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Smooth Criminals

In a city where humans and mutants live side by side, three brothers are born on a stormy night under circumstances their mother will never forget. Kane, Kade, and Kian are triplets who look almost identical, but each carries something unusual within him. As they grow older, strange abilities begin to surface—abilities that force their mother to realize that her sons may never have an ordinary life. She does everything she can to protect them. But life doesn't give them much time. After losing the only person who ever truly kept them together, the brothers are left to survive on their own. With nowhere to go and nobody to depend on, they slowly learn to use their abilities to steal what they need. At first, the jobs are small. Food. Money. Things they can sell. But the brothers discover that they're surprisingly good at it. They don't rush. They don't leave unnecessary evidence. And because they can disappear and change their appearances, witnesses can never agree on what they actually saw. Then one day, a wealthy and mysterious man enters their lives. Unlike the criminals they've encountered, he doesn't want to exploit them. Instead, he offers them something they have never had before: a chance to live on their own terms. He gives them information, equipment, resources—and eventually the matching black suits that become their signature. Their robberies become bigger. Their reputation grows. And soon, the city gives them a name: The Smooth Criminals. But fame comes with a price. The government wants them captured. Bounty hunters begin tracking them. Rival mutants see them as competition. Criminal organizations want to use them. And with every successful job, the bounty on their heads grows larger. The brothers only wanted enough freedom to build a life together. Now they're being hunted for reasons they don't fully understand. As their path crosses with powerful people, hidden organizations, and secrets buried beneath the city's history, the brothers begin to realize that their lives may be connected to something much bigger than crime. Something their mother may have known about. Something powerful people have spent years trying to keep hidden. And eventually, Kane, Kade, and Kian will have to decide whether they are going to keep running from the world— or find out why the world is so afraid of them. Three brothers. Three different powers. One unbreakable bond. And a city that will never look at them the same way again.
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A Knight’s Journey: The rise of a Modern World's cultivator

Full title: [The Knight’s Multiverse] - A Knight’s Journey: The journey of a cultivator in a superhuman’s modern world Author: This story has romance and cultivation elements, though the most important part of it is its characters. I strive to portray their doubts, worries and disappointments, along with their hopes, happiness and pride, as well as I can. Characters will learn, grow and bravely transcend their fears, all in the hope of being able to live freely alongside their loved ones. This is what I enjoy writing and I hope you will also enjoy reading it.    Synopsis: What happens after you die? This was a question that baffled many, with two mainstream thoughts battling each other: Religion with its Manichean division of Heaven and Hell and Science with its nihilistic approach of returning to the Universe as cosmic dust. Turned out Damian Knight, now Demian Mikhailov, discovered that none of those theories were actually true when his previous life’s memories awakened after being knocked out by a gangster’s heavy punch to the head. Now 18 years old with a deficient body, he will have to find a way to navigate this World’s deep waters, where Fighters with transcendent Physical Attributes were merely at the bottom of the power scale. From Intrinsic Superhumans to Elemental Cultivators, a single misstep and death could snatch him again, with everything he built in this new life disappearing as if a mere illusion. Fortunately, his Reincarnation came with three incredible gifts: an Equalized Adaptive Physiology Perk, a Soul Bond Perk, and a Soul Shield Perk. Armed with those three Perks, the young man will grow his personal strength to protect not only himself but also his Aunt, Adeliya, and his two older cousins, Brynhild and Seraphine from this World’s hidden forces, and with some luck it may even help him deal with those new and growing feelings birthed from the collision of his two lives. ‘Choices have consequences’. A story of tangled Reincarnations, Forbidden Love, and Cultivation to Immortality. Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheWanderersUniverse (Visual Storytelling version of this book, a mix of audiobook and visual novel) (Ebook Format)Book 1 - 'Memories Of The Past' is available for purchase through this link: https://book.stripe.com/4gw9Dr9n0aMn7dK3cd (Copy the link in your URL and it will bring you to the payment page) If you find any problem with the link or the files, do not hesitate to send a private message and I will do my best to fix it. My only income is from Patre0n and the sales of my book, so if you like the story and can afford it, I would really need your help, either by pledging on Patre0n, or by buying a copy of my book from the link above (8 Euros = 9 USD). Your help goes a long a way and is greatly appreciated. Let’s enjoy this adventure together. Calm Wanderer
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