Obirin Alase: The Red Queen (Book 1)

In a dystopian Lagos governed by the unpredictable power of the System and ravaged by Anomaly outbreaks, Olatunji Tife is assigned an R-rank - one of the highest possible Class ratings humans , marking her for a life of menial labor and societal dismissal. But Tife holds a secret: a mysterious 'Golden Finger' System grants her an unprecedented 10,000x experience and resource rebate on any activity linked to her.

Dismissed and overlooked, Tife seizes this impossible advantage. Her initial goal is simple survival and protecting her family, but the Golden Finger offers a path to power beyond the System's limitations. She invites her friends, a small, loyal group - Dara, Amina, Kwame, and Segun - each struggling under the System's arbitrary classifications. Discovering the Golden Finger's ability to create personalized 'subsystems' for her allies, she grants them accelerated, stealthy progression, transforming them into formidable Awakeners operating under the radar.

As Tife's own Level skyrockets into the hundreds, she tames mythical creatures, unlocks powerful Class abilities and begins using her hidden power and wealth to build a secret network, recruiting the overlooked and undervalued, securing resources, and establishing hidden safe houses. Her inner circle infiltrates major Lagos factions, gathering vital intelligence while their masked abilities draw confused attention.

The stakes escalate dramatically when a brutal, hidden faction emerges, operating outside the established powers and targeting Awakeners for their unique abilities, until everything comes to a head and only The Red Queen can save the day.