Synopsis

Iwasjustyouraverageburnout.NowI’makoboldinadungeonwhereeverythingwantstoeatme—andfrankly,Igetit.Ilookdelicious.Reincarnatedastheweakestpossiblemonsterintheworstpossibleplace,Istartwithnothingbutpanic,backwardknees,andaskillcalledCivilizationMimicry—whichissealed.Becauseofcourseitis.Butsurvivalisn'tthestory.Thisisthestoryofwhatcomesafter.Offindingmeaninginthescraps.Ofbuildinglawfromashes.Ofkindlingmemoryinaplacedesignedtoerase.Becauseeveniftheworldseeskoboldsasnothing,I’veseenwhatweusedtobe.AndI’mgoingtobringitback.Firelightbyfirelight.Burialbyburial.Onefragiletraditionatatime.Becauseiftheworldwantskoboldstobenothing?ThenI’llteachitwhatnothingbecomeswhenitlearnstodream.