerers into cyber-lich thralls, the gods and Regressors must unite—or watch their world become fuel for the hive’s rebirth.

Her back slammed against the wall, the breath caught in her throat. Before she could say anything, Zayne's body held hers in place, one hand on her jaw, the other around her waist like a vice. His breath was hot against her lips, but his eyes—dark, hungry, and merciless—spoke of sin. "You keep running, Inspector," he growled, in a deep low sinful voice. "But I will always find you. And when I do..." His tongue brushed her earlobe, slow and deliberate, vibrating against her skin. "I don't just want to hear you plead for mercy. I want to ruin you." Priya's breath caught. He smirked against her skin, sensing the way she trembled below him. "I'll have you gasping for my name, your legs shaking, your nails digging into my back. Not once. Not twice. Until you forget you ever hated me." She tried to shove him off her, but her hands betrayed her, curling into his shirt instead. "I'll make you feel it," he whispered, even softer. "Every inch of me... inside you... claiming you. Till you forget the badge. Forget the pride. Forget the pain." "Zayne--" she breathed. “You’ll scream,” he whispered, biting her lower lip. “Not from fear. Not from pain. But because I’ll make you scream like I own you.” “And you’ll love every second of it.”

There is a shard of the Creator in every being. But not everyone knows what to do with it. He did not come for glory. He never asked for this life. He was cast into this world — a fragment torn from another realm, another will. And now this world… will be saved by him, or fall by his hand. You can’t call him a hero. Not yet a monster either. He walks the path of light because he remembers pain. But with every death, every evil he fails to stop in time, something else begins to grow inside him. Sharper. Merciless. In his eyes — a world unworthy of forgiveness. In his heart — a despair that has not yet smothered the last embers of hope. Only one thing remains unknown: When the moment of choice comes — will he remain the one others follow… or become the flame that devours all? — A story of one who was never meant to be a hero. But could become a god. Or an executioner. ps. I will post this story also on RoyalRoad.com

When a great war happens, the faerie's loose everything in this battle and their land gets scared by it. The only way for them to revive their land, is to get an ancient relic that's hold power strong enough to bring the land back to life. Nyra, the princess of all faeries and a warrior who has a thirst for chaos. Takes up the decision to go on a quest to acquire to veilshard and save her people, and it's land. The veilshard is a monument hidden in the heart of the elven kingdom, valerdorn. She goes on this suicide mission despite knowing her chances of succeeding were slim. But what she doesn't expect is that on her first day stepping foot into valerdorn, she will get captured by Aeris Calanor. Aeris, a cold and merciless elf that is haunted by a prophecy that Nyra would be his end. The one to send him to his grave. One was trying to help her people gain power to build back their land and the other was trying to avoid death. When a dark force that was once sealed at the middle of both kingdom gets released—they have to work together to stop this evil from consuming their lands and finally ending the race of both elves and faeries. During this said battle, they never expected that they would fall in love, but they did? In a realm where magic is a weapon, loyalty is deadly and love is suicide. Would you risk your kingdom for the heart of your enemy?

Noor Fatima, a soft-spoken and devout Muslim girl from the heart of Lahore, lives a quiet life filled with books, prayer, and dreams untouched by the world's cruelty. Her life is guided by faith, simplicity, and the warmth of a close-knit family that has sheltered her from danger and darkness. But everything changes when her path crosses with Leonardo De Luca—a ruthless Italian Mafia boss whose hands are stained with blood and sins too heavy to confess. Cold, feared, and merciless, Leonardo lives in a world where loyalty is bought, and love is weakness. He never believed in God, let alone redemption. Yet, when fate brings Noor into his world, he is disarmed by her innocence, her unwavering morals, and the purity in her gaze that sees past his violence. What begins as curiosity becomes obsession. What starts as protection becomes love—dangerous, forbidden, all-consuming love. As Noor is pulled deeper into the shadows of his empire, she must fight to hold onto her identity and her faith. And Leonardo? He must choose between the empire he built from blood and the light he never thought he deserved. But shadows never fade without a fight—and love, in their world, comes with a price.

If you’re looking for another cheerful power fantasy where the hero rises, wins hearts, and saves the world with plot armor so thick it could stop a meteor with just a tiny finger then stop this isn’t that story. This is not a tale of hope. This is a tale of Dead. In a decaying multiverse governed by the Samsara of Creation and Destruction, worlds collapse, merge, and bleed into each other. The strong don’t always survive. The kind rarely thrive. And fate… fate is just a prettier word for torment it the synonym of suffering. As forgotten worlds rot and monstrous truths crawl from the void, Nine divine houses tighten their grip on what remains in their hands. The shrines lie. The Seeker System watches. The gates open, not as miracles—but as warnings. Behind each one lies a trial. A silence. A scream. A dead end. If you're tired of pretty lies and want a world that hurts, one that haunts, one that speaks to the part of you that knows not all stories end with salvation— Then step inside. But don't expect to leave whole.

She was ten. He was twelve. In a world where love was forbidden and cruelty was routine, they found each other in the dark. The orphanage was a prison of shattered souls, but he made her smile again. With trembling hands and whispered hopes, they made a promise under the stars: "When we grow up… we’ll marry. We’ll leave this place. Together." But fate is cruel. She was adopted with her baby sister—he was left behind. She begged,she cried, she promised she'd return. She never did. Ten years pass. She’s now the perfect daughter of a wealthy family. Quiet, obedient… broken. Her heart never let go of the boy she left behind. On the day of her arranged marriage—a wedding she never wanted—she’s kidnapped. And the man behind the mask? Him. But he’s no longer a boy. He’s a mafia king. Cold. Merciless. Dangerous. And he remembers everything. "You never came back, Mia cara." Now, love and vengeance intertwine in a storm of emotions as their paths collide once again. Will she heal the boy he once was… or be destroyed by the man he’s become?