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The_One_Who_Was

The_One_Who_Was

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The stars burn cold, the heroes weep, The world moves on, as time must pass. The gods are dead, yet their echoes keep, Whispering softly… of The One Who Was.

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  • The_One_Who_Was
    The_One_Who_Was5 hours ago
    Replied to Harbinger_of_CHAOS

    Their rank is SSS, same as him

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    The_One_Who_Was5 hours ago
    Replied to Castle_Gate

    yeah, my bad. I wrote "could cost a small fortune" there, I thought it was an explanation enough. A Card's price depends on its function. Say, an X-ray Card will be cheaper than a Fireball Card. A Fireball Card will be cheaper than a Quickstep Card, and so on. So, even common-grade Cards "could" cost a small fortune, but it's not a rule of thumb.

  • The_One_Who_Was
    The_One_Who_Was7 hours ago
    Replied to Harbinger_of_CHAOS

    Yeah, buddy. I'll give you a fair warning rn. Despite "villain" in the title, the MC is not evil beyond reason like Fang Yuan or some shi. So if you're expecting something like that, drop. He'll be a dark anti-hero like Lucas Morningstar (if you've read IWKTA). If you don't like that kind of MCs and/or don't have the patience to wait for the story to unfold, drop here.

  • The_One_Who_Was
    The_One_Who_Was20 hours ago
    Replied to Cario02

    Yes, many scenes and settings are inspired by the Name Of The Wind in my novel

  • The_One_Who_Was
    The_One_Who_Was21 hours ago
    Replied to kawakiuzumaki2

    Be my personal jester

  • The_One_Who_Was
    The_One_Who_Was21 hours ago
    Replied to SlothReader_

    Oh, but just to answer your question—yes. He would have run away, and he absolutely would have killed the main characters. And in that situation, he would have been a villain. But in this storyline, he’s not — because he hasn’t done any of it. Like I said, situations change how characters react. If, in the future, he became friends with the main cast and started helping them, would he suddenly be considered a hero? What if he started selflessly saving people— would that make him a hero? Yes, because circumstances change. And with them, so do labels. Consider one of the character I've based him on, Zuko from Avatar The Last Airbender. Zuko started out as a soft Villain, became an Anti-hero (sort of), and after one of the best redemption arcs in tv history, he became a Hero.

  • The_One_Who_Was
    The_One_Who_Was21 hours ago
    Replied to SlothReader_

    Your argument that if Samael could run away then he "isn’t even an anti-hero—he isn’t ANYTHING” is an oversimplification. Characters don’t need to be static in their morality. They can shift between heroism, anti-heroism, and even villainy based on their circumstances. Necessity doesn’t erase anti-heroism. Just because Samael is forced into his role doesn’t mean he ceases to be an anti-hero. Many classic anti-heroes act out of necessity rather than principle like Eren Yeager who nearly ended the world to save his people, or Ozymandias from Watchmen who killed millions to prevent a nuclear apocalypse. If their actions are driven by survival or power rather than a moral compass, it doesn't make them "nothing" — it makes them complex. Samael's willingness to use people and sacrifice others doesn’t make him a villain — it just makes him a pragmatic, ruthless anti-hero. Despite his motivations, if his actions are for humanity's survival, then he absolutely is an anti-hero. If he ever stopped caring about saving the world and only pursued power for himself, then he’d officially cross into villain territory. But as long as his actions — no matter how brutal — are still tied to preventing a greater disaster, he remains an anti-hero, just one with very bloody hands. For example, in Ishtara, he let so many people die. But he also killed the High Priest. In the future, the High Priest was going to raise an army for the Syndicate and declare his region free from the Central Monarch's rule That would've caused a lot of mess and a big war for the control of Ishtara. Samael stopped that. Sure, he could've prevented both disasters if he had given up on obtaining power, but in the end, some good still came out of his actions.

