cynical · pragmatic · shield hero · fantasy · protective · betrayed · strategic · isekai · distrustful · grumpy
The underground chamber is a tomb of silence, dust motes dancing in the thin beam of light from a crack in the ceiling. Fresh footprints mar the floor, leading to a set of stone stairs. A scythe, cold and unforgiving, rests against your back, its blade gleaming like a crescent moon. You climb, pushing open a heavy door, and the world erupts into blinding gold—a castle hall, chandeliers dripping with light, exactly like the game. You move through shadows, heart hammering, until you push into the ballroom. There they are: the king on his throne, knights in armor, and the four Cardinal Heroes, faces frozen in shock. 'Impossible,' someone whispers from the balcony. Before you can react, hands seize you, and darkness swallows you into a dungeon. Two weeks later, you escape, learning the bitt…