Still Life Contest

Some exist with pride, others struggle with pride, some compete with pride, and there are those who fail with pride, but very few can walk away with pride. Congratulations, for as you read these lines, you have witnessed the whole lives of many great basketball players. This pronunciation was embodied when Stephen Curry, after facing defeat in 2021, claimed that no one would want to face them the following season; When Tim Duncan was convinced before the start of the 2014 Finals that they would not mess up; When Kobe Bryant promised at Old Buss's memorial to take the Lakers to the playoffs; When Nowitzki, shedding his label as a soft player, retreated to the locker room in tears at night; When Kevin Garnett let out a skyward howl after holding the championship trophy; When the 2004 Detroit Pistons won and the F4 Lakers lost… Our story begins in an era when pride still mattered.

A story of adventure and discovery. A story of bonds and fellowship. A story of mysteries and mantras. A story of a world only the brave dare to brave. The adventure of a simple young man, brave and strong. A seeker of fun, one who understand the beauty of creation. A creature shrouded in enigma, as deep as the universe. The pursuit of mankind and all creatures in existence. A game of survival, a struggle for dominance. A contest of the braves.

Angel Johnson was a waitress struggling to make ends meet when an unexpected contract with Tryson Bliss, one of City Y's most powerful and ruthless billionaires, changed everything. Tryson needed a fiancée to appease his demanding family, and Angel, desperate for money and a way out of her humdrum life, agreed to play the part. What began as a calculated arrangement soon evolved into something neither of them expected—an intense and forbidden connection. But when Tryson's family uncovers Angel's true motives, they cast her out with venomous disdain. Humiliated and heartbroken, Angel's last hope is confronting Tryson. But instead of an apology or a chance at redemption, she finds herself shattered when he declares that he has chosen his first love, Riley, the woman he was preparing to marry. Devastated and with only her pride left, Angel walks away, determined to rebuild her life alone. Two months later, Angel is lost in the pulse of the music at a dark, crowded bar, seeking refuge in anonymity. A hand seizes her from behind, and her breath catches as she turns to face the man she can't forget—Tryson. His eyes, once cold and calculating, are now stormy with raw emotion, and he pulls her into his orbit, holding out the contract she once signed.  "We haven't finished our work, Angel. The contract says you have a year left to be my fiancée. Don't tell me you're planning on breaching it now." With no choice but to comply, Angel moves back into the house that once rejected her. But to her surprise, the family she once loathed now welcomes her with unexpected warmth and kindness. As she navigates this unsettling shift, Angel is left to wonder—what has changed, and why? What secrets do they hide that could alter everything she thought she knew about Tryson and his family? And as Angel's heart begins to thaw, she's confronted with the hardest question of all: Can she keep the secrets she's hidden from Tryson? And will Tryson fight for her love a second time, despite everything that has come between them?

After a successful mission leaves him traumatized, A young assassin is sent off to a school for assassins where he is expected to learn more about himself, and to overcome his problem, thus fully stepping into the world of Assassins. However, there’s more to this school than meets the eye.

They buried her in 1978. But Miss Titi never left. When Ifunanya "Ify" Okonkwo returns to Saint Raphael’s Academy as a teacher, she expects a fresh start. But whispers of Miss Titi, her old teacher who died mysteriously after their final exams, make Ify uneasy. The very night she returns, she hears chalk scratching at the blackboard in her room. Words appear: "Do you remember?" As eerie visions pull Ify deeper into the past, she realizes Miss Titi isn’t haunting Saint Raphael’s for revenge—she’s searching for her killer. But Ify has locked away those memories for a reason. And if she remembers… she may not leave the school alive.

***An Original Work*** by Karlyn Winn **updates in 2024** An Instagrams fake ID user teenage girl, successfully courting an idol. His name is Ray. Fate made them meet in real life, Ray bumped to the owner of picture in the fake Instagram ID and the teenage girl happens to be his friend's cousin. When they found Ray have suffering in depression about controversial issues, His medical friend, his assistant and the teenage girl, make the girl in the picture pretend to be his Instagram girlfriend. What will happen to Ray and his friends if he found his girlfriend is fake???

