BeMyMoon

I thought I had seen bad endings before—but nothing prepared me for the garbage conclusion of The Hero’s Path. 

Years of investment, countless struggles, and for what? The protagonist failed. The villain won. Everyone else? Dead. Furious, I sent a message to the author, only to get a chilling response:

[Do you think you could do better?]

Before I could even blink, my phone exploded in a blinding light, and the next thing I knew—I was waking up in a completely different body.

Now, I’m Merlin Everhart, a fourteen-year-old with a 12-star talent, the kind of gift only the strongest should have.

But here’s the problem: I have no idea who I am supposed to be.

With nothing but a system and a first-day-of-school alarm ringing in my ears, I’m thrown into the world of The Hero’s Path.

Am I just another side character in a world that already ended once?

…Either way, I refuse to let this story beat me too.

Extra To Protagonist

The steady pulse of mana flared against his skin as he moved, each motion sharper, more precise.

The training ground had mostly emptied by now, the only sounds left were the occasional clash of weapons or the hum of distant affinity work.

Merlin barely registered any of it.

Nathan, still sprawled lazily on one of the benches, exhaled dramatically. "Alright, I'll give you ten more minutes before you either pass out or burst into flames. Maybe both."

"Oh, great. He's in that mode again."

Merlin stilled mid-motion. He turned to see Adrian striding toward them, golden hair slightly tousled, his usual grin in place.

Nathan perked up immediately. "Finally, someone else to suffer with me."

Adrian snorted, stopping beside him. "You actually sat through this?"

Desperate Training