Tvtropes Last Man Standing

Xavier has been scorned and ridiculed all his life as a penniless orphan. His marriage to Mira, the daughter of the influential Denver family, only made things worse. Treated as a slave by his in-laws, Xavier's life becomes a daily struggle against humiliation. Mira, embarrassed by her marriage to a Xavier eventually succumbs to her parents' demands to marry someone else—a wealthy billionaire named Maxwell Hayward who would change her family's name. When Mira's mother invites Xavier to the engagement party, it’s to mock him one last time before casting him out of her daughter's life. Homeless and broken, Xavier comes across an accident that would change everything. The man responsible for this is none other than the father he believed he lost in a tragic accident twenty years ago— Mr Dean Fitzgerald the wealthiest billionaire in town.

Lucas was treated like a slave—a mere tool, a wretched man—looked down by his in-laws and handled no better than a stray dog. All he ever wanted was for his wife to admire him, to treasure him as her husband. Instead, she did the opposite. She spat on his dignity, called him a mistake, and hurled words far crueler than silence. He remained with the Borden family for years, not by choice, but for the sake of his daughter. But one reckless act shattered his last thread of hope—an act born from his wife’s arrogance, her carelessness, and her blindness to the privilege her wealth had given her. Unknown to her, Lucas was the heir to the almighty Derick storm. A Powerful multi billionaire whose presence is unmatched. Now he was going to use his power and lay revenge on every single person that had looked down on him.

What happens if you, who are wealthy and have many possessions, fall into poverty? Alex, a billionaire, is poverty-stricken. He inhabits the body of a hated son-in-law. Alex was murdered when he caught his wife having an affair. When the bullet hit his body, he was instantly transported into the body of a poor man named Adam. He must exact vengeance and assist Adam, the disgraced son-in-law, in gaining a reputation. A system appeared before him, and he had to carry out a mission to keep his body alive. In Adam's body, Alex must also help the despicable son-in-law gain recognition in the Queni family. While on a mission to get life points, he also met a beautiful woman named Hana. Apparently, the woman is an angel of death. Meeting Hana, the angel of life, and Alex being able to see the last moment with a loved one.

Born into a noble family and endowed with tremendous power, exceptional talent, and unparalleled physical attractiveness, one might assume these qualities to be blessings. However, are they truly advantageous or rather a curse? Allen Frey, a young man destined to inherit the illustrious lineage of Duke Frey in the Kingdom of Eldoria, finds himself entangled in this very predicament. Given his extraordinary social standing and the multitude of advantages at his disposal, it seems inevitable that Allen will lead a prosperous life and ascend to greatness in due course. What if this perceived fortune is merely an intricate facade, perpetually deceiving him at every twist and turn? What if it's all an elaborate lie? A hero summoned from another world with the mission to vanquish the Demon Emperor ultimately becomes the perpetrator, stripping Allen of everything he holds dear—his fiancée, sister, power, strength, and all that he possessed. Does this constitute fate? Even the figure known as the "Hero" ultimately eradicated his very existence. Can this be considered justice? In the final moments of his life, he gazed upward at the serene sky, mustering every ounce of strength to reach out his trembling hand. "Oh, God! Are you truly so merciless as to shatter my life?" "Can... Can you grant me an opportunity to alter this cruel destiny?!" He cried out, his voice strained, tears streaming down his face, and gradually he closed his weary eyes. [Ding! Fate Fighting System Successfully Bound!]

“You're not a nobody,” Victor Moon said, his silver eyes unreadable. “You're the man gods once feared.” Banished from divine memory and stripped of celestial might, Marcus Steele walks among mortals in plain clothes and quiet patience. Bound by an ancient marriage contract, he arrives in Manhattan—a city of supernatural elites—to claim his betrothed. But Diana Sterling, the ice-cold CEO of Sterling Industries, publicly humiliates him, mocking his appearance, status, and power. She doesn’t know who she’s mocking. None of them do. “Take your money,” Diana sneers, hurling a check worth millions. “We're not equals. You don’t belong in my world.” She’s wrong. When shadow demons strike, Marcus reveals a glimpse of the war god he once was—effortlessly annihilating threats, catching the attention of Sarah Moon, heiress to the most feared family in the supernatural underworld. “Marcus,” Sarah whispers, fierce and elegant, “I want you to be my partner.” As Manhattan’s elites scramble to earn his favor, old enemies emerge from the shadows, desperate to keep Marcus from reclaiming his throne. But with each battle, his power returns—and so do his memories. “Tell your master,” Marcus says, standing over broken assassins, “that some wars aren’t worth starting.” They wanted a pawn. They mocked a drifter. They awoke a god. Now, Marcus Steele is done pretending.

