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In my dreams, everything was burning. A voice was calling out for me.

Summoned forth as the intended sacrifice of a mysterious ritual, a young man finds himself in a new world with the face of his attempted killer, Acacius Duval, as well as a looming death curse if he doesn’t carry out Acacius’ last will. However, while Acacius has left many looming problems, he didn’t leave behind the most important piece: his memories.

That would have been too convenient for navigating a world stitched together from apocalypses.

Fortunately, after only a few life and death trials, Acacius’ unintentional replacement is sent away to the prestigious Nithemoore Academy, where he can learn everything he needs to know about the world and gain the power to grasp his freedom…

At least, if the tracks of history don’t doom him first.

First three chapters out now! 130k words pre-written, and updates every Saturday. Hope to see you there!

arc 4.2 | chapter 47 | 4.0k

After talking to Veric and learning about her troubles at the Shrine, I came to a conclusion. I should blow up Veratrum Row.

eunseok's got everything figured out. no problem.

arc 4.2 | chapter 54 | 4.9k

“Wait just a moment,” Mehran called. “We haven’t agreed yet. What exactly do you want to do?” Oh, Mehran. As if she would let him say no. “We’re going to hold an inquisition trial!”

a hero can be set back, but never defeated.

arc 4.2 | chapter 56 | 4.4k

“So, you two have a good talk,” Veric said, patting Luka on the shoulder and nudging him forward. “I hope you guys will have this all sorted by the end of the day. I’ll catch up with you later, okay?” She gave them both a serious look before decisively striding away. Acacius watched her go, then glanced askance at Luka with a complicated expression on his face. Luka looked back at him, uncertain as how to proceed. Acacius sighed. “Come on,” he said. “Let’s go get something to eat.”

luka collects on the promised payment.

arc 4.1 | chapter 36 | 5k

In KP-04, my mask had slipped pretty badly. It wasn’t a situation where I could give a lot of priority to keeping up Acacius’ facade, of course, but still. I’d survived, but it still felt like everything had spiralled wildly out of control. So what should I do now that I’d made it out?

eunseok's survived the crisis. now all that remains is the fallout...

arc 4.2 | chapter 55 | 5.1k

Luka said, “Now that your mind is clearer, do you want to consider an alliance again?” Acacius narrowed his eyes. He licked away the blood on his lips and said, “Why would you still want one?”

luka does what he came here to do.

arc 4.2 | chapter 53 | 4.5k

When there was about an hour left in the exam, Dagian Naveen noticed something amiss on the horizon.

operation: nightmare flower makes its grand entrance.