Drawing Competition Price

Raven Solis has made a career out of revealing the truth, but when her friend, investigative reporter Valeria Cruz, goes missing after uncovering a deadly secret, Raven is left chasing shadows. Her investigation takes her to an abandoned warehouse—and into the crosshairs of Dante Voss, the notorious enforcer of the Calloway crime syndicate. Dante has been digging holes for his family for years, ensuring their secrets remain buried. But when Raven finds her way into his life, her determination to uncover the truth threatens to bring it all crashing down. She's careless, obstinate, and way out of her league. And worse—she's onto something concrete. With deadly powers closing in around them, Raven and Dante forge an uneasy pact: she discovers her answers, and he spares her life. But the more they probe, the deeper their destinies entwine. For in a city where corruption reigns supreme, trust is a luxury that neither of them can afford. And some truths are best left buried.

Over a thousand years ago, the world was a battlefield. People with different powers fought relentlessly, and war and chaos became a daily routine. It was an age without peace until a mysterious woman—believed by many to be a divine messenger—arrived and changed everything. She proposed a competition to determine the five strongest abilities, and the victors would be crowned as rulers. The competition was fierce and merciless, but in the end, five champions emerged: the Lightning King, the Weapon Nation King, the Fire King, the Ice King, and the Air Queen. As a reward for their triumph, they were gifted special crowns that granted them immortality. The only way they could lose their crowns—and their lives—was by being defeated by their own bloodlines. With their newfound powers, the five rulers created nations, carved out territories, and established family lines. Under their reign, knights, branch leaders, princes, princesses, commanders, generals, and lieutenants formed a new world order. However, as with all things, peace came with its price. There was never good without bad. And now, the paths of the five nations are set to cross again. Which will you choose? The prodigies of the Lightning Nation, the bloodthirsty warriors of the Weapon Nation, the fiery determination of the Fire Nation, the analytical tacticians of the Ice Nation, or the peaceful killers of the Air Nation? All roads will converge in the "Five Nations"

Wenyan leyó un libro en el que un personaje secundario que compartía su nombre era una falsa heredera. Después de que la verdadera heredera asumiera su posición, la impostora intentó asegurar su lugar en la familia adinerada drogando al hijo mayor y haciendo un hecho consumado de un arroz cocido, solo para ser desenmascarada por la Familia Shen y terminar suicidándose en la desesperación. Wenyan estaba furiosa de ver tal final. ¿Cómo no se podría sobrevivir sin el respaldo de una familia adinerada? ¿Acaso la familia no le había proporcionado una casa de lujo y un sinfín de artículos de lujo? Solo vender esos le reportaría decenas de millones. ¡Ella era simplemente un caso perdido! Si ella fuera la Wenyan del libro, habría renunciado a su posición y simplemente habría vivido relajada como un pez salado! Pero cuando despertó de su sueño, realmente transmigró al libro. Fiel a su palabra, dejó de conspirar. De la noche a la mañana empacó sus maletas, vendió su casa, coche y bolsos, y buscó un trabajo. Toda la Familia Shen notó el cambio en Wenyan, su hija adoptada. No solo se había mudado obedientemente, sino que también nunca causó problemas de nuevo. Aún más extraño fue que ahora podían ver sus pensamientos más íntimos. «Papá, Mamá, nunca quise usurpar su nido, pero los resultados de la prueba de ADN de la verdadera hija tienen problemas. De hecho, ella es incluso más falsa que yo, la supuesta heredera.», pensó. Padres de la Familia Shen: ...... Entonces, la 'hija' perdida y encontrada fue expuesta como una impostora y llevada por la policía para ser interrogada. «Hermano mayor, ese compañero de colegio tuyo no es bueno, es un espía corporativo, el hijo ilegítimo de los archienemigos de la Familia Shen.», pensó. El hijo mayor de la Familia Shen: ...... Después, el compañero fue sorprendido robando documentos confidenciales y también fue llevado por la policía para ser interrogado. «Segundo hermano, eres una persona tan pura y noble, no debes estar con la hija de la Familia Qin, ella solo te está usando, su corazón en realidad está puesto en alguien más.», pensó. El segundo hijo de la Familia Shen: ...... Gracias, lo investigaré. «Y tercer hermano, cuarto hermano......», pensó. Al final, nadie podría haber predicho que la hija adoptada menos distinguida de la Familia Shen se convertiría en la mimada nuera.

