Under The Oak Tree Riftan Pov

***Book 2 in the Adventures of the Crown series*** Nelson Whitefield, a man with a darker past than most, finds himself the new noble head of the Whitefield land. You might think being a noble he has it all, money, fame, subjects... but all he has is an old farmhouse and some pigs. He is a nobleman in name only. His mission, like it or not, find who his late father was in debt with and lure them out to get to the bottom of the current slave trade going on under the nose of the crown. To do so, he recruits some old friends from his life of crime and together they get into a sea of troubles.

Jin Hale is a corporate office worker, who practiced martial arts and swordsmanship during his university years. He wants nothing but to laze around and read his book which he almost achieved in the most ironic way, by dying. But a mysterious old man appeared to him and give him a second chance but with a certain condition. To stop the annihilation of all races and save the planet. Since he was given a second chance, he must do everything to achieve his ultimate goal by not under any circumstances dying again.

Liam Mercer was London’s most invisible man, a broke, overworked delivery rider no one respected. When a mysterious parcel turns out to be a relic of the gods, his ordinary route explodes into chaos. Ambushed by assassins, betrayed by his boss, and left for dead under a storm, Liam’s life ends, only for the Divine Power System to awaken within him. Now chosen as the Bearer of the Forgotten Elements, Liam can command the forces of nature: wind, fire, water, and earth. As he hunts those who wronged him, he discovers a secret war raging between Divine Houses hidden beneath London, and the truth about his own bloodline could rewrite creation itself. He began as a delivery boy. He will rise as the King of the Underworld.

Lucas Abnett, the aimless son of a business tycoon, finds a new sense of purpose when he meets Sophia Burner, who inspires him to take an interest in his family’s empire. But his world is shattered when Sophia betrays him, assisting Viktor Drago, the leader of a shadowy organization, in a brutal attack that leaves Lucas' entire family dead. Barely surviving with the help of his father’s loyal bodyguard, Kenji Kishimoto, Lucas is left scarred—both physically and emotionally. Driven by revenge, Lucas spends five years training under Kenji, adopting a new identity as Levi Kishimoto. With his new skills in martial arts and business, Lucas returns to America determined to bring Drago and Sophia down.

Betrayed, humiliated, and crushed under poverty, Adrian Blackwell had nothing. His world ended the moment he caught the woman he loved with another man, a man who could buy her every desire while Adrian struggled to survive. But fate had a cruel twist in store: a sudden fortune of $100 million. With wealth comes power, and with power comes revenge. Adrian will rise from nothing to dominate everyone who wronged him, humiliating them worse than they ever hurt him. In a city where greed and betrayal reign, the broken will rise, the ruthless will conquer, and no one will escape the wrath of Adrian Blackwell.

In an era defined by global competition, nations are racing to secure rare resources, revolutionary technologies, and elite talent—each step forward could shift the balance of power. Lucas Underwood, a quiet but relentless operative from the nation of Pero, is dispatched under direct presidential orders to the industrial sprawl of Berkley. His mission is clear: locate and secure a mysterious material said to possess the potential to amplify next-generation weapon systems. But Berkley is far from unoccupied. As the hunt intensifies, Lucas must navigate a city boiling with hidden agendas, shifting allegiances, and enemies in disguise. The material he's after could change everything—if he survives long enough to claim it.

Beaten, branded, and left to die in the ruins of a fallen city, Kael Thorn should have been forgotten, another nameless slave buried under dust and debt. But when lightning strikes the ground beside him, a strange voice awakens in his mind: “System of Judgment Activated. Sin Level: 0. Begin the Trial.” Every injustice he exposes gives him strength. Every corrupt soul he judges feeds the power within. From the gutters of the empire to the throne of its ruin, Kael must choose, become the hand of justice or the monster the world made him. Because in a land where sins are currency, even redemption demands blood.

“Finally...I’m here.” Tyler murmurs as he stares up at the skyscraper. “I will pull this place down, every brick of it. No one among them will escape,” Tyler, the Emperor returned, whispers, his hand on the locket hidden under his shirt. After going through fire and enduring the bitterness of those who should have been family, Tyler, once taken away in disgrace, returns in dark glory to take revenge on those who have his parents’ blood on their hands. What happens when a sheep becomes a wolf? What happens when the rejected stone strikes back? A gripping tale of epic comeback, payback, and astronomical rise to the top.

In the slums of Naples, Santino Leandro learned one rule: power is survival. When his father is murdered in broad daylight, Santino is left with nothing but a name. Determined not to die forgotten, he builds himself from the ground up first as a street dealer, then as a quiet force within Europe’s criminal underworld. Years later, he’s called to France by his childhood friend Salvatore with an offer he can’t refuse: a chance to work under the infamous and elusive crime boss, El Amore. But nothing in this world comes without a price. As Santino rises, he finds himself surrounded by secrets. The woman he trusts may be a spy. His brother may be a traitor. And the empire he’s building may never have truly belonged to him. Power isolates. Loyalty breaks. And love, in this world, is a weapon. In the end, only one name will be remembered.

In the year 2501, humanity was visited by the first extraterrestrial life form, at first we were all excited for the possibilities that could be achieved if we can share and learn from them. But they did not come to make friends, we are merely pests they have to clean up to claim the earth their new home. My name is Astra and I am one of the only six survivors from Chrome city, we are currently hiding in the inner bunker under the chrome shelter, we are slowly depleting out our food and water supplies and we wont last another month down here. If you are hearing this, please move to the nearest shelter and lock the gates, the monsters are everywhere, they come in like a flood and kill everything in their path. Staying in a bunker may sound like the wrong thing to do, but it is your best chance of survival because all that is left on the surface was our greatest nightmare, horror and death". Now face to face with the aliens attacking and destroying us, how will humanity react when we find out that our alien invaders are in fact humans? Follow the story to find out