Aurel's vision swam. The world tilted. And then—a window appeared before him, flickering like something from a game UI.
Name: Aurel GrayLevel: 1Job: ???Title: [The Most Perseverant]HP: 100MP: 25
Skills:Passive: [Memory of the DARKEST KNIGHT]Active:– Elite Swordsmanship Lv.1– Elite Spearmanship Lv.1– Elite Hand-to-Hand Combat Lv.1– Elite Dagger Arts Lv.1– Mana Control Lv.1– ???
That wasn't normal.
Most chosen start with one measly skill. No passives. No titles.
But Aurel… Aurel was something else.
And when his eyes skimmed over the words Memory of the Darkest Knight, something snapped open in his mind.
Memories not his own. Pain not from this life. Blood. Fire. Betrayal.
He had lived once before.
He had been summoned—not to Earth, but to Fantaso, a world of swords, sorcery, and kingdoms. Not as a hero, but as the Darkest Knight—the right hand of the Demon Lord.
But the demons weren't monsters.
They were wise. Just. Their summoning of Aurel had been a desperate plea for innovation, survival, and strength. They treated him as a noble, a guardian, a reformer.
In time, he found love. A wife. A son. Peace.
But peace never lasts.
The so-called Heroes—humans, elves, beastkin—invaded, tricked by false gods and corrupt kingdoms. They razed the demon lands. His wife was taken, broken, and discarded. His son murdered before his eyes.
Even he—the strongest—fell.
And yet… death was not his end.
The gods, watching from above, gave him a second chance. In another life. Another world.
"This time… I won't just survive.""I will burn the sky itself."
And thus, the tale of Aurel Gray—the Darkest Knight reborn—begins again.