What happens when you mix love and crime in Italy? In the cold streets of Rome, Duncan Toriela, a powerful crime patriarch, has just executed his longtime adviser Marco Rossini for betrayal. Moments after this brutal act, while walking alone through the city, he encounters Damien - a desperate, street-smart young boy attempting to rob him. Instead of reacting with violence, Duncan sees something of himself in the boy's fierce determination and survival instincts. Recognizing a kindred spirit marked by hunger and pride, he unexpectedly offers the boy dinner rather than responding with aggression, setting the stage for a potentially transformative encounter between a hardened criminal and a young survivor.

[WSA Entry 2025] WARNING: This webnovel delves into themes of madness, insanity, and distorted realities. As the story progresses, it may change your perception and evoke unsettling emotions. Reader discretion is advised. Take care to recognize when to step back if you feel overwhelmed. Don't worry though, it delves deeper into the aspect of insanity though, so most of it should be ok except a few parts. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For after life, comes death For after nothing, comes everything For after existence, comes deletance What comes after? For it was not decided before. For the mechanisms switched and whatnot. It changed over the course of time. For it was decided to choose eight. And eight did it truly choose.

Ren Arashi, a notorious assassin known as the White Reaper, finds himself facing a different kind of judgment after death. Instead of eternal damnation, he awakens in the strange and vibrant Spirit World, a land filled with lost souls and curious creatures. He's thrust into a high-stakes competition called the "Spirit World Gameshow," where players compete for a chance at reincarnation. With his carefree yet loyal Soul Guard, Hinata Yushiro, Ren must navigate a series of challenges and quests. Using his Skills, Ren must outwit and outmaneuver his opponents. But the Gameshow holds dark secrets, and the line between competition and manipulation blurs. As Ren delves deeper, he questions the true purpose of the Gameshow. Can he trust the enigmatic Soul Guards? Who are the mysterious creators behind this bizarre competition? And will Ren embrace his newfound powers and carefree spirit to conquer the Gameshow and win the ultimate prize: a second chance at life?

[This is the reboot of Qaya: the tale of the singular duo] In a kingdom ruled by ruthless power and shrouded in secrets, Qaya finds herself entangled in the web of King Awin’s dark ambitions. As a skilled operative coerced into destroying innocent lives, she’s promised freedom in exchange for a final act of betrayal. But just when she begins to hope for her release, fate deals a fatal blow. Awakening in the body of Mahalia Heris—a noblewoman from a family once loyal to the very king she despises—Qaya is granted a second chance. As she navigates this unfamiliar world, haunted by the past and surrounded by those who believe she is someone else, she realizes the power of her new position. With her knowledge of Awin’s treachery and the resources of the Heris family, Qaya seizes this unexpected opportunity to right her wrongs, seek redemption, and ultimately bring down the man who once held her captive. But can she balance the pursuit of vengeance with the weight of her new identity? Or will the shadows of her past consume her once more?

Jin is transferred to a world of superhuman. This world also have gifted people who hold superpower. How will Jin survive and thrive to get a place he deserves in this world with genius and gifted person everywhere. How will Jin live in a academy full of competition will jin be able to make a place for himself and find a position he diserve. or he will be lost in the competition. This is my first original novel. the cover do not belong to me.

