NEW NOVEL ANNOUNCEMENT!
I have published my new novel on Royal Road today, it's a Death Loop LitRPG with a insane villanous main character who struggles to fight to protect his mother's legacy and the kingdom she built in a post-apocalyptic Earth that has been infested with Anomalies and Entities from a place called "The Dimensional Labyrinth". It's full of thrilling battles, some political intrigue, progression, deep characters, and more, so please check it out if it interests you!
SSS Rank Infinite Regression: The Mad Dragon Prince's Ascension
What would you do if you were granted the power to turn back time every time you died?
Louis Drakeheart once had everything. Born as the grandson of the Dragon King and the son of Earth's most brilliant scientist and strongest Esper and a Holy Dragon Goddess, his future seemed boundless.
Yet at the age of ten, he failed to awaken his Dragon Bloodline and could not transform into a dragon. Branded a cripple and a failure by his own Dragon Family, he was abandoned, his dreams shattered.
Growing increasingly bitter and resentful, especially after his mother fell gravely ill and slipped into an eternal slumber that no one could cure, Louis transformed into a ruthless, cynical, and deeply unstable noble. Throughout the Frostbane Kingdom, he became infamous as the "Mad Prince."
In a final, desperate bid for power, he plunged into the Dimensional Labyrinth, only to be ambushed by an enemy nation. Powerless to change his fate, he was killed.
But that was not the end for Louis Drakeheart.
Upon death, he awakened the power of Death Loop, allowing him to return to the past after dying. At last, he possessed the ability to reshape his life, one death at a time.
Now, through sheer will and unrelenting struggle, Louis will fight with everything he has to seize the strength needed to change his fate, reclaim his draconic birthright, and save his kingdom from its inevitable downfall at the hands of both Enemy Nations and Horrors beyond the Dimensional Boundary—even if it costs him his sanity as he descends deeper into the Spiral of Madness.
This is the story of Louis Drakeheart and his journey through madness and enlightenment as he claims his true title: the Heir of Ruin, the Bringer of the End.
And... of her, the one that accompanied him through countless regressions, the only witness of all his sacrifices.
What to Expect:
-A death loop where the main character returns to fixed points in time after each death, retaining all the power he has built up.
-Deep world-building and a vibrant, living world that feels alive and immersive.
-A unique power system: the Spiral of Madness/Incarnation inspired by Lord of the Mysteries Sequences and Metaphor Refantazio Archetype System.
-Powerful, near impossible to defeat antagonists that will force the MC to accumulate strength across multiple lives to finally defeat them.
-Strong focus on weapon techniques, cultivation, magic, and familiar bonding.
-A romantic subplot that develops across multiple lives.
-Dungeon crawling combined with fast-paced progression.-Countless mysteries, multiple worlds to explore, kingdom building (later down the line), and much more.
-High stakes and emotional storytelling mixed with great side characters.
-No harem.
Please go ahead and check my profile to find the novel if you're interested!
Now back to the novel.
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The World of Bestia could not catch a breath. Right after the Demon King was vanquished—his soul torn from his body and revived as the new Song—a new threat emerged.
Or perhaps not entirely new, but the true mastermind behind the invasion of robotic lifeforms sweeping across Bestia: a Void Ruler itself!
The Universal Computer was a strange Void Ruler Anna had never encountered in the original novel. It was an entirely original entity, unique to her story.
Its origins, like those of the other Void Rulers, remained a complete mystery.
Yet Anna knew this being was immensely powerful and fiercely hostile, nearly on par with the Bleeding Scream.
Not only had it attempted to obliterate them with a devastating ocular beam aimed at shattering the world's core, but it had also unleashed countless cracks across reality.
Through those cracks, it summoned one of Anna's old enemies, a demon she believed had perished during the Demon Castle Raid. She had been wrong.
Beelzebub!
