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The Apex Devision

Every city has an official version of itself. And then there's the truth. In a city that prides itself on order, certain cases close too cleanly. Certain deaths are ruled natural too quickly. Certain powerful people are never quite touched by investigations that come uncomfortably close — and then, somehow, don't. APEX DIVISION is a high-stakes procedural thriller set in a city where wealth, legacy, and power operate by a completely different set of rules than the ones Reid's team enforces. Each case peels back another layer of a world where old money funds hidden agendas, where loyalty is manufactured and then weaponised, and where institutions that are supposed to dispense justice have been quietly, methodically hollowed out. The city looks orderly from above. From the inside, it's a machine — and someone is running it. At the edge of every case they solve, a symbol appears. I. APEX DIVISION is for readers who want their mysteries to mean something — who love the satisfaction of a solved case and the unease of realizing the solution opened a larger room. It's a series about smart people doing difficult work in a world that is more deliberately broken than it appears, written with the belief that the best crime fiction isn't really about crime at all. It's about what people protect, what they destroy, and the narrow, complicated space between devotion and obsession. The city has an official version of itself. Reid's team is going to find out what it's hiding. APEX DIVISION — because the perfect crime is never the point. It's always the door.
Daoist8v8rao · 7.2k Views

Arcana Null : 22 - The Fool Who Imprisoned Fate

Zekai is twenty-two and has already decided that life is meaningless. He has no job, no ambition, and no interest in the future. While others chase purpose, he watches from the sidelines, convinced that the world runs on illusions people are too afraid to question. Then his grandfather dies during a circus performance. The death is ruled an accident. The silence afterward is not. Something is left behind—something old, something deliberate. From that moment, Zekai begins to notice what others cannot: patterns beneath coincidence, intent behind tragedy, and a presence that seems amused by his existence. The city changes around him. Crimes grow stranger. People disappear without explanation. Whispers spread of a figure who appears in moments of fear—part savior, part nightmare. Zekai does not seek to become anything. He only reacts. Yet the more he intervenes, the more the world pushes back. Every choice carries consequences he cannot escape. Every step forward reveals another layer of truth he was never meant to see. Some paths offer power. Some demand sacrifice. Some do not allow turning back. As Zekai is pulled deeper into a hidden side of the city—where justice, guilt, desire, and fate collide—he is forced to confront a question no one can answer for him: Is freedom something you choose… or something taken from you the moment you play along? Because this story is not about destiny fulfilled. It is about what remains when the final number is reached— 22.
Haise_Hkr · 21.1k Views

The Revenge Of Duchess Sinclair

Her Ladyship Anastasia Roseline Sinclair of Florence believed she had everything: a noble title, a promising future, and the love of Aaron Dinkley—the charming son of Duke Andrew Dinkley of Fortshire, one of Flambodia’s most powerful fiefs. Childhood sweethearts, Anastasia and Aaron were raised to believe they were destined for each other. But destiny is a cruel mistress. On the eve of her succession to Duchess of Florence, Anastasia is betrayed—by Aaron, the man she loved, her stepsister, and her own family. Stripped of her title, murdered in cold blood, and discarded like refuse in the wastelands, she is left to die. Yet death does not claim her. At the brink of death, Anastasia is reborn—not as a phoenix, but as a vulture. A vulture ready to devour the flesh and bones of her enemies. Cold and ravenous for retribution. She will reclaim her crown, her dignity, and her name. And she will make them all bleed. Because revenge is a meal best served cold. ......... Crown Prince Daniel Maxwell Devonte of Flambodia is feared across kingdoms. Ruthless in battle, merciless in court, he is known as the Dragon—a warrior whose enemies tremble at the mere mention of his name. His fame attracted him more enemies than friends including his own family. His own father King Reginald the Fifth, hated him but mostly feared him because of his power. Rumours swirled in the wind that his mother the former Queen cheated on the King and that he was not his son. However, rumours based on assumptions could not be regarded as evidence. Although it did not stop the current Queen and her minion children to peck around them and use them to their advantage in order to taint his already spoiled reputation. Daniel wears revenge like armor, his fury buried beneath layers of strategy and silence. He trusts no one. Loves no one. Until he meets her. The fiery red-haired stranger with eyes like embers and a soul forged in betrayal. Anastasia. Together, they are chaos incarnate. Two broken souls bound by vengeance, drawn together by bloodshed and ambition. Their enemies will fall. Their kingdoms will burn. And the world will learn what happens when you cross a Duchess and a Dragon.
LEAH_VURAYAYI · 38.5k Views

YOU: Sabotaging Joe

Waking up in a damp alleyway, a transmigrator finds himself in a body that isn't his, driven by a singular, metaphysical command: Joe Goldberg must not kill. Bound by a cosmic contract, he is the only person who can see the "hero" of the story for the predator he truly is. Knowing Joe’s every move and future obsession—from Beck to Love to Peach Salinger—the protagonist must act as a silent guardian. He can't kill Joe, or he’ll die himself; instead, he must use a suite of subtle, social powers to sabotage Joe’s "perfect" romances and break his obsessions. It’s a high-stakes game of cat and mouse where every life Joe takes weakens the protagonist, and every obsession broken makes him a god. The Hunter’s Arsenal: The Powers Killing Intent Detection: A sensory "radar" that alerts the protagonist when Joe (or anyone nearby) is transitioning from obsession to a lethal state. It manifests as a chilling physical sensation that grows more intense as the danger peaks. Social Invisibility: A passive ability that makes the protagonist "background noise." He can follow Joe, stand in his blind spots, or observe his crimes without ever being remembered or noticed by Joe’s target-selection instincts. Pattern Recognition & Prediction: This allows the protagonist to mentally simulate Joe's next moves. By analyzing a few variables, the system predicts Joe’s most likely route, hiding spot, or next victim with startling accuracy. Social Engineering & Misdirection: Enhanced manipulation skills. The protagonist can plant subtle "seeds" of doubt in a victim's mind or create "improvised chaos"—like a misplaced letter or a coincidental meeting—that perfectly disrupts Joe's carefully crafted narratives.
Wish_Fanfic · 59.5k Views

Reborn As The Rune Coder

Reborn as the Rune Coder Death was supposed to be the end. For Arin, it was only the beginning. Once a software developer in a modern world, Arin awakens in the body of a fifteen-year-old orphan in a brutal fantasy kingdom ruled by magic, monsters, and hidden power. With only one month before he is forced to survive on his own, Arin quickly realizes something strange about this world. Magic here is not just power. It is code. Runes—ancient symbols used by mages—are treated as sacred formulas. Copied, memorized, and repeated for centuries. But Arin sees something no one else does. To him… runes look like programming language. Functions. Logic. Structure. And if magic is code— then it can be rewritten. Armed with a rare rune book, a mysterious dagger left by his father, and knowledge from a world that understood systems better than spells, Arin begins experimenting with forbidden ideas. What happens if runes are optimized? What if spells are automated? What if magic could learn? Hidden beyond the city walls, in an abandoned house surrounded by monsters and dungeons, Arin begins building something the world has never seen before. A mechanical construct. A wooden machine powered by runes. A creation that can think, learn… and fight. But innovation attracts attention. Nobles crave power. Mages fear change. And deep in the shadows, an ancient organization manipulates kingdoms in pursuit of immortality. The moment Arin rewrites the rules of magic— He becomes their greatest threat. —or their most valuable weapon. In a world where knowledge is power and secrets are worth kingdoms… one programmer might just rewrite reality itself.
The_Lost_Narrator · 8.5k Views