deception

"A marriage decree, a bestowed wedding. She, a woman with no apparent talents, beauty, or virtues. He, a disgraced prince, bearing scars, disabilities, and serious ailments. Yet the world proclaims them a perfect match! Beneath the wedding banner, she smiles gently, her composure unwavering. Through countless trials, all she desires is peace in this life. Inside the wedding hall, a smile graces his lips, while his heart remains as cold as ice. Enduring all disgrace, he harbors the ambition to one day conquer the world. — He is my husband. To disparage him is to belittle me, to insult him is to insult me, to harm him is to harm me. If anyone dares to harm me, I will eliminate them! — I have no faith in the gods, nor do I seek mercy from the heavens. If she should lose her life, I will turn this world into hell, offering the mountains and rivers as a sacrifice for her. *In this story, both the man and woman wield formidable power. *She exudes serenity, while he harbors a shadowed heart. She possesses kindness, while he harbors darkness. Wicked individuals are dangerous, but sometimes, the kindness of others can be even more potent. *Though there may be many attractive men, remember that this story revolves around the relationship between one man and one woman."

In a city where status decides visibility, Kang Doyun exists by design in the margins. Seoul is filled with men who work hard, speak carefully, and disappear the moment they are no longer needed. Doyun is one of them. A contract worker with no name worth remembering, he survives by being reliable, discreet, and invisible. He does not chase ambition. He does not demand recognition. He understands the rules of a world that rewards those already standing above it. Then he is chosen. Not publicly. Not proudly. But quietly, and with conditions. Doyun becomes a man who is allowed close to power, yet never acknowledged by it. Useful, but replaceable. Desired, but hidden. His proximity to elite women and closed rooms does not elevate his status. It exposes how low it truly is. Every interaction is measured. Every mistake carries a cost. Every advantage comes with a leash. In a society where reputation is currency and visibility is risk, being chosen does not mean being valued. As Doyun navigates the cold geometry of Seoul’s professional elite, he is forced to confront a brutal truth: comfort can be more dangerous than failure. Remaining hidden is safer, but it will also erase him. Rising means loss, scrutiny, and standing alone when protection is withdrawn. There is no shortcut upward. No public claim. No system that hands him power. Only decisions that slowly change how the world reacts when his name is spoken. The Man They Had to Hide is a male-oriented urban psychological novel about status, restraint, and the price of being close to power without belonging to it. A slow-burn journey through elite society where success is not defined by who wants you, but by whether you can stand when they no longer hide you.

They erased his identity. They buried his past. But they forgot one thing—ghosts don’t stay dead forever. Ethan Cross was once the Agency’s invisible hand, a deep-cover spy whose existence was known to only three people. Until one mission in Prague went wrong. His team was slaughtered, his cover was blown, and the traitor inside the Agency pinned everything on him. Now, years later, the world knows him as Damian Voss—a low-profile security consultant in Berlin. But when a familiar symbol appears at a crime scene—a symbol only his dead teammates used—Ethan realizes the traitor is still out there. And this time, he’s pulling strings on a global scale. To uncover the truth, Ethan must reenter the shadow world he left behind: secret intelligence networks, mercenary corps, and phantom organizations like Specter Division—the same group that destroyed his life. But revenge comes with a price. The deeper he digs, the more Ethan realizes he’s not just hunting the traitor… He’s becoming the weapon they created. “In the world of spies, silence isn’t peace—it’s the sound before the kill.”

時間が静止する (Jikan ga Seishi Suru) When Time Stands Still Suguru Tenshi lived a life that never moved forward. Each day repeated itself—identical streets, identical classrooms, identical silence—until even time itself felt meaningless. Then, without warning, the routine broke. Suguru opened his eyes not to a dream, but to a forest untouched by human hands, where the air breathed, the ground wounded, and survival demanded effort. There was no prophecy waiting for him. No divine voice. No power placed in his hands. In a world of old kingdoms, steel-forged blades, and forgotten magic, Suguru begins at the lowest point—not as a hero, but as a boy who must learn how to live again. Every step forward is earned through hunger, pain, and the quiet trials of ordinary life: learning to work, to trust, to fail, and to endure. Strength does not come easily in this world. Magic is not kind. And time, once frozen, moves without mercy. As Suguru journeys from forest paths to stone roads, from isolation to fragile connection, he must confront a truth more difficult than monsters or war: To move forward, he cannot remain still. This is not the story of a chosen one. It is the story of someone who learns to become one—slowly, painfully, and honestly.

