Synopsis

IthoughtIhadseenbadendingsbefore—butnothingpreparedmeforthegarbageconclusionofTheHero’sPath.Yearsofinvestment,countlessstruggles,andforwhat?Theprotagonistfailed.Thevillainwon.Everyoneelse?Dead.Furious,Isentamessagetotheauthor,onlytogetachillingresponse:[Doyouthinkyoucoulddobetter?]BeforeIcouldevenblink,myphoneexplodedinablindinglight,andthenextthingIknew—Iwaswakingupinacompletelydifferentbody.Now,I’mMerlinEverhart,afourteen-year-oldwitha12-startalent,thekindofgiftonlythestrongestshouldhave.Buthere’stheproblem:IhavenoideawhoIamsupposedtobe.Withnothingbutasystemandafirst-day-of-schoolalarmringinginmyears,I’mthrownintotheworldofTheHero’sPath.AmIjustanothersidecharacterinaworldthatalreadyendedonce?…Eitherway,Irefusetoletthisstorybeatmetoo.