The First Heir

'Life has a way to reward the good and punish the wicked,' It was the same for the young man named Brandon Arnis. A young man brought up in the backstreet area of Chicago by a single mother who died untimely to cancer. Even when death took away his mother after being unable to pay for her treatment, Brandon never had a reason to question his identity as a poor man nor did he fight too hard against life that had treated him so unfairly by giving the identity of a pauper. It was all in the hands of fate and that was the way he believed. All humans' destiny has been controlled by fate and there was nothing anyone could do about it. Yet, he began to question if fate was against him after experiencing the heart shattering betrayal from his wife of three years. Who left him for a much richer man because he could not afford to sponsor her expensive lifestyle. Fuelled by rage and heartbreak he got into a fight with his wife's lover which led to him finding out the hidden secret about his real identity. Suddenly thrown into an unfamiliar world of the wealthy where a close friend could turn around to stab you in the back and your enemy could serve as the strongest shield. Will Brandon allow life to reward the good and punish the wicked or will he be the ultimate judge of the people in his life?

[No.2 "An Intrigue Read" Novel In "Leap To The Top" contest] Lucas Baron grew up very poor and had to fend himself. One day he fought with a big shot and ended up going to jail. Whoever knew that it would turn out to be a blessing in disguise because his birth mother located him and revealed to him that he was the son of the richest man in the country. Lucas was happy to have found his real parents who happen to be rich but when he approached them, they insulted him and rejected him. Since then, Lucas decided that they would pay the price of leaving him when he was young and rejecting him now

Rejected thirty times by the mage academy, Kael is nothing; no power, no name, no future. When he steps in to save a stranger, it earns him only a brutal beating… and a death sentence. Thrown from a cliff, Kael should have died. Instead, something ancient answers. A power no one has seen in centuries erupts from within him. A voice, old as fire and ruin, claims him. You are mine. Now the boy everyone cast aside may be the most dangerous thing in the realm and the very magic that chose him might destroy him before anyone else can.

Zaqqy was just an ordinary security guard. He wasn't rich. He had no power. He had no one. Until that night... he chose to fight back. He fought his own master to save a woman from humiliation. That decision got him fired, slandered, and then thrown into the forest to die. But fate wasn't done with him yet. Under an ancient banyan tree, as his life hung in the balance, something ancient and forbidden revived him. The Brajamusti technique, a deadly striking technique, only chooses souls with courage and wounds. From that moment on, his hands were no longer merely human hands. A single strike could shatter bones. One burst of anger could destroy a life. But power always comes at a price. Hunted by cruel humans and invisible creatures, Zaqqy must learn to control the energy that could burn him from within. Around him, women with different destinies began to be drawn to that thunderous aura, love, jealousy, and betrayal intertwined. When his master's past is revealed and the dark prophecy about Brajamusti resounds once more, Zaqqy is faced with a choice: to become a protector... or to transform into a storm that destroys everything. Because when fate chooses you, there is no turning back.

In a modern world draped in the illusion of normalcy, secrets crawl beneath the surface. Cities bustle with unaware citizens, blind to the existence of the gifted, warriors, healers, mages, and monster hunters, born to protect a fragile balance between reality and chaos. Among them lies one boy, invisible to destiny… until destiny calls his name. Ridiculed, discarded, and cast aside, 17-year-old Kael Ardyn is a nobody with no spark of magic or strength. But when he saves an old beggar from thugs, Kael is taken in by the man, who reveals himself to be a forgotten legend of the ancient world. Under his brutal mentorship, Kael is reshaped, body and soul, into something the world has never seen: a martial-arts prodigy with forbidden medical mastery. As monsters tear through cities, noble families scheme, and powerful organizations hunt the reborn legend, Kael finds himself at the center of a hidden war, a war he might just be born to end. But power comes with a price. Can he uncover his true lineage before it consumes him? Or is he merely a pawn in a game older than time?

Rejected by everyone around him including his own family, Henry had only his rich girlfriend left. Unfortunately his girlfriend cheated on him with his best friend. He got into an accident and woke up in a hospital ten years later. he suddenly received a system with about a quintillion dollars! The rule is not to go a day without spending about a million dollars! Henry uses this opportunity to get a revenge on his family and rises to one of the most influential men in the world!

“Wipe your tears, Young Master! A Trillion-dollar empire awaits you!” Adrian Muller is scorned by everyone for being the bastard son of the Muller family, but everything changes when he inherits a trillion dollar empire. Rising from the ashes, Adrian is set to take the city of Wibston by storm. Watch out as this underestimated underdog transforms into one of the most powerful men in the world who commands respect in the highest places. This new Adrian will stop at nothing to make everyone who scorned him, bow at his feet and beg for mercy!

All the effort I put into you and my life was trivialized and met with nothing but contempt. Until the truth is revealed, my identity as an invincible heir has made me a much stronger person. I will return all the pain I have received. I'll show them what I'm capable of, until they suffer.

Ethan Dean, a poor student who studies at a famous college must accept the harsh reality that he is in danger of being expelled due to accumulated tuition arrears. In addition, David Mcallister's group always bullies, insults, and abuses Ethan to the extreme just to make him feel humiliated. Eleanor Lara, his friend from high school and the woman he liked betrayed him because he was reluctant to deal with Ethan, who was a poor student always making trouble. His life was further ruined when his landlord kicked him out for being late in paying the monthly rent. As a result, he was completely alone with a very bad situation. One day, someone came to see Ethan. They were neatly dressed with a special message for Ethan. "You are the first heir of the Kingsley Family." The Kingsleys were a family of businessmen who held many company stocks in the city. With that fact, Ethan's life completely changed from being poor and humiliated, to becoming the richest and most influential person in town. With the wealth and power he had, he was determined to avenge the humiliation they had inflicted on him.

Stephen is invisible — a quiet housekeeper in a ruthless billionaire household where humiliation is part of his daily routine. The five privileged heirs treat him like trash… all except the youngest son, whose small acts of kindness keep Stephen from breaking completely. But across the city, a dying titan of industry is searching for the son stolen from him decades ago — the only heir to a vast multinational empire worth billions. With time running out, the old billionaire is ready to hand everything to the child he never found. When Stephen sees the story on the news, something stirs. A forgotten past. A buried secret. A truth that shouldn’t be possible. Stephen may be the lost heir. As he digs deeper, the world around him turns deadly. The family that once abused him won’t let their servant rise above them. Powerful executives will kill to protect their control. Betrayed, framed, and cast out, Stephen is forced into a battle he never asked for — one that will decide who controls a global empire.