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On his eighteenth birthday, Liam Archer wakes in a bleeding room with a countdown carved into his skin. He’s been drafted into the Ruleverse—a hellscape where every adult vanishes at eighteen, and only the cunning survive grotesque games governed by sentient paradoxes. But Liam carries two secrets: he’s a time-displaced terminally ill patient who chose this nightmare over death, and fractured visions of the future now flicker behind his eyes. Armed with a cryptic pocket watch and the Eyes of Providence (which gift seconds of precognition at the cost of his sanity), Liam must navigate realms like the Rotting Manor (where mirrors strangle those out-of-sync) and the Clockwork Graveyard (where missteps rewind your flesh into gears). Survival demands mastering three paths: 1️⃣ Earn powers by completing eldritch trials; 2️⃣ Bargain with demons—then kill them to steal their essence; 3️⃣ Cultivate forbidden energy arts—if you find scrolls not burned by the puppet-master syndicate Umbra Oculus. When Liam discovers he can shatter god-cores to harvest their powers—defying the Ruleverse’s very design—he sparks a revolution. With allies including a blade-wielding amnesiac (whose sister birthed the “deicide theory”) and a cyborg who traded his body for AI, Liam wages war against The Final Eye, a cosmic horror masquerading as humanity’s last government. But the Ruleverse hides an ugly truth: it’s a cosmic coliseum where civilizations are tested. Fail, and your species becomes fuel for the Voidsea. Win, and you rewrite reality’s code. Now Liam must choose: annihilate this hell, fuse it with Earth, or forge a Third Path where no child fears their eighteenth sunrise. Perfect for fans of: - The time-bending stakes of "The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue" - The body-horror games of "Saw" meets "Squid Game" - The revolution spirit of "Mistborn".

"As a gold-medal game designer, I'm adept at drawing inspiration from real life using the method of role-playing." "Before making a game, I will seriously role-play as the characters, even if my role-playing targets are as mundane as a blade of grass, a tree, or a stone; I immerse myself fully and complete the task without fail. "And lately, I've been working on a game and movie themed around explorers and ancient civilizations." Facing the interview camera, Lu Zhixing, heralded as the god of game design in the VR era, spoke with utmost seriousness. The host paused for a moment, "So, is that why you took your entire production team to a deserted island in the ocean, found the ruins of an ancient civilization, and then managed to collapse it?"

Ren thought his life was chaotic, but he had no idea what “chaos” really meant until he got his soul scammed by a bunch of misfit yokai. Now, he's stuck in a wild, no-holds-barred world of fire tornadoes, demon pigeons, cursed wigs, and god-level absurdity. From accidental weddings with tanukis to slap-fights on radio towers, Ren’s journey is a non-stop rollercoaster of madness—and it’s all going down while he rocks Crocs. Can he survive the insanity? Can he get his soul back? Or is he doomed to a life of infinite cringe and spicy chip attacks? Buckle up, this isn’t your grandma’s fantasy story. Expect: chaos, memes, yokai drama, and a heavily caffeine-deprived main character.

"Thanks for the invite, I'm in New York, just got off the plane." Du Wei realized he had traveled through time. Having no choice, he had to resume his old trade and opened a psychological consultation clinic, but the patients seeking psychological advice were all a bit strange... Note: This book is set in the Soul Summoning Universe.

In "The Whispering Shadow," twelve-year-old Haru and her younger brother Yuto are sent to stay with their Aunt Akiko in the remote village of Shiroyama. While exploring the forest, they encounter a mysterious and terrifying figure—a tall woman with hollow eyes, known as the Whispering Shadow. Aunt Akiko explains that this spirit has been known to lure children into the woods, where they disappear without a trace. Fearing for their safety, Aunt Akiko takes every precaution to protect the children, including using salt and a bell to ward off the spirit. That night, as the family huddles together, the Whispering Shadow tries to enter the house, whispering the children's names and causing a chilling disturbance. They resist the spirit's eerie call until morning, when their parents finally return to take them away. As they leave Shiroyama, Haru and Yuto are warned never to return to the forest, for the Whispering Shadow is always watching, waiting for her next victims.

Reborn in a parallel world, this place is imbued with eeriness everywhere... Do not enter the bathroom after midnight. At two in the morning, the sound of knocking resonates on time. A woman, haggard and emaciated, always stands with her back to oneself. Encountered a strange event? Lucky for me, I can Rewind! This is the story of a Reincarnator, carefully navigating a reality invaded by the bizarre, combating the strange with bizarre poses.

A tale of a firefighter who was reborn in the United States to become a detective, where a revolver truly symbolizes romance. A slow-burning American police story, it is bound to be a complete narrative.