From Zero to Empire: The Rise of a Street Genius
At eighteen, Ethan Reyes is nothing.
Born into poverty, abandoned by his father, and barely surviving with his overworked mother, Ethan lives a life where every day feels like a losing battle. Mocked by classmates, betrayed by his best friend, and dumped by the girl he trusted most, he becomes the boy everyone looks down on—the one destined to fail.
But everything changes in a single night.
With nothing but an old laptop and a restless mind, Ethan stumbles upon the world of money—stocks, cryptocurrency, and business. What others see as confusing chaos, he sees as patterns, logic… opportunity.
And for the first time in his life—
Ethan begins to think differently.
Starting with just a few pesos earned from selling old books, he dives into the world of hustles, investments, and calculated risks. He fails. Learns. Adapts. Grows. Slowly, the poor boy everyone laughed at begins to rise—step by step, deal by deal.
But success doesn’t come quietly.
As Ethan builds his wealth and influence, he attracts enemies from powerful circles—people who don’t want someone like him to succeed. At the same time, his past comes back to haunt him, forcing him to confront betrayal, pride, and revenge.
Yet unlike before, Ethan is no longer weak.
He is smarter. Colder. More dangerous.
And this time—
He’s playing to win.
From the streets to the stock market, from small hustles to building powerful companies, Ethan transforms into a man who doesn’t just chase success—he creates it.
But in a world driven by money and power, one question remains:
Will Ethan become the man he needed… or the monster the world created?
QuinnAiah · Urban
MC gains fear from victims Kills victims afterwards because right before they die they have most fear and maybe he doesn’t want trouble. He wants fear thou so he may go thru trouble so he can get fear MC is cold blooded and evil but knows when to retreat and doesn’t just randomly kills a person in the middle of a street, but will calculate to get best result for himself His goal is to get fear in points Probably enjoys the process No descriptive gore scenes but there is blood and limbs and people getting mutated Overall good read. When reading, one probably treats it as how the mc treats it, a play that’s enjoyable. Fun to read how things unfold.