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Chapter 3 - Breaking the Cage

Night fell over the village. The beast's corpse had long since been dragged away, the people whispering prayers of gratitude to gods that never answered.

I sat alone in the shadows of my room, eyes half-closed, as glowing text still lingered before me.

[Quest Active: Survive. Observe. Integrate.

Warning: Anomaly detected. Monitoring in progress.]

The System had tried to cage me.

I pressed my palm against the wooden floorboards, whispering a thought.

Disintegrate.

The wood dissolved into dust, vanishing into the void. Another whisper.

Integrate.

The wood returned, perfectly restored, as if nothing had happened.

The System responded instantly.

[Action Detected: Reality Override

Error: Operation Undefined

Warning! World Stability at Risk]

I chuckled softly. World stability at risk? From a single plank of wood? How fragile you are.

Curiosity burned in me. What else could I erase?

I closed my eyes and focused inward—not on objects, but on concepts. On sensations.

Disintegrate… fear.

A cold shiver rippled through my chest. My heartbeat steadied. Every trace of instinctive dread—gone.

[Warning! Tampering with Abstract Variables Detected

Restriction Protocol: Initiated]

A sharp pain pierced my skull, like needles driving into my brain. The System's attempt at punishment.

I smiled through it. "So, you can hurt me. How interesting."

The pain faded quickly. Too quickly. It couldn't hold me.

A knock at my door interrupted my amusement.

"Hey, you in there?"

It was a boy. My age—or rather, this body's age. Untidy hair, dirt on his cheeks, the wide-eyed seriousness of an innocent fool.

I opened the door slightly, letting my gaze fall on him.

"I saw you earlier," he said, voice trembling with awe. "When the monster was chained… I think it was you, wasn't it?"

So someone had noticed.

I tilted my head, forcing a small, hesitant smile. "That's… impossible. I'm just a child."

His eyes lit up. "No, I know it was you! You saved us! Please—teach me! I want to be strong like you!"

Pathetic. So easily deceived.

But useful. Very useful.

"I'll… think about it," I murmured, letting my voice waver just enough to sound unsure.

The boy's expression brightened with hope. He bowed his head and ran off, no doubt fantasizing about his future greatness.

I closed the door and laughed. Low, sharp, twisted.

The System flared again.

