Chapter 5: Heavens Betrayal
Takeshi Hoshino was a 20-year-old boy who worked as a night security guard in a supermarket. He didn't have much in life—no family, no fancy clothes, no savings. He was poor, but he had one thing that gave him joy: manga and novels. Every day during his breaks, he would read about heroes, other worlds, magic, and adventure. And every night, he wished he could live that kind of life too.
He never thought that wish would actually come true.
Just yesterday, while standing outside the supermarket during a thunderstorm, a bolt of lightning suddenly struck him. Everything went black.
And then—he opened his eyes.
But it wasn't the supermarket anymore.
He found himself lying in a giant luxurious bed, covered in fine silk sheets, surrounded by gold-framed furniture and tall windows. His body felt different, stronger, a bit taller. His hair was longer, and his skin felt smooth, like it had never faced a single hard day of labor.
Before he could even move, memories began flooding his head like a river bursting through a dam.
He wasn't Takeshi Hoshino anymore.
He was Clinton Zadberg, the second prince of a powerful kingdom called Velmora. Just yesterday—his new yesterday—he had awakened an extremely rare elemental power: Ice. Something that only a few people in history ever unlocked.
Now, here he was, sitting on a massive bed in a royal chamber.
Clinton—no, Takeshi—held his head in his hands.