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The Will to Live Is My Strongest Skill

The Will to Live Is My Strongest Skill
Iron Everfall awakens in an unfamiliar body—in a world where magic has replaced science and ancient technologies have become forgotten relics.
In his past life, he was a genius of engineering. Here, he’s just another survivor.
But Iron sees what others miss.
Where mages see miracles, he sees a system.
Where ruins are deemed cursed, he finds functioning machinery.
Every step in this world is a test: toxic zones, mutated creatures, and cities where power is held through fear and force. Alongside unexpected allies, he seeks more than survival—he seeks control.
Yet this world offers no mercy.
One miscalculation, and you are dead.
One weakness, and you are used.
To survive, Iron must unite the irreconcilable: the logic of science and the chaos of magic.
And perhaps… become something more than human.
(Some situations, dialogues, and elements of humor are taken from my life. Iron largely reflects my personality, and future characters such as Noah and Elyria are based on my friends.)
Enjoy reading!
Narrative Note:
The story is primarily told from Iron’s first-person perspective. However, many chapters—especially in the future—will shift to third-person narration to better explore the wider world, major events, and deeper lore.
Chapter List
- Chapter 51: Corning the Powder
- Chapter 52: The Jam
- Chapter 53: 17 Atmospheres
- Chapter 54: The Conductor
- Chapter 55: The City of Bridges
- Chapter 56: White Blindness
- Chapter 57: Support-9
- Chapter 58: The Blue God
- Chapter 59: The Purge
- Chapter 60: Servitor-9
- Chapter 61: The Synthesis
- Chapter 62: Demon’s Eyes
- Chapter 63: Absolute Zero
- Chapter 64: Infinite Recursion
- Chapter 65: Data Overload
- Chapter 66: Jackpot
- Chapter 67: Denaturation
- Chapter 68: Stabilization
- Chapter 69: Free Zone
- Chapter 70: Ashes of the Rails
- Chapter 71: The Black Zone
- Chapter 72: Bio-Tracker
- Cchapter 73: Blue Jelly
- Chapter 74: The Asset
- Chapter 75: Project: Watcher
- Chapter 76: Authorization Point
- Chapter 77: The Source
- Chapter 78: The Glass Garden
- Chapter 79: The Triad
- Chapter 80: White Noise
- Chapter 81: Dornheim
- Chapter 82: Shards of Memory
- Chapter 83: The Iron Demon
- Chapter 84: Fog of Grief
- Chapter 85: Rank: Copper
- Chapter 86: Resonance
- Chapter 87: The Stone Guardian
- Chapter 88: Deal
- Chapter 89: Silent Rift
- Chapter 90: Path Through the Rift
- Chapter 91: A Week in Weisburg
- Chapter 92: Too Long
- Chapter 93: The Toll
- Chapter 94: Dragon’s Teeth Mountain Pass
- Chapter 95: Negative Gravity
- Chapter 96: Rotten Eddy
- Chapter 97: Cursed Spirits
- Chapter 98: Negative Mass
- Chapter 99; The Price of Balance
- Chapter 100: Fragments of the Caravan
