The Transmigrated Author
Axel, a struggling novelist, stumbles upon an otherworldly online writing tool promising an unprecedented level of realism for storytelling. Interested, he hurriedly signs up without reading into the terms and conditions. Ready to breathe life into his almost-finished novel, Axel excitedly imports his work into the platform shortly before drifting off to sleep. To his surprise, Axel awakens as an unnamed character within the very world he once wrote. Shortly after his arrival, he was given a system that officially entwined his destiny with that of the novel he created. Projection of chapters: 900 - 1000 chapters Releases for chapters are scheduled at midnight - early morning AEDT time.
L'Institut des Lumières Academy
{Rel's POV}
[Paris, L'Institut des Lumières Academy]
I froze, staring at the statue. Was he alive? Probably not. Most of Garrick's group died getting to the towers. But if they built a statue... he had to be dead. Right?
A voice startled me away from the statue.
"Excuse me? Are you an open Day visitor?"
I turned, surprised someone had actually spoken to me. It was just an instructor – middle-aged, with thinning hair, a neatly trimmed beard. Typical.
"Yeah," I said.
He followed my gaze to the statue, a slight smile on his face.
"Ah... Sir. Celeste, an iconic figure."
"I see."
My eyes drifted back to Vincent's likeness. They said he took down an Emperor, became a legend... if that was true, the praise was justified. Still, though... his popularity here felt unexpected.
"Enough of that statue, let's get going."
The instructor's words cut through my thoughts.