Mind Game

I live alone. At eleven o'clock on a rainy night, an unexpected call came through. The voice on the other end said my car window was left open and urged me to go downstairs. Cautious as a woman should be, I didn't act rashly. Instead, I called the property security office, only to discover that even the security was fake. It hit me suddenly—I was ensnared in a vast conspiracy. Someone was orchestrating all of this. But for what purpose?

What if you really were transported to a fantasy world and expected to kill monsters to survive?No special abilities, no OP weapons, no status screen to boost your stats. Never mind finding the dragon's treasure or defeating the Demon Lord, you only need to worry about one thing: how to stay alive.All the people summoned form parties and set off on their adventures, leaving behind the people who nobody wants in their group.Story of my life, thinks Colin.

“You drive me crazy, but I don’t mind being crazy for you,” Zane groaned, his fingers trailing my inner thighs, his ragged breaths hot against my skin. “Za…ne.. this… is wrong,” I stuttered, my voice low. “I’m… getting married to your uncle tomorrow..” In the cutthroat world of Chicago’s NHL, Zane Callahan rules the ice, his raw power hiding a past of dark secrets and betrayal. When rookie journalist Lila Harper is sent to interview the brooding hockey star, their clash sparks a firestorm of enmity and undeniable desire. As Lila fights to prove herself in a hostile newsroom, Zane battles his demons, their stolen kisses igniting a dangerous obsession. But a web of enemies—led by a vengeful twin and a manipulative predator—threatens to tear them apart. With secrets unraveling and lives on the line, Zane and Lila must confront their pasts to forge a love worth fighting for. Will they conquer the shadows, or will the ice claim their hearts?

Akhir cerita yang mengecewakan dari game Mystic Horizon membuat Liora, seorang penulis muda, meluapkan emosinya dalam ulasan tajam di komunitas gamer. Namun siapa sangka bahwa tindakannya tersebut akan memicu perjalanan multidimensi yang membuatnya masuk ke dalam dunia Mystic Horizon. Dia terjebak dalam tubuh Lyara Blackthorn, karakter antagonis yang paling dibenci dengan julukan “Pengkhianat Kehancuran.” Dunia yang sebelumnya hanya ia mainkan kini menjadi kenyataan penuh bahaya. Untuk kembali ke dunia nyata Liora harus menyelesaikan misi utama yang diberikan oleh sistem. Di tengah perjuangan itu, Liora harus menghadapi berbagai ancaman dan kegagalan misi. Akankah Liora berhasil menyelesaikan misinya dan kembali ke kehidupannya yang sebenarnya atau justru terjebak selamanya di dunia yang penuh akan intrik ini???

When I woke up, I had somehow become trapped in the body of my disobedient daughter. I had sacrificed everything, living frugally to send her to the best school. Yet, she called me almost daily, claiming—like someone trapped in a paranoid delusion—that her teachers and classmates were out to harm her. She was willful and rebellious, picky about food, befriending the wrong crowd, and even dating a troublemaker at a young age. As a sister, she was far from kind, constantly bullying her younger brother. And school? Surely, it couldn’t be harder than working a full-time job. But then, as I lived in her shoes, a group of girls cornered me in the restroom, kicking me mercilessly. Returning home, I was met not with care but with a sorry excuse for a meal. Only then did I begin to understand the pain my daughter had endured...

My good friend, Kiera, committed suicide after being raped, yet I covered up for the murderer. Kiera's family begged me to identify the murderer, but I ruthlessly kicked them out. Pack members smashed the door and made a scene. I planted Wolfsbane around the house, preventing them from coming in. Years later, my best friend, Sienna White, who had become the Alpha Female, ordered my exile while I was dying. On the day of my exile, she summoned the most powerful witch, who bound me to an altar and used dark magic to share my memories with everyone present. "Nyla Gotham, Kiera considered you her best friend, yet you covered up for the murderer who hurt her. Today, I'll use dark magic to examine your memories and find out who the murderer you've been painstakingly protecting really is." When the true culprit's face appeared in everyone's minds, my best friend collapsed to the ground in horror.

Daniel tidak paham dengan pemikiran orang-orang yang mengatakan bahwa untuk menjadi CEO harus bekerja keras. Atau pemikiran Ayana, asistennya yang mengatakan ia tidak boleh hanya rebahan di kasur karena nanti rejekinya akan dipatok ayam. Bulshit! Buktinya Daniel Hamilton, seorang CEO di sebuah perusahaan game hanya melakukan aktivitasnya di kamar sambil rebahan namun uang terus mengalir di rekeningnya. Takdir memang selalu berpihak padanya, ia tampan, kaya raya, otak cerdas, dan pebisnis game handal. Tidak seperti dengan Ayana, yang harus mati-matian bekerja di bawah kuasanya namun tidak bisa menjadi kaya sepertinya.

Secara tidak sengaja, Lin Ke bergabung dengan barisan transmigran Qidian dan kembali ke setengah tahun sebelum game online realitas virtual 'Destiny' secara resmi meluncurkan server mereka untuk menjadi NPC yang tidak dikenal dalam game tersebut. Dengan Keberuntungan 1 poinnya, bahaya mengancam Lin Ke begitu ia memasuki permainan. Di tengah ancaman, ia secara mengejutkan mengaktifkan perangkat dalam permainan yang luar biasa yang dapat mensintesis hewan dan material lain menjadi monster. Dengan itu, Perusahaan Keamanan Monster miliknya naik ke puncak dan menjulang tinggi di atas yang lain! Lin Ke melenyapkan penjahat dengan satu tangan dan pemain dengan tangan lainnya, dengan senang hati membasmi mereka. Enam tahun kemudian… Saat Lin Ke mengemudikan benteng supernya dan melihat Starlight Devourer, Magic Phoenix, dan Zerg Queen miliknya… Hampir menangis, ia meratap, "Betapa banyaknya telah berubah. Paul sang Kaisar Agung, jika kau masih menolak untuk muncul, para pemain akan menjadikanku sebagai bos terakhir dan menghabisiku!"

Sepeninggalan kedua orangtuanya kehidupan Rhaka menjadi sangat sulit. Menjadi pro player gamer tidak lantas membawanya keluar dari masalah yang ia hadapi. Keadaan yang semakin sulit memaksanya untuk meninggalkan semua kejayaannya. Tidak memiliki bakat selain hanya bermain game, menjadi masalah terbesar dalam hidupnya. Setelah lima tahun berusaha, akhirnya Rhaka pun menyerah. Ia mencoba untuk mengakhiri hidupnya. Namun takdir berkata lain. Seseorang menemukannya dan memberinya kesempatan kedua.

They called her life’s work trash. Then they fired her from her job. Now, she’ll rewrite the rules of the afterlife itself. Elara Vance, after being fired from her dream job, comes home to find her boyfriend and her sister in a compromising position on her sofa. Fleeing the scene, she runs into traffic and wakes up…not dead, but conscripted. The rules of the Survival Game are simple: as a newly deceased soul, you must provide entertainment, “fancy” deaths for a cosmic audience. The penalty for refusal is true, final obliteration. Elara’s only hope is Cipher, a mysterious man who knows the Game better than anyone. He is also “Aethon”—the revolutionary AI she personally coded and deleted. The creation she abandoned is now her only guide. To survive, this anxiety-ridden horror writer must team up with her greatest regret. To win, they must do more than beat the system. They must tear it down and write a new one.