S+ Ranker! The King of Death
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The sun had just dipped behind the hills when Savier arrived at the old wooden house.
The gate creaked as he pushed it open. Grass had overgrown the path. Vines crawled up the walls like quiet memories.
He stepped inside. The air was thick with dust and time. A photograph of his mother still hung by the door, her smile faded.
Savier June
(muttering):
I made it.
He dropped his bag on the floor, eyes adjusting to the dim interior. Every room felt frozen in time.
The only mirror in the house stood in the corner of the hallway—tall, slightly cracked. He approached it slowly, as if afraid of what he’d see.
Savier June
...Is this really me?
Gone was the bland, forgettable part-timer with soft brown eyes and a tired face. Now—his hair flowed like sleek and straight. His eyes, once dull, shimmered green when the light caught them just right.
His skin—flawless and pale, almost luminescent.
His lips—red like he'd painted them.
Savier June
(with a bitter laugh):
Too pretty to be a monster, huh?
But he knew better. Beneath that almost ethereal beauty... was cold, silence, death.
Savier June
This is good. No one will connect me to the old Savier.
He touched the mirror gently.
Savier June
💭A new face. A new name. A new life.
Savier June
The boy who mopped bloodstains is gone.
Savier June
...Now I just need to master this... curse.
He took a breath—but it wasn’t air he needed. He was breathing out of habit now.
He would train. Alone. Hidden. Until he could control the shadows and silence that now clung to his soul.
Savier June
I’m not him anymore. I’ll call myself… Ash.
And in that old house, under the moonlight spilling through the cracked windows, the King of the Dead whispered his new name into the dark.
Ash Stanley sat cross-legged in the middle of the living room, the floor cleared of old furniture.
He’d lit a single mana lamp, casting a soft glow across the dust-covered walls.
He held his breath out of instinct, though he didn’t need to anymore.
Then, he raised his hand and summoned the screen.
■[Name: Ash Stanley]
■[Formerly: Savier June]
■[Race: Reborn Human / Necromancer]
■[Title: King of the Dead]
■[Rank: S+]
■[Level: 1]
■[HP: 0/0]
■[Mana: 5000/5000]
■[Skills:]
– Grave Authority (Locked)
– Soul Channeling (Basic)
– Raise Lesser (Lv. 1)
– Death Sense (Passive)
– Bone Shard Manipulation (Lv. 1)
– Soulbound Core (Unique)
■[Warning: Heartbeat Absent – Mana Circulation Required for Functionality]
Ash Stanley (Savier)[White|S+]💀
HP zero?
Ash Stanley (Savier)[White|S+]💀
Guess I really am dead… or close enough.
He focused on the skills, reading each one like a desperate student before an exam.
Ash Stanley (Savier)[White|S+]💀
💭 Grave Authority... locked. Probably the class-defining skill. Maybe I need to level up first.
Ash Stanley (Savier)[White|S+]💀
*Soul Channeling: Faint pulses of another life can be borrowed through touch...
*Raise Lesser: Animate weak remains or bone fragments. Duration: 5 minutes.
*Death Sense: Sense death within 50 meters. Emotionless awareness of dying or dead entities.
*Bone Shard Manipulation: Control bone material like weapons or armor.
*Soulbound Core: A unique trait. Undetectable by ordinary status windows. Death is tethered to soul—not body.
Ash Stanley (Savier)[White|S+]💀
This is... insane.
But beneath the fear, something sparked.
Ash Stanley (Savier)[White|S+]💀
I need to master these... before they master me.
He opened his duffel bag and pulled out a single object: a dried-out rat skeleton he’d found behind the kitchen wall earlier.
Ash Stanley (Savier)[White|S+]💀
(breathing out):
Let’s see if this works...
He stretched his fingers toward it.
■[Activating Skill: Raise Lesser – Lv. 1]
■[Mana Cost: 300]
■[Target Accepted: Lesser remains located]
■[Result: SUCCESS]
Ash Stanley (Savier)[White|S+]💀
...
The rat skeleton stitched itself together piece by piece, glowing faintly green. It twitched once… then turned its empty sockets toward Ash.
Ash Stanley (Savier)[White|S+]💀
(heartless whisper):
...You obey me.
The magic pulsed in his veins like second breath. Terrifying. Cold. Addictive.
Ash Stanley (Savier)[White|S+]💀
(smiling faintly):
Okay. Lesson one… complete.
Ash Stanley (Savier)[White|S+]💀
💭If I’m going to survive this... if I’m going to be King of the Dead... I need to learn everything. Fast.
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🐼 Panda
oi that's my name
2025-06-03
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