Shattered by Fate, Restored by Truth - Chapter 1049: Dark Nights Favor Thieves

Princess Anastasia of Orsenia is regarded as the kingdom’s treasure. However, she carries a heavy secret— she is diagnosed with an incurable illness. She is fated to die before she turns 18.

For years, her parents desperately searched for a cure but to no avail. That is, until a mysterious letter arrives, claiming that the only way Anastasia can escape her cruel fate is to send her to a monster:

King Caspain, the ruler of Sorvando, a vampire kingdom.

The letter prophesizes that Anastasia will live, only if she makes that bloodthirsty King fall in love with her. However, Anastasia knows it’s nearly an impossible task. Sorvando is filled with dangers. And she is only but a weak human.

Yet, her will to live won over her fear. No matter how cruel the king may be, Anastasia will still try to win his heart.

Now, if only she can keep her own heart from falling for him as well.

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[Excerpt]

“Cas-pian…”

And he looked back to see that she was biting her lower lip as though she greatly enjoyed that kiss.

He smirked again and whispered in his deeply seductive voice, “I like my name even more ever since I started hearing it from your beautiful lips. And I like it even further when you say it in that hushed tone.”

Anastasia had no idea what Caspian was hinting at yet.

So he dropped some more hints, “Wife, weren’t you asking me what the first night meant? Let me show you.”

Mana Awakening. Systems. Gates. Reincarnation.Any one of them would be enough to build a story around. But Ellis’s story has them all… and more.It began with the sudden changes to his world, and how Ellis believed he was adaptive enough. That maybe, finally, he could achieve something.But with coincidences and circumstances stacked against him, in the end… he was reincarnated into a different world.What awaits him there? Will he be able to return to Earth?And more importantly, will he let the circumstances dictate the course of his life again?

Vahn Ryker died watching Earth burn, harvested by the Galactic Market, only to wake up days before the “Convergence”…the moment the digital world of Aetheria merges with reality.Determined to change the future, he enters the tutorial and selects a “glitched” Hidden Class with 0 base stats: The [EXP Architect].During the Academy’s mandatory Awakening ceremony, he uses his powers to disguise himself as the lowest possible tier: an F-rank Magic Apprentice, becoming the laughingstock of the entire school.As the arrogant “Golden Lion” elites and corrupt instructors mock his “trash” status, a cold mechanical voice suddenly rings through his mind:[Ding! Hidden Class: EXP Architect Selected!][You killed a Level 1 Green Slime.][Ding! 10,000x EXP Multiplier has been triggered!][You received 10,000 EXP!]Instantly, he gains enough EXP from a single trash mob to surpass the stats of a Level 10 Elite!————————[You practiced the basic skill [Flashpoint]][10,000x EXP Infusion Activated! Congratulations on mutating it into the Epic-Tier [Temporal Step]!]While others grind for weeks to learn a basic movement skill, Vahn bends the laws of physics and stops time with a single thought!While geniuses celebrate clearing a dungeon in a 40-man raid, Vahn solo-clears the World Boss in seconds![You used [Architect’s Domain] on an enemy spell.][10,000x Conversion Activated!]Congratulations on converting the [Rank 3 Firestorm] into raw EXP! You have leveled up!Armed with a system that treats the universe like editable code, Vahn's path to the throne is paved in data and blood!Mocked for his 0 base stats? He converts EXP directly into agility, moving faster than the eye can see.Laughed at for his F-Rank class? He mutates a basic fireball into [Inferno Nova], a spell capable of melting cities.Challenged by the “Alpha” protagonist? He deletes their skills and rewrites their reality.But the Architect’s greatest power is [Evolution].He doesn't just hoard items; he evolves them.From turning a rusted dagger into a [Soul-Bound Shadow Blade] to hatching a dying egg into Kora, the [Devouring Dragon Goddess].Follow Vahn Ryker as he transforms from a “glitch” into a System Administrator!He will stabilize the Chronos Spire, gather a legion of powerful beauties like the Priestess Aria and the Shield Maiden Sia, and rewrite the laws of the galaxy!

Seo-Joon, who had been working to save money in order to pay off his dead parents’ debt and attend a hunter academy, ended up needing to spend all his savings on a surgery due to an unfortunate accident.In his moment of despair, a weird advertisement played.[You can also become an awakener!]He decided to register since he had nothing else to lose.[Mr. Kim Seo-Joon, welcome to Transcension Academy.]This hunter academy is on a completely different ‘dimension’ than the rest!In the age of private hunter education, you can also become a ‘transcender.’