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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

Audatic · 奇幻
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132 Chs

Reno’s Orphanage (3)

It was the end of the day. Xavier had settled in the orphanage quite well, and so had the other party members. They were popular with the kids, courtesy of being adventurers, and they also handled attention well by telling them stories of their adventures.

Though, they exaggerated a bit, since reality is often disappointing. The children surely would like the tale of an epic fight with mythical creatures, but not so much a story of killing a hundred slimes.

"Today, we'll keep watch secretly. Prepare the dummies and lay in wait."

Lafia, the party leader, arranged a meeting in secret. It was pitch black at night with only the party members present on the outskirts of the orphanage, inside a small storage room. Since they had received such a mission, it was imperative that they don't trust anybody here.

"Is the director clear? It's often the people at the top who make messes like this…"