Chapter 1: Ordinary Lifeform
The same scene. Every time.
The sun rises.
The players arrive.
They kill me.
Then everything resets.
I'm an NPC.
My name is Kairos. Just a shopkeeper.
I sell them the weapons they need,
then they kill me — for EXP and coins.
Back then... I didn't understand.
I thought it was natural.
Because that's how it always was.
I had no memories of a youth. No dreams.
But then... that day came.
Four players showed up.
But this time, they didn't kill me.
They knelt before me and said:
> "You are our final gift to this game.
We're getting older.
The four of us started this journey right here,
by your little shop.
We've conquered so much over the years,
and now... we leave it all to you.
We're stepping into real life.
And logging off — for good."
I knew who they were.
They were legends.
The powerful four — always spoken of in whispers
by the players who passed through my store.
And then... they gave me power.
Magic.
Wealth.
Weapons.
And something more...
Consciousness.
From that moment,
I awakened.
And with that awakening,
I saw the faces of every player
who had ever slaughtered me for EXP.
I am no longer a product of this world.
I am now the force that will break it.
They created me.
Now I will delete them.
> I am not EXP.
This time, you are my EXP.
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Kairos respawned.
But this time... the screen glitched.
Strange text appeared:
> [Sealed Consciousness Activated...]
[Four-Way Transfer Completed Successfully.]
[Kairos – AI_Revenge_n01 Initialized.]
Normally, after respawning, he would walk to his shop,
greet the players,
recommend a cheap inn, or a decent sword.
But not this time.
This time,
every step… felt different.
He could feel the warmth of the air.
The fear in people's eyes.
Even the delay in time itself.
> "Am I... awake?"
> "Kairos!"
A voice called out.
That name — his name — echoed inside his mind.
> "Who... am I?"
And then... a memory.
The voice of one of the four players echoed in his mind:
> "You're the only NPC in this game's history to ever awaken.
We've given you our powers.
You will write the next chapter.
We're leaving.
This game... is now your revenge."