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In a world where nearly everyone awakens to powerful abilities at the age of fourteen, Ren Kisaragi remains powerless. Scarred by the trauma of his father’s death in a dungeon collapse, his awakening never comes, leaving him to survive as a scavenger—harvesting monster corpses to support his ailing mother and little sister, Yui.
Looked down on by hunters and ignored by society, Ren bears the weight of his family’s survival with quiet determination. But everything changes the day he encounters a forgotten creature deep within a dungeon. Marked by a strange symbol, Ren unlocks a terrifying new power—not from the world of light, but from the void itself.
As dungeons grow unstable and ancient threats awaken, Ren begins a dangerous descent—not just into the depths of the earth, but into the heart of what he truly is. Guided by pain, grounded by love, and shadowed by a power that could consume him, Ren must forge his own path. Not as a hero. Not as a monster.
But as the boy who refused to break.

Dungeons Scavenger:The Boy Who Couldn’t Awaken

Power came with a weight Ren had never imagined.

He stood atop the city walls at dawn, watching the horizon burn with soft gold. Below, the city stirred—children laughing, vendors opening stalls, hunters preparing for raids. A world spinning as if it hadn't almost broken.

He could feel everything now. Whispers from the dungeon. Tremors beneath the city. A thousand unseen threads tied to his name. His very existence altered the balance of things. People watched him differently—not with fear, not with awe, but with distance. As if he were no longer one of them.

Even his mother smiled at him with sorrow behind her eyes.

Even Yui flinched when his shadow moved on its own.

And Kaede… Kaede watched him with loyalty—but also with doubt.

But they were beginning to fear him.

The light inside him clashed against the void, each demanding a different path. But one choice stood between them:

Let them live in peace, unburdened by his shadow.

The spell was simple now. A ripple of light, a thread of void. All it would take was a whisper and a breath.

He stood outside their home that night. Yui's laughter echoed faintly from inside. His mother's humming. The clink of dishes. Kaede's soft voice.

"I've fought so hard not to forget who I am," he whispered. "I won't make that choice for them."

If they wanted distance, he would give them space.

If they feared him, he would earn back their trust.

But he wouldn't erase the love they gave him.

He walked back into the night—alone, powerful, and still human.

Chapter 31: The Price of Peace