Chapter 1-Death for Power

Prologue – The Goddess's Gamble

The world of Velmora was not kind to the weak. It was a realm ruled by steel, sorcery, and divine cruelty—where strength decided worth and fate bowed to those willing to shatter it.

In the divine realm beyond the stars, a goddess of twilight, Lirith, gazed down at her war-torn world. Demons ravaged the land. Heroes had fallen. And prophecy had failed her—until now.

“I shall summon one who defies fate itself,” she whispered, her voice like a cold wind over moonlit waters.

In a flash of starlight, a boy appeared before her.

Chapter 1: Death for Power

Name: Riku Hayashi

Age: 18

Status: Summoned Soul

Origin: Earth – Japan

The boy blinked as the light faded. One second, he’d been crossing the street. The next, he stood barefoot in a celestial temple, stars swirling around him like fireflies.

"You died," the goddess said simply, perched atop her obsidian throne.

Riku stared. “...What?”

“Killed by a truck. Predictable. But now reborn in Velmora. I offer you a gift.”

He was speechless. She continued.

“You may choose any power. Any ability. From immortality to world-shaking magic. The cost is simple—you must die once in this world to obtain it.”

He blinked. “Die… to live stronger?”

She nodded. “And each time you die, you can choose a new power. But there’s a catch: you only retain the latest ability. One power at a time. Choose wisely.”

He shivered. “Why me?”

“You have no attachments. No ties. But a desperate will to live. You are perfect.” Her violet eyes glowed. “Do you accept?”

“…Yeah,” he whispered. “I don’t want to be powerless anymore.”

The goddess snapped her fingers, and a tattoo of a burning phoenix appeared on his chest.

“This will track your resurrections. Die and rise again. But remember—each power overwrites the last. One soul. One ability. One chance per life.”

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Title: One Death, One Power: The Cycle of the Chosen

Genre: Dark Fantasy / Isekai / Action

Prologue – The Goddess's Gamble

The world of Velmora was not kind to the weak. It was a realm ruled by steel, sorcery, and divine cruelty—where strength decided worth and fate bowed to those willing to shatter it.

In the divine realm beyond the stars, a goddess of twilight, Lirith, gazed down at her war-torn world. Demons ravaged the land. Heroes had fallen. And prophecy had failed her—until now.

“I shall summon one who defies fate itself,” she whispered, her voice like a cold wind over moonlit waters.

In a flash of starlight, a boy appeared before her.

Chapter 1: Death for Power

Name: Riku Hayashi

Age: 18

Status: Summoned Soul

Origin: Earth – Japan

The boy blinked as the light faded. One second, he’d been crossing the street. The next, he stood barefoot in a celestial temple, stars swirling around him like fireflies.

"You died," the goddess said simply, perched atop her obsidian throne.

Riku stared. “...What?”

“Killed by a truck. Predictable. But now reborn in Velmora. I offer you a gift.”

He was speechless. She continued.

“You may choose any power. Any ability. From immortality to world-shaking magic. The cost is simple—you must die once in this world to obtain it.”

He blinked. “Die… to live stronger?”

She nodded. “And each time you die, you can choose a new power. But there’s a catch: you only retain the latest ability. One power at a time. Choose wisely.”

He shivered. “Why me?”

“You have no attachments. No ties. But a desperate will to live. You are perfect.” Her violet eyes glowed. “Do you accept?”

“…Yeah,” he whispered. “I don’t want to be powerless anymore.”

The goddess snapped her fingers, and a tattoo of a burning phoenix appeared on his chest.

“This will track your resurrections. Die and rise again. But remember—each power overwrites the last. One soul. One ability. One chance per life.”

In the blink of an eye, Riku was gone.

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Riku wakes in a ruined forest with no gear, no allies, and no powers—yet. But when faced with his first life-or-death moment, will he gamble everything for a single devastating power?

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