My Brother is a Hero, So I'll Become a Legend
Shawn Reed awakened as a Hero, bathed in golden light and destined for the Imperial Academy. The town celebrated. The gods approved. Adam smiled and believed it was enough to share the blood of greatness.
Then it was Adam’s turn.
The Orb stayed silent.
No class. No blessing. No destiny.
In a world where everyone is given a role, Adam is left blank too ordinary to matter, too close to a Hero to escape comparison. Mocked everywhere he goes, avoided at home, and quietly written off by everyone who once expected something from him.
But quitting was never an option.
If the gods won’t choose him, Adam will choose himself.
He becomes an adventurer in a world where power comes from divine favor and talent and he has neither. He fails constantly. Publicly. Painfully. Every step forward costs more than it should.
Until, at his lowest point, something awakens.
A System.
Not blessed by gods.
Not tied to destiny.
Not interested in chosen ones.
This System records effort. Rewards persistence. Turns failure into growth.
Every loss matters.
Every struggle counts.
While others rise because they were chosen, Adam climbs because he refuses to stay down.
He is not here to replace the Hero.
He is here to reach him.
And as ambition, war, and divine arrogance begin to crack the world apart, the unchosen brother starts a slow, relentless ascent no prophecy ever accounted for.
Because starting at the bottom teaches you something important.
It teaches you how to climb.
What this story contains:
Relentless grinding, underdog suffering, and comparison-fueled rage, the kind born from always being measured against someone else. Morally questionable heroes, unfair standards, and a protagonist who does not hide from the spotlight. He works for it. Bleeds for it. Earns it.
This is not a story about an instantly OP Mc.
And it is not a descent into grim despair and endless misery.
This is a story about grit, growth, love, and the quiet satisfaction of surpassing expectations one hard step at a time.
If you enjoy watching someone claw their way forward through effort instead of destiny, this one’s for you.
