Reborn as the Monkey King’s Pawn

Oba Musa Danladi wakes in a young king’s body, haunted by scars of his past life and the bitter failures of his old age. Now, with enemies closing in and betrayal lurking in every shadow, he must rewrite destiny or watch Udo kingdom fall again. In a land where ancestors judge and the living bleed, can a soul reborn win the war his own blood once lost?

After drinking a forbidden herbal brew, Musa Oladimeji wakes up in the body of a troubled crown prince—caught between palace intrigue, war drums, and elders who see him as just a stubborn boy. But with the wisdom of two lives and enemies closing in, he must outwit scheming chiefs, prove his power, and lead a broken kingdom to glory. The secret? No one knows the true king is a spirit returned for revenge—and this time, he won’t let betrayal win.

After ruling Umuola for thirty years, Oba Ifedike dies—only to awaken in the body of his own Crown Prince at his own burial. Forced to grieve for himself and hide the truth, he discovers his gentle Queen is fiercer than any warrior, and his kingdom teeters on the edge of chaos. With ancient secrets, hungry rivals, and his true soul trapped between worlds, can the Oba save his son’s throne—or will his next move doom them both?

Sixty-three-year-old Ifedike dies a broken man in Lagos, only to awaken nine centuries later in the body of King Musa—a ruler shackled by betrayal and forced to pay blood price to ruthless raiders. With the weight of two lifetimes and a nation’s fate in his hands, Musa Ifedike must battle palace traitors and fight for the poor, even as old enemies and new dangers close in. In this world of gold and blood, can a stubborn spirit from Palm Grove change destiny, or will he be sacrificed like all who came before?

Musa Garuba wakes in ancient Oyo, forced to fight both enemy armies and the treachery of his own council—while his clever queen, Morayo, plots with rivals behind palace curtains. As betrayal, blood, and ambition threaten to destroy the kingdom, Musa faces a deadly new warlord rising in the north. With Oyo’s fate hanging by a thread, can a king with nothing left to lose outsmart both his enemies and his own wife?

When Ifeanyi wakes up in the body of an ancient Oba, he must rule a kingdom on the edge of war, haunted by the voices of ancestors and surrounded by palace traitors. To keep his crown, he must betray his most loyal general—or kneel in shame before a rival king. But as enjoyment tempts him and fear eats his heart, will he choose honor, survival, or self-destruction?

Born weak and unwanted, I was the only hope of a desperate palace—until my own blood plotted to replace me with a stronger cousin. Betrayed by my mother and hunted by killers, I must fight to survive, or be buried as the royal child who never lived. Who is the shadow in the palace saving me, and what secret does my bloodline truly hold?

Once, I was the pride of Garba Kingdom, shaming servants with every step. Now, stripped of my crown and dignity, I am powerless under the touch of Musa Lawal—the eunuch I disgraced, who now holds my fate and my mother’s life in his hands. Trapped between shame, forbidden desire, and a revenge that cuts deeper than any blade, I must decide if I will beg for mercy or surrender my pride forever.

When a no-nonsense Abuja big man dies saving children, he wakes up inside the body of a disgraced 47-year-old oba—trapped in palace politics, toxic wives, and a Queen Mother who plays everyone like chess. With his own daughter’s future at stake, he must fight betrayals, old secrets, and the deadly power games of tradition, knowing one wrong move could cost him the throne—or his life. Can a man reborn in royal chaos rewrite destiny, or will old enemies swallow him whole?

For five bitter years, Obinna—once the Lion of Umuola—has been trapped in the body of a powerless king, forced to kneel before Queen Mother Adesuwa while foreign armies slaughter his people. Every day, he bows in shame as Adesuwa hoards power and celebrates while the kingdom burns. Tonight, Obinna will risk everything: if he cannot break the chains and rise, then the blood of his ancestors and the hopes of a nation will be buried with him. Who will rule—lion or goat?

Sun Zikora, once the pride of Umuola and fastest cultivator in a thousand years, rises from village legend to Immortal Realm—only to be crushed by a world where talent means nothing without power and connections. Betrayed by fate, stripped of glory, and forced to join the Celestial Soldiers' death squad, he fights just to survive, his name forgotten, his spirit nearly broken. But when an old act of mercy returns as both hope and curse, Zikora must decide: will he accept his fate as a lost number, or carve a new path through blood, karma, and the endless wars of gods and demons?

As the stubborn daughter of a pig butcher, I bought a broken, proud man from the slave market—only to discover he’s the missing heir to Palm Grove’s richest family. Now, every night, I fight for control in my own home, while jealous rivals plot my ruin and WhatsApp gossips call for my disgrace. If I lose this battle, I’ll be dragged through the mud as the wicked woman who dared chain the chief’s son—but if I win, even the gods will fear my name.