Born a Monster - Chapter 4

A Lovecraft- inspired darker, grittier One piece fanfic. A fanfic based on emotion and madness. A fanfic not for the faint hearted.----------------Regret. I have been drowning in it for far too long. I’ve regretted every choice I’ve made, every mistake I’ve carried, every moment of my past. I’ve regretted the present I live, the path I walk. Even my future, uncertain as it may be, has been tainted by regret.But not anymore. I refuse to live under its shadow. Yet, I know the truth—I don’t have the power to escape it completely.Am I not like a flicker of flame? So fragile, so fleeting—one puff, and I’m gone.Regret has burdened me, weighed me down to make me climb the towering wall of greatness. But I press on.It was all I could do. All I ever wanted to do.

[Harem Heaven High School (HHHS)]As the name suggests, it is a dating simulator that gained popularity due to the beautiful heroines with huge breasts and, more importantly, the importance of the player's choices, which influence the endings.Zayden Valtrex, the son of a billionaire philanthropist, was a feared delinquent at Eiko Academy. Standing at 1.95 m tall, with blond hair, full of piercings and earrings, he even scared the teachers.He was none other than the great villain of HHHS, who stole the heroines from the protagonist Subaru Kisaragi.But one day, that very same villain suddenly shows up at school with a completely new appearance. He had removed all his piercings and earrings, changed his hairstyle to be slicked back, and wore a charismatic smile, no longer looking at others with that usual cold stare.Since then, more and more heroines began approaching him of their own will.What no one knows is that Zayden carries a secret memory: he is not only the villain of the game but also someone who once lived in another world... and knows every detail of HHHS. Moreover, he possesses a mysterious system: by spending money on a girl whose affection level is above 50, the return can multiply from 1 to 100 times — and it is not limited to money alone.

With an F-rank Trait, deemed the worst of the worst, 5-year old Shin Yu-sung is abandoned by the Shin-oh family, which is famous for raising hunters.The same year, he meets one of the strongest hunters, the Fist King, at the orphanage and is adopted by him.The Fist King became the strongest not through his Trait or special abilities — but by training his body.He takes note of Shin Yu-sung’s physique instead of his Trait—Nine blocked yin pathways.“Your blocked pathways cause your body’s mana to overflow, giving you an exceptional mind and god-like looks! But you also pass away before coming of age…”An abundance of bodily yang.“Your body is overflowing with the energy that can cure your nine blocked yin pathways!”

Over a million years ago, the first human contracted with the first Spirit. Ever since then, Spirit use has become commonplace. Humans used Spirits to carry items and start fires. Eventually, even start wars. Thousands upon thousands of years past and one day, one human did the impossible. He transcended his mortality and ascended to the realm above.