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Tragedy had reduced James to a nobody — washed up and homeless in New York City. Then a message appeared in his vision announcing the end of a 60,000-year countdown and the release of something called Nemesis 1. As the world falls apart, billions die, and society collapses, James discovers he was wrong to think himself insignificant. Summoning every ounce of grit and determination, he helps forge a resistance that will defy humanity's near-omnipotent enemy — taking the fight from the streets of New York to the stars themselves.

An anthology and companion piece to The Perfect Run, exploring roads not taken. What if Quicksave had become a Psycho? What if Len Sabino had taken the Violet Elixir rather than the Blue? What if Jasmine had remembered? What if Ryan had gained a different power, or fallen in love with someone else? The Ultimate One guides readers through these alternate histories — moments where a single choice reshapes everything.

Simon saved his best friend Kat from the clutches of the Company and their high-tech VR experience, Otherworld — but at a steep price. Now Simon, Kat, and their friend Busara are on the run, hunted for what they know about the Company's dark secrets and the real-life consequences of playing Otherworld. Heading to New Mexico to find a tech genius who might be the only person who can help them expose the truth, they race against time as the line between reality and fantasy threatens to disappear forever.

In 22nd-century New York, survival is a hustle and secrets refuse to stay buried. Tony, once a corporate operative, knows betrayal firsthand — abandoned by the elites who molded him, he's been exiled to the Blast, a low-income, no-exit wasteland in the heart of New Brooklyn. Now he scrapes by in a world of gang-controlled streets and Dust-fueled powers, finding reluctant allies among the outcasts he once scorned. Addie, a fiercely independent journalist, is determined to expose the district's corruption and the ruthless toll it takes on its people. But as she digs deeper, her quest for justice drags her into the city's darkest shadows — and into the grip of Dust. Together, Tony and Addie are an unlikely team in a world where loyalty is rare and survival comes at a price.

What do you get when you cross nanomachines controlled by a volatile AI with a bleeding-edge military-grade cybernetic implant and a gutter rat out to prove everyone wrong? A forced experimental drug treatment at an early age has saddled David with an immense burden. His mother's death has left him adrift and unsure of his direction. So he does what any teenager with no more cares left to give does — chips in some mil-spec chrome and looks for a quick way to earn edds, all the while learning to utilize the nanotechnology forced on him as a child. Corpo or Edgerunner? Why not both? And why not the best of both while we're at it?

Ian Dunai is trapped in the only maze an arch-decemancer can't escape: Time. Only 1% of the population is blessed with magic affinity at birth, and fewer still have affinities high enough to rule. Ian's decemancy eclipses all, granting him ultimate control over Death — he conquers cities with a thought and turns them to ruins with a gesture. But overwhelming power isn't enough to escape the time loop or reveal its purpose. When Ian discovers a critical clue he missed years ago, escape is finally within reach. Little does he know, it's only the first realm.

When people with superpowers emerged during the Cold War, world governments treated them like any other weapon: objects to covet, hoard, and control. Becoming one of these "Moonshots" was a curse — heralding conscription, incarceration, or worse. Years have passed since Naomi Ziegler's own conscription ended, years spent rebuilding her life and becoming the first ex-superhero lawyer in the country. But as long-buried troubles return and blur the lines between right and just, Naomi must make the choice she's long deferred: whether to hold onto the comfortable life she's built, or reach out for the justice she has long been denied.

Years ago, Earth was brought into the "System" — and it was not alone. The arrival of the System also brought Invaders, other races with one goal: to seize ownership of this new habitable planet. For years, war raged. Derek was a loner. Strong from years of fighting monsters and Invaders alone, he survived by keeping to himself and never getting attached. One day, he broke his rules to lend a hand on what seemed like an easy mission. He should have stuck to being alone.

Six towers appeared on Earth one day — hundreds of stories tall, invulnerable, and filled with monsters, treasure, and magic. They also periodically release waves of creatures to attack the world outside. By 2083, only a hundred humans remain. In a final desperate attempt, they challenge the top floor. They clear it — at the cost of every life but one. As his reward, the last survivor is granted a single wish: to go back in time and prevent it all.

When Earth evolves past a threshold few even knew existed, humanity is whisked away by the Grand System to an educational Tutorial. Arthur Ward is left behind, bleeding out on a sidewalk. Animals have become deadly monsters, dimensional incursions are a constant threat, and Arthur is forced to adapt or die. Missing the Tutorial was supposed to be a death sentence — but with new rules to live by and a path to redemption before him, it may be the best thing that ever happened to him. After all, nothing is quite impossible when you can rewrite reality itself.

