Lukas142

--WSA 2025 ENTRY--

Neraxis saved the people and wiped out the monsters, but instead of cheers, he faced silence and a glowing blue text:

[Task Failed Successfully!]

[Rating Generated: SSS-Rank]

"The hell does that even mean?" he muttered, finding the situation a bit strange.

Before he could process, the so-called heroes—who had hidden while he fought—emerged. He waited for gratitude, only to feel a dagger pierce his back.

The only girl he loved stood behind him.

She betrayed him.

The crowd and heroes? They were staring at him with disdain and contempt.

"You..." he groaned as a spear and sword headed for him, ending his life.  
 
But instead of dying, he was sent back to the past—specifically, to the first day of the academy, year 2367, 8 years before his death.  

However, many things had changed. One of the most significant was the sudden appearance of a Tower, a mysterious structure that had appeared across all the continents, granting power to those brave enough to contest its challenges.

"Not again... With this chance I will end you all" Neraxis vowed to himself, embarking on his path of revenge, while also trying to give his life new meaning.

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Disclaimer: MC is not instantly going to be a villain, as his background is that of a hero. The switch will be gradual in accordance with the events that happen along the way. Some snippets of such events have already been teased :)
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The SSS Ranked Villain's Return

"Dodge!" Sona yelled, and with a roll of his eyes, he did just that.

"You don't need to tell me. The Kraken is literally the size of a skyscraper. I can see its attacks," Neraxis said, earning a shrug from her in response.

"It doesn't hurt to have extra information," she replied. "Besides, you got hit."

"Hm?" He tilted his head and looked down at his waist.

There was a clean line spanning from one end of his abdomen to the other.

[Its natural habitat is the water, so it likely controlled its attacks to slice you.] Evangeline commented. [But it looks like an infant Kraken, so it likely doesn't know what it's doing.]

True. If it did, I'd be split in half by now. Neraxis nodded, before turning his gaze to the Kraken.

He decided to get the skills out of the way; thus, he used {Eve of Ruin's: Mark of Destruction}, followed by {Stellar Dominion's: Cosmic Cascade}.

Abusing the Kraken