Thirteen-year-old Noah Morillo had accepted he'd never amount to anything. That his life was over the moment it started. Incompetent, the lot referred to him. Abused and neglected by his family and bullied by his peers, he'd accepted he never stood a chance. So what was the point in trying?

When he loses his life in an instance of bullying that goes too far, he finds himself before the ominous Goddess of Foxes. The Goddess presents him with an offer: to reincarnate into the next life or to resurrect into his present life. But if he were to choose resurrection, he'd do so with her divine blessing. A blessing that'd strip him of all ability to acquire XP but one—through the culling of his own kind.

Tempted by dormant emotions, Noah hesitantly accepts.

This story follows Noah on his journey as he navigates a dark reality where he must hunt Humans to fuel his ascension. The blessing his sole saving grace, he won't let his second chance at life to fall to waste, no matter the costs. Where his path ends? It may just do so with him becoming the stuff of legend. It'll take him to many places, through many experiences along the way.

Note: The story is slow-paced and primarily about the characters, character interactions, and their psychology. There's sprinkles of action here and there. The MC is not a heartless villain despite how it presents initially.

Additional Tags: [Character Study] [Coming of Age]

This story is only uploaded on RoyalRoad by ALittleSus. Anywhere else is without my permission.