Novels by A knight in skirt

Ryan Carter has always been ordinary—weak, overlooked, and struggling to find his place. But when a near-fatal attack awakens the strange pendant his late mother left behind, Ryan unlocks a hidden power that shatters his ordinary life forever. In a world where mystic energy is returning after centuries of silence, ancient clans and secret families are waging war in the shadows. To them, Ryan is no longer invisible—he’s a threat, and his pendant is the prize they all seek. As Ryan learns to harness his abilities, he uncovers dangerous truths: his mother once belonged to a powerful mystic bloodline, his sister Olivia carries a rare gift that could reshape the future, and betrayal waits even among those who claim to guide him. From a bullied student to a rising mystic, Ryan must fight, grow, and endure. But with every battle, the line between friend and enemy blurs, and one question haunts him— Is he destined to save this world… or destroy it?

Austin Vance spent twenty years playing the obedient dog for his wife, Vivienne Sterling. He shattered his own cultivation core, went broke bailing out her parasitic family, and abandoned his own parents and sister—only to end up paralyzed in a hospital bed. As Vivienne cold bloodedly pulled his life support, she left him with a final, devastating truth: the five children he spent two decades slaving to raise were not his own, but belonged to his sworn enemy. Dying in a storm of absolute fury, Austin’s soul howled for vengeance. Instead of hell, he wakes up twenty years in the past. He is twenty-two again. His family is still alive, his marriage hasn't happened yet, and the temporal shock has restored his Aetherial Core with the terrifying, refined power of his mature self. Armed with two decades of flawless future knowledge and a heart turned to ice, Austin is done being a pawn. This time, he will shield his family, build an untouchable empire, and throw the woman who murdered him away like absolute trash.

In the soaring spires of Altheria, magic determines a man’s worth. To be born without it is to be a ghost in a city of gods. Kaelen was a ghost—until the day he tried to die. When Kaelen plunges into the dark waters of the Great River, he doesn't find death. Instead, he awakens a forbidden interface: The Arcane System. This is no ordinary gift of the heavens; it is a cold, clinical accountant of agony. Its rules are simple: mana is for the blessed, but Despair Points (DP) are for the broken. Every bruise from a noble's fist, every insult spat in the mud, and every memory of failure is now a deposit in Kaelen’s account. With his new system, Kaelen can purchase what nature denied him: artificial mana veins, shadow-walking abilities, and the dark secrets of the very Academy that shunned him. But the Arcane System is a demanding master. To maintain his new power, Kaelen must keep the "market" of his misery volatile. He must enter the Academy as an uninvited guest, face the golden boy who tried to break him, and survive the scrutiny of the terrifying Inquisitors. Kaelen spent eighteen years as a victim. Now, he’s an investor. And he’s about to prove that when you have nothing left to lose, you have everything to gain.