Tvtropes Last Man Standing

Aurex Veyran was summoned along with 999 other heroes, only to be abandoned in the forbidden wasteland for having zero power. Seven years later, the kingdom realizes every other hero is dead—and Aurex is the sole survivor. But he doesn't want to save the world; he just wants to farm his explosive land-squids and bicker with his ancient pre-human companion. Too bad the kingdom, and the dark secrets of Earth's forgotten past, won't leave him in peace.

Alex had spent years being invisible inside his own marriage. After his wife, Sofie, proposes a one sided open marriage in her favour, Alex walks out into the night and has an encounter with Elena. Then he discovers through one act of refusal that he has never been the lesser person in the room. As he climbs high in the world of professionalism, enemies father from all sides to topple his ascent. Yet Alex stands firm, rising swiftly, until the people who made him feel small will have to look up to reach him.

Mid-level analyst Radit Nugroho wakes up 10 years before the world collapses. With memories of future markets and impending disasters, he begins a massive resource-buying spree that the world mistakes for corporate greed. As he races to build an ark disguised as an empire, he discovers his actions might be accelerating the end—and he is not the only one who knows it is coming. Between dodging an investigative journalist who thinks he is a monster and an antagonist who engineered the end, Radit must figure out if he is saving the world or ending it faster

They humiliated him in public. Destroyed him without mercy. Left him to rot while they climbed higher. Adrian Cole didn’t disappear he was reborn. Now he’s back, carrying power sharp enough to cut through every lie that buried him. The city that laughed will kneel. The woman who left will regret. The men who crushed him will beg. This time, Adrian won’t explain. He won’t forgive. He’ll make them understand You should never betray the wrong man

"I am no longer the loser you can trample on. If the world wants me to be a monster, then I will give them the coldest hell!" Ethan Eldravar was just a poor young man who was insulted and ostracized in Lumireth market. However, as his father lay dying from King Axandra's cursed poison, an ancient destiny awakened within his blood. He was no ordinary human, he was the last heir of the extinct Dragon Rider clan. Alongside Nyxherion, a frost-fire dragon that continues to evolve, Ethan must traverse the deadly Shadow Path and the mysterious Valtherion Valley. Yet, in the midst of his struggle to save his father, betrayal emerges from the person he trusted most. Will Ethan choose to save his father, or succumb to the dragon's rage that demands revenge against the entire kingdom? In a world where power is everything, Ethan will prove that one Eldravar life is far more valuable than thousands of shadow warrior lives.

After the worst day of his life, Damien Cruz hears a single “DING”, and his world changes forever. Now armed with an otherworldly system that trades vengeance for power, he begins his climb from the gutters of Los Angeles to the throne of the elite. Each quest sharpens his mind, builds his empire, and crushes those who mocked him.

At eighteen, Ethan Cole was branded mentally unstable, stripped of his inheritance, and cast out of the powerful Cole family by the very people he trusted. With his late mother's name erased from the company she helped build, Ethan spent six years struggling to survive, believing he had lost everything. Just as he accepts a quiet life, Richard Morgan—his mother's loyal adviser—finds him with a mysterious key and a promise made years ago. Hidden behind that promise is a truth capable of destroying the Cole family's carefully crafted legacy. As Ethan uncovers secret journals, forgotten founders, forged documents, and a conspiracy buried for decades, he realizes his downfall was never about money. His mother's investigation had exposed a network of betrayal that began long before his birth, and someone has spent years erasing every trace of the truth. Determined to honor Margaret Cole's legacy, Ethan refuses to become another man consumed by revenge. Instead, he chooses a different path—one built on evidence, justice, and patience. But powerful enemies are already watching his every move, staying one step ahead while protecting secrets worth killing for. With loyal allies by his side and hidden enemies lurking in the shadows, Ethan must uncover the identity of the forgotten founder, expose the traitors who stole his family's future, and reclaim the Cole name before history is rewritten forever. In a world where loyalty is bought, truth is buried, and power corrupts even blood, one forgotten heir will discover that the greatest inheritance isn't wealth—it's the courage to fight for justice. The Last Cole: Heir to Justice is a gripping billionaire family conspiracy thriller filled with mystery, betrayal, corporate intrigue, emotional twists, and a slow-burning journey from disgrace to redemption.

Lucas Benjamin is the last surviving wizard of Oz. Centuries ago, the land flourished with magical beings, but greed and fear poisoned the heart of its ruler King Tharion. Tharion didn’t just fear magic, he craved it. In secret, he uncovered an ancient, forbidden ritual that allowed him to absorb the powers of magical beings into a single relic 'his royal ring'. Obsessed with eternal rule, he launched a purge. Entire bloodlines of wizards, seers, and sorcerers were slaughtered. Their powers were stolen from them by Tharion Lucas was just a boy when the massacre began. Hidden by a dying guardian, he was the only one to survive. He lived in hiding for years, constantly on the run, suppressing his identity. But magic cannot be buried forever. As he matured, Lucas discovered a hidden order, people willing to help him unlock his full potential. Through brutal training and divine trials, his powers awakened beyond anything the kingdom had seen. By the time Tharion learned of his survival, it was too late. Now a force of vengeance cloaked in power, Lucas vows to destroy the king, crush the cursed ring, and liberate the world from magical oppression. Along the way, he meets Agnes, a mysterious and bold warrior whose fate becomes entwined with his. She helps him rediscover purpose beyond revenge, love, trust, and legacy. Branded as a villain by a brainwashed kingdom, Lucas becomes the face of a new age. His battle is more than personal, it is historic. A reckoning centuries in the making. This is not just a rebellion. This is the restoration of magic.

On the night before Christmas eve, Thomas was struck by lightning and as a result he woke up only to find himself in a mystical world in which their life depended on time and survival was the aim. Thomas discovered he had powers as he had to undergo training in an academy which he was admitted into since they were told that a great doom was coming, one which would destroy both the world he was in and also his real planet. While the battle drew near they realized that Thomas was the Last runner who will have to end the battle in his home planet if not the scenario will repeat itself. Will he be able to end the battle and restore balance to his world or will he fail only to allow the process to repeat itself?

They burned his past. Now he’ll burn their future. Alex Stone has spent sixteen years surviving a life that never wanted him—abandoned, abused, and invisible. The night he turns twenty-one, something inside him awakens. [Legacy Warrior System Activated] [Bloodline: Dragon Clan — Tier SSS] [Status: Last Surviving Heir] Overnight, the boy who had nothing becomes something dangerous.