Zak Storm Super Pirate

I was pregnant. On my way to deliver documents to Tristan Goldberg, a flash flood struck. Desperate, I dialed his number, praying he’d answer. After a few rings, the call connected. But instead of Tristan, a woman’s voice answered. "Tristan, whose number is this? Do you want to answer it?" There was a brief pause, and then Tristan’s voice, cold and indifferent, cut through. "It’s just my maid. Ignore it. Hang up." And just like that, the call disconnected. Staring at the torrent rising around me, my pulse quickened. I texted him, begging for him to send a rescue team. Minutes passed as the waters climbed to my waist, churning and relentless. Then, a message from Tristan finally appeared. Tristan: [What kind of ridiculous story are you making up now?] Tristan: [Emily, do you think you're eighteen, playing these childish games? I want that document in my hands within thirty minutes, or we're getting divorced.] A surge of terror shot through me as I looked up, catching sight of a heavy branch snapping loose and crashing down. In an instant, everything went dark.

Diabaikan dan dihina oleh keluarga besarnya, ayahnya meninggal dunia saat usianya masih 10 tahun, ibunya terbaring di rumah sakit dan membutuhkan biaya operasi, Lein benar-benar hidup dalam kesengsaraan yang ekstrim. Dia rela melakukan apa saja demi kesembuhan ibunya. Berlutut dan bersujud? Mencium kakimu? Menjilat sepatumu? Dia akan melakukan apa pun! Namun, tidak ada yang mau membantunya, sampai sebuah notifikasi dari sistem muncul di penglihatannya. [Selamat! Anda adalah manusia paling beruntung di antara miliaran manusia yang ada di dunia ini! Jadilah penguasa sebenarnya di dunia yang sangat kecil ini!] [3...2...1...] [Sistem disesuaikan dengan kebutuhan dan keinginan Tuan Rumah. Analisa dimulai!] [4...3...2...1...Analisa selesai!] [Sistem dimulai!] Ikuti perjalanan Lein untuk mencapai puncak kehidupan! "Lihat! Semua pada akhirnya berada di bawah kendali kakiku!"

Demi membalas kebaikan gurunya, David Cokro turun gunung untuk memenuhi perjanjian pernikahan dengan direktur wanita dan menemukan bahwa tujuh orang kakak kecil yang dikenalnya dulu, semuanya sudah tumbuh menjadi wanita cantik. Yang satu lebih jahat dari yang lain. Sejak saat itu dia tidak terkekang oleh wanita. Selangkah demi selangkah menanjaki puncak kehidupan. Apa? Kamu bilang kamu adalah PhD kedokteran yang kembali dari luar negeri? Maaf, aku bisa menghidupkan kembali orang yang sudah mati dan menumbuhkan daging di tulang!Apa? Kamu bilang kamu ahli akupuntur dan mahir dalam mendapatkan batu dengan harga murah? Maaf, semua ini adalah sisa dari permainanku!Apa? Kamu bilang kamu adalah ahli seni bela diri, membunuh orang dalam 10 langkah? Maaf, aku tidak punya musuh. Terserah kamu saja!Apa? Kamu bilang kecantikanmu menaklukkan dunia, bentuk tubuhmu sangat bagus, menguasai semua alat musik dan keterampilan menyanyi?Uhuk uhuk. Itu, apakah aku bisa bicara denganmu sejenak?

During Black Friday, the intelligent system I develop helps the company run highly targeted ads and brings in 30 million dollars in revenue. But when I apply for the project bonus, the director rejects it. "The system is just an auxiliary tool. The performance belongs to the sales department." I hold back my frustration and pull up the system logs. "88% of the orders come from the system's targeted pushes. According to company policy, I should receive a 0.5% commission." The director glances at me, twirling his pen. "If the sales commission doesn't go to the sales department, should it go to you? And your lousy system exceeds the API limit and racks up extra fees. You still owe us a hundred thousand dollars. We'll deduct that from your salary." Three days before Christmas sales are set to begin, the system completely shuts down because of API restrictions. Late at night, the director calls me. I stare at my computer screen. "Since the system is just an auxiliary tool, why don't you start with manual targeting?"

