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I, Zhou Mingrui, transmigrated to an alternate world and became an ordinary little skeleton.I received a system at the start which made me more powerful whenever I killed an enemy.I can draw the health, mana, and other stats from the dead.Every 10 levels, I can also awaken a talent.Level 10: The Book of the Dead.All incantation time for Undead Spells is shortened by half, and their effects are increased twofold.Level 20: Skeleton Armor.Build weapons and armor that are suitable for the user using skeletons. Weapons can be upgraded when the user’s level increases, while the armor can be upgraded to increase its immunity against all negative effects.Level 30: Soul Summoning From River Lethe.The user can summon dark creatures. The maximum number of summons increase with the user’s level. The summoned creatures’ stats are increased significantly.…I, Yan Wuyue, leader of the human. I am crowned the [Goddess of Savior] by the people of this world.I reincarnated 30 years before the apocalypse. I have to get stronger in order to change history and save humanity.So, my initial summon monster is extremely important.I thought I could sign a contract with a dragon, a phoenix, an angel, or some other creature from the ancient myths.But when that ordinary, unassuming little skeleton fell from the sky…I was plunged into despair.Even the most ordinary sorcerer could summon a ton of these things with a wave of his hand!
After possessing the game’s villain, my goal was solely one thing –To escape from this cursed game world.[Embrace a death befitting a villain]I failed on the first run.But I resolved once more to escape this world…“I missed you, Kyle.”Yet the heroines who once loathed me began to plead for my affection.
Swordmaster Karyl MacGovern.He returned to the past, wanting to rewrite the future he was unable to change with his sword alone. And this time, he would acquire the power that once eluded him—magic.This time, he would master both sword and magic, and stand on the peak.
# rapiddevelopmentChen Yan’s 100th blind date went a little off tangent.He arrested his blind date.…His blind date said, “Since we are on a blind date, let us be frank with each other.”She continued, “Your salary is too low and your house is small. To be honest, if it wasn’t for your good looks, our date would probably have ended here.”Clearly, she was not very satisfied with Chen Yan’s condition.She suggested, “Let’s do this. You put your house under my name and ask your family to get me another car worth half a million. Then, we can consider working this relationship out.”Chen Yan was a little hesitant and shocked. This girl was even more direct and materialistic than he had imagined.She said, “You don’t have to spend a cent to put your house under my name. As for the car…to be honest, that amount is only worth a month of my salary.”She chided, “You are hesitant even when asked to do such simple things. You are such a miser.”She concluded, “Humph. I have no other business with you. I shall take my leave now.”Chen Yan’s blind date put on an arrogant expression. She had announced the final outcome of this blind date.However, Chen Yan felt that it might be a little too rushed to end his 100th blind date just like that.He said, “Missy, it is debatable whether I am a miser. However, you can’t leave now even if you want to.”She retorted, “Why? As a police officer, do you plan on hounding me? Or do you want me to settle the bill? Ha! Waiter, bring me the bill!”Chen Yan could spot the contempt from his date’s arrogant gaze.Hounding her? Getting her to settle the bill?“You don’t have to settle the bill,” said Chen Yan expressionlessly as he took out a pair of silver handcuffs.He continued, “Please stand up and put your arms around your head. You are under arrest.”…[Ding! Congratulations on completing your 100th blind date. The Strongest Police System has been activated.][Ding! Congratulations on arresting one of the principal offenders of a cybercriminal group. As a reward, the gene lock on your olfactory receptor has been unlocked.] Dear readers! Fresh green style, maybe you will like it more in .
Born of a great family, world shaking genius. The man who had shaken the world. The story of the Swordmeister.
In this world, human are in peril. 72 Obelisks suddenly appeared out of nowhere, infecting the world with Monsters. Amongst this chaos, people look for hope.A man named Basil Pacifer is the humanity's hope. He is the strongest Mage alive at that point. Sadly, he believes in no man, and he always moves alone....Basil observes the unfolding scene bitterly. He is aware of his impending doom, however he has no grudge. He has lived long enough to achieve things people can only dream about.Looking back to his past, he realized his life is nothing more than a sad story.Closing his eyes, he accepted his end — or so he thought....”Look at me! What do you see?“”Regrets.“”Don't you want to undo it?“”Tell me what the offer is.“Thus, Basil Pacifer returned to the past, being his younger self once again. Of course, he returned back with something....[Ding!][Guide to Omniscience is successfully merged with The Chosen One][Analyzing The Chosen One's mental capability...][Analyzation Complete!][Result: The Chosen One is retarded][Initiate Brain Configuration!]No matter how useless the golden finger he received seems, he will reach a higher height than his last life. This time, he will completely erase any regrets he has!
