Villain's Rising - Chapter 4 4. Enrolling To The Hero Academy

Ethan Blackwood wasn’t used to being defied. As the CEO of a global empire, he crushed obstacles with a single glance. But when Lily Anderson stood before him, her chin lifted in quiet defiance, and something in him snapped. “Sign the contract,” he said, his voice like ice. “30 days. You’ll obey every command. After that, you’re free.”She hesitated, her fingers trembling as she gripped the pen. “And if I refuse?”His smirk was cold, but his eyes burned. “Then you’ll spend the rest of your life paying off your father’s debts. Your choice.”Trapped, Lily signed. But she vowed one thing: she wouldn’t let him break her.From the first day, their clash was electric. He demanded perfection; she gave him rebellion. “You think you can control me?” she spat, after he criticized her for being late.Ethan stepped closer, his presence overwhelming. “I don’t just control you. Lily, I own you.”But as the days passed, the lines between them blurred. Late nights in his penthouse turned into whispered conversations. His cold demeanor cracked, revealing glimpses of a man haunted by his past. One night, after a heated argument, he pinned her against the wall, his breath hot against her ear. “Why do you fight me so much?”Her voice trembled. “Because I’m afraid if I stop, I’ll lose myself to you.”Their connection deepened, but danger loomed. Secrets from Ethan’s past resurfaced, threatening to destroy everything. When Lily discovered the truth behind his obsession with her, she confronted him. “Was I just a pawn in your game? A way to settle an old score?”His eyes darkened with pain. “You were never just a game, Lily. You’re the only thing that’s ever felt real.”As the final days of their contract approached, their bond was tested like never before. Enemies closed in, and trust hung by a thread. Could they overcome the shadows of their pasts, or would their love crumble under the weight of secrets and pride?

The clock struck midnight when Ruelle heard the echo of footsteps. She tensed, the fine hairs on the back of her neck standing on end in the cool night air.“You shouldn't be here,” Ruelle whispered, her voice a breathless murmur. The silhouette finally came to stand under the moonlight, his dark red eyes watching her and his inky black hair ruffling.“Shouldn't I?” His voice was a dark caress, and she stood there captivated by the danger he exuded like perfume.“I haven’t seen you for the last two days,” his tone low. His hand reached out, fingers brushing against the silk of her nightgown, tracing the trembling outline of her collarbone. “Tell me, were you avoiding me, or perhaps... entertaining other offers?”Ruelle’s heart raced, her breaths shallow. She declared, “I don't belong to anyone.”“A bold claim,“ he murmured, his breath a tantalising chill against her skin as he leaned in. ”Yet here you are, pulse racing, your body tensed as if in anticipation of my touch.”His fingers gripped her chin, tilting her face towards his. The moonlight caught his eyes, revealing a glint of predatory intent. “Or must I remind you whose touch you truly crave?”

The Return of the Heavenly Demon!I promised myself to live ordinarily for the rest of my life…….“Please be my father until I graduate.”He suddenly gained a daughter out of nowhere.

[Warning! Contains Strong Violent, Gory & Explicit Scenes!]Dravin died to escape a miserable life, only to be reincarnated into the body of a talentless trash in a world filed by dimensional gates leading to other worlds and dimensional monsters.During the University’s public awakening ceremony, he awakened the lowest possible talent registered in the Astral Soul Talent Codex: an F-rank Astra Soul talent, becoming the laughingstock of the entire academy.As despair, humiliation and shame threatened to consume him, a mechanical voice suddenly rang through his mind:[Ding! 10,000x Cultivation Multiplier System Activated!][You practiced (Basic Void Breath Meditation Technique) and have absorbed Void Energy][Ding! 10,000x Multiplier has been triggered!]Instantly, his cultivation speed increased by 10,000 times surpassing the speed of those even with S-rank Astra Soul Talent!————————[You practiced the [Basic Cleaver Technique][10,000x Multiplier Activated!Congratulations on mastering and advancing it to [God Slaughter Cleaving Art!]]While others spend decades in grueling meditation, Dravin achieves breakthroughs in a single breath.While geniuses grind and practice take years to improve their mastery of techniques, Dravin masters them with a single swing![You absorbed a drop of genetic serum.][10,000x Multiplier Activated!]Congratulations on advancing your [F-Rank Talent] to the [SSS-rank!]Armed with a system that defies all logic, Dravin's path to power was easily paved!Mocked for his trash talent? He evolves it into a divine entity that can resurrect the dead and drown gods.Laughed at for his slow cultivation? He reaches the pinnacle of power before his peers even finish their first year.Challenged by arrogant geniuses? He crushes them with techniques they can't even comprehend.But the system's greatest gift is its most unpredictable: the Lottery.With each spin, Dravin has a chance to win treasures that could alter the fate of the universe.From winning the egg of a forgotten [Legendary Void Dragon] to a fragment of a lost god's divine core.Follow Dravin as he transforms from being a joke into to a Cosmic Fiendgod!He will hunt down dimensional behemoths, explore ancient ruins that hold the secrets of the gods, and build a legend that will echo across countless dimensions!