Reincarnated as the Last Villain

Location: Eastern WastesTime: The same night Kael left Serana's memory

Zerath stood in a ruined tower, holding the Soul Mirror Core.

Around him:Flameborn cultists.Bloodstained summoners.And a circle of glass shards — each one glowing with Kael's soulprint.

Zerath whispered:

"Let the god awaken.Let him see what he truly is.And let him choose… to end it all."

Then—

He shattered the core.

And reality screamed.

The Awakening

Across the world, seven people collapsed at once:

A child in the slums of Thalren

A warlord in the north mid-battle

A priest locked in prayer

A pirate lost at sea

A monster in the depths

A girl who had never spoken

And…

Kael.

They all saw the same thing:

A burning mirror.A thousand hands reaching out.And a voice:

"You are all Me."

Kael's Collapse

Back in Ravengarde, Kael fell to his knees.

Ashendawn pulsed — not with flame,but with division.

He clutched his head as voices poured into him:

"Let me out.""We are better without the rest.""You gave up the godhood.""He was right to betray you.""Let's burn them all again. Like last time."

Vaenira rushed to him — but he pushed her away.

He was no longer alone in his mind.

[Soul Fragment Crisis]

All fragments now awakened.

Some want to merge.

Others want to consume the others and become the "True Flame."

Kael has limited time to stop the fusion or be overwritten.

The Inner Mirror

Kael awoke inside a flame-lit void.

Before him:Seven versions of himself.

Each holding a shard.

Each speaking at once.

One was kind.

One was cruel.

One was silent.

One was monstrous.

One was divine.

One was dead.

And one… was laughing.

"You think you're real?" the laughing one said."You're just the shard that got lucky."

The Ultimatum

A door formed in the void.

Behind it: the original soul of Elarion, flickering, unstable, dying.

"Choose," said the silent Kael."Merge, and become something more than mortal — but less than human.""Refuse, and we'll all rip each other apart. And you die with us."

[Choice Point Unlocked]Merge: Fuse the soul fragments, lose your human self, become the True Flamebringer.resist: Fight to keep your identity. Risk dying or losing access to your powers.Divide: Bind the fragments into seven separate forms — allies or enemies.

Kael looked into the mirror, flames flickering across his reflection.

And whispered:

"I'm not choosing today."

Ashendawn blazed.

The void shattered.