The extraordinaire has disrupted the silence of the world and ever since then, technology has taken a different path.
Perfectly average.That’s how I would describe myself.I spent most of my life being just that.Average test scores with mostly C’s and B’s, average athletic abilities, average appearance, average social life, and average family background.I wanted to be different, that's why I decided to be a pornstar.dunno but somehow I awakened the ultimate pornstar system-will I really be able to become the greatest pornstar?
It was just like any other day, or so I thought at least. The birds were chirping up on trees, clouds were rolling by the bright blue sky and Elves were dumpster diving in the alleyway. Okay, one of those three didn’t sound right... I had a boring life once. Recently though, it has become less boring... to put it one way. Finding a random Elf in the dumpster? Heh, must be a Monday. A normal person would have walked by. A normal person would have ignored it. I must be a pretty weird guy, then. Now I have this Elf swearing her allegiance to me. What’s next, vampires? ……………………………………………………………Dear readers! Without any ads, maybe you will prefer .
Song Haotian, an old man with dementia, was deserted by his children. This kind of news was common on the Internet. However, such an insignificant event actually led to a series of events.Song Haotian’s adopted daughter made false claims about him in order to be selected for a talent show. The netizens cyberbullied the old man in order to protect their idol. Just when the netizens thought this case would end satisfactorily with the adopted daughter winning, an unexpected scene played out.The head of East Asian Chamber of Commerce, the elder of an ancient martial arts clan, the beautiful CEO of the world’s most powerful security company, the head of the nation-renowned Chinese Medicine Association, and many other families and factions were involved in the case due to the false claim.Later, the netizens finally found out the true identity of Song Haotian and how powerful he was. However, it was too late now.
“Where the f*ck am I?”One day, he suddenly fell into a world of barbarism and superstition.“F*ck, I ain’t a savage!”
Once I’ve become Immortal, then my attempt to conquer the world shall begin.
Jin Rou, the youngest Celestial King, was being restricted to go outside by his father for some reasons. Thus, Jin Rou was fed up.And so, he made his ‘Grand Plan’ of running away.
Under a twist of fate, Aurus was struck by a bolt of lightning, making him realize that he would never have the chance to play the game he poured most of his time and effort into ever again.Fortunately, a goddess took pity on his miserable fate and gave him two choices: the first one was to reincarnate through the Six Paths of Reincarnation, and the second one…was to reincarnate as a stick. Hearing the second choice, Aurus could not help but remember...that this was exactly the starting character of the game he used to play!Without hesitation, Aurus chose the latter, bringing a smile to the goddess’ face…which seemed to contain secrets and desires hidden to the naked eye.And so, Aurus was reborn into a world that he was familiar with, albeit this time—he was now living a life as a stick!Though that may be the case, witness the adventures of Aurus as he turns the expectations of everyone around him upside down as he gradually returns to his previous heights… and perhaps, far beyond it!Witness the birth of a supreme being...from its roots!Note: Please understand that the beginning of this novel was written at a time where I didn't know a lot about pacing and other important stuff crucial in writing. Once you get past that point (around the midpoint of Volume 2), it gets better. I hope you enjoy reading!
If you don’t know anything, you might think Blake had a perfect life. Good-looking face that made everyone turn their heads, an athletic physique, photographic memory and a good head that let him ace all of his exams, and also a kind heart to prop it all up.But you couldn’t be more wrong as in a world where even a three-year-old kid could use mana, Blake was one of the unfortunate ones who couldn’t utilize the magical power that enabled humans to break past their limits and defeat the powerful demons that used nether instead of mana to cast their own demonic spells.Looks of disdain, mockeries, and even straight-up bullying were not an uncommon occurrence for him as he had to deal with them every single day.One day, the bullies went too far and almost killed him. The pent-up rage and hatred in his heart peaked up as he remembered the faces of his bullies that had beaten him half to death.He thought he would finally die when his head was suddenly struck by a severe headache and his eyes went dark.But never did he expect when he regained his consciousness he would find a pair of horns on his forehead, sharp claws on the tip of his fingers, and jet black skin covering his body from head to toe.Follow Blake’s journey as he became the master of the nether and demonic spells, climbing the ranks of the demon realm as he gathered his own demon followers, and finding out the real truth veiled in his home world while creating legends for himself both in the demon world and in the world where he came from.
