Underdog Stories

NOTE: THIS IS NOT MY WORK Double Female Leads + Lighthearted Funny + Daily Life + Entertainment Industry] On the verge of her debut, she unexpectedly died. When she woke up, she had transmigrated into a first-tier female celebrity! With plenty of scandals and poor public opinion, her career was beyond saving. She thought the original owner was rich, so she might as well enjoy a lifetime of luxury. But it turned out there were only five digits left in her account... Having endured the cruelty of society in her previous life, she hadn't caught a break in this one either. Not wanting to put in effort anymore, she took a laissez-faire approach on shows, never fighting for attention. But unexpectedly, she became hugely popular!? This is purely fictional. No implications or connections are intended. Please do not overanalyze or gossip. Thank you ALL RIGHT RESERVED: 姜葱蒜

They called him trash. The system called him different. Kael Stormwind was born with everything-wealth, status, a legendary family name. Everything except talent. While his cousins awaken dragons and phoenixes, he is bonded to a docile Water Steed. While they train in prestigious sects, he is told to "manage expectations." Then a wounded Silverwood Lynx crosses his path. And something ancient awakens. Now, whispers from another world fill his thoughts-strategies that defy everything the Beast Tamers believe. He has awakened a System. But it wasn't built for taming monsters... It was built for HUNTING them. The forbidden knowledge could make him legendary. Or get him killed. They still underestimate the heir they called worthless. But soon, they will fear what he has become.

ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴅᴀɴɢᴇʀᴏᴜꜱ ᴡᴇᴀᴘᴏɴ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ʙᴜɪʟᴛ ɪɴ ꜰᴏʀᴍᴜʟᴀ ᴏɴᴇ, ᴡᴀꜱɴ'ᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀᴍᴇꜱ ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ᴡʀɪᴛᴛᴇɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ʙᴏᴏᴋꜱ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴇʀᴀꜱᴇᴅ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ɪᴛꜱ ꜰᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ? Ferrari had made a choice. They chose legacy over future, certainty over potential, the Seven-time World Champion over their unproven prodigy. They thought they were betting on victory. They didn't realize they were creating the one driver who could challenge a dynasty. The 2025 season will remember everything. Ferrari's decision leaves Hendryx Huntyr, a Belgian rookie fresh off a dominant Formula 2 championship, without a seat and without a future. To Formula 1, he is a missed opportunity. A casualty of politics... But Red Bull sees something else. To them, he is not a loss. He is a weapon. Signed in the aftermath of Ferrari's announcement, Hendryx is thrown into a world ruled by Max Verstappen, the Four-time World Champion who has rewritten the sport's record books and locked the grid under his reign of pace and precision. What no one expects is how fast the rookie adapts. How quickly he learns. How cleanly he cuts through them. How little he needs to break you. Race by race, lap by lap, Hendryx becomes the blade that slices through Verstappen's legacy, and the expectations of a sport that believed it already knew its future. Alongside the rising generation of young talent: Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Oliver Bearman, Isack Hadjar, and Gabriel Bortoleto, a new era begins to take shape. The grid becomes a battlefield between legacy and succession. And in the heart of all that, stands a rookie Ferrari never wanted, and Red Bull refuses to lose. 🏎 Records are shattered. 🏆 Legends are threatened. 🔥 Dynasty meets its successor. The Scarlet's Mistake || The Bull's Blade

Marcy had a bad day. Then the world ended, and it got much, much worse. One minute, Marcy is a "horribly normal" girl living in a cramped apartment building, pining over her cheerful neighbor, Allan. The next, a "System" descends from the stars, turning Earth into a deadly game and its inhabitants into its players. But while others get to be Paladins or Soldiers, the System has a personal vendetta against Marcy. After refusing its rigged choices, Marcy finds herself transformed: Current Height: 4'2" Current Color: Neon Pink Current Class: [Dragon Fodder] Now, as a physics-defying Bunny-folk with a snarky, six-foot sentient greatsword named Wulf, Marcy has to survive a world that literally wants to eat her. To make matters worse, her crush Allan has reappeared... as a brooding, red-haired Half-Dragon who doesn't know whether to kiss her or have her for lunch. With a snarky System mocking her every move and a mysterious "glitch" in the interface giving her illegal advice, Marcy is about to prove that being "Prey" doesn't mean you're on the menu. Sometimes, to save the world, you just have to jump.

