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Bandit System I Just Wanted To Go Home

Hunter's life was so forgettable, even his girlfriend couldn't remember why she was leaving him. Thirty-three. Three mugs. Two plates. One spite-plant. Zero friends. This was Hunter's world, where he'd perfected the art of being nobody. Then he fell asleep watching Vikings raid villages and woke up in a forest with two moons. [SYSTEM] ERROR: HOST_MISMATCH_DETECTED [SYSTEM] PRIMARY HOST 'DANIEL': NOT FOUND [SYSTEM] FORCED INTEGRATION → SUBJECT: HUNTER The pain was Biblical. The System wanted him to save the world. Rescue princesses. Slay demon lords. Be a hero. Hunter's response? "I'd rather burn it all down." [SYSTEM] ADMIN AUTHORIZATION: GRANTED [SYSTEM] HERO_SYSTEM → BANDIT_SYSTEM: ONLINE Congratulations, the System said. Let's pillage. Now Hunter—insurance adjuster, email warrior, professional nobody—is stuck in a cultivation world where strength is law and weakness is death. He's got a Foundation Realm breakthrough that nearly killed him, a System that won't shut up, and three terrified bandits who think he's some kind of cultivation genius. His first kill? Accidental. His first followers? Enslaved out of desperation. His first mission? Raid a village of innocent farmers. Every choice drags him further from the man who wanted nothing more than to go home. Every breakthrough makes him less human. Every mission rewrites who he is. The System promised power. It never mentioned the price was his humanity. This is not a hero's journey. This is a descent—one bad decision at a time. IN THIS STORY: An ordinary man forced into extraordinary evil Cultivation with consequences (purge that black sludge) A System with personality (unfortunately) Moral decay in real time Dark humor meets darker choices No plot armor, just luck and desperation Spiritual sense that spoils everything within a mile NOT IN THIS STORY: Instant OP protagonist Harem collecting Face-slapping young masters (yet) Hero who saves everyone Genre: Dark Isekai | Cultivation | Anti-Hero | System | Psychological Warning: Features morally gray protagonist, slavery (cultivation contracts), violence, and a slow transformation from "boring office worker" to "reluctant villain." If you want a pure hero, this isn't that story. "I just wanted to go home. Now I'm becoming the monster who burns it down."
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ZARQA

Step forth and dive back in time, to the depths of the desert, where the stories of old unfold before your eyes. A story of treasure hunting, betrayal, and destiny. Giants and Jinn. Magic and poisons. Curses and bloodlines. Royalty and backstabbing. Death and life. When a gruesome future is all you see, how can you change it? When you're foretold to fail, how should you move on? Zarqa, the girl who saw beyond time, sought to find answers. -------------------------- Legend says that Zarqa had sharp eyes that could look far away in the distance. But what if that wasn’t the end of it, what if her eyes were seeing far beyond not only space, but time? What if Zarqa was blessed with a prophecy, one that could save her dying village from destruction? Just as they thought they had no way to survive, Zarqa learns of a way to protect her village from demolition. Naturally, no one believed her, for no one but the Almighty could see beyond the present. They forgot the Almighty offers knowledge to those whom he deems of worth. And Zarqa was one of them. Having to trudge an arduous path and go through a great adventure, Zarqa seeks to find the solution to all of their problems, a treasure said to have the power to change all. Pitted against magical traps and the mysteries of the deserts, she finds unexpected company in Ali Baba, the poor kid with the sticky fingers, and his crow Morjana... -------------------------- This is my first original long story here and is also a WSA 2024 Entry. I ask that you give it a try and hope you enjoy it :D Also, note that English is not my first language... And it's not my second either. **Please don't let the first paragraphs fool you. This isn't a story from the first person's POV. -----------------------Media------------------------- This book has many openings and endings; check them out: [General opening of the book: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVxnu5R3vws] [Ending: https://youtu.be/1wQ_aJVFhx0] [Baghdad Arc's opening: https://youtu.be/GwJIJ2Kn0FI] [Two Heavens Arc's opening: https://youtu.be/NO1C0ngBVjg] [Two Heavens Arc's ending: https://youtu.be/hO-XPQsCPFw] [Cursed Ring Arc's Opening: https://youtu.be/PUF4H98y2B0] [ Persia Arc's Opening: https://youtu.be/sSfG_uVSkQk] [ Persia Arc's Ending: https://youtu.be/8JfG9pvBZ60] [ Cave of Wonders Arc's Opening: https://youtu.be/clZG_WA7NiE] [Final Ending: https://youtu.be/777bC9tQr1k]
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