Godclads - Chapter 1Book 36: The Three-Fold Strike

Some exist with pride, others struggle with pride, some compete with pride, and there are those who fail with pride, but very few can walk away with pride.Congratulations, for as you read these lines, you have witnessed the whole lives of many great basketball players.This pronunciation was embodied when Stephen Curry, after facing defeat in 2021, claimed that no one would want to face them the following season; When Tim Duncan was convinced before the start of the 2014 Finals that they would not mess up; When Kobe Bryant promised at Old Buss's memorial to take the Lakers to the playoffs; When Nowitzki, shedding his label as a soft player, retreated to the locker room in tears at night; When Kevin Garnett let out a skyward howl after holding the championship trophy; When the 2004 Detroit Pistons won and the F4 Lakers lost…Our story begins in an era when pride still mattered.

As a precocious child, Lycoris suffers from a strange sense of deja vu. On the day her father told her about her fiancé, she realizes that her fiancé was a character from an otome game she once played in a previous life.

This is the story of a modern man who transmigrates to 16th-century India in a parallel world after dying to save his first crush on a date. He regresses as a lowly-ranked soldier in the camp of Hemu, the last northern Hindu king, who is fated to lose and die at the hands of the Mughals.With his modern knowledge and past experiences, the protagonist alters the course of history, forcing the Mughals to surrender and retreat beyond the Ravi River, which is in modern-day Pakistan.As a reward, he is granted trading rights and becomes the emperor’s personal attendant. Using this opportunity, he sets out to reshape the empire. By promoting private enterprise, establishing trading company, and creating opportunities for the lower communities, he begins to shift India’s economy away from the feudal system toward modern capitalism.Despite fierce opposition, these reforms not only unify the majority of Indians but also position the empire as a rising power in global commerce, transforming India into an economic force.His journey is filled with trials, including internal turmoil, political strife, and the looming threat of invasion from the Mughals in the west and the Dutch and Portuguese in the south. As the emperor’s trusted aide, the protagonist not only rescues the crumbling empire but also forges his own path, eventually claiming the title of emperor himself.Join him on this incredible journey of empire's ascension, as he explores how India could have been in the 16th century if history had taken a different course. With just one battle's result, the fate of the entire world is transformed.

“Loyalty? I am loyal, but only to myself.”“Friendship? Only the dead are my friends.”“Love? it's but an obstruction.”....If given a chance, would you walk the path of a righteous hero who is blessed by heaven and earth or an unrighteous Demon who seeks to wipe out the heavens itself?This story follows the journey of a villain, Bai Ming. Transmigrating into this cruel yet beautiful world of cultivators, where strength is always absolute and killing is just a way of living. In a world where right or wrong is insignificant and only an individual's ability matters, be it strength, wisdom, luck, or status, we follow Bai Ming as he lies, cheats, schemes, and slaughters his way to the apex of power.Ruthless and amoral in his ways, Bai Ming has no need to hold back in his pursuit of strength. Only the desires of his tainted heart matter to him and for his goals, Bai Ming shall be heartlessly cruel to the world and even more ruthless towards himself.To achieve his goals, Bai Ming shall walk the path of an unrelenting demon.A demon who shall laugh crazily in the face of death and never regret, lament or grieve in the hour of failure.He shall stand alone against the world and embrace the waves of loneliness with acceptance in his heart.