Link's soul traversed into the Wizard World, delightfully obtaining the Krypton Card Drawing System. With his first draw being the "Mind Closure Technique," his cultivation progress far surpassed his fellow apprentices. He conducted research, carried out experiments, published papers, and obtained patents. In this highly advanced civilization of a fantastical world, he climbed to the peak step by step. He campaigned across the Heavens, admired countless bizarre landscapes, and conquered one innovative civilization after another.

(First time writing so fuck it, we ball). Ulysses Vanderbauss. Small-time train robber, big-time money-lover. Lives in the horrid old west wasteland world of Ionia. While on the job, he hears something that piques his interest. A tournament is being held for bags upon bags of gold. A tournament of unrestricted, unrelenting gunfights. Duels to the death, for a grand cash prize. Learning this information, he smiles. He knows what he’s gotta do, and he loves it.

In the midst of a heavy rainstorm, Jay's car speeds away from home, tears blurring his vision. The storm makes it nearly impossible to see, and as he approaches a slippery road and loses control of the car, sending it crashing over the sidewalk and hitting a man before the vehicle flips over. When Jay and the man he ran over regain consciousness, Jay discovers that the stranger is in far worse condition than him. Lying down, unable to move with heavy bleeding on his head. A mysterious voice from above then offers a grim choice "Only one of you will be given a chance to live". Faced with the dire situation and seeing the stranger’s critical state, Jay has made a decision.......

She was his obsession. He was her prison. Lena Zielińska, a fiercely independent fashion designer, has spent her life building her dreams from nothing. But when her father trades her to settle a debt, she becomes the property of Alexei Drakos, a ruthless Greek mafia kingpin with a dangerous obsession. Ten years ago, Alexei saw Lena sketching in her father’s garden, her fiery spirit igniting something in him he couldn’t forget. Now, he’s claimed her as his own, determined to possess the woman who’s haunted his thoughts for a decade. Trapped in Alexei’s gilded cage, Lena vows to escape. But as their fiery attraction grows, she begins to see the man behind the monster, a man who would burn the world to keep her safe. In a world of power, betrayal, and forbidden desire, Lena must decide: fight for her freedom or surrender to the man who holds her heart captive. His Price, Her Fate is a dark, passionate tale of love, obsession, and the lengths we’ll go to for the ones we can’t live without.

When campus playboy Paris spots their class genius, London, sneaking out of the faculty room with stolen test papers, he seizes the chance. Rather than reporting her, he makes a deal—he'll keep her secret if she can help him win over her best friend, Venice. What begins as a basic understanding quickly draws them into the clandestine secrets of their tiny community, where appearances are deceiving. Everybody's living a lie, and the more they look, the grimmer the truth turns out. But in a town founded on lies, somebody will have to pay for the price of being pretentious.

The grand tournament of mages to become the successor of the Great Wizar A.Veli will take place in the world of AinVeil. 250 contestants chosen from earth will participate in this competition for the ultimate prize- the strength of a god and a wish granted by the great wizard himself. Airon accepts the invite to the tournament for one specific reason and that is to save his younger brother. No chapters on Sunday :)

In a world where power is dictated by gangs, cities, and families ranked from Tier 1 to Tier 6, only the strongest survive. In the Tier 4 city of Blackridge, fifteen-year-old Elijah struggles to find his place. With his mother working tirelessly and his younger sister depending on him, he has always kept his head down. Determined to rise above the chaos, Elijah and his best friend Kai decide to create their own gang from nothing. But strength in this world isn’t given—it’s taken. The gangs that rule Blackridge won’t tolerate competition, and even the weakest gang has more resources, manpower, and experience than they do. With no money, no reputation, and no clear allies, they must navigate a brutal world of betrayals, violence, and ambition, where every decision could mean life or death. But Elijah is different. He possesses a mysterious system that offers him power—at a cost. As he slowly uncovers its secrets, he realizes that survival is not enough. To protect those he loves, he must become stronger than anyone else. He must climb the ranks, crush the opposition, and seize control of Blackridge’s underworld. But in a world ruled by kings, warlords, and ancient families, the price of power is steep. And when the past comes back to haunt him—when whispers of a forgotten night resurface—Elijah must confront not only his enemies but the truth about himself. In the gang world, the strong rise, the weak perish, and only the ruthless reign supreme. And Elijah? He plans to reign at the very top