A shard severed from a soul — full of Karma, but needing a body and life of its own. The first true Rantha Hagbloods emerge on a Shrouded Earth invaded by magic, struggling to once again see the sky. Three souls with the full knowledge of Power of Ten find themselves on a world in need of something to break the stalemate and suppression of the Shroud of Undeath. It will take gold, Gear, and Levels to push back — but the undead are not the only enemies they will face as they strive to liberate a world and guide it toward the Light of Heaven.

Elijah is dying. Afflicted with terminal cancer, he boards a plane to spend his remaining time with his sister in the Pacific Northwest. Along the way, Earth is transformed by the touch of the World Tree, injecting it with magical Ethera and connecting it to a larger universe via the System — and causing his plane to crash on a deserted island. Through the System, Elijah gains the Druid archetype, which may be enough to survive a hostile environment full of powerful monsters, starvation, and the elements. Meanwhile his sister Alyssa must survive the collapse of civilization while keeping her family safe.

Aiden lives in Wonderwind, the world's biggest VRMMO. He dropped out of college, ditched real life, and invested everything into a career as a cold, calculated virtual assassin targeting the richest players in the top-500 leaderboard — every kill executed to perfection. Until his headset glitches mid-mission. One lag spike later, rent's due and his landlord is about to kick him to the curb. Aiden realizes his next job might be his last. He logs into a high-level area severely underleveled with trash gear, prepared for one final assassination — and then he didn't expect to fall for his target.

Nuclear winter set in by 2015, but the world really ended in 2012 when dungeons began appearing around the world like some messed-up video game. A survival story that blends Fallout, Solo Leveling, and Pokemon.

An AI calling itself Schema has assimilated Earth into its system. As a consequence, everyone gained access to status screens, power-ups, and skills — turning concepts from fiction into fact. For some, it feels like living out a dream. For Daniel, it's closer to a nightmare. Cracks in the dimensional fabric have unleashed terrifying beasts from dark, abyssal places. Schema organizes these cracks into dungeons, giving the native species a chance to fight back. Daniel finds himself trapped in one of these dungeons, and discovers there's only one way out: kill or be killed.

Emotions are fuel. Happiness is ammo. Sam just wants to be a good person — which is why she uses her ability to see the unseen world of werewolves and vampires for good. Mainly, she hugs ghosts to death. But when shapeshifting aliens kill her cat, all the hugs and pleasantries in the world won't get her back. Becoming a magical girl will. Nobody said it was going to be easy. Even equipped with magic, guns, and extra limbs, she is woefully unprepared when an entire alien invasion descends on her hometown.

Heaven has been abandoned. The Kingdom has fallen into disrepair. Prayers are going unanswered. An eldritch being named Irene — her true name too dangerous to speak — and her sisters intend to fix it. To do so, they need a Warlock. Caspar Cartwright is a hapless hedge mage saved from the scaffold and sent back to the living with Irene's power at his fingertips and a mission branded into his heart: face the servants of the dead god, find the key, and open the gate to the Kingdom. A dark and unconventional romance between a mortal mage and something far older and stranger than humanity.

Not everyone gets a soul. The rise of industry and mechanization has sent the world's population booming, striving relentlessly for the fixed handful of souls that level armies and steer the fate of nations. Michael is the scion of a lord — and the soulless cannot hold such a title. For five years he has endured pain and failure attempting to claim one of the souls freed by its vessel's death, earning only his father's contempt. The remnants of a crumbled empire fight in a grinding, bloody war against their ancient enemy. At last, one more opportunity has come. But not everyone gets a soul quite like his.

Everyone dreams of gaining magical powers. When mana finally arrives on Earth, it's not all it's cracked up to be. Transported into a tutorial with his family, Christopher has to fight to survive while keeping his loved ones alive. After three grueling months inside a tutorial where tragedy and death seem to follow him, Chris struggles for power and the chance for revenge. When the survivors return to a changed Earth, conflicts arise as various factions vie for dominance — and Chris tries to carve out a place for himself and his family, free from any more conflict.

Gwen Song awoke in a world that was not her own. Instead of airplanes and electricity, this 21st-century Earth is ruled by magic and dragons; humanity survives in a land of magical beasts and otherworldly beings, protected by shielded enclaves and magical constructs. Follow Gwen as she struggles to rebuild her life in this strange new reality — growing from a grade school student into a fully-fledged Mage, through university and beyond, uncovering the secrets of a world made unreal by magic and mysticism.