For reasons she could not yet fathom, the Universal Computer had struck some kind of pact with the Demons. Beelzebub served merely as a vessel for two other formidable entities.
Two Demonic Beings she had made bitter enemies—one for slaying Ouroboros, Lucifer's "pet," the other for lifting the curse from Mammon, the chairman.
Though Anna never imagined they would pursue her across entire worlds, her suspicions now seemed correct. The Universal Computer had likely been observing her, or her world, for some time and pieced together the events unfolding.
Through this, the Void Ruler had located her past foes, these Demons, and dragged them here. Perhaps the Demons cared little about the method, so long as they could reach her and fight to the death.
Beelzebub, however, harbored his own ambitions. He planned to seize the Demon King's body and fuse with it—just as he had done with others—hoping to ascend into a far stronger form.
To become a Demon King himself!
Yet Anna had already shattered that scheme.
Ding!
[You have used the Skill [Divine Demon-Sealing Purgatory Realm] on the [Fifth Demon King of Destruction: Nameless]!]
[You have successfully sealed the [Fifth Demon King of Destruction: Nameless] inside your Purgatory Realm, turning him into a permanent resident of this prison.]
[The [Fifth Demon King of Destruction: Nameless] will now obey every one of your commands.]
[The [Fifth Demon King of Destruction: Nameless] has no name; do you wish to grant him a name?]
[Naming a Demon might increase their power proportional to your own Cosmic and Demonic Powers.]
[You have named the [Fifth Demon King of Destruction] as {Nemesis}!]
[The power of the [Fifth Demon King of Destruction: Nemesis] has greatly increased based on the name you've given him!]
[Due to his intelligence being far beneath yours, his loyalty has also increased.]
"So loyalty increases if they're dumber than me?" Anna wondered aloud. "Is this why the crow, the cat, and that lizard became so friendly with me while the two other knights remain rather cunning?"
Anna realized a hidden trait within her Skill: the Demons she sealed became her "friends" more readily when their minds were simpler. It made perfect sense now.
"The Demon King is in a state of mindlessness—probably no smarter than an ape…" Anna thought. "Without Song's soul inside him—Ah, right, Song!"
Her converging minds snapped to that single urgent thought. The battlefield remained chaotic, but Song's safety had to come first.
"D-DAMMIT!"
Beelzebub's furious screams echoed behind her. Despite his tremendous growth after becoming the Avatar of both Lucifer and Mammon, the demon could not overcome Nemesis' overwhelming might.
The monstrous Demon King continued expanding, his mismatched biomechanical body evolving rapidly in combat, growing more refined, more imposing, resembling a colossal, muscular machine forged in black, red, and white demonic steel.
"WRAAAAHHHH!"
His bird-like head persisted, though now fully mechanical, studded with artificial crimson and golden eyes and crowned by jagged horns.
The resemblance to Song—or his father—remained deeply unsettling to Anna. But she had no time to dwell on it.
With a ferocious barrage of punches, Nemesis tore into Beelzebub, covering the demon's body in deadly wounds. His insectoid armor and gigantic monstrous form meant nothing against this unstoppable force!
"This is ridiculous!" Beelzebub groaned in rage. "How could this happen?! Dammit! She's becoming too strong, too dangerous—wait, where is she?!"
CRAAASH!
Before Beelzebub could search for Anna after losing sight of her, the Demon King smashed his face again, shattering the insectoid exoskeleton.
RUMBLE!
"NGAAAGH…!"
The former Throne of Gluttony screamed in torment as blood poured from every wound. The Demon King grinned wickedly and waved his claws.
Instantly, each gash on Beelzebub ignited! Heavenly Demonic Flames, born of Heavenly Ki fused with Demonic Energy, burned through skin and flesh.
Beelzebub was consumed in an agonizing inferno!
At the same moment, Anna reached the black coffin sealing Song. She touched it and activated her [Arcane Hands] Skill, swiftly deciphering the spell's runes.
