the rise and fall of ruby franke

The world's laws have collapsed—life is a living hell. The man who once threw me into the abyss… I will make sure to take everything from him. Those women from the past? Now they're just points in my game. I'm Finn Carter. Reborn, I claim the fallen as my prey—and in this apocalypse, I make the rules.

As a child, Sherry Louis was rescued from the streets and adopted by Tyler Louis.Foreseeing a family calamity, her master took her in, trained her in martial arts, and sent her abroad for experience. Years later, she had risen as the Divine Phoenix. Upon learning of her foster father's death and the oppression of her siblings by their relatives, Sherry returns home. Now a formidable force, she is ready to confront and crush all who stand against her family.

I go into business with my childhood friend, Ian Ziegler. The business is a success, earning 1.2 million dollars in profit. Ian gives me my share—a whopping 5,000 dollars. Noticing my dissatisfaction, Ian puts his arm around my girlfriend, Nina Foster, and tosses the keys to his Bentley onto the table. "What, is five grand too little for you? Fine. Since you're so broke, I'll give you a chance to turn things around for yourself. There's going to be a soccer game tonight. We're both going to place our bets. If you win, you can get all 1.2 million, plus my car. "But if you lose, your girlfriend's mine. You'll also have to get on your knees and lick my shoes right here in front of everyone." Everyone else in the room cackles gleefully, eager to watch me humiliate myself. Smirking, I nod. "Sure. I'll take that bet." These people have no idea that five years ago, I'd single-handedly taken down the Northwest Aravian illegal soccer betting circuit. I'd set a trap for a match-fixing syndicate, beating the crooks at their own game. I'd walked away from that life after that. But now, Ian has seriously decided to challenge me to a soccer bet?

Zac Lowe is a student who moonlights as a welder. One day, he receives an order that has requested a 16-foot mecha. In fact,the more sci-fi it looks, the better! Apparently, the beautiful customer who has placed this order wishes to give the mecha to her scientist grandpa as his birthday gift. She also makes sure to claim that she's super rich.Since building a 16-foot mecha is far too difficult, Zac is about to give up on the order when he accidentally awakens a Supreme God-Tier Technology System,which allows him to successfully build the huge mecha.At the scientist's birthday banquet, the mecha makes its first appearance there. Its extremely cool and polished appearance instantly attracts everyone's attention. This leaves the customer feeling very confused.Now that she thinks about it, she might have accidentally written the wrong measurements when it comes to the mecha's height…Everyone merely thinks the mecha is just a decorative model, nothing more. But when bright blue flames erupt from the mecha's thrusters, waves of hot air propelling from it instantly steamrolls the entire scene, causing the guests to topple from their seats in shock.

On his son's tenth birthday, Yarden Lane wakes up in a sanatorium abroad. Scrolling through social media, he sees photos from the birthday party posted by other parents. The butler's grandson is dressed in his son's custom-made suit, pretending to be the young master, while his own son is humiliated beside him. Furious, Yarden rushes home to confront the impostors and fight to restore his family's honor, reclaiming everything that belongs to him.

Matt Gray, a devoted gamer, is shocked when the Nightmare Queen jumps from his game into the real world. One careless insult nearly costs him his life. Desperate, he awakens the bizarre system ability, tames the Queen, and enters the Null World-Realm dungeon. But when cracks appear and a legendary being invades reality, can Matt and his team turn the tide?

I got bored late in the night and casually bragged about dating the campus goddess. I never expected that the very next second, I would obtain the All-Seeing Eye System. As long as I took a photo of someone with my phone, I could instantly obtain all of their secrets.The next day, I aimed the camera at the class beauty, Rachel Lewis. Almost immediately, shocking information popped up on my phone screen. I tapped open the attached PPT, which contained a detailed breakdown of the exposed dirt.

Kai Hunter transmigrates into a world overrun by supernatural horrors and awakens a system that lets him do the unthinkable: summon and command them. Female ghost Samara, serial killer Freddy, creatures that cannot be stopped by anyone else now answer to him. As he tears through dungeons and dismantles shadowy organizations, a deeper truth surfaces about where the horrors came from and what this world actually is. By the end, Kai isn't just surviving the darkness. He rules it.

John Brooke has spent years doing construction work to put his girlfriend through school. The day she finally graduates, he shows up with a ring.She shows up with news that she's marrying his best friend. The whole humiliating scene plays out right in front of Luna Taylor, CEO of Taylor Group, who happens to be passing by. She sees in John something she rarely encounters— genuine goodness. On impulse, Luna proposes. He says yes. John's ex watches the man she discarded walk into a life she couldn't have imagined for him and realizes too late exactly what she threw away.

