Evolution From a Seed [Progression Fantasy | Kingdom Building | LitRPG]

I died eating ramen. Alone. In a studio apartment nobody would check for weeks. Then I woke up forty feet underground. No body. No voice. No arms, no legs, no eyes. Just darkness, soil pressure, and a single root I didn't ask for. The Fracture broke the world three months ago. Mana flooded through 847 cracks in reality. Animals mutated. Cities walled up. Humanity started losing. And me? I became a seed. A seed that can't move. Can't run. Can't speak. Can't even scream. But I can grow. My roots spread through concrete. My bark stops blades. My sap heals wounds and bonds beasts to my will. A raven with a torn wing was the first to stay. Then a wolf the world threw away. Then a boar who just wanted good dirt. Ten beasts. Ten bonds. An army that hunts for me, fights for me, bleeds for me — because I'm the tree that made them more than what they were. The military wants to burn me down. Their commander lost his daughter to a creature like the ones I command. He's not wrong to be afraid. But something worse is coming from underground. Something the Fracture was supposed to keep sealed. And I'm the only thing standing between it and the surface. I can't move. I can't run. Good thing I don't need to. Everything grows toward me. What to expect: ◈ Non-human MC — you ARE the tree. No human form. No transformation. Roots, bark, and sap from page one to page last◈ Kingdom building through territory expansion — apartment to city block to urban forest to mountain range◈ Full LitRPG system with custom green-box screens, Biomass Points economy, Seed Covenant beast bonding◈ 10 unique bonded beasts with their own personalities, arcs, and combat roles — readers will pick favorites◈ Progression fantasy with real costs — every evolution is painful, every expansion paints a target◈ Military antagonist who isn't stupid — Commander Drake is competent, motivated, and partially right◈ Dark humor from a guy who died alone and woke up as a stick with ambitions◈ Ancient mystery — what was the Pillar Oak? What broke the seal? What's on the other side?◈ 1,800–3000 word chapters◈ Updates 5x/week◈ This is a long-form serial — the roots go deep 🌿