The story starts on earth, after some unknown circumstances, the world was suddenly invaded by monsters from other worlds. Many died and even more turned into zombies, starting what many would call 'The apocalypse Era'.Rin, a normal teenage boy who lost all of his family members was on the verge of falling into despair when a goddess appeared and sent him to another world that was very similar to a game Rin played before the apocalypse.Her goal from this was simple, trample on all the protagonists and become the strongest creature in that world for a chance to get back what he thought he lost forever.Accompanied by a cold beauty, both of them embark on a new journey to become stronger, get back to their world and fix everything.
Ukei Kaito fought a desperate struggle in order to fulfill his role as a summoned hero. He defeated the Demon Lord and saved the very world, only to meet an end filled but with betrayal. The companions that he’d trusted throughout his journey betrayed him and killed him by sticking a blade through his chest.It was then that he swore to himself.He swore that, if given another chance, he would no longer so rigidly cling to the concept of “faith.”He swore that, if given another chance, he would dedicate himself to enacting the most atrocious act of revenge possible.He swore that, if given another chance, he would do things right.「I’ll kill every single last one of you… I swear it…」And so, he died, leaving behind not but a series of menacing last words — but his story had yet to end. A voice resounded through his head and informed him that there was more to his fate than what lay beyond the grave.【The following is a system message. Tutorial Mode has been terminated.】
Ye Qinghan, young master of the powerful Ye Family, gets ostracized when his peerless father meets an unfortunate end. Lacking strength and in a bid to live a Purposeful life, he suffers through the unending ridicule, bullying and torture dealt to him at each turn. However fate is a cruel mistress and offers only pain and misery with no end in sight. Broken, weak and distraught, Ye Qinghan embarks on a journey to usurp the hands of fate and attain strength to protect his own.
I turned my assassin into my maid with the power of money! Money is all-powerful!It was a world full of swords and magic; Lawrend was the son of the wealthiest merchant in town. Since the age of 7, he had been having dreams. A dream about a past life in a modern civilization where monsters are nonexistent, and humans dominate the world. Lawrend saw Iron birds, Magical bricks that display moving paintings, Thunder wielding, and many more.There was a scene in one of the dreams that made Lawrend’s heart beat fast. A row of a dozen maids bowing in front of him. Each dressed in a french maid outfit.Something awakened inside Lawrend when he had that dream. A fervent desire to have his very own Maid Harem!
“From today onwards, you will become the Envoy of one of the Main Gods in the Dimensions of Gods. You will travel from one world to another and through that, you will attain what others will never obtain in their entire life.”
Among the demons, the supreme ones are called “Great Saints.”
Kevin Duke, an 18-year-old martial artist, by accident, is reborn an becomes a high school student who was kicked out of the family. Since then, this king of Kung Fu in school has been sweeping all kings of enemies. The whole world is shaking behind him. P.S. This book has been prepared for many years. it's a total wonderful story. The author has related writing experience for more that 8 years. Recommend heartly!
Tayar is currently embroiled in a brutal war.The races of light are on the verge of exterminating the races of the fallen.Led by humans with fearsome powers from another world, their victory becomes more and more assured with every passing battle.But when the last member of a now extinct race of fallen suddenly appears, the entire world will be turned upon it's head.
Park Moonsoo worked REALLLLLLY hard in life before dying.
The young man living in a frontier mining village, Elliott, lived in estrangement there. The reason was because he carried the blood of the Demon Race, and had an unusual face, with two small horns growing from it. Several years after his mother – his only family – died, a young woman who called herself an acquaintance of her mother’s came to visit, and once she knew of Elliott’s existence, displayed the traits of a succubus, and whispered thus: “From now on you will ravish many women, steal many lives, and trample over the world, you shall dominate. But to start … you will dominate me, violate me, please”. Unable to wield a sword, nor kill his opponents with magic, the mixed-blood young man who could only grant a slight bit of magic into matter, used information, tools, and traps, repelling enemies, ravishing women, making them submit and fall into demonhood, and dominated them, surviving in a ruined world. This is the story of the young man who was the Lord of the perilous place of fear, one that never allows a guest to leave, the “Man-Eating Dungeon”, and the women whose lives had been derailed by him.
