Chapter 1 — The Secret Only Five People Share
The world ended quietly.
One moment Arin stood on the rooftop with his four closest friends…
the next, the sky cracked open like glass.
Light swallowed them whole.
No explosions.
No screams from the city.
No witnesses.
Just silence.
And then—
A Weak Body
Arin woke up in a classroom.
Laughter filled the air.
"Did he faint again?"
"Typical… he's just a boy."
His muscles felt hollow when he sat up.
Weak.
Slow.
Wrong.
He rushed to the window — unfamiliar buildings, unfamiliar uniforms… unfamiliar social order.
Girls dominated every space — leading discussions, commanding authority, moving with confidence.
Boys stayed quiet. Submissive. Invisible.
Memories that weren't his flooded into his mind.
A parallel version of himself.
Same name.
Same face.
Completely different life.
A weak student constantly underestimated.
Arin's lips curved slowly.
So the dimensional fracture worked.
But no alarms rang.
No one panicked.
Reality itself had quietly rewritten history.
To everyone else… nothing had changed.
Only five people knew the truth.
The Secret Reunion
"Bro… don't react."
Arin turned.
Neel sat beside him — different face structure, smaller frame… but the same sharp eyes.
"You remember?" Arin whispered.
Neel nodded once.
Minutes later, during lunch, they found the others.
Ryu — once a fearless fighter, now forced into a shy role.
Kabir — dramatically mourning his lost strength.
Mina — calm, already observing behavior patterns.
"We're the only ones who know," Mina said quietly.
"This world believes we've always lived here."
Kabir grabbed his head. "BRO WE GOT NERFED "
Ryu clenched his fists. "We were monsters back home…"
Arin leaned back calmly.
"Then we become monsters again," he said.
"But smarter."
A World That Underestimates
The academy courtyard buzzed with training.
Elite female fighters sparred with advanced weapons.
Strategists argued battle simulations.
Men were expected to assist… not lead.
Perfect.
Because invisibility was power.
And Arin had something he never used before.
His secret ability.
Mind control.
Temporary influence over people's actions.
He had avoided using it in their original world… afraid of losing himself.
But here?
No one knew who he truly was.
No one would suspect a weak boy.
His eyes darkened slightly.
"This world," he whispered,
"is the perfect testing ground."
The Strongest Student
The courtyard suddenly went quiet.
A girl entered — tall, composed, silver-haired, eyes like sharp gold glass.
Serena Lux.
Top-ranked student.
Combat prodigy.
Strategic genius.
Students moved aside instantly.
She didn't look at Arin.
Didn't acknowledge the group.
To her… they were just weak boys.
Neutral.
Irrelevant.
Kabir whispered, "Final boss energy "
Mina observed calmly. "She's analyzing everyone's movements… dangerous."
Ryu avoided her gaze completely.
Arin simply memorized her behavior patterns.
Not ally.
Not enemy.
Just another future variable.
First Decision
Combat class.
The teacher smirked. "Let's test the weakest student first… Arin."
Snickers filled the room.
He stepped forward slowly.
A stronger student attacked him easily.
Arin predicted the motion — redirected the attack using minimal movement.
The opponent fell.
Gasps echoed.
Not enough to expose himself.
Just enough to change perception slightly.
Serena's eyes narrowed.
Curiosity.
Good.
Confusion was always the first step toward control.
The Promise
That night the five friends met on the rooftop.
City lights stretched endlessly below them.
"No one knows," Neel said.
"No portals. No Travellers. Nothing."
"We start from zero," Mina added.
Kabir sighed dramatically. "From legends… to background characters "
Ryu looked at his trembling hands. "We're weaker than ever."
Arin looked at all of them.
"We're invisible," he corrected.
He raised his hand slightly… testing his power for the first time.
A passing student suddenly changed direction… exactly as Arin willed.
Only for a few seconds.
Then normal again.
No one noticed.
His friends stared in shock.
"You're finally using it," Mina whispered.
Arin's eyes reflected the city lights.
"Yes."
Because this world underestimated them.
Because no one knew their truth.
Because five people carried a secret reality that no one else could even imagine.
And slowly…
quietly…
they would reshape everything from the shadows.