Sovereign of the Ashes - Chapter 51: Preparation

A detective travels across the United States and becomes an agent of the Los Angeles Police Department.

After getting through the initial confusion, he repeatedly solved strange cases, became famous all over the world, and was called the most legendary detective in history…

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Aren Frost, CEO of Titan Crest Entertainment, finds his life crumbling before his eyes on the day of his 22nd wedding anniversary.His wife was in bed with the chairman and owner of his company. This man was his best friend for whose company he dedicated his life to.“How can you do this?” He asks, yelling with tear filled eyes.“This isn't something new.” The man smirks, “We were lovers before you even got married.”Aren's world crumbled.“Even the daughter you cherishes isn't yours.” The man reveals, snickering, “She is my biological daughter.”Aren tries to kill the man in anger, but his bodyguards appears and takes him away. He is killed, disguised as an accident.Just when he thought it was over, he finds himself in the body of an idol, hated by fans. The idol was retired, and condemned for being the reason for group's disbandment.Then—[Ding!][Welcome Host, I'm the Acting System.][Rise and become the superstar of this generation.]Aren, however, didn't care.He wanted revenge!He will take everything precious away from him. He took his wife, now, Aren will take every woman he cares for. He will turn them against him.

The Morandi color palette refers to colors with low saturation and a muted, smoky feel.Chen Ningxi, who usually seems untouched by worldly concerns, finds herself unexpectedly moved upon meeting Cheng Qiaobei, who embodies the Morandi hues.At their first meeting, Cheng Qiaobei is in a subordinate position, striving to meet the demands of Chen Ningxi’s client role.Three days later, they meet again when Cheng Qiaobei is inspecting a hotel and Chen Ningxi, a VIP client, calls to make a complaint that goes directly to his office.Two weeks later, a newly built chain hotel urgently requires electric equipment installation approval, and the responsible person is Chen Ningxi.Cheng Qiaobei visits her for negotiations but gets caught in the middle of Chen Ningxi’s blind date, and weighing his options, he lets himself be used as a temporary shield to deflect the matchmaker.With a glance, they fulfill each other's needs—he gets the approval, and she avoids matchmaking.In the charade of their fake relationship, they end up truly connecting. He gets drunk, she listens earnestly; he's busy, she remains focused on her work.He does not intrude on her, and she does not disturb him. Chen Ningxi realizes she might have found someone easy to get along with and never tires of.Regarding love, Chen Ningxi has the ability to both love deeply and restrain herself. In terms of career, Cheng Qiaobei has the capability to conjure miracles and rise again from setbacks.As for them, they are a couple wandering within the hues of the Morandi palette.

John Mirage was a young hacker, waiting for his court trial, when he was presented with a choice. Joining a secret ‘fake’ government program, he ended up playing right in a totally unexpected foul play from the future!He found himself travelling into the future, inside a VR game called “Athanasia”, where he gained a Hacker System, lots of abilities, and was facing a grand scheme that ran deeper than anyone thought!The fight between humans and machines in the future wasn’t just brutal and cunning; it also spanned to include the VR game, the real world, and even a totally alien world, with different powers in play, even alien races! And John was standing right in the heart of all this, as the variable and anomaly no one expected!Armed with his system, John will struggle to complete quests, learn new abilities, hack everything, increase his system synchronisation level and upgrade his system to become a powerhouse and an unexpected variable in that war!John will fight on different fronts, against overwhelming odds, and find a way to hack his success through all adversaries!