Harold Simpson, also known as Erebus, ruler of Erebus Dungeon, returned to the city to uncover the truth behind his family's massacre. He was accompanied by seven extraordinary elder sisters: Eldest Sister Alva, a detached and beautiful CEO; Second Sister Belle, enigmatic and mysterious; Third Sister Chloe, an international flight attendant; Fourth Sister Daisy, a renowned doctor; Fifth Sister Emily, a stunning live streamer; Sixth Sister Fay, with a mysterious background; and Seventh Sister Gina, a legendary actress. Armed with unparalleled combat strength and extensive connections, Harold swept through the underworld, bested his enemies, protected his seven sisters, and gradually unraveled the mysteries of his own origins

In the Age of Beast Souls, Orion Deleon is humiliated for his weak talent—until he activates the Infinite Awakening System and gains the Mythic Tier talent Zephyr, shocking everyone. While investigating his parents’ deaths, Orion uncovers a conspiracy by foreign invaders and awakens the Aion and Sylra talents. To collect all the dragon souls, unite the three dragons, and save humanity, Orion embarks on a perilous journey filled with challenges.

Melissa Zeller and Travis Shaw have a ten-year age difference. Three years into their marriage, just as Melissa is ready to have babies, she discovers that Travis truly loves Sophie Lane and has only ever treated her as a replacement.Heartbroken, she decides to divorce him. On the day she receives the divorce certificate, Travis learns that Sophie is being forced into a marriage and rushes to save her, only to discover that Melissa is also at the wedding...

Yara Sharp, born into a wealthy family and raised in comfort,marries Trent, a charming and successful man. For five years, their marriage appears perfect. But one day, Yara discovers a shocking truth: their marriage certificate is fake. Her marriage has been a total lie, and Trent's legal wife is actually someone else.

On his son's tenth birthday, Yarden Lane wakes up in a sanatorium abroad. Scrolling through social media, he sees photos from the birthday party posted by other parents. The butler's grandson is dressed in his son's custom-made suit, pretending to be the young master, while his own son is humiliated beside him. Furious, Yarden rushes home to confront the impostors and fight to restore his family's honor, reclaiming everything that belongs to him.

Fabron Lovell's life was a mess. His boss treated him like dirt, and his girlfriend dumped him. But he was unexpectedly bound to the Doomsday Shuttle System, forcing him to travel back and forth between the zombie-infested future world and a modern city. In the collapsed future, gold and jewels were worthless junk. Fabron spotted an arbitrage opportunity across time and space and wanted to build his empire in both worlds.

At eighteen, Nancy Green earns the highest college entrance score in the entire county, and her parents respond by spending ten times her tuition on a motorized tricycle for her brother. With her dream about to die in a mountain village, it is her uncle who quietly sells the family’s last three sheep and presses the money into her hands without ceremony. Nancy carries that sacrifice like a weight and a wing, into a cutthroat corporate world where she battles betrayal and manipulation until she has built a billion-dollar empire from nothing. She confronts the parents who bled her dry with cold, clear-eyed finality. Then her uncle falls gravely ill, and on his deathbed whispers: hate will drag you down. It cracks open something she has armored for twenty years. In the end, Nancy founds a scholarship fund bearing his memory and gives other mountain girls the door someone once opened for her.

Jack Hill is reborn into a famine-stricken year as a lazy good-for-nothing. He has five stunning sisters-in-law who dote on him, and he unexpectedly awakens a space system that helps him improve his family's dire situation.However, his envious cousin Andy Hill tries to undermine him, aiming to take away his sisters-in-law. Each time, Jack uses his newfound abilities to thwart Andy's schemes,protecting his family and leading the villagers to plant peanuts to survive a devastating drought.Andy, still bitter, teams up with local bullies to plot against Jack and his family. Jack sees through their conspiracy and,in the process of protecting the girls, unexpectedly falls in love.After resolving the crisis, Jack finds a water source for the villagers, builds a trade caravan, and amasses wealth. Ultimately, he lives a prosperous and peaceful life with his five sisters-in-law, transforming from a good-for-nothing into a true success story.

Dean Zela was forced by his daughter and son-in-law into a nursing home, only to realize it was nothing more than a prison for the elderly—once inside, there was no escape. Crushed by despair, he withered away and died. But to his surprise, God granted him a second chance at life. This time, Dean swore to cast out his daughter and son-in-law's family and reclaim everything that had once been stolen from him!