The girl who stopped talking because no one was listening until she found someone who did. Avery Kylie Grambs is a brilliant but ignored and unpopular high school student. She is shy, timid, quiet and awkward making her the perfect target, but she is determined to prove them wrong. After a disastrous accident she gets into the wrong books of the popular magnetic Jameson Hawthorne. He is everything she wishes she was. He is like the dream she could never have thrown in her face and she hates him every bit as he hates her. She wasn't supposed to be noticed by people like him. His hate for her does nothing to improve how her classmates treat her. Could this accident unravel her life more or could it be the very thing that saves her. Slow burn romance Enemies to lovers Academic pressure and the girl who is determined earn her place. Disclaimer: I don't own the rights to any of these characters or the inheritance games world all rights belong to Jennifer Lynn Barnes

They need a hero. Unfortunately, the only hero they know is the one that needs rescuing. The very one they can't find. Rescuing his perfect twin sister Kayda means leaving behind everything Denzin and Chimma have ever known. Only to discover that everything they've ever known has been a lie: >The world is far bigger than they ever imagined. >The system is far crueller than their worst nightmares. >And each of them is far more they were ever led to believe. All the while, the prophecy shepherds them forward. despite their best efforts to escape it.

Gloria Frost has spent nine years at the bottom. As an F‑Rank awakener overshadowed by her A‑Rank brother, she learned early that the world had no place for someone like her. Tired of the comparisons, she abandoned her village and survived through thievery, stealth, and staying invisible. On her way to the city in search of simple work, a dungeon anomaly opens beneath her feet and drags her underground. With no party, no supplies, and a skill barely worth mentioning, Gloria expects to die in the dark. She fights through the dungeon using wit and stubbornness, until the boss room ends her luck. An arrogant S‑Rank awakener appears, saves her life, and leaves the loot behind. Among the spoils is a strange orb Gloria assumes is an HP‑restore item... and uses without hesitation. What follows marks the beginning of her rise. As Gloria climbs from the bottom, she'll face dungeons, dangerous awakeners, ordinary humans with extraordinary grudges, and a threat powerful enough to destroy everything-including the brother who once overshadowed her. And somewhere out there, the S‑Rank who dismissed her is about to realize the "trash" he threw away wasn't trash at all.

In a massive, city sized shelter, holding 60.3 million people, sixteen year old Kayla Hayes is in a living nightmare. Separated from her home during an invasion of mind-stealing Romacks, her only goal is to find her fourteen year old brother, Jeremy. But The Shelter holds dark secrets. As she's there, Kayla discovers that she has an older brother Jason, who she thought was dead, is actually alive and goes under the code name Twelve. To uncover the truth and save her brothers, she crosses paths with Nathan, 'Ace,' an infamous fugitive with permanent, natural blue sapphire hair and has a $9 million bounty on his head.

The ring has grown. The shadows have deepened. The definitive chronicle returns.The Book of Endless Pages: 8th Edition is the ultimate, updated encyclopedia and tactical manual of the globally revered "Lunar Leopard" wrestling mythos. While the previous edition meticulously charted a superstar's rise from the cherry-blossom-strewn mats of elementary school to the bright lights of senior collegiate brands, the 8th Edition tears down the walls of the amateur circuit to venture into the true unknown: The Global Professional Transition and Legacy Era.This edition indexes the brutal reality of the leap from collegiate prodigy to masked icon. It breaks down the grueling psychology of evolving a gimmick, mastering international "Lucha-Style" high-flying and lethal catch-wrestling fusions, and surviving the backstage politics of predatory promotions. Beyond the tactics, this book unearths the deeper narrative of the Lunar Leopard lineage-revealing the hidden history of the original elders who wore the cowl, the blood-feuds passed down through generations, and the rising stars fighting to inherit the spots.

Welcome to the Tournament. The competition is lethal. The game is rigged. And the exit is locked. Sixteen-year-old Finn just wanted a normal life in the UK-focusing on his A-levels and killing it on the rugby pitch. Eleanor Joan just wanted to stay in Portland, surrounded by her family. Instead, both are violently ripped from Earth and dropped into Eider, a shifting, predatory city anchored to a world of volatile floating islands. They are the anomalies. As the only two humans accidentally dragged into a ruthless tournament of magical entities, they are surrounded by bloodthirsty creatures who view them as easy prey. In a realm built on deep illusions and treacherous alliances, survival requires pure instinct. Because in Eider, every victory breeds a new threat, and friendly faces are the most dangerous of all. Finn and Eleanor Joan don't want glory. But as the tournament narrows to a deadly wire, they realize the terrifying truth: the only way to tear open a portal back home is to trust each other, conquer the game, and seize the crown. Win the crown. Break the curse. Get back home. Chapters are uploaded every day! If you love high-stakes survival games, dark magic, and a cross-Atlantic duo fighting for their lives, hit that library button!

