Phoenix Ascending - Chapter 19

“You will suffice.”Raizen heard those words the night something chose him to survive.He doesn't know what whispered inside his head. He doesn't know why. But ever since that night, his life hasn't been entirely his own. Something marked him.Now he walks a beautiful world built on even prettier lies, where Eon turns desperation into miracles, Luminite weapons twist the laws of what's possible and what's not, and where humanity has been fighting creatures of shadow - Nyxes - for as long as anyone can remember. Though sometimes, the cruelest of enemies aren't made of darkness at all...But Raizen is starting to realize: the monsters aren't the only things hunting him.Something primordial is watching. Waiting. Pulling strings he can't see.If he wants to survive, he needs to get stronger.If he wants answers, he must become someone even the nightmares fear....But to win?He may have to end anything in his path - and pray he doesn't give the whisper exactly what it wanted all along.

Through a mysterious portal, Chen Jin arrived at this strange place – a post-apocalyptic world where civilization had been destroyed.

Consequently, he found –

A piece of metal scrap
A robot trash collector
A battleground
A city
A ton and more of gold
A copy of high-tech documents
A…
In short, Chen Jin found a planet.

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I wanted to be the hero but I knew in my bones that I couldn’t.

Ten years after the end of the world I struggled desperately to survive but I fell to my knees in the face of a great destiny.

“If only I were given one more chance.”

And like a miracle, another chance came.

It’s not like before, when I gave up and let go of everything.

I’ve had enough of playing the supporting role, now it’s time to rise above everyone else.

I’ll be the main character and reach for the stars.

Born into the Imperial Frost Clan, Evan's life was plagued with misfortune. As the Crown Prince, he faced constant threats from those who coveted his position, and his health began to deteriorate at a young age, leaving him consumed by Paranoia.As his Fall From Grace seemed imminent, everything changed when he experienced a vivid vision of his past life, one where he was a villainous character who lost everything after attempting to kill his cousin.Realizing that he had been reincarnated into the world of the game he once played, Evan vowed to defy his fate and alter his future. But with countless obstacles in his way, it seems unlikely.Can Evan break free from the cycle of destiny and carve out a new path for himself? Find out in this thrilling tale of redemption, sci-fi, action, and magic.