Yvonne Sunderland married Zach Frank, who had been with her for ten years. In the second year of their marriage, Zach passed away due to a plane accident. But when Yvonne turned forty-three, she met her supposedly dead husband! Before she could even ask any questions, disaster struck. An avalanche suddenly struck. During the critical moment, Zach was buried under the snow in order to protect her and that woman. His final words were, “I’ve repaid you all of your favors with my life. If I can redo my life, I don’t want to marry you and would rather meet her first…” When she opened her eyes again, Yvonne found herself back to the first year she married Zach.

Have you ever lived a life that looked perfect—but felt like nothing? Felt yourself slipping away every day… yet still couldn’t call that life your own? Well, Serena Beckett has. The perfect daughter. The perfect wife. Invisible in her own story. Born into a wealth she was never allowed to claim. Married into a life she didn’t choose, but ended up loving endlessly as she thought she could finally have a thing of her own. Until the night her husband walks in with a stranger… and divorce papers. That night, something breaks in her. And something far stronger takes its place. Serena doesn’t crumble. She doesn’t leave. Not until she decides who she really is—beyond the Beckett name, beyond the lies, beyond the mask she’s worn for far too long. Is she the girl her family tried to tame? The wife Eliot thought he could throw away? Or someone neither of them ever saw coming? And when Eliot finally sees her… Will it be too late?

When a hurricane comes, my husband, the leader of a rescue team, takes away everything we've stored at home so he can save his true love. I plead, "Leave some for me. I'm pregnant." He shakes me off. "How can you be so evil? The windows at Lottie's home have already been blown away. Don't tell me you're going to sit by and watch her die! She's not like you—you're not afraid of everything. The hurricane will be over soon, so you won't need any of this stuff." After that, he leaves without another look back. What he doesn't know is that there's also a crack in our home's windows.

Because of the violence in the town of the beloved princess, Princess Chandra of Campbell, the only child of the old King Edric. The princess presents to find the culprit in their village. On her journey she met the most handsome pirate whom she would not have thought was a bandit who sailed only to steal every island they would land on so she was angry with them. But what if she was captured by this pirate, Randell, the most handsome pirate that Princess Chandria has ever met in her entire life? She was made the pirate's wife in exchange for her freedom to do whatever she wanted but the princess was very cunning. A few days after their wedding, the princess fled to the island owned by pirate Randell. But Randell is just a Prince hiding as a pirate. And when they meet again, the princess seeks the help of the pirate a Prince in the tragedy that befell her town. Will Prince Randell help Princess Chandra despite what the princess did to the pirate? This pirate was so furious as he searched for the princess. When did their married relationship end up to?

When my best friend and I went for prenatal checkups, we both found out we were carrying babies with the super-male gene. The doctor advised us to terminate the pregnancies. I immediately went through with it, but my best friend was hesitant. I kindly advised her, "This child will ruin your life someday." She reluctantly agreed. Later, her husband cheated on her and tried to justify it. "If you can't give me a son, why shouldn't someone else?" Her husband's mistress chimed in, "What's the point of a woman who can't bear sons?" As a result, she blamed everything on me. When I wasn't paying attention, she poisoned my water and watched me die. When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day of our prenatal checkup.

The Hidden Piece is a creative fictional story about the life of a young girl with a promising future. Faced with many life challenges that she didn't handle well, she had regrets and wished she behaved differently. Each phase of her life contended to activate her inward strength when confronted with these challenges, but she easily gave up which almost affected her dreams and aspirations. The only required tool to push through her difficult moments was using the power of her mind, which was also the strong force opposing her progress. This story is highly recommended for young adults searching for headway through life storms.