In the ancient void where time had not yet begun, there existed a place untouched by logic, cultivation, or even system laws—a place spoken only in the deepest libraries of forbidden sects and in the nightmares of dying prophets.
It was called the Origin Spire.
And now, Priyanshu Yadav—no longer just a hidden villain, but the narrative sovereign—stood at its base.
A twisting tower of starlight and bones. A monument forged by the first will, before even the heavens dared dream of order.
No maps led here. No talisman could protect you. It was the World Before Worlds, where the source of everything resided—magic, fate, karma, even good and evil.
Han Xie knelt, sweat pouring down his brow. "Master… this place. Even my spirit roots are decaying."
Elira leaned on her bow, her lips pale. "It's rewriting us. Even our memories… they're not safe."
Yue Ling closed her eyes. "It's trying to unmake us."
Priyanshu stood still.
Silent.
Until he heard it.
The Voice.
Not from outside.
But from within him.
"Welcome, He Who Forgets the Stars. You've come to rewrite the origin. But before creation… comes death."
From the void, shadows began to rise.
Not monsters.
Not spirits.
But characters.
A bloodied swordsman walked forth—his name long forgotten, but the system once called him the Heaven's Chosen.
A red-haired maiden followed, clutching a decaying phoenix. Her fate had been stolen—now she wandered without a path.
A child cultivator whose world had been reset a thousand times, never allowed to grow.
And more.
Hundreds. Thousands.
These were the discarded protagonists, cast aside when Priyanshu's system rewrote the world's center. They were remnants, now drawn by the last tether of will, animated by rage.
And they wanted their story back.
Elira grinned darkly. "Great. Ghosts of forgotten MCs. Should I start killing?"
"No," Priyanshu said. His voice was calm. Colder than space.
"They are not the enemy."
He stepped forward.
The army of forgotten protagonists froze.
"You are all echoes," Priyanshu said. "Half-finished drafts. Dreams the system tried to fulfill… and failed."
One of them screamed, "You stole our fate!"
Priyanshu didn't blink. "You never had one. You were born inside a script. I broke it. I gave you freedom."
System Notification:Narrative Authority Skill Activated – [Unscripted Will]You may now grant new purposes to discarded narrative fragments.
He raised his hand.
"You don't need destiny. You need choice."
One by one, the shadows trembled.
One by one, they began to kneel.
New Faction Formed: The UnwrittenMembers: 1,321 Lost Characters ReclaimedPassive Bonus: Immune to plot-bound restrictionsTitle Earned: [Author of Chaos]
Elira blinked. "You're building a rebellion… with heroes."
Priyanshu smirked. "Even heroes can serve a villain—if they choose to."
From the depths of the spire, a gate opened.
Behind it… a throne.
Floating in the center of nothing.
The System Core.
Not an AI.
Not a god.
But a will—a mind that had watched infinite worlds and always chosen who the hero would be.
It spoke.
"You should not be here. You have no beginning."
Priyanshu stepped into the light.
"I am the end."
The world screamed.
The stars wept.
The Void shivered.
And the Origin War began.
Not for control of realms…
But for control of reality's pen.