In the year 2350, Earth changed forever. Portals tore open across the skies, unleashing monstrosities no human had ever faced. But with the monsters came awakening – humans gained power, ranks, and a status screen that defined their place in the new world.

Two centuries later, power no longer belonged to politicians, but to the awakened.

Damian Valcor, a bored 15-year-old, only cared about passing the entrance exam for an academy. But on the eve of the results, his life was overturned when he awakened the memories of his past life.

A past life where he was not an ordinary man…
But a ruthless mafia boss.

To his shock, the world he now lived in was nearly identical to a novel he had once come across in his previous life.

Although he remembered the world, he didn’t remember any of the characters of that novel.

But he was sure of one thing. Damian Valcor was not one of the main characters.

He was just a random Extra.

With underworld cunning, ruthless ambition, and the knowledge of what lies in the future for this world, Damian must make sure to protect his loved ones, the loved ones he never had in his past life.

He will make sure to snuff out the existence of any being who dared to endanger them.

But for that… He needs to rise as the one pulling the strings. 

And to do that, he needed… Power.

"Power isn’t granted, it’s taken – and I’ve had a lifetime of practice."
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The thought echoed through Damian's mind as he stood there in the snow.


A memory surfaced unbidden from a few weeks ago, inside the forest behind Stormhold Academy.


Back then, Sloth had asked him a somewhat similar question, and his reply had been–


"Want is a luxury that I can't afford."


The figure's voice spoke the exact words Damian was remembering.


"Wanting things is for people who have the freedom to choose."


The figure continued, somehow knowing precisely what conversation he'd been recalling.


"This is what you told Sloth back then. You dismissed the entire concept because you believed you had no real choice."


"And now you have that luxury as well. The freedom to choose, the freedom to want, the freedom to decide your own path."


Damian's eyes found the shrouded figure, searching for answers.


Chapter 504 - The Future That I Want