I will be posting this story on RoyalRoad.com as well. https://www.royalroad.com/profile/420690/fictionsJay was a man who had lost it all. His loving wife and adorable daughter ripped away from him one after the other. However he continues living performing acts of pure good for the people around him. He is recognized as worthy by the God of his current world and is transported to a godly room.Jay is now a God and it is his mission to create the planet beneath him. To breath life untoward its majestic surface.Join Jay in the fantastic journey of creation! Watch as he revives his family, creates Gods, and creates humans, elves and so many more creatures.Learn from the beginning how this planet develops as mythology, evolution, and the advancement of society is captured in breathtaking lore and backstory.Hello to anyone reading this, my name is Ani, and this is a passion project of mine that has no definite end. I really want this series to heavily involve characters submitted by the viewers to achieve great things and progress the story.There is an auxiliary chapter Titled Character Creation. That chapter had every main race currently in the story. In the future as more people suggest things, hybridization and mixing of DNA and genes to create new, unique creatures will be possible. The first example of this is a viewers request for a 'Naga', which I had forgotten about upon coming up with the list. I spoke to the viewer in the comments and we agreed on a background where a dragon and a mermaid mate and create the Naga. As for the rest, you have to wait for his story!To qualify for Character creation, simply be a donor of some Monetary value (real money, coins, gifts, etc) or the person will be In the top 20 of powerstone donor for the novel. Thank you for reading, and if you meet these criteria, please submit your character! Happy reading. ……………………………………………………………Dear readers! Without any ads, maybe you will prefer .
Empire of the Ring is a Korean modern fantasy epic adventure novel that sets in the nations of the Caucasus mountain range which separates Europe and Asia. The nations of Caucasus are regions of many conflicts over territories, ethnicities, and religions. The story begins as Lee Youngho, a warm-hearted Korean merchandiser, takes a business trip to a disputed territory of the Caucasus nations to sell Korean unmanned security systems only to get misconstrued as a spy and caught by Armenian militia. Youngho eventually gets involved with the militia and CIA to help out people of the regions from conflicts and works toward a birth of a new empire in Caucasus.
With the sudden announcement of the launch of the holographic virtual network, Chen Mo, a hacker, received a special commission to hack this system in a bid to halt advancement.
Su Yu was in a third rate university when the “Sky Holes” appeared, his school fell through the “Sky Hole” and appeared in the middle of a forest that was teeming with terrifying creatures.
The Strongest Magic meets the Mightiest Mecha.I have stolen Golden Mechas from the deepest vaults of the most tightly guarded fortresses in the world.I have personally destroyed more armies than the top three superpowers have in the span of the Absolute War - combined.I burned down the terrorist megacity of Habon.I was expelled from the Union of Heroes at a younger age than people are allowed in.I have talked to Ancient Gods, loved women, and devoured mechas that would make superpowers cringe in fear.I have faced demons head on in moonless nights others fear to speak of during the day.I am deified in a thousand cultures, and labelled as the devil incarnate in the rest.I am the Mecha Emperor.You may have heard of me.*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*Excerpt from Chapter 1This is where it all began.A junkyard.Oh no, this isn't your clean, mechas-only junkyard that was the 'starting point' of many mecha geniuses out there.I have seen and heard my share of rags-to-riches stories, and many of them claimed that they had started from 'junkyards' and slowly grew to be where they were right now.From Zero to Hero, they declared.You can do it too, they said.As long as you work hard, everything is possible, they claimed.I call bullshit.Life doesn't work like that.
The World of Immortals, it is the world every mortal long for. For many, it is an eternal glory to cause a spatial distortion and enter the World of Immortals. But the vicissitude of time is simply merciless, the legends regarding immortality had long been forgotten. However, a miracle shall rise once more! An immortal was about to split the space with martial arts and cut all ties with the mortal world. The protagonist, Xiao Chen, was caught up in it and accidentally brought to the World of Immortals. What will they find in the vast world beyond the rift?
