OBTAINING THE VOID CORE, REINCARNATED AS BASTARD SON OF DUKE

Kai Morwen died a nobody—bullied, beaten, forgotten. He wakes up as Raelan Vorrath, bastard son of a ruthless Duke in a world ruled by Aether Cores and the Five Sovereign Houses. Born with the forbidden Void element, he's been left to rot in the servant quarters, waiting to die quietly. Fuck that. Armed with a modern soul's cunning and a power system that lets him devour enemy techniques, Raelan has one goal: climb to the top, crush everyone who ever looked down on him, and claim what's his—including his father's wives. But the Void element comes with a price. Every technique stolen, every enemy consumed, pushes him closer to losing his humanity. The black veins spreading across his skin aren't just corruption—they're a countdown. In a world where power is everything and mercy is weakness, Raelan will become the monster they fear. Because the difference between a hero and a villain? The villain doesn't pretend to be good. WARNING: Mature content. Villain protagonist. Harem. Dark themes. No plot armor. MC makes ruthless choices This is a story about: *A villain protagonist who embraces what he is *A power system with real costs and limitations *Political warfare as important as cultivation *Romance that develops naturally through shared struggle *Mysteries that build across hundreds of chapters *A world that doesn't revolve around the MC *Victories earned through planning, not plot armor The question: How much power can you gain before you lose yourself? If you want a traditional hero's journey, read something else. If you want a morally gray bastard who'll burn the world down and call it progress? Welcome to the Void