The Weight of Legacy

{ParticipantintheNovember2025NovelFireWritathonchallenge}Anelderlyfamilyhistorianwithapoorly-suppressedpenchantforviolencemeetsatragicendwhenthespaceshipshetakestotheMoonexplodes,andsoMalwineisborn(reborn?),readytoonceagainbecomeeverybodyelse’sproblem.Hernewworldisfullofbloodline-basedabilitiesandmanacultivationalike,soshe’sboundtohaveafuntime.Thesystem’sevengivenhersomejuicySkillsthatrewardherusualprobing!Ifonlyshehadn’treincarnatedintoaworldhalf-buriedunderthewavesafterthelastEmperoryelledattheHeavensabittooloudly,withnodocumentrepositoriesinsight.WatchasMalwine’sdubiousdreamsofusingtheknowledgefromheronce-longlifespantoheradvantage,becomingapowerfulmanawielder,andreclaiminghernewancestors’Legacies,clashwithbeingborncursed,survivingtheever-growingfalloutofhernewgrandfatherbeingamurderhobo,andavoidingthestrangegrudge-holdingsmiterswholiveinthe“sky”.Atleastshe’slevelingupfast!Ignorethe-99%statdebuff,Malwine!Whattoexpect:-Amainprotagonistwhoseself-esteemhasn’tquitecaughtuptobeinginacompletelyunfamiliarenvironment-NerfedtoStrongprogression(asthedescriptionimplies,theMCinheritedacursethatcoincidentallyruinsallherisekai-givenadvantages—itwillbedealtwith,butwalkintothisawareofit)-Ameasureofperspectiveswitchesthatfollowthefamilyandfellowsunfortunateenoughtohavehadacursedreincarnatedbabybornamongthem-LitRPGwithleveling,Skills,Classes,andveryloosecultivationelements!(authormaybetakingquitetheliberalapproachtotheconnectionbetweenthatEnglishwordandtrees)-LevelsthataredeterminedbytotalSkilllevelsandmanacultivationratherthanonlycombat(thereareadvantagestocombat,butyouwon'tbeseeingeverynoncombatantbeinglevel1thatcan'tprogress)-Mainprotagoniststarts(restarts?)offasaninfant,sobeawareofthat—shewon’tstaylittleforamillionchapters,however-Comedywithawildlyanachronisticworldandstoryarcsthatarewilderstill-Author’sformativeyearsmayhaveinvolvedlearningthemeaningsofnewEnglishwordsfromamysteriousleather-bounddictionary,socorrectionsareexpectedPremiseinspiredbytheanecdotalconceptofpeopleincultivation/progressionstoriestalkingabouthowacharacter’sbornstrongbecauseoftheirbloodline/familybutneverexplainingwhatthedealofthatbloodline/familyis.CoverDIYbytheauthor(anditshows).{AwinnerintheApril2024NovelFireWritathonchallenge}{AwinnerintheOctober2024NovelFireWritathonchallenge}{AwinnerintheApril2025NovelFireWritathonchallenge}Schedule:Onceaweekatmininum