Luis "Louie" Santiago was just another street-smart survivor from Tondo, a man who knew how to fight, hustle, and stay alive in a world that never gave him a fair shot. But after getting betrayed and gunned down by his own best friend, he expected nothing but death.
Instead, he wakes up in a world that shouldn't exist. A ruined wasteland of jagged cliffs, shifting shadows, and creatures that laugh before they kill. His wounds are gone, his body stronger, but there's something wrong. A black sigil is inked over his heart-alive, shifting, watching. A whisper in his mind calls him the Bearer of the Void. And in his hand, a dagger hums with an unnatural hunger, devouring the very life of anything it cuts.
Now, trapped in a land ruled by ancient horrors, Luis has two choices: survive or be consumed. As whispers call his name and forgotten memories bleed into his mind, he realizes he wasn't just brought here-he was chosen.
But for what?
And more importantly... who chose him?
A dark fantasy isekai filled with action, mystery, and a very annoyed Filipino MC who just wants to know what the hell is going on.
Henley agrees to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for a fee, falling in love as she wonders - how is he involved in her brother's false conviction?
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Henley Linden's brother is in jail for a crime he didn't commit, and she'll take any job to raise the money needed to free him. Soon, she's agreed to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for ten thousand dollars, so his mother will ease up the pressure on him to find a wife. But once Henley is enmeshed in Bennett's world, he falls for her, and she starts to have feelings for him as well. Despite her romance with Bennett, as she grows closer to the Calloways, Henley realizes they are somehow involved in her brother's conviction. Journeying deeper into a world of wealth and conspiracies, Henley is forced to rely on Bennett, though doing so could cost her everything.
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