Under The Oak Tree Riftan Pov

In a world where magic is measured, controlled, and bound to the very essence of life, Lucas awakens in a body that is not his own. Transplanted into the life of a prodigious mage, he must navigate the elite halls of Eldoria Academy, where every spell is a test, and every friend may conceal a secret. Under the watchful guidance of Elera, his childhood friend and a prodigy in her own right, Lucas begins to unravel the mysteries of Aether, the lifeblood of magic itself. Yet the deeper he delves into its secrets the tiers, the cores, and the forces that shape reality the heavier the responsibility grows. Beyond the academy, threads of intrigue tighten. Mira, a brilliant researcher, has crossed the line between discovery and danger, and the shadowy figures who orchestrated her disappearance are watching. Among them, the truth of Lucas’s existence is known, and their plans threaten to upend everything he believes about himself. As allies clash, secrets unravel, and the weight of Aether presses down, Lucas must confront a question no mage has ever faced: can a soul borrowed from another world wield power without losing itself? This is a tale of magic, identity, and the fragile line between destiny and choice.

In 2061, humanity falls under the rule of the Eclipse System, a divine game controlled by celestial tyrants called Judicators. Humans are reduced to either privileged servants or disposable gladiators forced to fight for entertainment. Kael Draven was once one of the enslaved. After enduring endless bloodshed, he rose to become the Eternal Reaper—the first human to slaughter the gods themselves. But upon reaching the heavens, he uncovered the truth: the System was created by the Architects to endlessly harvest human suffering across repeating timelines. To destroy the cycle, Kael shattered reality itself. Kael awakens ten years in the past, once again trapped inside the brutal Obsidian Bastion with a slave collar around his neck and his powers gone. Yet hidden within his soul lies the Void Reliquary, a forbidden vault containing stolen divine powers from his previous life. While the world follows the System’s rules, Kael gains strength through Sin Echoes earned by defying fate itself. Pretending to be a weak gladiator, he secretly prepares for vengeance. This time, he won’t merely survive the gods’ game—he will erase the heavens before they can rule humanity again.

​When the Mana Collapse comes, the surface world will burn. Everyone knows it—except the elites who siphon the realm's energy to fuel their lavish lifestyle, discarding the working class the moment their Mana Veins burn out. ​Han was one of those working-class casualties: a top-tier Logistics and Barrier Strategist betrayed by the High Hero and left for dead. But Han didn't die. Equipped with precise foresight and an intimate understanding of the realm’s architectural flaws, he purchases the dead obsidian mine nobody wants. ​Under the guise of a failing, debt-ridden mining venture, Han recruits the forgotten: blacklisted dwarven blacksmiths, overworked construction laborers, and discarded healers whose mana is deemed "insufficient." Deep below the surface, they aren't just digging for ore; they are constructing Sanctuary—a fully automated, geothermal-powered underground metropolis protected by God-tier mana barriers. ​When the Mana Collapse hits and mutated beasts devour the surface, the corrupt Hero flees underground, demanding absolute control over the last safe zone. He expects a cave full of peasants. Instead, he marches straight into a God-grade kill-zone built by the very people he threw away.

He trusted his brother. He believed in love. He swore an oath. But what happens when all three turn into lies? Kabri was once a silent force in the shadows—an elite operative loyal to a cause, to his blood, and to the woman who said she carried his child. But loyalty means nothing when betrayal runs deeper than bullets. When Jamil—his own brother—fakes his death and pulls the strings from behind the curtain, Kabri’s world fractures. Then comes Evelyn. The woman who wasn’t who she claimed to be. The pregnancy? A lie—twice over. The love? A weapon. The truth? Buried under years of deception. Now hunted across continents, with a child’s life on the line and hallucinations of Evelyn whispering from the grave, Kabri is trapped in a brutal mind game. The lines blur between justice and revenge, love and obsession, reality and delusion. Why did Jamil destroy everything? Was Evelyn ever real? And in the end… who is Kabri, really? The Blood Oath is an urban psychological thriller packed with fire-fights, betrayals, shifting identities, and one impossible question: If your past was a lie, can you ever escape it? Or are some oaths written in blood… meant to end in blood?

The sound of screeching tires dragged his attention and a line of at least seven exotic cars drove towards his direction. “Greetings young master Herondale!” they chorused, bowing their heads. “What?!” He asked, confused. “You've got the wrong person.” * * * * * Maltreated, insulted, humiliated, and poor, Allen Slade still hangs under the wings of his wife and her family—the same people who wouldn't hesitate to embarrass him because he has no choice. On the day of his wedding anniversary, after getting a gift for his wife with his last cash, Allen bumps into her in bed with her boss. She informs him of her engagement with her boss and chases him out to the cold street, leaving him broken and homeless. But fate has other plans. Men in black rush towards him, unveiling a whole new information. He is the heir to a vast fortune and his biological family wants him back! The once humiliated Allen Slade becomes Allen Herondale In two minutes! What happens when his ex-wife and family finds out? You guessed right. They come crawling back!!!

