MTL - The Legend of the Ghost Concubine - Chapter 1 : crossing

Previous Name of book - Ash Phantom -The Legend Reborn, changed..Auren Ryuki was born powerless in a world where magic defines worth. Forgotten, ridiculed, and overlooked, he is nothing… yet the threads of fate have other plans.Kids below his age, used to bully him, kicks him. Watching his blood dripping is like routine for him.even his father passes by, doing nothing.He wanted to became mage, so people respect him. treat him like, the way they treat his brothers.But one day, he encounter an old man. He gives him of hope of hollows mountain.All hopes on hollow mountain. Where he might became an exception and transformed into mage as he always wanted .As he meets Lee wang the old man who carries will of forgotten.Auren became..Mage ability - Mad Hunter.An special type of ability, which gives hunter techniques but in different way. This rare orb which makes inspire laughter and dance while fighting. which seemed as mad.Instead of rage he acts playfull.Instead of pain he feel pleasure.But in later journey.World of this story will expand like no other.Where new angle of reality came to play.Long ago, during the Grand Era, legends walked the world—warriors, mages, and beings whose names are lost to time. No one knows what happened, only whispers of their power remain. Now, a hunt begins: for the greatest power, one that could reshape destiny, ignite war, or decide the future of all.”Who will claim the power that was lost to the ages?“ the winds whisper.”Who will rise to challenge the fates themselves?“ As armies clash and myths awaken, Auren must step into a storm he never asked for. Powerless, unknown, but marked by destiny, he alone might decide the course of history.

Poisoned by his wife, betrayed by his best friend, and abandoned by his children—Matthew died broken and alone. But when he wakes up thirty years in the past, trapped in his eighteen-year-old body, everything changes.Now, the halls feel haunted, memories from a future that may never come keep popping into his head, and something strange is growing inside him—something he can’t explain. Sadly, this second chance isn’t a blessing. It comes with a price.But this time, he won’t be the victim. This time, he’s the one in control.

A part-time job contract. He became the cold CEO’s imitation boyfriend. He merely wanted to earn a few small bucks and live a comfortable life, but a pity, he was in constant turmoil since then. Well, life had something else for him despite his wishes.“That… beauty, will there be an increase in wages for conversion from ‘boyfriend’ to ‘husband’?”

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“Boss…I’m really sleepy….” My eyelids were starting to feel heavy. After all, it was past 3am. Most normal people would be asleep by now.