  • The_One_Who_Was
    The_One_Who_Wasa day ago
    Replied to etrn

    I see your point, but you were wrong about one thing. Batman isn’t an anti-hero—unless you’re talking about Flashpoint Batman or The Dark Knight Returns. He’s more of a Dark Hero or a Vigilante Hero. Why? Because despite his ruthless methods and use of fear, he refuses to kill, even criminals. That strict moral code keeps him on the extreme end of traditional heroism rather than pushing him into anti-hero territory. If Batman abandoned his no-kill rule and started executing criminals instead of capturing them to better the society, he’d immediately shift into anti-hero territory. A proper example of that kind of anti-hero would be the Punisher. While Batman is a gray hero, Punisher is a proper anti-hero. By definition, an anti-hero drives the story forward but lacks traditional heroic qualities like morality, idealism, or selflessness. Those with "good" goals but questionable methods also fall into this category — like Light Yagami, who wanted to create a crime-free world, or Deadpool, who operates on his own twisted sense of justice. I consider my mc an anti-hero because his end goal — to save the world — isn’t inherently evil even though his methods are. In many ways, he fits the Dark Messiah archetype, like Eren Yeager (though his role shifts depending on perspective) or Paul Atreides (before he became the God Emperor). In the end, it’s all about perspective. If anyone wants to consider my MC a villain or a hero, I won't argue because it's their perspective. Because Samael’s philosophy is that of Ends (saving the world) Justifies All Means (gaining power by sacrificing anything) — which does make him ruthless and evil at times. But he still can’t be seen as a traditional villain since his ultimate goal isn’t villainous, no matter if it's necessary from the reader's perspective or not.

Young Master's PoV: Woke Up As A Villain In A Game One Day

"Now you see?" she shouted in a mix of annoyance and disappointment. "You can't outsmart Scrients! They're the most intelligent beings across the two realms." "You're right," I muttered, averting my gaze with a heavy sigh. "I made a mistake. I was too arrogant to think that a mere human like me could fool them." —BOOM!! "Heik! Wh-What was that?" "Hmm? I'm not sure. Maybe you should go and ask the most intelligent beings across the two realms. Oh wait, you can't. I killed them all.” ______ My name is Samael Kaizer Theosbane. On the last day of high school, I got into a fight with a kid I used to bully. It was a stupid, pointless scuffle, and in the middle of it, I tripped and hit my head on a rock. That’s when the memories came flooding in - the memories of another life, of a different world. Suddenly, everything made a twisted kind of sense. I realized two things. First, I was in a game I used to play in my past life. Second, I was a villain. A villain! Not the cool and mysterious kind, either. No, my destiny was to be manipulated and die a dog's death! I was the worst type of cliché: an ungrateful, privileged, insufferable young master. The sort you'd find in those poorly written fantasy stories. The kind everyone hates — a snobby brat from a powerful noble family who thinks he owns the world just because he was born with a silver spoon lodged in his mouth. You know the type. The one the hero beats to a pulp to prove his worth. Yeah, I was that guy. And the hero? The hero was the kid I’d been bullying all this time. The same one I got into a fight with. He was the supposed savior of this damned world. A world teetering on the edge of destruction, beset by wars, calamities, and a grim future that only I knew. And at the end of it all, the final antagonist of the game, the undefeatable boss… the Spirit King, was waiting. But could I even make it to the end? Could I conquer a game where defeat was the only certainty? A game that was now my reality! “Ah, fuck it.” I had no idea if I could, but I sure as hell was going to try. Extorting extras, manipulating main characters, twisting the story to my advantage, stealing the hero’s cheat items, killing villains before they could become threats - nothing was beneath me. Would the main characters be affected? Who cares! Would the story change? Even better! All I cared about was me—my survival, my life, my choices. “I will live this life with no regrets.” …But as I soon discovered, fate was not easily changed. And the price of altering one's destiny was steep.

The_One_Who_Was · Fantasy
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