In the tenth year after the new era, the world finally came to an end. Zhang Mu truefully waited for his death, but unexpectedly found that he had returned to ten years ago. With his memory about the future, he swore that he would change the calamitous history, saving the earth from being destroyed! Walking dead, zergs, evolvers, and various mutated animals… nothing can stop him! The first step is to retrieve his identity as an era merchant , then find all the treasures he can remember to enhance himself!
Axel, a struggling novelist, stumbles upon an otherworldly online writing tool promising an unprecedented level of realism for storytelling. Interested, he hurriedly signs up without reading into the terms and conditions. Ready to breathe life into his almost-finished novel, Axel excitedly imports his work into the platform shortly before drifting off to sleep.To his surprise, Axel awakens as an unnamed character within the very world he once wrote. the website's terms concealed a mysterious clause, entwining his destiny with that of the novel he created.chapter release per week: 7-12Projection of chapters: 900 - 1000 chaptersSide stories if completed? - Maybe(If you guys love reading the novel, All I can say is that gifting creates 2 more chapters + 2 scheduled chapters on release. ₍^. ̫.^₎)Releases for chapters are scheduled at midnight AEDT time.Discord Server Coming soon.
He died because he could not kill ‘him’.He lived because he could not kill ‘him’.Kang Yoonsoo, who had lived 999 lives by losing to the Demon Emperor.Once again, he went back twenty years in time, back to his starting point.“I will end this.”Either he dies, or ‘he’ dies.The thousandth life of a man who has mastered all the skills in the world begins. ……………………………………………………………Dear readers! Without any ads, maybe you will prefer .
Having transmigrated to a new world and becoming an ordinary Blacksmith in a Blacksmith Shop, Ye Feng shortly has the Master Blacksmith System activated. “Ding! Congratulations to the host for forging the low-grade weapon [West Wind Sword]. You have gained increased agility and the skill [Traveling With The Wind].” “Ding! Congratulations to the host for forging the middle-grade weapon [Spear of Dawn]. You have gained increased endurance and the skill [Flaming Rebirth].” “Ding! Congratulations to the host for forging the high-grade weapon [Oath of the Archer]. You have gained 300% attack speed and the skill [Blood Frenzy Disaster].” ——– “Ding! Congratulations to the host for forging the sacred-grade [Black Dragon Set], [Burning Phoenix Set], [Giant Set], and [Chaotic Set]. You have gained…” While others struggle to survive through tough cultivation, he only has to forge stronger weapons to gain greater power. From forging weapons to forging himself, any divine weapon or artifact is only a toy in his hand.
There are three realms in the multi verse; The Cosmic, the Mortal and the Nether realm.Hal grew up in the mortal realm with no idea whatsoever of who his parents were.His love for relics, adventure and the occasional danger would aid him in finding a genie's lamp.Rubbing a genie's lamp should grant three wishes, but Hal is struck by lightening instead and eventually arrives in the Cosmic realm with a large book in his mind space titled; The Primordial Cosmic Grimiore, that apparently holds all knowledge for a perpetual reign.And so Hal's journey begins in a little city called Salmon city, in the body of a 17 year old boy also named Hal but was sold into slavery by his own father.Hal finds out who his mother (prior to reincarnation) whose bloodline now flows unmixed in his new body is....Join Hal as he battles mortals, Dragons, phoenixes, Gods and many more together with his harem of Beauties for the complete subjugation of the three realms.
Rudel Arses, the first born of one of the ‘Three Lords’ of the Courtois Kingdom, is from a corrupted family, but at 5 years old, he saw a dragon in the sky and his dark future as a villain changed. He was considered an idiot, but was that true? How would his effort to become a dragoon change the kingdom?
When a glorious old civilization was toppled overnight, a strange purple moon rose and thus began the Purple Moon Era. Damn it! What kind of ecosystem was this? The evolution was messy. Even rabbit bites and plants were not to be messed with. How can one survive all this? Evolve into a Purple Moon Warrior? What did this have to do with the Purple Moon? What kind of map was this? The Safety Sector? The Floating Domain? The Darkness Port? The Storm Voyage? The True Capital? The Horror Lullaby List? The resurrection of the Underground Tribe and the prospering Underground City? The Chaos Black Market that suffused the world? The Bloody Road? More importantly, one could end up in a bloody slaughter when dreaming and enter the Dream Domain? Fine, this damned era!
