Between Worlds - The Empire System

"Second chances don't come easy… but this one came with a system." Alex Young is just a nineteen-year-old struggling to find purpose—a university student by day and a part-time convenience store clerk by night. Life feels like an endless grind… until a fateful encounter brings him to the edge of life and death. When he wakes up, he's granted the Empire System, a mysterious tool designed to build something bigger, something powerful. Bound to the mysterious Empire System, Alex must now navigate not one but two worlds. In reality, he starts crafting a business with friends from the ground up. Yet, he's charged with a far grander purpose in a realm of magic and monsters, building an empire that could reshape everything. Every skill he masters, every challenge he overcomes, and every choice he makes carries consequences across both worlds, pushing him to transform in ways he never imagined. As he dives deeper into the mysteries of the Empire System, questions begin to haunt him. Is he truly alone in wielding this power? Are there others, hidden among the chosen, who hold a similar key to greatness? With allies at his side and powerful abilities awakening, Alex must rise to meet the daunting trials of his second chance. But will he shape his destiny—or will the System's demands lead him down a path he never expected? This is the beginning of Alex's empire-building journey—a path where every decision counts, every mission has a cost, and power is only the start.