Adrian Lancaster's wrath unleashed when his sister was delivered up for auction. The bad men didn't know he was the War God. He ensured he left no man standing, and he will find Natasha Christian-Grey and put an end to the entire catastrophe. Ten years ago, Adrian made a promise at his mother's grave: become strong enough to protect his little sister from the powerful family that murdered their mother. He kept that promise — rising from nothing to become the legendary King of the North, the commander who united seven territories and ended a decade-long war. But on the day of his greatest victory, a desperate phone call shattered everything. "They found us, Adrian... It's too late..." His sister had been dragged to an underground auction — stripped, caged, and sold to the highest bidder like property. All orchestrated by Natasha Christian-Grey, the woman whose affair with his father had destroyed their family. They made a fatal mistake. They didn't know who he really was. Now Adrian has returned to Greenville with his elite forces, and he's tearing through the city like a hurricane. The corrupt businessmen who bought his sister. The arrogant martial arts masters who thought themselves invincible. The soldiers who betrayed their oaths. The entire Rodrigez family who dared to torture his aunt. One by one, they fall before the War God's fury.

Eduardo died as a loser on an old pier, beaten to a pulp for refusing to sell his wife’s honor. Yet an ancient artifact revived him through the System of Equivalent Exchange. Eduardo was granted the power to rule the criminal underworld, but at a horrifying price: every inch of power he seized had to be paid for with fragments of his own memories. From his last ragged breaths, Eduardo built an empire. From the blood of his enemies, he forged luxury for the family he loved. But as he climbed the throne as Italy’s supreme Godfather, he realized a bitter tragedy. The wealthier his family became, the more they turned into parasites, ravenous for riches and indifferent to Eduardo’s body as it slowly hollowed out. Amid betrayals of blood and the cold crack of a sniper’s bullet, Eduardo must choose: to die as a man forgotten, or to pass his darkness into the right womb. A blood debt can be repaid, but the price of a memory lasts forever.

JONATHAN STONE has been treated like trash for as long as he can remember. He has been looked down upon and concluded that he could never result in something good. The last straw was when he caught his girlfriend cheating on him, he was ridiculed by her and her new man - but that was also a turning point in his life as that same night, he was contacted by his family. His TRUE family. One of the largest, richest and most feared in the world and he was the next in line - the HEIR. But that wasn't all, “The family has lots of money, power, riches... and also enemies,” Vincent said. “Being in the family comes with a lot of responsibilities" Inadvertently, Jon had inherited generational enemies. Jonathan is forced to take the narrative of his life when a loved one dies. Read and follow Jonathan Stone on this adrenaline-filled, blood-curdling, sometimes life-threatening adventure of his life as he puts plans in motion on making his enemies pay for all they've done.

Love made them rebels. Vengeance made them legends. When Isabella Moretti’s abusive father tries to sell her to the mafia, the last man she expects to save her is Lorenzo De Luca — the ruthless younger cousin of a powerful crime dynasty. But in rescuing her, Lorenzo defies his bloodline and sparks a war within his own family. His older cousin Marco, head of the De Luca empire, vows revenge. What begins as protection turns into forbidden love, and when Lorenzo gives Isabella both freedom and a future, betrayal cuts deeper than bullets. Years later, their twins — Matteo and Alessia — return to the city that destroyed their parents. Armed with their mother’s diary and a promise written in blood, they infiltrate the world of their enemies to finish what began decades ago. But revenge has a price — and love may be the deadliest weapon of all. Blood and Vows is a dark romantic saga of passion, loyalty, and the legacy of vengeance.

Poor Dalton Hester, a man at the age of 39, ended his own life when everything around him went to hell. Losing his wife in an accident which he believed wasn’t one as it was planned by another to have it happen. The person he knew to believe to be the one to have his life killed was a criminal Dalton had put away thanks to the job of being a lawyer. That chain of events leads the poor man on top of a tall building holding a bottle almost empty of liquor. He takes a single sip from the bottle last time and then lets his own body fall forward flying towards everyone else. Dalton didn’t hold much faith in places called heaven or hell, but he had somewhat of a feeling that what a person like him did wasn’t going to be up, instead of more likely down. When darkness finally came Dalton awaited to open his eyes again to witness the flames of hell, but something different happened where he was still alive or to say reborn into a new body that wasn’t human and a new world that was like a fantasy book, movie or game. So looking at this as another chance at life Dalton decided to take it to the fullest to enjoy all the things that were different from his old world even when it was good or bad.