The most successful businessman of his time, who started from being a homeless orphan, died indignantly because of being plotted against by his most trusted aid, his own brother.
Xu Min realized that he was gifted with an exceptional talent for cultivation as he was training to become a family guard. His path was set before him but due to the jealousy of man, misfortune befell him. Xu Min found that he could trust no one as he began walking down the path of vengeance in a world where only the strong survived.
Protagonist travels between different anime worlds to right wrongs and uncover his reason for being along the way.
When Gao Ge is awake, he finds that he has returned to the earth before aura reappeared. The world will usher in an era of practitioners soon. Various schools of cultivation and families of ancient martial arts will spring up. As a man who is living a second life, Gao Ge will never let go of the chance to grasp the resources, cultivation methods and treasure places first. In this era, there are many geniuses and I, Gao Ge, shall be the king of them.
[This is your typical story where there is a System of unknown origin given to mankind, and the existence of Towers, Dungeons, and Constellations, the known or unknown ‘Gods and Demons’ of humanity’s collection of myths.]--- ---— Ding![Astronomical Event!]An event called 'Emergence of Races' struck the human world where the planet Earth was stretched out like dough causing it to become seven times its original diameter.Various Towers and Dungeons sprouted out of nowhere that caused an earthquake that broke the seismic scale.Billions of humans died in the process that crumbled human society in an instant.--- ---And just like that, Russell Moon reincarnated in the world of his-considered-failure unpublished novel [The Forgotten Swordsman of Ruined Star], sixteen (16) years before the beginning of the ‘Main Story’ which was set forty (40) years after the Emergence of Races.And due to that very reason, the existence of 'Untouched and Unknown elements' came back to bite him!'Why did I write that way?'Russell Moon lamented.
Usually when you possess a novel, you start in the city, but I fell into the forest.
“Screw magic, I want to learn how to do cool flips and stuff.” Magic is awesome, until you've studied it for centuries. Doevm reincarnates into a human to experience the path of a fighter to its fullest and swears not to rely on magic.There is only one problem, a goddess stands in his way. She pits him against both the hero and the villain for all of eternity. How will he escape this, with magic or his fists? Maybe both?
“We live in a world of gliphs. The left arm chamber, right arm chamber, left leg chamber, right leg chamber, wind chamber and the heart chamber. These are the six chambers of gliph that represent a glipher’s quality.”In his previous life, he was the best metalsmith on the continent; even the most powerful fighters came to him for weapons. He was no doubt a powerful man, but sadly, his incapability to retaliate left him at the mercy of others.Chui Yim, once dead, reincarnated into the world of gliphs, accompanied by Heaven’s Flame. However, the violent introduction of Heaven’s Flame crippled his heart chamber.Born with a heart deficiency, he was unable to perform strenuous exercise, let alone engage in physical fights. As such, his father who worked as a doctor made him study hard and sent him to the Riding Clouds Academy, where he met a close friend who was escaping from his family’s mu*derer.Determined to write his own destiny, Chui Yim vowed to break limits and take up the path of a cultivator.
In his first life, Victor was lazy, poor, and the ultimate gambler, but the Goddess of Envy gave him a chance.[ Die and go back four years into the past to restart your life. ]Victor lost all hope and killed himself, and so began his second and also the most miserable life.He became rich and successful but soon his girlfriend betrayed him and took away all his fortune, having decided on a desperate act Victor came up with a plan to avenge himself.Although his plan was successfully executed, Victor hoped that this time he would die once for all and forget the despair that followed him through his two lifetimes.Yet as if to deny him of his salvation, he suddenly heard a feminine voice once again, but a different one this time.[ Goddess of Lust, surprised by your actions, grants you a gift ][ Yandere system activated! ]It was a turning point for Victor.From now on whether it is a Goddess, a Vampire or a Succubus, no matter who it is I must seduce you or I will surely die this time!
“I'm a fox girl, Master!”Leveling up is not tedious if you have adorable girls by your side!Leon started his second life with a challenging and callous test to receive a system, only to begin his first steps in another world with an adorable fox girl by his side.How would these two start their journey, and who else will join them? What will Leon achieve in a different world? He may find more than just new happiness.