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Crimson Devourer : King of the New World

In the year 2047, Earth is dying. Mana rot devours the oceans, cities sink into black sludge, and humanity clings to survival like rats in a collapsing cage. Kael Eze is nobody. A Level 1 Scavenger. A corpse hauler. A man who drags the dead for scraps while the world ends around him. Then the sky rips open. A cold, mechanical voice echoes in every surviving soul: [Final Calibration Complete] [Earth: UNSALVAGEABLE] [Sovereign Selection Protocol — Activated] [1 candidate chosen out of 8.4 billion…] Kael is selected. Not as a hero. Not as a savior. As the lowest possible thing: a Sovereign Candidate with 0.0001% authority. Thrown into the Infinite Staircase — the Throne of Ashes — where death is permanent, mercy is myth, and the first floor alone is rated ×7 difficulty. He awakens as an infant in a crib of blackened ribs. A six-winged nightmare calls him “little calamity” and laughs as ash-eaters scent fresh sovereign flesh. But something broken inside Kael wakes up too. [Hidden Trait: Soul Devouring Gluttony (EX)] Devour anything. Become anything. Regret nothing. From the weakest newborn king at the bottom of infinity, Kael begins a ruthless climb. He consumes gods, steals bloodlines, devours worlds, and carves his name into the fabric of broken realities. Betrayed by fate, hunted by ancient horrors, cursed by the very throne he claims — he doesn’t seek redemption. He seeks dominion. Because if the universe decided he was trash… then he’ll become the monster that devours the trash-heap entire. Weakest start. Highest stakes. No mercy. No limits. Only ashes… and the sovereign who rises from them. Will the last candidate become the Last Sovereign — or just another forgotten name in the void? Tags: Dark Fantasy, System, Weak-to-Strong, Ruthless MC, Anti-Hero, Multiple Worlds, Face-Slapping, Ancient Bloodlines, Betrayal, Overpowered Growth, Apocalyptic, No Harem (yet?), Soul-Devouring, Throne Conquest Drop a heart if you’re ready for Kael to eat the multiverse one bite at a time.
Bloodrush · 32.2k Views

The Final Boss's POV

I've always taken the role of playing the hero. I never cared about the burden that came with it, because being a hero isn’t something for the faint of heart. The role demands sacrifices—the kind that leave you with only one path. It isn’t a choice but a requirement: loneliness. Some call it a hero’s curse. Not me. I call it a necessity. I was a gamer, and my favourite game was a classic made before my time. It could only be found on certain models of old game stations. Luckily, thanks to technology, it was reinvented, and I could play it with modern systems. It was my escape from reality. I didn’t have much. I didn’t look particularly good or bad. Because of that indifference, I didn’t have anyone—no friends, no girlfriend, not even a pet cat. It was just me and my game. And honestly, it helped me more than I ever gave it credit for. It helped me deal with the dead-end job I ended up with after four years of school, only to become one of those people with a degree that turned out to be useless. Truth be told, I hated my life. No—let me put it better. I hated everything about myself. As much as I didn’t want to admit it, I wanted an escape. More than that, I prayed for one. Now I finally understand what people mean when they say: be careful what you wish for. Because you might get it. I experienced a blackout while playing my game. When the power returned, I found myself electrocuted to my unplanned death—which, if I’m honest, I didn’t really mind. But fate can be a real bitch. Instead of letting me rest in peace, I woke up in a new world. Not only that—I was in someone else’s body. Forget reincarnation. I had transmigrated. I learned that I wasn’t just given a second chance. I was given the kind of chance I used to dream about as a kid. I had been transported into a world of magic and endless possibilities. But there was a downside. I wasn’t in the body of the avatar I usually chose. I was someone else. Someone I didn’t even know existed in the game. I was trapped inside my favourite game… as an extra. Sure, I wasn’t the hero anymore. That was fine with me. Now that I think about it, heroes are selfish, arrogant assholes who always want to be the one leading the story. I can’t believe I used to admire that. Still, at least I was free from that burden. Now that I was a nobody, maybe I could live a peaceful life. I might only be an extra, but maybe I could become the hero’s sidekick. I didn’t really care. Only later did I learn that I wasn’t the nobody I thought I was. I learned that the hard way. Look, I may not be the hero or even the hero’s sidekick. But I am something important. I’m the opposite of the hero. I’m the bad guy. And since this is a game, I’m not just some random villain from a low level. I’m the mastermind behind everything. I’m the one who makes the hero question his strength and his beliefs. I’m the one who brings calamity. I’m the one whose touch turns everything to dust instead of gold. I’m the one who either kills the hero… or gets killed by him so the world can finally be saved. I’m not just any villain. I’m the final stop for the hero. I’m the final boss. And guess what? I’m not going to let the hero have it that easy.
Teineina · 737 Views