Not praying for ten strings

In a world dominated by seven super-corporations, the Longevity Species that always occupied the pinnacle of power didn't allow for the enactment of written laws. The Floating Islands of prisons delimited by lines on the map, where resources would inevitably run out in the future...
People yearned for the birth of a true "Hero," yet they cynically awaited the fall of a Hero from grace.
As long as one was hailed by the media as a Hero, even murder could be forgiven, and every word they said would be adored. Even high and mighty Elves dared not provoke the edge of a Hero.
But if a Hero of the past committed even a minor offense, the moment their image crumbled, the forgiven sins would flare up like an inextinguishable furnace, and the stars of yesterday would instantly become unforgivable criminals...
"—Come become a Hero, Russell."
The most vicious criminal in the world thrust a knife into the boy's hand, whispering a low enticement.
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Solo female lead, Beast Ears, Spiritual Energy, Mechanical Angels, and other elements. Cyber-fantasy. Please refrain if not to your liking.

Tower of Overturn

In the howling snow-capped mountains, countless pale green eyes flickered into existence beneath the cover of the heavy snow.


Unlike the shadows of anger, which would attack in the form of beasts as soon as they appeared,


the shadows of contemplation behaved with a different logic.


That is, one must not ponder what they are—


If you think they are a pack of wolves, then they truly become wolves; if you think they are a band of thieves, they do become thieves.


It is the human fear of "contemplation"... namely, "the difficulties one conjures in their mind."


The more uncertain humans are about what crises they may face, the more they exaggerate their difficulties, and the harder it becomes to act. In the end, they may be defeated by the predicaments of their own imagination before even taking action; head hung low, their spirit and vigor lost, they might suffer a nihilistic mental blow without having done anything.


Chapter 23 The Lion King