I_am_RK

In a future where reality is stitched together by unstable dimensions and ancient codes, Kael Riven is a broken warrior haunted by a past he can't remember—and a future he fears. Branded as a failed Reclaimer, Kael is assigned to purify corrupted Gate fragments left behind by dead kings and forgotten gods. But when a mission goes wrong, he awakens a power long sealed beneath his skin: the Seed—a sentient, living force tied to humanity’s original fall.

As Kael collects fragments of the Seed, his strength grows—and so does the voice in his mind. It belongs to a mysterious girl in red, a ghost who claims to be more than just memory. Each fragment awakens visions of a life he never lived: a throne, a war, and the truth that he may not be a man at all… but the very King who shattered the world long ago.

When the forbidden Gate XIII begins to stir from within him, Kael must travel beyond known space to confront his past self—while resisting the pull of a throne that remembers everything he tried to forget.

Teamed with Yanis Drae, a sharp-tongued warrior with secrets of her own, Kael must navigate collapsing realms, corrupted Seedborn, and the emergence of factions who believe Kael's return means the end of all timelines.

But the greatest enemy lies inside.

Because Kael didn't just carry the Seed…

He created it.

Ascension Protocol: The Last Reclaimer

Location: Floating Ruin of Shattered Chronos, Earth Zero

Only drifting shards of glass sky and inverted moonlight.

Kael stood alone on a crumbling stone platform, high above a landscape that refused to be remembered.

He clutched his chest. Not in pain — in absence.

Elsewhere – Within the Ghost Queen's Mindforge

The Ghost Queen sat cross-legged inside a circle of black flame.

The mirrors around her rotated like moons.

She extended her hand, tracing the glass of one shard.

> "You first met her in the ruined district. The girl with the cracked violin."

Her fingers clenched into a fist — and the mirror cracked.

> "Let's see what happens without it."

With a silent breath, she snapped the thread.

He suddenly stumbled to his knees.

Something slipped. A memory — a vibrant one — pulled into void.

Aeyra's voice called out nearby, "Kael! Are you alright?"

> "Lira! The girl who gave you the coded violin sheet. That's how we opened the Ashgate—remember!?"

> "I don't know anyone named Lira."

"No," she whispered. "No, she was real. She played—she cried—she died helping us!"

Kael's expression tightened. He wanted to believe her. But there was nothing left in his soul to grab onto.

[Seed of Self Withstanding Interference… Failed]

System Notice – Across All Remaining Earth Fractures

> ⚠️ Caution: The Ghost Queen has begun Memory-Cull Operations

Purpose: Deprive Reclaimer of Emotional Weaponry

He now stood before a wall of fog — memories behind it, but sealed.

One section pulsed faintly. He reached for it.

> A girl in red. Tears on her cheek. "You're not a monster, Kael."

A crack split across his soul. The Seed pulsed to protect him — but even it couldn't revive what never existed anymore.

Location: Aeyra's Vision – Fragmented Parallel Memory

She gasped as her own memories twisted.

The old rooftop where they once trained Kael? Now empty.

> "She's not just deleting him…"

Final Scene – Ghost Queen's Throne

More faces — friends, allies, guides — began to fade.

> "He will face Ascension alone," she murmured.

But deep within the fracture of one cracked mirror…

Yanis' original will. A whisper that had yet to die.

> "You can erase love, but not meaning."

Chapter 52: The Memory That Wasn't