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Chapter 3 - Breaking the Cage

Night fell over the village. The beast's corpse had long since been dragged away, the people whispering prayers of gratitude to gods that never answered.

I sat alone in the shadows of my room, eyes half-closed, as glowing text still lingered before me.

[Quest Active: Survive. Observe. Integrate.

Warning: Anomaly detected. Monitoring in progress.]

The System had tried to cage me.

I pressed my palm against the wooden floorboards, whispering a thought.

Disintegrate.

The wood dissolved into dust, vanishing into the void. Another whisper.

Integrate.

The wood returned, perfectly restored, as if nothing had happened.

The System responded instantly.

[Action Detected: Reality Override

Error: Operation Undefined

Warning! World Stability at Risk]

I chuckled softly. World stability at risk? From a single plank of wood? How fragile you are.

Curiosity burned in me. What else could I erase?

I closed my eyes and focused inward—not on objects, but on concepts. On sensations.

Disintegrate… fear.

A cold shiver rippled through my chest. My heartbeat steadied. Every trace of instinctive dread—gone.

[Warning! Tampering with Abstract Variables Detected

Restriction Protocol: Initiated]

A sharp pain pierced my skull, like needles driving into my brain. The System's attempt at punishment.

I smiled through it. "So, you can hurt me. How interesting."

The pain faded quickly. Too quickly. It couldn't hold me.

A knock at my door interrupted my amusement.

"Hey, you in there?"

It was a boy. My age—or rather, this body's age. Untidy hair, dirt on his cheeks, the wide-eyed seriousness of an innocent fool.

I opened the door slightly, letting my gaze fall on him.

"I saw you earlier," he said, voice trembling with awe. "When the monster was chained… I think it was you, wasn't it?"

So someone had noticed.

I tilted my head, forcing a small, hesitant smile. "That's… impossible. I'm just a child."

His eyes lit up. "No, I know it was you! You saved us! Please—teach me! I want to be strong like you!"

Pathetic. So easily deceived.

But useful. Very useful.

"I'll… think about it," I murmured, letting my voice waver just enough to sound unsure.

The boy's expression brightened with hope. He bowed his head and ran off, no doubt fantasizing about his future greatness.

I closed the door and laughed. Low, sharp, twisted.

The System flared again.

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] </p><p>Titles? Alignment? How unusual. It thought it was shaping me, defining me. </p><p>But all it had done was reveal another truth: the System wasn't my cage. </p><p>It was my toy. </p><p>I lay back on the floor, eyes glinting in the dark. </p><p>"Even gods can be rewritten," I whispered. 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