15th of Aiden, Year 2209 AX , the calamity of 'The Curse of the Red Eye', on a bright morning in the world of Zion,

From the Western sky swelled a black spot, so dark and menacing, and transformed the sky into an envelope of infinite overcast, creating a crepuscular division between the two hemispheres.

People all over Zion stood under the murky sky, expecting to witness an unusual natural phenomenon. Just then, the spot turned into a gigantic red-eye, and the people fell into a deep slumber. When they woke up the next day, humanity learned the population had decreased from five billion to two, which later led to the missing being labelled as dead. Magic took over human civilization. Dungeons sprang and so did monsters. Society turned to turmoil, governments fell, new countries were formed and also the loss of precious human lives increased, mainly due to conflicts and magic-related diseases. The chaos was put to an end by a group of twelve individuals called 'The Riders' who were acclaimed the strongest of humans, though diseases still remained for the commoners. They formed factions and organizations under them and became the true rulers, each controlling a country.

Three years later, some of the missing, who were labelled dead during the catastrophe, returned to Zion, with awakened powers just below the Riders. They were named 'The Regresos' and took the second place in the hierarchy.

Lucas Dray, once a despicable dirt of society, is now a Regreso and, secretly, a Rider. As a person who never liked to work—never needed to, who had everything since birth but lost it, even disowned by his family, because of his own deeds. Would he survive in a world where it is necessary to earn? Or succumb to his destiny?

**Warnings**

No [self-insert] MC

It is not a power fantasy. The Mc does get strong, if not strongest, but it's not the focus of the story.

Gory and traumatizing scenes sprinkled all over. (Not overdone)

This is a character-focused progression tale with vivid worlds, cultures, character developments, and more. Some parts can be dark and gory and themes inappropriate for some readers, and so are the tags.

To focus on characters and flesh them out more, we have multiple POVs but clearing a fact, there's only one Mc, the one with the invincible plot armor. But it's not like he won't have his fair share of struggles. He is just someone who shall survive till the end, along with a few others.

Anyway, all said and done, let's go in for a ride!