Chapter 1: The Rebirth
In his past life, he had devoured every page, panel, and chapter of Solo Leveling.Every frame of Jin-Woo's rise. Every dungeon cleared. Every monarch slain.
But life had never given him powers, only the dull tap of a keyboard and the static glow of a screen.
That changed the moment he opened his eyes again.
Present Day – Seoul, South Korea
[2 Years Before the Dual Dungeon Incident]
The world was colder than he remembered.
Raiden Jin blinked into the harsh white light of a hospital room. There were needles in his arm, a machine softly beeping at his side, and two unfamiliar people standing over him.
A man with sharp black eyes and a presence like compressed lightning.A woman with auburn hair who radiated calm but whose every gesture hinted at deep power.
"You're awake…" the man said with visible relief."Raiden, you've been unconscious for three days. The dungeon collapse—"
Raiden stared. He recognized them.
Baek Jin-Woo and Cha Mi-Ra.Two of the top ten S-Rank hunters in Korea.
And they were… calling him their son?
System Booting
[Initializing — Necromancer System v1.0…][User Identified: Raiden Jin][Status: Reincarnated Being][Class Granted: Monarch of the Undead]
His breath caught.
No way. It's real. This is not a dream.
[Core Skill: Fallen Sovereign's Command Unlocked]— Raise slain enemies as undead.— Fallen are loyal for eternity.— Fallen can be resurrected infinitely (mana-limited).— Fallen retain original skills.
The final line hit like thunder.
This... this is stronger than Jin-Woo's shadows.I can build an army that never dies.
Background Reveal
Raiden spent the next few weeks recovering, reading, observing, listening.
In this world, he was the sole heir of the Baek-Cha hunter dynasty — practically nobility among awakened humans. His "parents" were both S-Rank. His body, though previously weak, now brimmed with awakening energy waiting to be drawn out.
He lived in a manor where awakened training grounds, dungeons, and databases were at his disposal.
But more importantly, he knew what was coming.
Two years from now… the system will choose Sung Jin-Woo.And the Monarchs will return.
He had time.He had privilege.He had power.
And he had a system meant for war.
First Steps
Deep beneath the estate, Raiden stood alone in a sealed training room.
"Status," he whispered.
A glowing window appeared.
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Edit[Raiden Jin] – Class: Necromancer (Monarch of the Undead) Level: 1 Strength: 10 Agility: 9 Intelligence: 22 Mana: 34 Skills: • Fallen Sovereign's Command (Active) • Bone Blade (Summon weapon) • Soul Chain (Lock soul into deathbound status)
Weak, for now. But systems were made to scale.
He looked at the dummy golems ahead.
His first soldiers would be weak—test summons of dead dungeon beasts stored in the manor's vault. But if the system held true…
"Time to raise the dead."
End of Chapter 1