Orphaned in the old world after taking care of his irresponsible and sick mother for years on end, Kyle finds his life turned upside down. His already dim world turns even gloomier and coupled with his trauma from losing her, Kyle felt like he had lost his purpose in life. Living day by day, akin to a soulless puppet, he struggled to keep his suicidal thoughts in check, all whilst trying to make ends meet as a cabbie. During those dark times, Kyle slowly begins to find solace in the world of music and movies. Even though it had always been there, it truly became something as a bloodline of sorts for him because, individually, both pieces of media, transported him to another world, one where he could feel happy, if even for a fleeting moment. And, as if the universe wanted even more for him, Kyle met some lovely old people, all of whom treated him as the son they never had, making him feel like he had a family after so long. This eventually, helped him let go of his trauma and turned him into the lovely soul he was always meant to be. But as fate would have it, these same people, wanted for Kyle to pursue his dreams because they saw the potential for greatness in him and the wonderous things he could go on to do, even if Kyle himself was oblivious to it. So, in an effort to make his dreams come true, they ended up gifting him a brand new chance, one that Kyle himself would only go on to realize after his untimely death in a fatal car accident. Now awake in the new world, still orphaned but with a brighter perspective on life, Kyle, armed with a System, another gift from his loved ones in the previous world, decides to take the chance to pursue his dreams of being a star, one that he was unable to pursue in his previous life due to his lack of talent. This is the story of a man who will go on to become the most versatile and renowned superstar all over the world... and it starts, just as he takes his first step into the cutthroat world of fame and fortune by registering for the popular singing reality TV competition, 'Rising Voices'. Known to be a fiercely competitive TV show, Kyle will meet with top contestants from around the world, go up against them, level up and become better, and ultimately, battle with them for the number one spot in the show as a dark horse! --- |AUTHOR NOTE| Just wanted to make it clear, that the singing competition which will be the first arc of the novel, will end around the late twenty-ish or early thirty-ish chapters. After that, you can expect so much more from the story so look forward to it! Also, although the setting is in a parallel world, all the songs, scripts and movies (although I will draw inspiration here and there), will be originals penned by yours truly (-‿◦).

Caeser out of his depts makes a deal with the devil just for a chance to get revenge on them and fufil his dream. but he has forgotten that there is always a price to pay

Arataki Abe doesn’t trust anyone. To him, the world is full of lies—and Class 2-B is proof of that. However, the longer he stays in this class, the more he realizes that something is terribly wrong. One by one, students disappear. The teachers act as if nothing is happening. And when Abe starts searching for answers, he stumbles upon a terrifying truth—a ruthless system that has been controlling the fate of the students all along. Surrounded by deception and betrayal, Abe must make a choice: stay silent or fight back? But is he truly ready to face the truth?

Alex likes novels where the protagonist is not a hero but a villain, what Alex realized is that. When the protagonist are villains in novels, they never truly act like a real villain, only when facing other bad people do they do the villain role. Alex is sick of this. If he had the ability to be a villain, alex knew he would be a true villain.

