In the year 2350, Earth changed forever. Portals tore open across the skies, unleashing monstrosities no human had ever faced. But with the monsters came awakening – humans gained power, ranks, and a status screen that defined their place in the new world.

Two centuries later, power no longer belonged to politicians, but to the awakened.

Damian Valcor, a bored 15-year-old, only cared about passing the entrance exam for an academy. But on the eve of the results, his life was overturned when he awakened the memories of his past life.

A past life where he was not an ordinary man…
But a ruthless mafia boss.

To his shock, the world he now lived in was nearly identical to a novel he had once come across in his previous life.

Although he remembered the world, he didn’t remember any of the characters of that novel.

But he was sure of one thing. Damian Valcor was not one of the main characters.

He was just a random Extra.

With underworld cunning, ruthless ambition, and the knowledge of what lies in the future for this world, Damian must make sure to protect his loved ones, the loved ones he never had in his past life.

He will make sure to snuff out the existence of any being who dared to endanger them.

But for that… He needs to rise as the one pulling the strings. 

And to do that, he needed… Power.

"Power isn’t granted, it’s taken – and I’ve had a lifetime of practice."
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Damian's voice cut through their spiraling thoughts.


"It seems like the peaceful environment at the Academy has made all of you lose your edge."


He began walking again, circling them slowly.


"You've gotten comfortable… Training in controlled environments with safety measures and professors ready to intervene. Sparring matches where losing just means trying again tomorrow."


The temperature in the room seemed to drop.


"Now that I've seen your physical capabilities..." Damian's hand rose, his fingers poised to snap. "Let's check your willpower as well…"


The sound echoed like a gunshot as Domain of Despair manifested.


Reality twisted, pitch-black ground stretching beneath their feet as crimson sky pulsed overhead.


Damian didn't manifest the corpses, leaving the space empty except for the five of them scattered across darkness.


But the despair crashed down anyway, invisible weight crushing against their minds.


Chapter 437 - Comfort Will Get You Killed