Leo was typical, overlooked and completely unprepared when a forbidden tome chose him and gave him the mark of a Warden and placed him under the Mage Academy. This school is an intermediary between worlds, a training ground where recipients of a gift of a System Interface, called a Codex, are trained. However, the file of Leo himself is empty, his Codex whispers that they are “unfinished,” and the elite at the Academy are watching him with suspicion and fear. Dropped into a realm of magical rank and fatal challenges, Leo is an exception. His magic is not dead, but a forbidden energy, which develops by consuming the magic and memories of others. In a maimed mentor who has an overabundance of knowledge, a genius competitor with a cursed lineage, and an ally with a talent to outwit the street, Leo discovers a rot inside the Academy. It is not merely teaching magic, it is harvesting it, it is tapping its students with the souls of its former students to feed its immortality, all managed by an enigmatic, manipulative Headmaster. As the boundary between the magical and the mortal realms collapses, Leo gets to know the horrifying reality of his destiny. He is a “Fractured Soul,” a descendant in an intergenerational cycle, who will either redeem the world or ruin it. In order to escape the cycle, he should learn how to overcome the same force that is eliminating his human nature and face the most outrageous truth of all: the man who has tortured him is his own father. The world has become the teacher, but Leo now has to rewrite the final lesson. Tags: Progression Fantasy, Academy Fantasy, Gaslamp Fantasy. Underdog Protagonist, Magical School, Forbidden Magic, System Interface, Conspiracy, Found Family, Cyclical Destiny, Tragic Romance.

UNBOUND: THE DEVOURING TAMER In a world where power determines status and the Awakened rule over the weak, Ethan Vale has spent seventeen years at the bottom. His only hope is the Awakening Ceremony—a chance to finally escape the life of poverty and humiliation that has defined him. But when his awakening arrives, fate deals him its cruelest hand. F-rank talent: Beast Taming. Mocked as worthless in an era dominated by powerful elementalists, battle-mages, and legendary Awakened, Ethan becomes the academy’s laughingstock. Guilds reject him. Friends abandon him. His dreams of rising above his miserable existence seem dead before they even begin. Then, while scavenging through a forbidden Dead Zone, Ethan discovers a dying wolf with fur as black as ink. With nothing left to lose, he forms a soul-contract with the mysterious beast. And the impossible happens. Unknown beast detected. Hidden Evolution Tree unlocked. Devour & Evolve activated. For the first time, Ethan gains access to an evolution system that defies the natural laws of the world. His beasts can break through their predetermined limits, consume the essence of other creatures, and evolve into forms thought impossible. A weak stray can become a Dire Wolf. A Dire Wolf can become a Shadow Sovereign. And beyond that lies an ancient evolution path erased from history. But power always demands a price. As Ethan gathers rare catalysts, sacrifices powerful monsters, and builds an army of terrifying evolved beasts, his existence draws the attention of ruthless guildmasters, powerful Awakened, and ancient entities lurking beyond the known world. They all want to control him—or destroy him. Ethan only wanted to escape the bottom. But as his beasts continue evolving, will he become the world’s greatest Awakener, or will the power he devours consume him first?

They cast him out to die. They never imagined he would return for justice, riding on the back of a dragon. Cast into the wilderness by his own blood and left for dead, Kael was meant to disappear from history. But fate had other plans. He was found by a peerless martial artist, a mysterious woman who took him under her protection. Under her guidance, Kael awakened the power hidden within him and began a journey that would change his fate forever. Years later, he returns as the legendary Guardian of the realm, destined to awaken the ancient flame and become the strongest martial artist in a thousand years. Those who betrayed his family and harmed the people he cherishes will all face judgment at the edge of his blade. With a single sword, Kael has split the earth, pierced the heavens, and forced gods and demons to bow. “Whether they are monsters, gods, or demons... if they bring suffering to those under my protection, I will cut them down.”

Arthur Moore inherited nothing from his father except debt. At twelve years old, his life was destroyed when his father died after taking a $35 million loan using the family company as collateral. While the rest of the Moore family abandoned him to escape responsibility, Arthur and his sick mother were left behind to drown beneath crushing interest rates, endless labor, and humiliating poverty. For years, Arthur worked like a slave under the bank that owned his debt, enduring abuse, insults, and endless suffering just to keep his dying mother alive. Then one terrible night changes everything. Arthur discovers the truth his mother kept hidden from him for years: He is the sole heir to a hidden trillion dollar empire that controls world banks, corporations, luxury brands, and the global economy from the shadows. Overnight, Arthur's life changes completely. The poor delivery boy who was once treated like dirt is suddenly enrolled in Royal Elite Academy—the most prestigious and ruthless institution in the world, where students are ranked by wealth, bloodline, and influence.

Eli Turner was the invisible kid at Crestwood High. Skinny, quiet, and always buried in books, he was the prime target for bullies. Every day, he was shoved into lockers, laughed at in the cafeteria, and humiliated in the classroom. No one cared that he was a genius. No one cared that he had dreams. Least of all, Amelia Rhodes—the girl he once dared to admire from afar. The queen bee of Crestwood. She smiled at him once, and he thought maybe, just maybe, she was different. But that hope was shattered when she dumped a milkshake on his head during prom night, laughing with the rest of the crowd. "You're just a loser, Eli. Always have been, always will be," she spat, heels clicking away as the crowd jeered. Broken and humiliated, Eli almost gave up. Until the email arrived. "Welcome, Elijah Turner. You have unlocked your inheritance. The Turner Foundation and all its holdings are now yours." In disbelief, he opened the account. $250 million. Access to top private mentors, global influence, and a tech empire under his control. Now, Eli is returning—but not as the bullied nerd. This time, he’s the prodigy they never saw coming. With a new name, a sharpened edge, and the power to bring his enemies to their knees. Amelia will choke on her laughter. The bullies will bow. And Crestwood will never forget the day Eli Turner rewrote his story. Will Eli seek vengeance, or redemption?