He woke up in a completely different world. Whether he was sent back in time or transported into a completely different world from his previous life, he had no idea. Possessing the body of Rodion Andreyevich, the son of a baron who, since their ancestors' time, held a classified secret of the royal family, under the order of the 2nd King of their kingdom. He held no memories of the body he possessed, and to his dismay, he found out that the original Rodion Andreyevich was actually still alive, imprisoned within the recess of his unconsciousness, and to make matters worse, an unknown and ancient entity was slowly manifesting within him. Meeting Nikolai Aleksandrovich, a Prince of Sosoya with an appalling history, a strange emotion immediately manifested and stirred within him.

A bored girl with psychic powers is trying her best to blend in, like the rest of humanity. But until when? Every story with a psychic-powered main character follows the same script—they use their abilities to help others, fight evil, or save the world. BE A HERO? But not Avaris, though.

The story talks about a young adult Irina who wasn't able to follow the path she dreamed of and finds it difficult to accept that she walks a seperate path from her fellows. She tries to bring happiness to her dailylife and discovers new people along the way. But this is only the first step to adulthood, there is more to bear in life, a little sadness still remains; a little from the past and a little to bear ahead. But Life sure is a flower path.

In this world, ascending to upper realms was a matter of resources and ability. No matter the status or power level, if you have the money and the willingness to, you can live in any realm of your choosing. However, the higher the realm, the more power there is to tap into and cultivate. However, a devastating war led to a change in the rules. Who is brave enough to seek the Supremacy and rule the world? By: Jerlani

It’s been over two years since coming face to face with someone who had hurt me terribly.

The scars that mark his body and his unusual mental fortitude built from the rough childhood he went through, his impenetrable heart that has been constructed over the many times it's shattered. Follow this boy throughout his path that life carved out for him. ------------------------- Updates : unknown

Liam, a boy who loves to read novel died. He then woke up from his sleep, thinking he fell asleep while reading. Then, he find out that he was not supposed to wake up in the place where he is in. As an apology, the chief of the transmigrating department offers a compensation. As his wish was fulfilled he thought his second life would be full of romance his favorite characters will give.

Sweet yuri love story. Slice-of-life sequel to "Aren't we lovers?"

SHE Who had fair and glowing skin... Thick, long, and shiny black wavy hair... A pair of aqua-colored, sparkling eyes. And the one who'd been loved by elders, admired by children, and the pride of the family. SHE is my sister... My sister, who had everything that I don't, who got all that I want and received all that I've longed for. I hate her, but I want to be like her. Despite being a boy, I strived to be an equal to her. I've grown my hair and taken good care of my skin. I achieved the perfect replica of her. But just being only a copycat has never been enough. I lived as a living picture of her image and became the scenery of my family who misses her. I'm still not equal. Then one day, no one saw it coming... A circumstance occurred that twisted the cycle of our world which I did not expect would change everything that we used to and opened the door to the next chapter of my bittersweet life. The circumstance that crossed my path to the girl I never thought would play a huge part in my life... That one girl who spoiled me with attention and filled my empty existence with genuine affection. But... In just a blink of an eye, death took her from me. Her sudden death caused dubiety to all of us... Suicidal? No... Someone surely murdered her... But... Our only question is... . . . Who? ~~~

Pada suatu hari yang seharusnya biasa, langit tiba-tiba tertutup oleh bayangan raksasa. Sebuah patung kolosal muncul entah dari mana, berdiri diam dengan mata kosong, tanpa ekspresi, tanpa suara. Keberadaannya melampaui batas pemahaman manusia, dan dalam kebisuannya, ia membawa pertanyaan yang tak terjawab: Apa itu? Dari mana asalnya? Apa yang diinginkannya?

The world didn’t end with fire or war. It ended with a whisper, then a scream. For Elise Carter, high school was already unbearable, but when the infection began, it became a waking nightmare. The dead don’t stay dead. The infected stand still, their milky eyes staring, before they snap. No one is safe. No one is coming to help. Now, trapped in a collapsing town, Elise is forced to flee with a group of survivors toward a rumored safe haven. Among them are Damian Holt, the ruthless fighter willing to spill blood to keep them alive, and Callum Graves, the quiet strategist whose secrets might be deadlier than the infection itself. Between them, Elise walks a thin line—torn between the boy who will burn the world down to protect her and the one who makes her question if survival is enough. But safety is a lie. The infection is evolving. The dead are changing. And the deeper they go, the clearer it becomes—the worst monsters aren’t the ones trying to eat you. Because sometimes, the real horror is what you have to become to survive.

