DepressedMage

WSA 2025

In every story, there exists the hero and the villain, the protagonist and the antagonist.

And like every story, the hero always wins, and always gets the girl.

But what happens now that I died and became a villain in the last book I read? Not even a proper villain, but one that the protagonist kills in the early chapters.

I don't want to die again, and I don't want that simp of a protagonist to walk all over me. Maybe I should just become a better villain.

I've always admired the smart badass villains that took on the protagonist. Maybe I can be one of them, maybe I can win—the first villain to win against the hero.

I'll rewrite this story into one where I become the greatest villain. Call me sick or evil, but it's my time to shine.

A Villain’s POV

As they headed deeper into the forest, Raze kept his ears open for any movements. He didn't want to be attacked unexpectedly by any beast.

"So what do we do during the night?" Joel, who had been silent for a while now, finally spoke.

"Hmmm, good question, and there is a simple answer. The night is filled with all sorts of beasts, more beasts than we can handle.

We don't want to be taken unaware in our sleep, so we will be taking sleep shifts," Raze said and kept walking.

"You mean one of us will be awake and the other person will be sleeping?" Joel asked.

"I didn't stutter when I said that, so yes, that's what I meant. We can decide about the sleeping time later when we get to the stream, but for now, let's just keep moving," Raze said and kept walking. Then he thought about something and spoke.

Rank one beast