[System Activated]
Time Remaining: 30 Days
Mission: Defeat the Fate That Has Bound You
Threat: If you fail, your existence will be erased from all timelines.
Auren stared at the constantly decreasing number in the system—30 days, the time limit given to defeat the final entity known as "Fate." It wasn't merely a being, not merely a power. It was the very rule of the universe itself, the force that had determined his life and death.
All this time, he had been forced to accept his destiny, to walk on a predetermined path, losing his loved ones, punished by a system he couldn't fight, and forced to sacrifice his feelings to survive. But this time... fate itself was his enemy.
Day 1 to Day 5
Auren was tested in his self-awareness. He was confronted with his past, every sin, decision, and wound. Figures from his past appeared, including the shadow of Lisea, his family, and even his former self—weak, cowardly, and overly hopeful for miracles.
He had to cut down every version of himself, refusing to yield to anyone, even to his old self.
Day 6 to Day 12
Auren was thrown into various illusory worlds formed by alternate fates. In one world, he became a king. In another, he never met Lisea. And in the last world, he was never born.
Each time he lingered too long, his body in the real world weakened. Yet, he chose to return to the bitter reality rather than drown in comfortable dreams. For he knew: "I don't want a life that isn't the result of my own efforts."
Day 13 to Day 20
He began to see the figure of fate slowly forming—not in human form, but as countless threads of light binding him, his soul, his body, even his destiny. Each thread was an event in his life. And each time he cut a thread, he felt immense pain, as if a part of him was forcibly torn away.
But he kept fighting. Even as his blood dripped, even as his soul was torn.
> "I will be the master of my own destiny... even if the world rejects it!"
>
Day 21 to Day 28
Fate began to strike back. Not only mentally, but now physically. Auren had to face entities called Guardians of Fate, ancient beings who maintained the world's order.
Each guardian was a reflection of a universal principle:
The First, representing loss
The Second, representing solitude
The Third, representing sacrifice
The Fourth, representing death
Auren struck them down one by one, not with mere strength, but with unwavering determination, and an acknowledgement of his own wounds.
Day 29
The world's sky began to crack. Signs that the balance of fate was shaken. The world realized that one being had managed to free itself from the system, from limits, from decree.
Auren stood at the peak of the world, his body scarred, yet his eyes burned with the light of hope and will. Before him appeared Fate, now in a single form—faceless, voiceless, yet radiating absolute power.
Day 30: The Final Battle
Fate and Auren stared at each other in a long silence. There were no words. Only a question emerged in Auren's mind:
> "What does it mean to be free?"
>
The battle began—not merely magic or physical strength, but a battle of existence. Auren had to stake his soul, his beliefs, and all that he had experienced to answer that question.
In one final strike, combining his strength, emotions, and the memories of Lisea that continuously accompanied him in his heart…
Fate shattered.
And for the first time in the world's history…
Someone was free.
The system then displayed one last message:
[Congratulations, you have conquered Fate.]
[Access to a New Destiny granted. From now on, your every step belongs not to the system, not to the divine, not to anyone — but to yourself.]
What will Auren do with this newfound freedom? Will he use it to create a new world, or will new enemies emerge from unknown dimensions?