Welcome to GODSCAR: Ruinborn.
Before we begin...
This is not just a story.
This is something I've carried for years.
This was the very first story I ever created.
GODSCAR began as an idea... but it didn't stay that way for long. It became something personal. Something raw. Something I didn't fully understand at the time... but couldn't let go of.
Something that grew with me, changed with me, and refused to be forgotten no matter how much time passed.
I never expected to return to it.
But over time, people kept asking me to bring it back. To continue it. To give it the life it deserved.
So here we are.
I've come back to rebuild this story properly. Stronger. Deeper. Closer to the vision I always had for it.
Because this isn't just a story.
This is a journey of pain... of purpose... of what happens when the world fails to create a hero...
And instead creates something far more dangerous.
Nemjiro is not just a character.
Nemjiro is not meant to be perfect.
He is not meant to be kind.
He is what remains when everything else is taken away.
He is the embodiment of loss... of anger... of silence... of everything that happens when a person is pushed beyond what they were ever meant to endure.
This world, Akaplini, is not built on peace.
It is built on power, blood, and consequences.
Every kingdom, every force, every character you will encounter has a purpose. Some will seek control. Some will seek destruction. And some... will seek meaning in a world that has none left to give.
This story is written with a hybrid vision.
While you're reading it as a novel, I am building it with the intention of bringing it to life as a manga... and one day, as an anime.
Because of that, you'll notice something different.
Throughout the chapters, there will be selected manga-style panels used to enhance key moments, intensify emotion, and give you a visual glimpse into this world.
So don't just read it.
See it.
Feel it.
Step into it.
This is only the beginning.
And it will only get darker from here.
– Raizel