Duncan was a wealthy man with a perfect family—or so the world believed. Married to Monica and blessed with three daughters, his life seemed complete until a single mistake reshaped everything. An affair resulted in a son, Cedric, born to Amanda—a woman whose only crime was loving the wrong man. When Duncan decides to bring Amanda and Cedric into his home, he hopes for peace. What he ignites instead is war. Consumed by fear that her daughters will be displaced and stripped of their inheritance, Monica sees Cedric not as a child, but as a threat. Her resentment festers into something darker, something unforgivable. In a desperate bid to erase him from their lives, she manipulates her own daughter, Naomi, into telling a lie that will destroy a young man forever. A single accusation. A single lie. A life sentenced. As Cedric is dragged into a nightmare of police cells and courtrooms, cracks begin to form within the family. One sister knows the truth and stays silent. Another begins to question everything. And Amanda—a woman pushed to the edge—must find the strength to fight for her son in a world already convinced of his guilt. But lies have weight. And blood remembers. When hidden documents surface, loyalties shatter, and long-buried truths claw their way into the light, the family is forced to confront a devastating question: What happens when the people meant to protect you are the ones who betray you? WHEN BLOOD LIE is a gripping family thriller about betrayal, false accusations, inheritance wars, and the irreversible consequences of choosing fear over truth—where justice is delayed, innocence is punished, and redemption comes at a terrifying cost.

Aham Armstrong was born into power—but raised by loss. Orphaned at a young age and later adopted into the legendary Armstrong empire, Aham grows into a man determined to protect his parents’ legacy. When he marries Kelly, the woman he believes is his safe haven, he thinks he has finally won peace. He was wrong. Framed for massive financial crimes he never committed, Aham is arrested, disgraced, and thrown into prison as his empire collapses overnight. His wife vanishes. His name becomes poison. And the man pulling the strings—Don Pedro, a trusted family ally—steps silently into control of everything Aham once owned. Prison does not break Aham. It forges him. With the unexpected return of Clara, a brilliant lawyer from his forgotten past, Aham uncovers a conspiracy deeper than fraud—one rooted in murder, manipulation, and a decades-old betrayal that claimed his parents’ lives. As the truth emerges, a powerful shadow figure known as Jane Smith resurfaces, holding evidence capable of toppling empires across borders. But revenge is never simple. Kelly returns, wearing regret like a mask, while secretly carrying orders to finish what she started. Don Pedro grows desperate as his perfect plan begins to crack. And Aham must walk a razor’s edge—pretending to trust the woman who tried to kill him, while turning himself into bait to expose the monster behind it all. In a world where love is weaponized, loyalty is lethal, and power is taken—not given—Aham Armstrong must decide: Will he reclaim his legacy… or burn the empire down to reveal the truth? Because this time, survival isn’t enough. This time, the truth will own blood.

This is not a redemption story. This is a survival story. And survival leaves marks.

Through tragedy, anyone can climb to greatness. What’s the phrase? Like a phoenix, from the ashes we rise. Or maybe, when you get knocked down, get back up stronger. Well, what do you do if someone close to you is assassinated and you watch it happen powerlessly? I think getting back up after that one, someone would be so mentally broken… or god-like. Happiness, sabotage, sadness, murder, science, ultra instinct, powerful abilities, hatred, and so much more thrive in the world of Keena. The Gray family endured a lot for the world and, most of all, the newest addition to the family. Is there anyone that can help save the world from itself?

When the heavens split, Xeris Vaeth is torn from his world and cast into another – one ruled by cultivation, strength, and the tyranny of righteousness. In this world, power defines truth and morality bends to survival. To most, cultivation is the path to greatness. To Xeris, it is a system to be understood… and surpassed. Creatures of essence and will, Myr embody the laws of this world – tools of power, and the proof of one’s worth. Cold, calculating, and unbound by virtue, Xeris seeks no glory, no god, and no moral justification. He seeks permanence. For what value has effort if it fades? What meaning has life if it must end? Power is truth. Understanding is freedom. Eternal Nihilism – the story of a man who pursues immortality not to escape death, but to give meaning to life itself.

Indeterminacy Cycle is a novel that follows the protagonist; a student selected to participate in a series of entrance examinations held by an isolated and highly selective institution. These examinations are not academic, but instead consist of structured trials designed to test reasoning under uncertainty. Participants are placed in physical puzzles and social deduction games where information is incomplete, misleading, or intentionally falsified. Progress through the examinations depends less on knowledge or strength and more on how effectively a participant can interpret behavior, manage credibility, and adapt to constantly shifting conditions. I hope whoever reads this enjoys it, and if you have any feedback at all please let me know because I lowkey can't write

They called him an angel. They are right. But angels aren't always kind. He was offered divine grace, shown a mother's love, and given a second chance. He weaponized the first, murdered the second, and is wasting the third. Some souls are not worth saving. And this is a chronicle of one.

