Cilen was you typical, run-of-the-mill kinda guy. Well, until his parents passed away when he was 17 forcing him to learn to grow up. Fast.

He figured it wouldn't be that bad. He had a house, he had an inheritance, he had friends that kept him company. And at first, it really wasn't anything

But sometimes,

the loneliness just gets to you.

Sometimes, the expectation to not disappoint just gets to you.

Sometimes, life just gets to you.

And it brought Cilen to his knees, lamenting, cursing, questioning, "why?"

"Why did his parents pass away as they did, forcing him to fend for his own?"

"Why wasn't he born in a rich household, with a silver spoon in his mouth that catered to his every need?"

"Why was every step forwards so difficult, in this accursed society?"

He wished that everything would be easy, like inside the worlds of the wuxia novels that he had grown up reading. Special constitution, lucky breaks, fast powerup, get all the chicks and defeat the big evil guy. Simple, easy, satisfying.

But life ain't cut out to be that way. The main actors were already set, and there was no changing them.

Unless, you moved to a different stage...

But this ain't one of your friendly neighborhood transmigrations.

It rewards those that are patient, creative and willing to adapt.

But perhaps Cilen is able to make use of this opportunity and become something more.

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This story is a personal love letter to all the pieces of fiction that I have read. Its a culmination of the things that made me laugh, cry and smile when I first read them and It has been a personal wish to craft a story that makes me feel the way I did when reading those stories for the first time.

Its gonna be a slow ride but worth it. Promise.

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