There was a certain kind of nobility in being a healer.
Or so he liked to tell himself.
After all, B-rank Awakeners didn't exactly get statues built in their honor, and healers? Even less so.
His job was to patch up the real heroes, keep the blood loss to a manageable drip, and avoid getting hit by stray fireballs.
The usual. No one ever applauded the support guy-unless, of course, he failed, in which case he got to enjoy an ensemble performance of shouting, finger-pointing, and the classic, "Where the hell were you?!"
But he was fine with that. Quiet survival was better than flashy death.
Until today.
His party-an overconfident mess of egos and underleveled gear-decided to dive into an unmarked ruin for "easy loot."
What they got instead was an express ticket to the digestive tract of a hidden boss dungeon.
The monster that greeted them wasn't just tough.
It was legendary.
A towering beast with molten scales, wings like obsidian blades, and eyes that screamed "raid boss," the Dragonoid Queen emerged from the shadows like the final boss of a game nobody signed up to play.
One by one, his teammates were shredded, incinerated, or simply deleted from the timeline. Healers weren't supposed to be on the front line-but after watching the tank get folded like a lawn chair, there wasn't exactly a choice left.
He tried to cast a barrier.
Then a heal.
Then a buff.
Then... a prayer.
As a claw tore through his ribs and his guts started auditioning for a new home outside his body, he fell to his knees. Blood poured freely, and the world tilted. His vision blurred, his life flashing before his eyes in a pitiful little slideshow of regrets and unpaid utility bills.
That's when it happened.
Ding!
A system window blinked into his fading view-mocking, absurd, and very, very late.
> [Hidden Skill Unlocked: "Sacrificial Lamb"]
[Effect: When taking damage, reflect 50% back with 100% additional True damage and guaranteed crit.]
[You have slain boss monster: "Dragonoid Queen"]
[Party Contribution: 100%]
[Rewards Granted: Retry (EX)]
They say every Awakener has a hidden skill, something unique that only reveals itself in a moment of true crisis. Some unlock it through battle. Some through heartbreak. Some by discovering deep, ancient truths.
And him?
He unlocked his by getting violently turned into dragon chow.
...
Good news? He's getting another shot.
Bad news?
He's not waking up as a guy anymore.
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Author's Note – Jurassic Shenanigans & Questionable Decisions
(Scroll-friendly edition because I care about your eyeballs)
Hey hey hey!
It's your totally stable, definitely trustworthy Chair-slash-Door-kun in the house!
(Why both?
Because when life closes a door, I transform into a chair.
Logic? Never heard of her.)
So uh...
If you've got even two brain cells rubbing together, you've probably noticed the not-so-subtle inspiration behind this story.
Yup.
Dinosaurs.
Big teeth.
Theme park chaos.
Scientists screaming like their Wi-Fi just died.
You get the picture.
Important question:
Can I legally say the name of the movies that this book took its inspiration from in an Author's note?
ChatGPT: "Yes. Yes, you can."
Cool.
It's Jurassic Park. There. I said it. Actually, its kind of obvious.
Lawsuit speedrun any% LET'S GOOOO. 🏃💨 JK. Please don't sue me.
Obviously, since this is an original work, it won't be linked to Jurassic Park/World's universe.
So anyway—
I was watching JW: Rebirth the other day, and despite the fact it was built from recycled plotlines and leftover scripts... I enjoyed it.
Clichés?
Delicious.
Plot holes?
Spicy.
As long as the story's seasoned well, I'm slurping it up like 3AM instant noodles.
This story though?
It's basically a stir-fry of tropes— tossed in chaos oil and flambéed in plot twists.
Will it make sense?
...Unlikely.
Will it be fun?
Hopefully.
Will there be screaming?
Almost definitely.
Now, the hunter/awakener system...
Yes yes, I know.
The Korean authors had done it more times than Solo Levelling.
But I'm just a humble newbie writer™ (Even though I've been haunting these platform for years... emotionally, I'm still in Chapter One.)
Sometimes you just grab two cool concepts, slam them together like LEGO bricks, and pray the end result doesn't explode.
Cool Thing A + Cool Thing B = ✨Cool Thing C(haos)✨
Do I try to hold back the madness?
Yeah.
Do I succeed?
Heh.
Okay, time for a brief serious moment: If you've been around a while (bless your soul), you probably know I'm currently battling the ancient horror known as... Med School.
So yeah— updates may come like surprise boss fights.
Unscheduled. Unfair. Occasionally fatal. Like those quizzes
"But what about your other works?"
.
..
...
👀
Sorry, what? Other works? Who? Me?
Never wrote anything ever. Must've been a glitch in the matrix. 🤡
"But—but your fanfics—!!"
LA LA LA I CAN'T HEAR YOU—
Anyway!
Thanks for sticking around.
Thanks for reading my chaotic nonsense.
Stay unhinged,
~ Chair/Door-kun