I pushed myself off the plush bed, the silken sheets sliding away like liquid moonlight. My head swam, a dizzying wave of vertigo forcing me to grip the bedpost for support.
"Damn, this body is weak," I muttered, my voice still a raspy whisper. "Guess being an 'extra' doesn't come with any stat bonuses."
I stumbled towards a nearby mirror, eager to get a glimpse of my new identity. The reflection staring back at me was… underwhelming.
A scrawny teenager with messy black hair, pale skin, and eyes that seemed to absorb rather than reflect the dim light.
"Well, at least I'm not ugly," I mumbled as I looked at mirror my skin was white pale with dark haire falling to my shoulders with sharp features
" damnnnna masterpiece I say a work of art to say. rest of male population is going to be burning with jealousy".
As I splashed water on my face, memories, not my own, flickered through my mind. , Zane Umbarlyn the youngest son, the overlooked, the unremarkable. No wonder he was barely a footnote in the original story.
But those memories also held valuable information about this world, about Athelgard and magic.
Lumina, the lifeblood of this world, wasn't just some mystical energy. It was the very fabric of reality, woven into the air, the very essence of living beings.
It had arrived centuries ago, it is said A celestial type of meteor arrived near the planet of Athelgard at first it was normal but the day it exploded it brought lot of destruction killing many humans from its sheer explosion
it .had not only brought influx of Lumina but also opened rifts to other dimensions, unleashing the Realmwraiths, creatures of shadow and hunger, who fed on Lumina and sought to consume all life.
Humans, in their desperation, had learned to harness Lumina, developing the Lumina Resonance system to channel and control its power. But Lumina was a double-edged sword. Its raw, untamed form, especially when tinged with negative emotions like fear and hatred, could corrupt and twist, giving rise to the Shadowed Lumina, the source of the Realmwraiths' power.
The Septarchy, the seven ruling families, had been founded by those who first mastered Lumina, using it to repel the Realmwraiths and establish order. But the threat remained, a constant shadow lurking at the edges of reality.
The first patriarchs of these Seven family mastered the Affinities.
such as Umbarlyn Family are masters in shadow magic,
House ignisforge Fire magic
House Aquamyst Water magic
House Terramold Earth magic
House Sylvani Lightning magic
House Aerovale Wind magic
House Chronos Healing magic
So what was my role in these huge world well not much I am just minor villain destined to die by the hands of our main Character Valerian vespera.
you see I have bullied many sons and daughters of big shots under my father domain.
But the situation got Worse when the video of me bullying a normal kid in my father's domain got viral. And That kid was none other than VALERIAN VEPRERA.
BINGO.... Our MC. Even Central government got involved saying that they Cared about Normal Members of Society.
I call that bulshit you see Other rulling family Sons and daughters are worse.
But they hide there crimes and even if there misdeeds gets public the news is stopped before it can even get more attention.
You See the reason they were not targeted and only Zane was targeted was because of the potential other heirs had they were strong and as for Zane let's just say he was weak and his image was not really good.so Central government offered a deal to Zane's father.
In exchange of Kicking out Zane from family and
Claiming in front of press that He has Made decision after discussing with Central government that he has decided to kick out Zane from family..
It was a win win situation for both of the parties in exchange of kicking out his foolish son He secured A high density Lumina energy area with many minerals which will benefit his family a lot. As other rulling family where eyeing these area. And as for Central government they gained more popularity among general public . After all the years teir image and standing was being questioned by general public. So Zane was perfect pawn.... To gain popularity....
As People believed how the Central Government Is protecting there rights even kicking out a Son Of a rulling family and The head of Central government 'Kaneson Thom '
Enjoyed huge popularity....
These was not written in original novel but it's true . That dumb author gave us readers a task to answer him in comments.
as to why Zane was kicked out because of his misdeeds but same did not happen to Other rulling family sons and daughters....
He gave us Hint that after just announcing he has Kicked out his son Zane his father got the rights of the certain high density Lumina energy from Central government that contested between rulling famillies
And i was the first one to answer the question it was not hard to connect dots.... It Was right just as I predicted.
And it did not help when people also got to know that Valerian parents died fighting realmwraiths and these kid was an orphan ah so Zane gets kicked out of family but things don't end there .ohh it's just starting. Zane worked hard he tried. Practiced a alot he was dirt poor He started doing part time job to make living and he was bullied.
But at the age of 16 Central government held awakening program for everybody and gueas what Our Dude Zane. Awakened shadow affinity his Tier Grade was 3 that is burning ember. And he can climb his rank Upto To Rank 3 That Is Channeler. it was low compared to his older siblings they his sister had potential for tier 4 and his brother also had Slim chances to go for Tier 5 really low but still.
But still Zane was happy now he can get the attention of his father and Become the member of family but during awakening day when he came in front of his father his Father looked at him with disgust he said "Your potential is lower than your peers and Older siblings as well but what I hate about you is that you are ranked even lower than that commoner you bullied "
Yeah he is talking about that Valerian. He has Awakened Tier 5 that is Transcendent.
And that was it the start of Zane to become a minor villain . Those words broke him Getting humiliated all these years and being in despair. was turning point He felt darkness Growing inside of him Yeah you know where it's going he awakened Negative Lumina.
Soon he started his academy life At Obsidian academy. And the first thing he did was Challenging the MC.
when he saw him in academy needless to say Zane got his ass whooped by that guy and What shocked everyone was that these guy used negative Lumina .
In the fight soon Zane was caught and you know what these dude did He killed himself he knew his life was downhill from now on it was already worse. He Consumed Lumina In huge amount the amount his body can't handle and boom His Body exploded and that was the end Of Zane Umberlyn.
Ohh and MC Just forgot about Zane. Even whole world Forgot about Zane. Valerian got popular and made friends he was on the top of the mountain...
And after those chapters Valerian's Harem .Sorry a"team"was born A motley crew of Blushing maiden and bewildered bro-dudes
All drawn towards hero.
"Ridiculous these dude killed himself just to get the attention of his father and mother just wow and what a typical MC story" Sigh... I can already feel the headache but what's done is done now I need to find way to not end being dirt Poor in next 7 days .
Seven days until the Umbarlyn purse snap shut, and I'm left with well, probably lint and the lingering scent of expensive Cologne. Time to get my real estate mind on, and fast
This isn't about finding a cozy hideout it's about profit, baby! I need to flip something, anything, before I'm eating rat stew in a back alley. My knowledge of future events Time to put it to use. I remember reading about a certain district that's about to become the next hot spot. Buy low, sell high, that's the name of the game.
Forget hanted manors with ghost tenants. I'm looking for undervalued properties with untapped potential.
A fixer-upper in a soon-to-be-trendy neighborhood A dilapidated warehouse ripe for conversion into a Lumina-powered workshop
Maybe even a plot of land with a rumored vein of rare minerals
I need to be smart, I need to be quik, and I need to be ruthles. This isn't just about avoiding poverty; it's about proving I'm not just some useless "extra." It's about showing them all that I can play this game, and I can win. And if I happen to make a fortune along the way? Well, that's just a bonus.