The Desolate Era (Web Novel) - Book 8, Chapter 33 - Fiendgods and Humans

Being second best is practically in my DNA. My sister got the love, the attention, the spotlight. And now, even her damn fiancé.Technically, Rhys Granger was my fiancé now—billionaire, devastatingly hot, and a walking Wall Street wet dream. My parents shoved me into the engagement after Catherine disappeared, and honestly? I didn’t mind. I’d crushed on Rhys for years. This was my chance, right? My turn to be the chosen one?Wrong.One night, he slapped me. Over a mug. A stupid, chipped, ugly mug my sister gave him years ago. That’s when it hit me—he didn’t love me. He didn’t even see me. I was just a warm-bodied placeholder for the woman he actually wanted. And apparently, I wasn’t even worth as much as a glorified coffee cup.So I slapped him right back, dumped his ass, and prepared for disaster—my parents losing their minds, Rhys throwing a billionaire tantrum, his terrifying family plotting my untimely demise.Obviously, I needed alcohol. A lot of alcohol.Enter him.Tall, dangerous, unfairly hot. The kind of man who makes you want to sin just by existing. I’d met him only once before, and that night, he just happened to be at the same bar as my drunk, self-pitying self. So I did the only logical thing: I dragged him into a hotel room and ripped off his clothes.It was reckless. It was stupid. It was completely ill-advised.But it was also: Best. Sex. Of. My. Life.And, as it turned out, the best decision I’d ever made.Because my one-night stand isn’t just some random guy. He’s richer than Rhys, more powerful than my entire family, and definitely more dangerous than I should be playing with.And now, he’s not letting me go.

He died in a tunnel and woke up in hell. And now He's got a system that wants him to become Death itself.Stephen King is a depressed, overlooked graphic designer with no future, no friends, and no purpose. That is… until a bus crash sends him into the afterlife, where he meets Lucidas - the Hollow Architect, a half-skeletal god of death who offers him a second chance at life.But there’s a catch.To return to the human world, Stephen must join the Death God King Tournament.... a deadly competition between 100 chosen humans, each gifted powers by a different Death God. The prize? Ultimate power, immortality, and the throne of the next King of Death.Back in the world of the living...now armed with the Soul-Reaper System, a spectral weapon, and missions to reap the dead ....Stephen must fight corrupted spirits, rival Reaper Candidates, and his own fading humanity to survive.He was invisible in life. Forgotten by everyone.Now? He’s Death’s chosen, and the whole world will know his name.......Dark fantasy, system power-ups, spirit battles, PvP tournaments, and a loner MC's rise from nothing to godhood — if you love Solo Leveling, Necromancer System, or Reaper-verse stories, this is for you.Warning: The reason why this is R17 is because of Gore. The story might be slow. during the first 10 chapters, but they are not boring either. The reason is because these are the first world building chapters.Harem?[It might be there so dive in and find out]Overpowered MC[ he doesn't begin overpowered, but he's power grows overtime, as levels up and battles enemies][1-2 chapters daily until this book gets contracted. I guarantee you that the number of daily uploads will surge]Support me with powerstones and golden tickets for extra chapters.Motivate me, and please cheer me up.

Are you looking for your Mr. Right?

Why would I wait for him? Mr. Right is lost on his way.

He quirked his brow at her answer with a faint smile at the corner of his lips.

Then what are you doing? He questioned in amusement.

She placed both her hands on his chest and pushed his masculine body against the wall taking him by surprise.

Her honey-brown eyes blinked at him with mischief dancing in them as she planted a firm kiss at his jaw and said, I'm planning on taking advantage of Mr. Right Now!

His eyes widened dramatically in disbelief. Before his eyes darkened with desire and passion.

He placed his hands on her small waist and she could feel the heat of his big hands through the flimsy fabric of her shirt.

His head leaned ahead as he whispered close to her ear, Feel free to take whatever you want.

She felt his hot tongue licking her earlobe making her heart to beat erratically.

Chen Xiu; known as Ms. Goody-two-shoes. A Superstar who was said to have it all which made her the center of hatred and envy as well.

Little did anyone knew that the same Superstar had to nurse her own wounds in the silence and darkness of night where no one was looking.

But for how long could she hold on for? Eventually, she decided to end her own misery and ended her life in the darkness of night, her only companion.

Having woken up in a new body and at a new place wasn't something she could ever believe in. At least, not until she became Bai Xiu out of the blue.

The day she thought to be her last became her first as a second chance awaited her. But whether this new chance was a blessing or disaster, it was hard to tell since she was trapped in a new body with a new life with the shackles of only her old memories.

New life or a new curse? What really awaited her? The same disappointing silence of the night or was there someone calling out her name desperately at the end of the tunnel? Were sparks meant to fly in her heart or the fire in her heart was meant to burn her whole? Was this leap of faith gonna make her fall on her face or was she meant to fly the horizon?

The new life brought a lot of questions. But the answer was simple...

You would never know until you give it a shot!

My name is Joelson, and I traversed across the world. I arrived at a continent of sword and magic and became a noble sorcerer.