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] </p><p>Titles? Alignment? How unusual. It thought it was shaping me, defining me. </p><p>But all it had done was reveal another truth: the System wasn't my cage. </p><p>It was my toy. </p><p>I lay back on the floor, eyes glinting in the dark. </p><p>"Even gods can be rewritten," I whispered. 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My age—or rather, this body's age. 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I'm just a child.\"\r\n","appId":0,"userId":0,"paragraphId":"88aa8d2612e2cfc1ac52088649c4e842","likeAmount":0,"contentAmount":0,"userName":null,"UUT":null,"isLiked":null},{"contentId":"e82f1fdd40cee10563a6007e51b4d311","content":"His eyes lit up. \"No, I know it was you! You saved us! Please—teach me! I want to be strong like you!\"\r\n","appId":0,"userId":0,"paragraphId":"e82f1fdd40cee10563a6007e51b4d311","likeAmount":0,"contentAmount":0,"userName":null,"UUT":null,"isLiked":null},{"contentId":"5e4d9c2c5cb2ec31b99f425904933380","content":"Pathetic. So easily deceived.\r\n","appId":0,"userId":0,"paragraphId":"5e4d9c2c5cb2ec31b99f425904933380","likeAmount":0,"contentAmount":0,"userName":null,"UUT":null,"isLiked":null},{"contentId":"f86a3d68bab0469812805fa84e5bd870","content":"But useful. Very useful.\r\n","appId":0,"userId":0,"paragraphId":"f86a3d68bab0469812805fa84e5bd870","likeAmount":0,"contentAmount":0,"userName":null,"UUT":null,"isLiked":null},{"contentId":"a04039b337484d09b9c10a1f26afee32","content":"\"I'll… think about it,\" I murmured, letting my voice waver just enough to sound unsure.\r\n","appId":0,"userId":0,"paragraphId":"a04039b337484d09b9c10a1f26afee32","likeAmount":0,"contentAmount":0,"userName":null,"UUT":null,"isLiked":null},{"contentId":"e8229e9bd780bbc956d4ad2a96135afc","content":"The boy's expression brightened with hope. He bowed his head and ran off, no doubt fantasizing about his future greatness.\r\n","appId":0,"userId":0,"paragraphId":"e8229e9bd780bbc956d4ad2a96135afc","likeAmount":0,"contentAmount":0,"userName":null,"UUT":null,"isLiked":null},{"contentId":"2700329d7e30058d7cce601e2d163f51","content":"I closed the door and laughed. Low, sharp, twisted.\r\n","appId":0,"userId":0,"paragraphId":"2700329d7e30058d7cce601e2d163f51","likeAmount":0,"contentAmount":0,"userName":null,"UUT":null,"isLiked":null},{"contentId":"8e75eab10ab822a325eb7e4dffe04104","content":"The System flared again.\r\n","appId":0,"userId":0,"paragraphId":"8e75eab10ab822a325eb7e4dffe04104","likeAmount":0,"contentAmount":0,"userName":null,"UUT":null,"isLiked":null},{"contentId":"e7d035d3a534fd8e541eefec91bdef3b","content":"[\u003cWarning: Social Manipulation Detected\u003e\r\n","appId":0,"userId":0,"paragraphId":"e7d035d3a534fd8e541eefec91bdef3b","likeAmount":0,"contentAmount":0,"userName":null,"UUT":null,"isLiked":null},{"contentId":"8a381fa630985f8563a5bb3469bf504b","content":"\u003cAlignment Shift: -10\u003e\r\n","appId":0,"userId":0,"paragraphId":"8a381fa630985f8563a5bb3469bf504b","likeAmount":0,"contentAmount":0,"userName":null,"UUT":null,"isLiked":null},{"contentId":"ee21476056e84e8198b4dbc96ad2629f","content":"\u003cTitle Earned: Shadow Schemer\u003e]\r\n","appId":0,"userId":0,"paragraphId":"ee21476056e84e8198b4dbc96ad2629f","likeAmount":0,"contentAmount":0,"userName":null,"UUT":null,"isLiked":null},{"contentId":"042343281501c24fb1bc46cf6f6c5133","content":"Titles? Alignment? How unusual. It thought it was shaping me, defining me.\r\n","appId":0,"userId":0,"paragraphId":"042343281501c24fb1bc46cf6f6c5133","likeAmount":0,"contentAmount":0,"userName":null,"UUT":null,"isLiked":null},{"contentId":"e948596be15545fa1c55a14cd032b2a8","content":"But all it had done was reveal another truth: the System wasn't my cage.\r\n","appId":0,"userId":0,"paragraphId":"e948596be15545fa1c55a14cd032b2a8","likeAmount":0,"contentAmount":0,"userName":null,"UUT":null,"isLiked":null},{"contentId":"af09f32b9cf71fa79b531a6f77ebf525","content":"It was my toy.\r\n","appId":0,"userId":0,"paragraphId":"af09f32b9cf71fa79b531a6f77ebf525","likeAmount":0,"contentAmount":0,"userName":null,"UUT":null,"isLiked":null},{"contentId":"337db51ea54917d5f3e063b2c42f1bed","content":"I lay back on the floor, eyes glinting in the dark.\r\n","appId":0,"userId":0,"paragraphId":"337db51ea54917d5f3e063b2c42f1bed","likeAmount":0,"contentAmount":0,"userName":null,"UUT":null,"isLiked":null},{"contentId":"a5e8b5a6d43a0e43e1e5593874aba333","content":"\"Even gods can be rewritten,\" I whispered. \"And I will rewrite them all.\"\r\n","appId":0,"userId":0,"paragraphId":"a5e8b5a6d43a0e43e1e5593874aba333","likeAmount":0,"contentAmount":0,"userName":null,"UUT":null,"isLiked":null}]},"relatedChapter":[{"chapterId":"90744021248435016","chapterName":"Theft from the World","chapterIndex":4,"vipStatus":null,"isVip":null,"isAuth":null,"publishTimeFormat":"2025-09-17 14:20:27","chapterLevel":null,"userLevel":null,"canUnlock":null,"noArchive":null,"publishTime":1758090027000,"preChapterId":"90743555915564002","nextChapterId":"90744184457195693","contents":null},{"chapterId":"90744184457195693","chapterName":"A Name, a World, and a Door","chapterIndex":5,"vipStatus":null,"isVip":null,"isAuth":null,"publishTimeFormat":"2025-09-17 14:33:31","chapterLevel":null,"userLevel":null,"canUnlock":null,"noArchive":null,"publishTime":1758090811000,"preChapterId":"90744021248435016","nextChapterId":"90744656769381481","contents":null},{"chapterId":"90744656769381481","chapterName":"Empire of Shadows","chapterIndex":6,"vipStatus":null,"isVip":null,"isAuth":null,"publishTimeFormat":"2025-09-17 15:01:55","chapterLevel":null,"userLevel":null,"canUnlock":null,"noArchive":null,"publishTime":1758092515000,"preChapterId":"90744184457195693","nextChapterId":"90744838231751144","contents":null},{"chapterId":"90744838231751144","chapterName":"Codex of a God","chapterIndex":7,"vipStatus":null,"isVip":null,"isAuth":null,"publishTimeFormat":"2025-09-17 15:07:32","chapterLevel":null,"userLevel":null,"canUnlock":null,"noArchive":null,"publishTime":1758092852000,"preChapterId":"90744656769381481","nextChapterId":"90744872859919772","contents":null},{"chapterId":"90744872859919772","chapterName":"New Faces, New Variables","chapterIndex":8,"vipStatus":null,"isVip":null,"isAuth":null,"publishTimeFormat":"2025-09-17 15:12:10","chapterLevel":null,"userLevel":null,"canUnlock":null,"noArchive":null,"publishTime":1758093130000,"preChapterId":"90744838231751144","nextChapterId":"90744888697602816","contents":null},{"chapterId":"90744888697602816","chapterName":"Threads in Motion","chapterIndex":9,"vipStatus":null,"isVip":null,"isAuth":null,"publishTimeFormat":"2025-09-17 15:14:43","chapterLevel":null,"userLevel":null,"canUnlock":null,"noArchive":null,"publishTime":1758093283000,"preChapterId":"90744872859919772","nextChapterId":"90744990300427340","contents":null}],"machineTrans":null,"membershipStatus":null,"relatedBook":[{"bookId":"35060649000713305","bookName":"The dragon king; Era of Growth","authorName":"Isaac_Sullivan","authorId":"25352357206307801","description":"\"What's so good about being the dragon king, mum?\" Leo asks a little grumpily.\n\n\"Being the dragon king is the title we give our strongest warrior, Leo. 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