In the quiet town of Eldridge, where the mist from the nearby river lingers like a silent witness, a series of mysterious disappearances shakes the community. Detective Lucas Ward, a seasoned investigator haunted by his past failures, teams up with investigative journalist Emma Hale, whose instincts for uncovering hidden truths have made her both respected and feared. As they delve deeper, clues lead them between the eerie streets of the town and the bustling shadows of the city. Every secret they uncover reveals another layer of deception, and every ally may hide a dark motive. With time running out, Lucas and Emma must navigate a web of lies, confront their own demons, and chase whispers that could either save lives—or destroy them.

After dying in his old world, George is reborn into a strange new realm, a place where patience outweighs talent and magic exists—but only just. He grows cautiously under his foster parents, keeping his brilliance hidden to avoid the obligations and attention that once destroyed him. At the academy, he navigates friendships, rivalry, and the temptations of academic excellence, all while trying to remain unnoticed—until Elira, a sharp and calculating older student, begins to take an unusual interest in him. She recognizes his strategic mind and subtly pulls him into challenges that awaken his latent potential, forcing him to confront the tension between staying hidden and stepping into a world that may demand more than he’s willing to give. As George edges closer to understanding the mysteries and powers shaping this realm, he must decide whether to resist or let himself be drawn into paths that could change everything.

Foster Ambrose is a lie. He is a ghost wearing a dead man's skin, a policeman juggling a consultant's life, and the only soul in a gaslit, anachronistic city who remembers he wasn't supposed to exist. His only clues to his three violent deaths are a blood-stained notebook and a cheap compass that points towards the impossible. With a club of individuals from different walks of life, Foster battles entities that can conceal entire city blocks from memory and killers who wield words as weapons. But this is only the beginning. As the barrier between worlds thins, Foster's three deaths mark him as a key player in a game played by deities. To protect his brother and the city he now calls home, this lonely saviour must ascend from a pawn to power, and decide whether to build a bastion for the light, or become a god in his own right. The gate is not a door. The book is not a shield. The heart is the key. And he is the Lonely Saviour who must turn it.

Khanh, an orphan boy, struggles daily to survive on Tier 0—the darkest bottom of a nation ruthlessly divided by an oppressive caste system. His fate takes a dramatic turn when a mysterious old man appears and reveals a horrifying truth: Khanh's true identity is the last descendant of the "Extinct Clan," a legendary bloodline that once possessed millennia-old power before being eradicated in a dark conspiracy. The entire world he knows is merely a veil hiding earth-shattering secrets. From this point, an arduous and bloody journey begins. Khanh must learn to conceal his true identity to survive amidst enemy encirclement, all while secretly pursuing two great goals: protecting innocent commoners from lurking dangers and completely dismantling the unjust tiered system deeply rooted in the nation. To achieve this, he must not only fight using the power of Gods, Demons, Spirits, and Beasts—entities summoned through contracts—but also enter a far more complex and dangerous battlefield: the game of power. Khanh must wield, manipulate, and reshape the realms of economics, politics, and media. Every move on these fronts serves the ultimate purpose of controlling and harnessing the two most primal forces of all: belief (faith) and fear.

No one believes me...? Why? It's a false accusation though. I don't care anymore, believe what you want. I'm leaving. Seventeen-nearly eighteen-year-old Haruki Shimatsu is blamed for a false accusation that he never committed, hated by his family, friends, and his crush, he decides that there is no future left in his hometown. Will he survive on his own with his rapidly deteriorating mental health?

《Devil》 tells the story of Chi You, the protagonist shou, who was killed by someone and cultivated for revenge with the help of Feng Li, the protagonist gong. When Jiang Luo woke up, he transmigrated into the body of the cannon fodder that killed the protagonist shou. What’s even worse, he transmigrated at the time when the protagonist shou was already killed by the original body. At the funeral, Jiang Luo was pushed in front of the coffin. The deceased body of the protagonist shou in front of him was serene, with a smile at the corner of his lips. However, Jiang Luo knew that he had turned into a malicious spirit and was eyeing covetously at him. The more dangerous it was, the calmer Jiang Luo became. When his desire for survival reached the critical point, he knelt on the ground with a puff, and forced himself to cry. With his sincere emotion, he said: “Chi You, I love you so much. Please don’t leave me…” The chilliness around him smothered slightly. Author Wàng Sānshān, 望三山

When the proud and untouchable son of the Vard gods - Blue - defies divine law, the gods decide to teach him humility the hard way. But one mistake changes everything. Instead of the mortal realm, Blue is hurled into the enemy gods' dimension - a place dripping with danger, vengeance, and ancient hatred. The connection to his home is severed. Every ally is gone. And the ones who rule here would rather see him burn than breathe. Trapped in enemy territory, Blue must navigate deadly politics, intoxicating temptations, and a bitter rival whose dark eyes hide more than just hatred. The line between love and war blurs, and every choice could either save him... or seal his doom.