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Ethan Cross was just another overworked software engineer until the day he died and awoke in a world unlike any other. Reborn as Kaelen Varros, a disgraced noble in a realm where mysticism collides with bio-technology, Ethan finds himself hunted, powerless, and alone. But within his mind lies a hidden System adaptive, evolving, and possibly sentient.
 
As Ethan fights to survive, he discovers a world shaped by cosmic beasts and interstellar forces. Power is measured not in gold but in beast cores and the ability to wield ancient and alien might. With each battle, Ethan grows stronger and smarter, rewriting the rules of this world with the knowledge of his own.
Joined by Aelira, a warrior with secrets of her own, Ethan navigates betrayal, shifting alliances, and a rising war that may decide the fate of not just nations but reality itself. For Ethan did not arrive by accident—he was chosen. But why?
In a world where legends are carved from blood and data, Dawn of Tomorrow is a story of rebirth, power, and the relentless drive to rise no matter the cost.

Dawn of Tomorrow

Back aboard the Wraithling, its chamber lights dimmed in quiet sympathy, Aelira stood by Ethan's side as he lay in the recovery cradle. The glow of the System was faint now—no pings, no prompts. Almost like it, too, was resting.

Aelira gave him a half-smile, the kind she used when her heart ached too much to grin fully. "You came back to me. That's all that matters."

He closed his eyes. "I remember everything. Kaelen's rise. His fall. His reasons. It's like… I'm him, but not. A shard in my mind."

[System Update: Soul Partition Stabilized][Note: Class upgraded — Sovereign-Class: Twinned Echo][Warning: Subconscious memory loops may affect emotional resonance.]

He rubbed his chest. "I don't know if I won… or just survived."

"You chose me," she said softly. "That's how I know it's still you."

They sat in silence. Outside the viewport, the fractured ruins of the Refraction Tomb drifted away, swallowed by voidlight.

[New Thread Unlocked: The Bound God Beneath][Location: Throne Core Unknown. Proximity Warning—Active Seal Degrading.]

Aelira's breath hitched. "The Echo wasn't lying, was he? The throne wasn't just a seat. It was a prison."

Ethan stood slowly, the glow of Kaelen's former sigils faint along his arm. "And now that I've touched it… it knows I'm here."

Whatever lay beneath the throne wasn't just a legacy—it was a threat. And it was waking.

After the Sundering