Thrown away by the gods. Forged by the forest.

When Riku is summoned to a fantasy world, the gods reject him and cast him into the deadly Demon’s Forest to die. But instead of breaking, he fights back—with grit, a mysterious leveling system, and sheer refusal to quit.

He gains power fast, makes unlikely allies—including a cursed mage, a rogue, and a flame warrior—and uncovers a truth the gods want buried: they’re not divine… and they fear what he’s becoming.

They summoned a hero.
But the forest gave them a godhunter.