In the city of Virelia, where every citizen was ranked by visibility, Kai was an Extra.
Or so they thought.
He had the face of a forgotten prince—sharp jawline, storm-gray eyes, and hair that shimmered like obsidian under sunlight. But beauty meant nothing here. Not without visibility.
At age seven, Kai had scored a 2.3 on the Visibility Index. Barely above erasure. He was labeled an Extra, a background character in a city ruled by Protagonists.
But Kai had a secret.
On the night of his indexing, something awakened inside him. A voice—not heard, but felt—whispered through his mind:
[SYSTEM ACTIVATED]Welcome, Kai. You are the anomaly.
Since then, he'd lived in the shadows, hiding his power. The system spoke rarely, but when it did, it revealed truths no mortal should know. Skills, knowledge, even glimpses of futures that hadn't yet happened.
Kai's talent wasn't just rare—it was forbidden. The system called it Origin Potential. Greater than gods. Beyond measurement.
And today, it stirred again.
As the Protagonist in the red coat turned and locked eyes with him, Kai felt the system pulse.
[Quest Triggered: Break the Narrative]Objective: Escape the Role of Extra.Reward: Visibility Override.
[Quest Triggered: Break the Narrative]Objective: Escape the Role of Extra.Reward: Visibility Override.
The man stepped forward. "You're not supposed to be here," he said.
Kai smiled. "I'm exactly where I need to be."
Kai had always known he was different.
Not just because of the system whispering in his mind, or the way mirrors seemed to shimmer when he passed—but because the world itself bent slightly around him, like reality was trying to adjust to his presence.
He'd spent years pretending to be ordinary. Blending in. Letting the world call him an Extra. But the truth was buried deep in his blood, in the code of the system that had chosen him.
[System Notice: Latent Potential Detected]Unlocking: Divine Core – Stage 1
His body pulsed with heat. Not pain—power. The kind that made the air hum and the ground feel lighter beneath his feet.
Kai staggered into an alley, away from the crowd. His heart raced, not from fear, but anticipation. The system had been quiet for months. Now it was waking up.
[New Skill: Reality Threading]Description: Allows manipulation of narrative flow within localized space.
He clenched his fists. The city had rules—visibility, hierarchy, control. But Kai was no longer bound by them.
A voice echoed in his mind, deeper than the system's usual tone.
"You are the one who walks outside the script."
Kai looked up at the sky, where drones buzzed and surveillance lights blinked. Somewhere in the city, the Protagonists ruled. But they didn't know what was coming.
He wasn't just going to rewrite his role.
He was going to rewrite the entire story.
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