Elias, a world where all kinds of magic and fantasy existed.
Be it the Gods and constellations who hung in the sky
The Dwarves who created mythical equipment and drank beer all day,
The beautiful elves who danced and sang around the World Tree, living for thousands of years
Even among the humans, kingdoms, heroes, and adventurers thrived, adding color to an already vibrant world.
However, behind all this joy and happiness, a vast darkness that would lead to the end of the world was slowly enveloping everything
In less than twenty five years, demons from beyond the world eliminated ninety percent of all life on Elias. This was made possible with the help of traitorous insider forces who either defected to the demons or sought power in the chaos.
"And I, Damien Voss, heir to the Voss house of black mages, was one of the key figures who led to the end of the world."
Sigh... Of all the people in the world to be reincarnated as, why did it have to be this asshole?
Lying on his back in a wooden crib, a baby barely a week old wore an expression far too mature for his age.
With short white hair and sky-blue eyes, his chubby arms folded across his chest, he frowned in deep thought.
"Damn, stupid author, why did it have to be this damn book!"
Still cursing angrily, Lin Ye, now Damien Voss, began sorting out his thoughts.
It had been a week since his death and subsequent rebirth as the first son of the Voss household.
From the information he'd overheard from the maids and his parents, he already knew he was inside the world of The Hero Returns, a tragic fantasy novel destined for destruction.
Even in the original plot, the protagonist didn't survive. He died taking the demon king down with him, along with his lover and friends.
However, in some twisted play on Fate, he seemed to have reincarnated in this same tragic novel, and to make things worse, he not only reincarnated, but reincarnated as someone who was set to die
And at the hands of the protagonist, no less!
Clutching his baby-sized head in dismay, Damien reflected on the grim reality.
Damien Voss of the Voss House, a lineage of black mages known as the Shadow of the Empire. A family with enough wealth and magical might to rule kingdoms. His father was an eighth-order mage capable of leveling entire regions, and his mother a sixth-order mage in her own right.
"Anyone who hears this would ultimately think that I hit the jackpot."
"But what they don't know is that the Voss family is one of the biggest pits in the whole novel!"
Thinking about just how cruel the author was, Damien unknowingly clenched his teeth, squeezing his tiny fists together
"The Voss family was not only were they branded as traitors and betrayed by the kingdom due to a conspiracy by the second-crowned prince and his quest to claim the throne."
"But Damien, watching his family members die and be captured one by one, being slandered by everyone he knew, was filled with despair and began contacting demons for revenge."
"Next, with the help of the demon king's power and his own talents, he later became known as the fourth general under the demon king, known as the king of ten thousand monsters, and later died at the hands of the protagonist group!"
Knowing this, Damien knew what he needed to do.
Just like what he said before dying, if it were him, he'd either save the world properly or rule it! No way in hell would he die like some noble idiot sacrificing himself!
And to do that, he needs to become stronger, stronger than the protagonist himself, and the demon king
No, not only that, but in order to fight the changes and protect his family from the greedy nobles, and second prince was the succession race starts, then not only must he get stronger, but the Voss family must get stronger too
"Thankfully, coming to this world was not completely empty-handed with 'that' and my knowledge of my past life and valuable opportunities in the early and late stages of the plot, I should be able to achieve both those things!"
Thinking of that, with his eyes opened widely, pupils dilating with a hint of excitement, Damien called out a word he had said to himself many times this week
"System open!"
And sure enough, as he said this, a translucent blue screen appeared in front of him
[Name: Damein Voss
Age: one week
Realm: None
Affiliation: Voss household
Innate abilities: Contract gems[unawakened], Dark magic affinity, Aura affinity
Skills: basic identification, high-level crying, high-level milk sucking
DP:100]
Looking at this system, during the course of this week, Damien had already figured out its basic use.
Firstly, just like a computer programme, the system wasn't sentient, but it occasionally fed information directly into his mind.
Another thing was Dp or destiny points, which can either be used to pull for random innate abilities, directly improve his realm, or even heal injuries and improve skill levels
As long as there was enough DP, it seemed that practically anything was possible
If he wanted, he could even turn a simple kicking skill into a world-creating and destroying heavenly kick
"However, DP points don't seem to be easy to get. According to the information from the system, DP is only possible to attain by interacting and changing parts of the original plot."
"meaning that even if I want to, I can't avoid the protagonist"
"sigh…"
Sighing tiredly, Damien turned to another thing on the system panel that had caught his eye.
"Inherent ability: Contract gem"
The ability that made the original Damien Voss known as the king of ten thousand monsters!
An ability so fierce that, without the protagonist's aura, the number of people who could defeat Damien at the end of the novel was less than ten
However, even with that, the ability had one weakness that made him still be classified as a minor villain at the end of the series.
Thinking of this, Damien clicked on it, trying to see its description.
[ Innate ability: Contract gem
Description: The user can-