Runes are the source of all power in the world, but for Ignotus, they were a death sentence.

A mercenary, assassin, and leader of the desperate, he'd spent more than ten years running from a Fate forged by sheer, abysmal luck.

But when the hunt finally ended, the unhinged Stranger did the impossible:

He traded his life to maim the realm's three absolute rulers, leaving scars that even the Gods couldn't heal.

Infuriated by the humiliation, Hora, the Queen of Time, cast an ancient spell to reverse the clock and erase his final strike. 

...But her arrogance became his salvation.

Ignotus regressed to the day of his Ascension, the very day he received his first Rune.

He was back to where he was known as the worst of lowlifes. A manufactured reputation designed to bully him into oblivion by his own flesh and blood.

To the old Ignotus, it was the end of the world. To the current him? It was a joke he no longer had the patience to hear.

This time, he wouldn't play by their rules. 

While others begged for Primary Elements like Fire or Water, he chose what the realm deemed the weakest of all, knowing its true, terrifying potential.

Armed with a set of Irregular Soul Glyphs and knowledge of the realm's war-ridden future, Ignotus was done running.

He'd leave the family that abandoned him to forge a new Path—one that would lead the House he built into the Heavens, all to rewrite his Fated ending!

But...

Ding!

That would've been too easy.

—
{HERETIC DETECTED!}

[Nex, of House Death, has sensed the Soul that escaped his scythe.]

[Hora, of House Time, has seen the stain left on her clock.]

[???, of House Light, has witnessed the birth of a Twisted Light.]

[YOU ARE BEING HUNTED.]
—

The hunt had resumed... an unending game of cat and mouse.

Unfortunately for his hunters, however, in this new life, the prey wasn't alone. 

Ignotus had accidentally brought a Goddess to the slaughter~.

—

{Author Of Misunderstood Villain}
{Alternative Title: Father Of Luck & Calamity}

[Status]
{Volume One, Break The World: Completed}
{Volume Two, House Of Strangers: Completed}
{Volume Three, Demons Are Coming: Completed}
{Volume Four, Death Is Here: Ongoing}

[Note]
- MC's powers are very unique. 
- MC gains many interesting Soul Glyphs. 
- Fast initial progression for MC and his Cohort. 

Discord Link: https://discord.gg/bGGfgMfu48

"You moved like you already knew where the claws would land!"


"Yeah, reckless as all Hell, but you were still in control!"


Seven guards circled around Ignotus like excited kids, their voices overlapping, each one eager to throw their praise and question him at the same time.


"Wait, why didn't you use your Runes?" 


"Right? You could've ended it way faster!"


"Yeah, I was sure you'd blast it or something."


"I've never seen anyone fight like that." 


They all kept buzzing, but Ignotus didn't even look at them. 


He stood still, his sword loosely resting in his grip, his eyes fixed on something only he could see.


All of that was just for four Soul Fragments.


Calamity was utterly curb-stomping him right now.


Chapter 38 - We Need Mercenaries