I died once. Now, I live in the body of a villain destined to be destroyed.

As Ashen Crimson, the disgraced heir of a fallen house, I was meant to be a stepping stone for the hero, a tragedy in a pre-written tale. But I remember the future, and I refuse to play my part.

Using the memories of a fallen god and a cunning this world isn't ready for, I will manipulate the plot, break the hero, and claim the power he was meant to wield. They see a broken boy, a remnant of a shamed family. They don't see the strategist pulling the strings from the shadows.
They can call me a villain. They can call me a monster.
But the family I'm building from the ashes of this broken world will call me their protector.
And for them, I will become a king.

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The moon hung low over the obsidian treetops, a sliver of bone-white in a sky bruised with the last vestiges of twilight. I moved through the forest with a silence that was more than just stealth; it was an absence, a void where a person should be. My Shadow Veil clung to me like a second skin, muffling my footsteps and swallowing the light, turning me into just another shifting shadow in a forest made of them. I had returned to our faction's designated fortress, a crumbling ruin of black stone nestled deep within the hostile embrace of Sector D.


Chapter 37 - Student Council War 3