In a galaxy ravaged by war and haunted by the ever-expanding Dead Zones, Naia is a skilled Harmony Navigator - a person of extraordinary powers that can temporarily stabilize paths through them. Thus she was trained and recruited into the branch of the military known as Vanguard Operations. She finds her romance - a welcome stabilizing factor in her life - thrown into turmoil when the enigmatic and powerful soldier, Theia, joins her squad. It would be clear to anyone that the two women looked very much alike… and it was long clear to Naia that this woman was the one she was always meant to replace in Evander’s heart. Bound by duty, Naia must navigate not only the treacherous reality-bending terrain of the Dead Zones but also the growing tension and unspoken desires within their team. As her squad leader Evander's attention slips ever more towards the alluring and unpredictable Theia, the Navigator grapples with feelings of jealousy, insecurity, and a growing sense of isolation. Love & Duty - Or Duty & Sacrifice? A balance that the three can live with is sought. Will she be able to maintain her focus and fulfill her vital role in the war effort, or will the discord fomenting within their squad consume them all? Naia must confront the rising tide of chaos, both within herself and slowly building in the world around her… ultimately discovering the true price of harmony. ---- Romance-Drama with a Science-Fantasy setting. Messy Triangle - yes. An Omni-Directional one? At times, but it's not poly. Some FxM R-18/Smut... Interspersed tastefully and plot progressively. --In this author's opinion, anyway. * Eventual Les/Yuri/FxF scenes, yes. * You're Welcome. ---- If you like your love stories poking you in the feels in the middle of fantastical settings, check out my other works too! It's kind of what I do.

Follow the story of Joeline, a noble who wakes up with no memories of his past. Determined to uncover the truth, Joeline abandons his status as a noble and sets out on a journey to explore the world as an adventurer. Along the way, he faces numerous challenges and encounters people from different races and cultures. As he delves deeper into his journey, Joeline hopes to unravel the mystery behind his memory loss and discover his true identity. But with each step he takes, he realizes that the road to truth is fraught with danger and uncertainty. Can Joeline find the answers he seeks and reclaim his lost identity, or will his quest lead him down a dark path of secrets and betrayal?

A powerful fight happened in the heavenly realm, where Isamu and his companion fought the gods in revenge for his family being the sacrifices. After days of battle, defeat followed the two. Then they pay the price for going against the gods; Isamu fell with his guardian angel, Miyu, from defeat. But after a brilliant sacrifice of Miyu, Isamu had the chance to flee from the battlefield from where he was. Following Isamu's supposed death, the gods boasted about his death and notified the whole world of the happening of his death. But no one knew Isamu would come back for revenge once again.

In a world where Brooches of Power dictate the fate of warriors, kingdoms, and even gods, the battle for ultimate control rages on. Some brooches bring light, others spread darkness—but one stands above them all: the Sheem Brooch. A child lost to a storm. A war spanning generations. A destiny bound to magic. When Bastin Terris is swept away by a great flood, he awakens in a world torn apart by legendary warriors, celestial beings, and corrupted magic. The brooch his father left him is no ordinary relic—it holds the key to a forgotten legacy, one that both heroes and tyrants seek to control. But power comes at a price. Lunéviel Noctis and Zahir-Shamranuddin-Ahfzek—two of the world’s most feared wielders—will stop at nothing to claim the Last Brooch. As Bastin grows, so does the war, drawing him into a conflict that threatens to consume the realms. Angels and demons. Titans and traitors. Warriors and gods. Will he rise as the wielder of the Sheem Brooch, or fall into the abyss of fate? The battle has begun. The Last Brooch must not fall into the wrong hands.

Three descendants. A chosen one . A price . A sacrifice. My Firefly. My HOTARU

The Skull of Horowits follows young adventurer Kodi Prime as he embarks on a perilous journey to find a mythical artifact said to grant its possessor one ultimate wish. Consumed by the same obsession that destroyed his father, Kodi seeks the skull to take control of his destiny and prove his worth. Joined by the enigmatic and ambitious Aaliyah, Kodi must navigate treacherous landscapes, deadly rivals, and the artifact's sinister influence. Along the way, he encounters cryptic warnings and harrowing trials that force him to confront the cost of his ambition. As Kodi draws closer to the skull, he faces a crucial choice: claim its power and risk losing everything that makes him who he is, or turn away and leave the dream behind. The Skull of Horowits is a tale of ambition, sacrifice, and the price of ultimate power.