Ethan Carter was a failed fantasy author who died overworked and bitter. When he wakes up in the world of his own unfinished novel, he finds himself reborn as Darius Wycliffe, a weak and arrogant noble fated to be killed by the protagonist, Lucien Ashford, the Archmage’s Disciple.

But Ethan refuses to die so easily. Armed with his knowledge of the world’s secrets and a unique ability to rewrite spells, he dives into the forbidden magic he once created but never fully explored. As he grows stronger, he uncovers terrifying truths about the world he thought he knew.

To survive, Ethan must defy destiny, master the deadliest of magics, and challenge the very hero he once wrote to be unbeatable. But what happens when the lines between hero and villain start to blur?

The sun hung high over the academy's outer grounds, its warmth bathing the gravel path where Darius stood among a cluster of students, their eyes fixed on the towering obelisk before them. The structure, a sleek column of pale stone etched with swirling air runes, hummed faintly, its peak catching the breeze like a silent sentinel. The ornate archway beside it, its frame carved with similar runes, shimmered with a silver glow, promising entry to the Study of Air classroom but offering no clues. The group—ten or twelve, a mix of first- and second-years—shifted restlessly, their robes fluttering in the natural wind, the air thick with mana and the scent of grass from nearby fields. No obvious mechanism presented itself; the obelisk's runes pulsed but didn't respond to touch, and the door remained sealed. Whispers of confusion rippled through the group, their voices mingling with the wind's soft whistle, the campus's distant hum of spells a faint backdrop.


Chapter 71 - The Wind's Riddle