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Black String of Fate

"Is Fate the excuse of the forsaken, is Free Will the delusion of the chosen?" Such was a question that Xavier, the Demon King, never had the chance to ask himself. As he lay defeated, awaiting his death, he wondered about the wretched life he lived. 'The hero who killed me, the one who held the same ambitions as me. We both wanted good for the people, for the world. We are both two sides of the same coin, yet, fate decided that he will be the one the light will shine on. Perhaps it was me too, perhaps it was my karma for flowing the rivers of blood with my sword. But still... It was fate that squashed the humanity in me first! Damn fate, if I had one more chance, I would've lived for myself more, I wouldn't have taken this arbitrary role of being a necessary evil... This world, this game of destiny... It can burn to ashes for all I care.' As he sunk into the cold embrace of death, a certain [REDACTED] heard his dying wish with amusement and cast their die, reversing the wheel of time one last time and going all in on him on a risky gamble with the stakes of their world. ************** Discord Server (fixed): https://discord.gg/rZhT6zdp2f Author is on a break, exams are coming soon. The placeholder chapters are being updated, so you will not be notified if you add to library, since it's technically not a new chapter. ...Plus working on a new book that'll be released next year

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Rewards of the Trials

Emerging from the clouds, a silhouette of a man shrouded by a mystical fog appeared in front of Xavier and Seraphina. He was covered head-to-toe with the fog and the only facial feature visible was his mouth. While Seraphina was straight-faced, Xavier did not hide his disappointment.

"Really? A shroud? How anti-climatic and cliche. It would've been better if you never appeared in the first place."

[Ouch. That hurt. Careful with your words now, I might deduct your rewards…]

"Oh, right! The rewards. I heard from this girl that you can bestow a second Innate gift upon somebody, is that true?"

Looking at the expectant shiny eyes of Xavier, the administrator smiled with pride as he said,

[Huhu, you underestimate me, little Xavier.]

"I'm mentally an old man, don't call me 'little'."

[Oh leave it, you're not even a hundred yet. You are still a toddler in front of me.]