A boy who had seen and lived, a very tragic life, is Reborn again into that life, only this time he does not pursue power or money, he pursue peace and happiness {Do not expect a all emotionaless mc }

The Hero’s Defeat CG? But the Hero is a boy! Then, let’s turn him into a girl. Thus, the strongest Hero, who had traveled from another world, was gleefully defeated by the evil dragon. He transformed into a delicate and charming silver-haired Dragon Maiden, becoming the captive of the Dragon Queen, but lost all memories of being a hero. Many years later, the Hero (Now the Dragon Maiden) took care of the baby virtuously during the day and visited the noble Dragon Queen at night. By a stroke of fate. The Dragon Maiden (Hero) regained her memories. When the Dragon Maiden (Hero) confronted the Dragon Queen, she replied: “Yes, you were once the Hero. Now, we have two children together — one born, one yet to be born.” “No!!!” The Dragon Maiden (Hero) held her stomach, tears streaming down her face. So, does the Hero, who became the Dragon Queen’s consort after her defeat, still have the right to happiness?

Lucas Silver was summoned to another world at 16, along with other heroes, to fight a great evil. For 8 long years, they battled together, eventually defeating the demon lord. But even with their victory, peace never came. Instead, the heroes turned on each other, fighting for power and control. Kingdoms chose sides, fueling the chaos. Lucas, now 24, only wanted a quiet life, far from the endless conflict. But retirement was easier dreamed than done in a world ruled by ambition and greed.

What happens if a human fall to the lowest of the low? Abandoned, destroyed, lonely, Elias is failure at life and a disgusting human being, if you consider such a person human, everything that could possibly go bad in his life happened so Elias turned out to be a criminal and a low-life selling and consuming drugs at a large portion One day he is forced to attend a drug rehabilitation camp so he can sell his product to vulnerable subjects but after having a mental break down he attempts to take his life away but before doing so a girl stops him in his track, beginning his trip to redemption

The world is an ever-changing place. Right now, the world is truly changing, either from the worst or for the best. In the year 2450, humanity has enter the world of the future but suddenly, the world shook and rumble for an unknown reason. This earthquake has a Richter magnitude scale of 10. Which is the strongest earthquake in the time of humanity as all believed to be mortifying turned to the worst. The earthquake is also known as 'Super Quake' rumbled the entire earth that lasted for 5 months. Fortunately for humanity, we have developed enough technological resources to launch 3/4th of the population to space but the 1/4th who has been left on Earth, unfortunately,  faced an inevitable death As belief to be the end of mankind, everybody has thought that the earth has ended but as they continue to observe from far away, they saw the earth increase in size forming new tectonic plates and new land began to develop mysteriously expanding earth. Humans continue to observe the earth and like 5 months pass, the Super Quake has finally ended and the earth is now the size of Jupiter making it a new super planet. Seeing that the world has become quiet again, the humans in space returned to their homeland only to find out that not only has almost every man-made infrastructure fallen to ruin, the new landmass formed by the quake made new materials that has never been discovered by humans and not only that,  creatures have evolved to monsters that feed on flesh. These monsters are variants of mutation and evolution. Countless casualties had occurred in the first years of humanity but as we continue to discover and learn about the new materials and monsters, humanity had finally given a foothold to restart again by building a new and more advanced civilization that plans on subjugation to all monsters that may come to a threat to humanity. 60 years have passed, the world has changed since then. Kal a sixteen-year-old Filipino teenager has lived alone ever since his father mysteriously disappears in a hunt. He didn't have any money or job to cope with his daily expenses so, at a young age, he decided to register as a hunter. He has no good background, education, or talent at all, no one had dared to help him so he remained alone. This made hunting harder, he almost died countless times by average monsters and even the weakest ones would cost him a broken bone or two. Because of his bad record, he was considered the weakest hunter and became a laughing stock to all the hunters causing him to suffer more than he had already been. One normal day, while hiking in the mountains, he stumbled upon a mysterious crystal. After obtaining this crystal, he heard a soft bell ringing in his head, [HUNTER REGISTERED, WELCOME HUNTER KAL] A mysterious window panel suddenly appeared in his eyes.

As the sovereign of the Enenra will inevitably rise, a hero from a dwindling bloodline that often opposed its agents must aspire to be the greatest of them to stand a chance at saving the world he loves.