Forced into a war they never chose, Aka, Netsu, and Saori are treated as expendable - cannon fodder sent to die for the true soldiers of the Kingdom of Kazan. But they refuse to accept that fate. In the Stray's Refuge - a place forgotten by the powerful, where only those who have lost everything remain - the three grew up learning how to survive hunger, pain, and abandonment. A cruel life forged not only their bodies... but also their will to resist. Aka, a red-eyed boy with an unbreakable heart, carries a secret capable of changing the course of the war. Netsu, a hot-headed brute driven by a fierce instinct to protect. And Saori, the quiet flame that keeps the group together, hiding behind her fragile appearance a power even she does not fully understand. On the battlefield, they refuse to die as expendables. And together, they transform a group of outcasts into something the kingdom never expected: A threat. Because, in this world, no one survives alone. And this... is everyone's fight. Minna no Tatakai - Everyone's Fight Family is not chosen. But the bonds that truly matter... are forged in fire. By Tom Takehama 📖 Available now on: Wattpad | Webnovel | Royal Road

Twenty years ago, Arthur Kwon, the "Skeleton Key" of New York, was sent to Rikers Island for a crime he didn't commit, leaving his son with nothing but a stack of novels about a French gentleman thief and a thirst for justice. Today, a new phantom haunts the neon-lit streets of Manhattan. Ben Kwon, a master of disguise and misdirection, has begun systematically dismantling the empire of Sterling Vane, the billionaire who framed his father.

Sixteen wrestlers. One tournament. No second chances. When the world's most popular pro wrestlers converge for a once-in-a-lifetime international wrestling tournament, reputations mean everything and mistakes cost blood. Among the legends, prodigies, and monsters stands an outsider. A masked luchador with no fanfare, no allies, and a past he refuses to explain. As rivalries ignite and egos collide backstage, every match becomes personal. Friendships form in unlikely places. Respect is earned the hard way. And behind the spectacle lies a question no one can avoid forever: Who are you when the mask finally cracks? A story about ambition, pride, and the price of stepping into the ring when the whole world is watching.

My name is Simon, and I have a simple 3-step plan for life: 1. Stay hydrated by drinking liquids other than coffee (and blood). 2. Stay alive as long as possible. 3. Die of natural causes (ideally happily without pain in a very comfy bed). But the universe has other plans. Between billionaires offering me Bentleys, "Chosen Ones" using me as a human shield, and a literal vampire hierarchy that seems to think I'm a gourmet snack, my hobo-core lifestyle is under siege. I neither have superpowers nor a tragic backstory (unless you count my bank balance). All I have is a frying pan, a high-limit credit card that isn't mine, and a level of apathy so thick it might actually be a physical barrier. Welcome to my life. I'm just an NPC, and I'm really, really trying not to die in the prologue.

In a world where insignias determine status, talent, and destiny, those born without one are treated as nothing. They are called Nulls. Arthur Lynwirth enters Eldoria Academy carrying no insignia, no noble background, and no interest in standing out. Quiet and detached, he spends most of his days avoiding attention, training alone, and trying to survive academy life beside his loud-mouthed best friend, Darius. But despite Arthur's efforts to remain unnoticed... people can't help but notice him. Professors grow suspicious of the knowledge he casually reveals. Students whisper about the strange pressure surrounding him. Even powerful Cresteds find themselves unsettled by him without understanding why. Because Arthur isn't normal. He knows things he shouldn't know. Moves in ways he shouldn't move. And at times, it feels as though something ancient is staring back through his eyes. As tensions between Cresteds and Nulls continue to rise, forgotten legends surrounding Luciel - a figure long buried within myth and history - slowly begin resurfacing. And the deeper Arthur is pulled into the mysteries of the world, the more dangerous his existence becomes. Especially when even the strongest people around him begin asking the same terrifying question: Who... or what... is Arthur Lynwirth? Filled with mystery, brotherhood, hidden power, comedy, emotional bonds, and ancient secrets waiting to awaken, The Boy Without an Insignia is the beginning of an epic fantasy journey about a boy the world saw as worthless... unaware that his existence may one day change the world itself.