"{Absolute Cancel}!"
By flooding the runic structure with her immense Ki, the entire magic unraveled, cracking until…
Crack, crack…!
BOOOM!
The coffin exploded into fragments and vanished, freeing Song. He appeared unharmed.
"Anna! Are you alright?" Song rushed to her, pulling her into a tight embrace.
"Yeah, I'm fine—don't worry about me!" Anna replied. "Are you okay though?! I never imagined a spell could hold you back this much!"
"It was a strange spell I couldn't decipher or understand… I'm sorry. I'm still adjusting to my powers, and that strength I had before is gone now. I don't know how to summon it again…!" Song said, clearly confused about his own abilities.
The power to channel the world's energy was limited, not something he could wield freely, only when the world itself faced peril, not merely him.
Thus, he could not break the spell alone. And because Beelzebub's magic was extraordinarily potent and unfamiliar, it had taken him time even to begin countering it.
That was why Anna had to intervene!
"Well, that was Magic—a power from another world, or worlds," Anna explained as they flew toward Beelzebub. "That Demon wields Magic, Curses, and Necromancy, so stay careful! The Demon King is holding him back, but he has gained abilities we still don't fully understand."
"So that's your enemy, sister?!" Song roared with fury. "I'll help you defeat him once and for all! Our parents—where are they though?"
"Over here!"
"It seems there are more threats than we imagined…"
Suddenly, the siblings gasped as they spotted the Heavenly Demon and Heavenly Empress floating above.
Their colossal Auras materialized into powerful Imperial Armaments, which they used to tear apart the advancing demon army that had accompanied Beelzebub.
Thousands of insect-like abominations, the largest towering fifty meters high!
Anna and Song had not noticed the army's arrival, too focused on their leader.
But Bestia now faced not only machines but also a deadly demonic incursion.
[The Cosmic Throne {Chaotic King of Brutality} smiles. The Demon Army from Hell Number 120 will consume everything with their ravenous insectoid appetite.]
[The Demonic Throne {The Greed That Consumes Everything} hopes your life and that of those you love are crushed in despair and agony.]
"Ouch, the edge."
Anna ignored their taunts as she reunited with her adoptive parents.
"Anna, do you have any idea what in the world is going on here?!"
The Heavenly Demon asked as a gigantic six-limbed god of death manifested from his Aura. It swung its palms, crushing dozens of demons at once and unleashing explosions of black and red flames.
The demons burst apart, dying in droves. They had never anticipated two mighty rulers defending the world, they usually overran and devoured everything in their path.
"If I'm not mistaken, that giant eye brought these things here, right? So aside from whatever machines remain, do we need to fight them too? Is this a second invasion?!"
The Heavenly Empress summoned hundreds of gigantic golden weapons from her Aura, forged from the power of her Heart of Hope Flames. They took on a gold-like texture and material.
The weapons impaled, shredded, cleaved, sliced, and stabbed before detonating against their targets, spreading bursts of golden light across the battlefield.
Anna watched in awe as the two Venerables single-handedly halted an invasion of tens of thousands of giant insectoid demons. Their power alone was enough to safeguard the world.
As long as no more portals like that one opened elsewhere.
"It's complicated!" Anna answered, swinging her twin katanas—manifested through her [Mighty Morphin Mechanical Armor: Four Cosmic Golden Beasts of Hope (SSS)] Skill—and slicing through dozens of foes, nearly a hundred.
"{Heavenly Myriad Blade Arts}: {Celestial Ascension}!"
SLASH! SLASH! SLASH!
Hundreds of slashing attacks composed of pure, blinding golden and white light engulfed the demons. Dozens perished per second, hundreds within ten seconds: two hundred, three hundred, four hundred!
Finally, the accumulated light coalesced into a gigantic cross-shaped strike. Anna kicked it toward the demonic portal, and it erupted in a massive explosion!
BOOMMM!!!
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