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Gabriel Alvarez was born with nothing. A poor Hispanic-American kid struggling to survive the streets of New York, he died alone and starving—just another forgotten soul. But death wasn’t the end.

He awakens in Neo-Terra, a world where magic and technology have fused into a powerful System that governs society. Every person has a class, skills, and stats, their fate determined by the System’s rules. Yet Gabriel is different. Labeled Unawakened, he has no class, no abilities—until he discovers something forbidden.

He can hack the System.

What starts as a glitch quickly escalates into something much bigger. Gabriel isn’t the first to defy the System—there were others before him, people known as Deviants. Every single one of them was erased. Now, the Academy that once offered him sanctuary wants him dead. The Federation considers him a threat to world stability. And an ancient secret buried deep within the System is waiting for him to uncover it.

Armed with his unique ability to override the laws of reality, Gabriel is no longer a forgotten street rat—he’s a rogue element in a world that runs on rules.

And if the System wants him erased?

Then he’ll rewrite it.

Reborn in a World of Magic and Machines

Before they could celebrate—or panic—the doors to the Archive slammed open.

A squad of heavily armed enforcers in black exosuits stormed inside, weapons raised. Their leader, a stern-looking woman with cybernetic eyes, stepped forward.

"Captain Voss. Unregistered Deviant." Her mechanical gaze locked onto Gabriel. "You are both under arrest for treason against the Federation."

Aurelia muttered a curse under her breath. "I really should've seen this coming."

Gabriel slowly stood, raising his hands. "Okay, let's talk about this."

"Silence." The enforcer snapped her fingers.

Gabriel's body locked up. He couldn't move. It was as if invisible chains had wrapped around his limbs, forcing him still.

[ADMINISTRATIVE LOCK ENGAGED.]

A forced command. They were using the System's authority to shut him down.

Gabriel wasn't playing by the System's rules anymore.

A slow, rebellious grin spread across his face.

The air shattered around him as the System's lock disintegrated. The enforcers staggered back, their screens glitching violently.

The leader's cybernetic eyes widened. "What… are you?"

Gabriel cracked his knuckles. "A problem."

Chapter 11: The Academy’s Response