Zombeater

[2025 WSA ENTRY] 

Darin was just a simple blacksmith. He wanted a quiet life, a steady job, and maybe enough money to fix the hole in his roof.

But fate had other plans.

Thanks to an unfortunate mix of coincidences, a ridiculous prophecy, and some very excitable villagers, Darin suddenly finds himself labeled as the reincarnation of an ancient, all-powerful Dark Lord. Now, knights want to slay him, cultists want to worship him, and political schemers want to manipulate him, all while he desperately tries to convince everyone that he is just some guy.

With misunderstandings piling up faster than he can escape them, Darin must navigate a world that insists on making him its next great villain… whether he likes it or not.

A comedy of mistaken identity, accidental power plays, and one very confused protagonist, I Was Mistaken for the Reincarnated Evil Overlord is a lighthearted fantasy adventure where every denial only makes things worse.

[NO HAREM]

I Was Mistaken for the Reincarnated Evil Overlord

A steady, rhythmic thudding underfoot, it was faint, but growing stronger, which matched the beat of Darin's hammering heart as he sprinted through the chaos of the battlefield.

Dust and acidic smoke hung low over the land like a choking fog. Screeches and clangs rang across the treeline. Glimpses of cultists impaling drones with otherworldly force, Stage Two knights dashing between firewalls, and Grumble launching out of a tunnel with an ant spine in his mouth flashed in Darin's peripheral vision as he led the charge westward.

They were pushing through, bit by bloodied bit.

He ducked under a swinging mandible, swung wide with his warhammer, and knocked a scout ant flying through the air like a croquet ball.

"Ha!" he barked. "I think I'm getting the hang of th—"

"Don't get ahead of yourself," came the familiar dry voice in his head.

Queen of the Swarm