Synopsis

"Nowyousee?"sheshoutedinatonethatwassomewherebetweenannoyanceanddisappointment."Youcan’toutsmartScrients!They’rethemostintelligentbeingsacrossthetworealms!"

"You’reright,"Imuttered,avertingmygazewithasolemnsigh."Imadeamistake.Iwasarroganttothinkamerehumanlikemecouldfoolthem."

—BOOM!!

"...Wh-Whatwasthat?"

"Hmm?I’mnotsure.Maybeyoushouldgoandaskthemostintelligentbeingsacrossthetworealms.Ohwait!Youcan’t.Ikilledthemall."

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MynameisSamaelKaizerTheosbane.

Onthelastdayofhighschool,IgotintoafightwithakidIusedtobully.

Itwasastupidandpointlessscuffle.Andinthemiddleofit,Itrippedandsmackedmyheadonarock.

That’swhenthememoriescamefloodingin…

Memoriesofadifferentlife.

Memoriesofanotherworld.

Suddenly,everythingmadeatwistedkindofsense.

Irealizedtwothings.

First:IwasinsideagameIusedtoplayinmypastlife.

Second:Iwasavillain.Avillain!

Notthecool,mysterious,tragickindeither!

No,Iwastheworstkindofcliché—aspoiled,insufferable,andarrogantyoungmaster.Thesortyou'dfindinthosepoorlywrittenfantasystories.

Youknowthetype!

Theoneeveryonehates.

Theonetheherowouldbeatintothegroundtoshoweveryonejusthowstrongandrighteousheis.

Yeah.Iwasthatguy!

Myfatewastobeasteppingstoneforthemaincharacters,bemanipulatedbyaDemonPrince,anddieadog'sdeath.

Andthehero?TheherowasthesamekidI’dbeenbullyingallthistime.

TheoneIjustgotintoafightwith.

Hewassupposedtobethesaviorofthisdamnedworld.

Aworldteeteringontheedgeofdestruction,besetbywars,calamities,andagrimfuturethatonlyIknew.

Andwaitingattheendofitallwasthefinalantagonist.

Theunbeatablenightmare.

…TheSpiritKing.

ButcouldIevenmakeittotheend?

CouldIreallysurviveinagamewheredefeatwastheonlycertainty?

Agamethathadnowbecomemyreality?

“Ah,fuckit.”

IhadnoideaifIcould.ButIsureashellwasgoingtotry.

Extortingextras,manipulatingmaincharacters,alteringthestorytomyadvantage,stealingthehero’scheatitems,killingvillainslongbeforetheycouldbecomethreats—nothingwasbeneathme.

Wouldthemaincharactersbeaffectedbymyactions?Excellent!

Wouldthestorychange?Evenbetter!

AllIcaredaboutwasme.

Mysurvival.Mylife.Mychoices.

“I’lllivethislifewithnoregrets.”

...ButasIsoondiscovered,fatewasn'tsoeasilychanged.

Andthepriceofrewritingyourdestinywassteep.