Chrysalis - Chapter 12 It all comes back to mana

Lao Chen was just an old, underpaid security guard in a rundown apartment complex, living a miserable life under a stingy, ungrateful boss.His wife left him, his daughter wanted nothing to do with him, and poverty was his only constant companion.In the end, death came in the form of a drunk driver, leaving him broken and forgotten on the cold pavement.But fate wasn’t done with him. In his final moments, he prayed—desperate, pleading to any deity who would listen.And someone did.The God of Wealth and Love took pity on his wasted life and granted him a second chance.Wake up again as Zhao Yiming, a 25-year-old gambler and alcoholic drowning in debt with nothing but a good face and a strong body to his name, he was given the Affinity Money Maker System—a mysterious power that let him gain wealth and influence by forming relationships, whether as lovers, friends, or even enemies.Before he knew it, he had stumbled his way into unimaginable riches.But things never go as planned. One moment of recklessness—one affair with the wrong woman—led to an unexpected murder.Now, the system has thrown him onto a new path: The Villain Route. With a negative perk that keeps the police off his trail but tightens the noose around his future, Zhao Yiming is faced with an impossible choice.Will he claw his way to the top and become the billionaire he was meant to be? Or will his second life end behind bars, just as tragic as his first?

Kana was just an ordinary, introverted girl—quiet, withdrawn, and bullied for her “unusual” sexual preferences. Rejected by those around her, she took refuge in online games, hoping to find acceptance in a world where names and faces didn’t matter.But even there, judgment found her.When her party discovered her secret, the harassment returned—only now, it followed her into the one place she thought was safe.Broken and exhausted, Kana decides to quit the game… and give up on life entirely.Just as she’s about to end everything, a strange message flashes on her screen:“Would you like to live the life you’ve always dreamed of?”It sounds like a scam. But with nothing left to lose, Kana accepts.Moments later, she awakens in a body she doesn’t recognize, in a world she’s never seen—A place of magic, adventure, and powerful women drawn to her for reasons she can’t yet understand.More than anything, this is a world that offers Kana what she thought she’d lost forever:A second chance in a world with people that accept her for who she is.___A lot of yuri.

Hadrian, a street urchin, dies as collateral to a Mage battle. he reincarnates and awakens the ability to take over the Mind, Soul and Body of other beings.Bitter, He goes on a revenge against the Mages who'd caused his death. He realizes the problem does not end with them, but with the whole system and fate. He makes strong and powerful enemies on his journey to spite fate and the world.

Leon and his father, Artorias, are the last remaining scions of a once powerful and illustrious family of lightning mages. After barely surviving an attack that destroyed their home fifteen years ago, they now live in the dangerous Northern Vales, a desolate wilderness far away from civilization. But those who want them dead are strong, patient, and relentless, and it is only a matter of time before they find the two they seek...