The 2234 Universe gathers wild, thought‑provoking stories from every corner of a hard‑won Solar System. In the asteroid belt people struggle and strive. On Ariel's ice, a battered outpost fights to reboot its lungs and its conscience. In Caleb's Vein, a belt crew chases a river of living metal through the dark, trading sleep and skin for one shot at freedom. In Ethan's Saviour, a burned‑out responder on half‑pressured Mars gambles everything on a rescue that could redeem a city or expose its lie. These are hard science fiction tales built from real physics, ruthless economics, and stubborn hope. Mass drivers sing, contracts bite, robots keep score, and people still fall in love. From frost‑bright moons to dust‑red plains, every page asks the same question: what is a future worth if we forget the people in it? Facts, opportunities, and souls, all lit by the cold bright sun of 2234. Welcome to the World of 2234.

In a world of siddhi(cosmic energy), Where strength triumphs over truth and justice ,and the poor and weak are barely treated as humans ,a 6 year old boy named Rishi strives for glory While heirs of powerful bloodlines rise arrogantly , Rishi works tirelessly to earn his place in the mahaveera shila, concil of siddhi practicing warriors But in a world where power has a price of pain , will Rishi,s willpower be enough or will the evil lurking around him crush him before he rises

My name was Randi Pangabekti, until I died of brain cancer and got reincarnated into the generic magic academy anime "Steelheart of the F-Rank Copymaster Cyberknight" as a random side character named Ryouhei Watanabe instead of the main character Kouki Hiromasa. Not only was Ryouhei a joke character who only exists to get folded by the heroine Ingrid van Draakia in a short gag, he's an F-Rank Cyberknight with an Armament in the form of a goddamn Refrigerator. One that could only make a cold breeze in comparison to the ice powers of Aishea Shirayuki, Kouki's childhood friend and my favorite waifu that I will be gunning for. Despite that, with my newfound power, I can finally pursue my dreams to become a great man in this world. Even with my trashy ability, I will reach the top of the world of Cyberknighthood by becoming the best student in Tenmu Academy and surpassing the strongest characters like Suishin Nishinomiya the school president and Kouki then achieve S-Rank. Hell, unlike him, I'll make my own harem! However, I never foresaw that the world had changed in mysterious ways I never expected. As my butterfly wings might not be the only pair fluttering a storm throughout this world... [This story takes place in the Fourth Layer of the Systemaverse] Platforms: Cross posted in Wattpad, Scribble Hub, AO3, and Royal Road.

Nine years ago, the Reaving took almost every adult Link bearer in the world. The children who survived grew up in overcrowded refuges, taking adult jobs at ten, making it up as they went. Now they're old enough to carry Links of their own. This generation carries more than any in recorded history. Every continent has produced a Legendary simultaneously. It has never happened before. Someone noticed. Someone started planning before the Reaving even ended. Lux and Nox Eclypse both have Legendary Links. The world knows about one of them. At her awakening ceremony, Lux's Hydra filled the altar and the city celebrated for three days. Nox stepped up after and the altar barely flickered. A pale snake. Barely worth recording. The stone cracked when he stepped off it. Nobody looked at the crack. At the Grand Academy of Links, Lux carries the future of Greece on her shoulders. Nox walks one step behind, watches everything, and waits. They've split it this way since they were twelve. She takes the light. He takes everything else. Outside Greece, the Dragon is already moving.

{ONGOING} Grace Callahan has always known where she belongs: on the mound. But when she tries out for her high school's boys' baseball team, the laughter starts before she even throws a pitch. To everyone else, she's a distraction, a headline, a girl standing in a place she was never meant to be. Grace doesn't care. With her father's old glove, a stubborn heart, and a fastball sharp enough to silence a field, Grace earns her first chance. But making the team is only the beginning. From hostile crowds and fractured friendships to college pressure, brutal minor league bus rides, and the impossible dream of reaching the majors, Grace will have to fight for every inning. Because becoming the first woman to play Major League Baseball means carrying more than her own dream. It means carrying every girl who was ever told no. And Grace is about to learn that the hardest part of chasing history isn't proving everyone wrong. It's believing she was worthy before she ever threw the first pitch.