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Imagine if you were given a second chance... but not as a hero, rather as a ghost of your past sins.
In a world where the shadows of the "Cursed Time" dance over the crumbling city of Valeria, Ayan finds himself facing an inevitable fate: a miserable death. He lived a life as a ruthless mercenary, the "Grey Ghost," manipulating humans, demons, and vampires alike, leaving behind a trail of betrayals and regrets. But in his final moments, a mysterious pendant grants him a strange last chance: to go back ten years in time!
Ayan awakens in his teenage body, a student at the Royal Academy "Acadia," the very place he was once expelled from due to a dark secret in his lineage. Now, with foreknowledge of the catastrophic future that awaits him, and armed with his cold demeanor and precise calculations, Ayan finds himself facing choices he never imagined. Will he try to correct his past mistakes? Will he seek redemption with "Laila," whom he ignored; or "Fiori," the Demon Princess who cursed him; or "Serena," the icy Vampire Queen; or "Isabella," his betrayed comrade-in-arms? Or will he seize this unique opportunity to forge his own destiny, even if it means diving deeper into the shadows of the Cursed Time?
"Echoes of Cursed Time" is a thrilling anime-style novel that combines time travel, action, complex romance, and supernatural conflicts. It's a story about an anti-hero who gets a chance to rewrite fate, but the question remains: Can a cursed heart find its way to the light, or will the echoes of the past haunt him forever?
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