

Three years ago, the Jones family conspires with Jett Harrington's ex-girlfriend Hannah Mack to frame him and send him to prison. Behind bars, a master takes him under his wing, teaching him unmatched martial arts and skills, and leads him to conquer the Western World, where he earns the nickname "The Reaper." He returns home to settle old scores, and along the way saves Sylvia Cole by chance. Unwilling to accept a family-arranged marriage, Sylvia asks him to be her shield and fake a marriage with her instead.
![[ENG DUB] What the Fire Left Standing](https://acfs3.goodshort.com/dist/src/assets/images/pc/common/f901131c-default-book-cover.png)
Three years ago, the Jones family conspires with Jett Harrington's ex-girlfriend Hannah Mack to frame him and send him to prison. Behind bars, a master takes him under his wing, teaching him unmatched martial arts and skills, and leads him to conquer the Western World, where he earns the nickname "The Reaper." He returns home to settle old scores, and along the way saves Sylvia Cole by chance. Unwilling to accept a family-arranged marriage, Sylvia asks him to be her shield and fake a marriage with her instead.

After a plane crash, pilot Ethan wakes up trapped in a terrifying dark castle. Suffering from unique cognitive impairment, he sees every hideous monster in the castle as stunning handsome men and beautiful women. Armed with this special “gift”, Ethan fearlessly ventures straight to the top of the castle. He builds an extraordinary, bizarre family with the vampire queen, the little monster Mia, and a kind elderly undead couple. With pure sincerity and endless kindness, Ethan heals the deep wounds hidden in every monster’s heart and finally collects all thirty visitor cards to unlock the way home. However, the door leading back to the real world requires four loving hearts to open. Without the slightest hesitation, his monstrous family sacrifices their hearts for him. Amid their tearful, desperate plea for him to live on, Ethan is pushed through the glowing portal and returns to reality. Before parting forever, he names the vampire queen Phoenix—a symbol of rebirth, hope, and an immortal love that never fades.

In 1976, nine-time world chess champion Mac Sullivan goes to the countryside with his wife and daughter. While foraging for wild vegetables, he stumbles upon two mysterious sages playing an otherworldly game of chess.Mesmerized by their match, Mac steps in to play a few moves, completely losing track of time. When the game finally ends, he discovers that 49 years have passed in the mortal world. To compensate for the lost time, one of the sages gifts him a mystical peach of immortality, but its supernatural power is too strong, and Mac is rejuvenated into a ten-year-old child, now possessing decades of chess mastery in a young boy’s body.

A family conspiracy put Molly’s life in danger, but mafia boss Jack helped her survive and rise from the ashes. Little did they know, a greater conspiracy was awaiting them...

The alien bugs invaded, and humanity retreated to the "Ark" mobile fortress. Four years ago, hero Kevin piloted the mech "Silver Scar" to defeat the swarm, but retired after his entire squad fell. When the bugs returned, Kevin reapplied—only to show 0% compatibility. Spy Marshal Sam framed him for treason, sentenced him to death, and sent his mech to the scrapyard. As the swarm breached the gates and Kevin faced execution, "Silver Scar" self-activated, rescued him, and synced at 100%. Kevin repelled the swarm, and the whole city witnessed the war god's return.