The Terminal Author And His Relentless System
Zapp was an author, a dreamer — and a dying man. His final breath came not with fear, but with regret. He left behind his sister, his only family, and the unfinished novel he poured his soul into: a brutal, unforgiving world governed by an ironclad System.
When his eyes opened again, he wasn’t in a hospital bed. He woke up inside his own creation — not as the omniscient author, but as the protagonist he never finished writing. Weak. Overlooked. Disposable.
But this wasn’t a blessing. It wasn’t mercy. The System didn’t bring him back to save him — it brought him back to test him.
Armed with a rare Hybrid class — Mage, Healer, Swordsman — Zapp must claw his way up from the bottom, mastering magic, swordsmanship, and recovery alike. The System offers no handouts, only quests and consequences. Strength isn’t enough. Survival demands efficiency, precision, and control.
The academy is a battlefield in disguise — nobles reign supreme, bloodlines dictate power, and outsiders like him are meant to fall in line or vanish. But Zapp doesn’t play by their rules.
Because he knows one truth no one else does:
The System is not the enemy. It’s the ultimate weapon — and if he masters it, this world will belong to him.
But survival is only the first step. His sister is somewhere out there, trapped in this world too. He will protect her. And if anyone stands in his way — noble, monster, or the world itself — he’ll tear through them with cold, relentless efficiency.
He built this world. Now, he’s going to master it.
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Genre: Regression Isekai | LitRPG | Dark Fantasy | Magic Academy | Slow Burn Power Progression
Themes: Survival Through Strategy | Control vs. Fate | Family Bonds | Tactical Combat | Noble Politics
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