The Inner Odyssey - Chapter 156: Pathetic Cur

He was supposed to be just a guardian.But love doesn’t follow rules.After losing his mother, 18-year-old Kai finds himself under the roof of his cold, powerful stepfather, Sebastian Vaughn. What begins as silence turns into lingering glances, late-night tension, and a love Kai can’t run from—even if he tries.But Bast isn’t just any man. He’s possessive, broken, and hiding dangerous secrets… including an ex-lover who wants to destroy everything. As feelings grow, so do the risks.How do you escape a man who says he’s your everything—your father, protector, friend… and lover?

After dying in an unfortunate accident, the next time Theron opens his eyes, he finds himself in an entirely new world, the novel he had spent hours reading.He had been reborn as the weak elf lord of the lowest race, people set to be wiped out before the first arc even ended.But not anymore…Theron, now Eliron, knows the plot like the back of his hand, he knows all cheats, and all the secrets. But that was not all he brought along with him.[Ding!][Host has awakened the primordial collection][INITIATING SKILL COUNT]1,003,689 SSSR SKILLS COUNTED!With the very knowledge of the future and an arsenal of skills in his possession. Eliron will turn the lives of the wood elves around for good.Because if they must survive in a world plagued by Supernatural monsters and century old dynasties…Then the elves must evolve!Additional tagsKingdom Building || Elves || Slice of life || Politics || War || Romance || Supernatural || Goblins || Architecture ||

I was a fool to believe that I, a mere red, could play God.A fool to think I could change the world, to balance evil with good.A fool to trust that those dearest to me would always remain by my side.In this world, where blood reigns supreme, a single misstep is all it takes to lose oneself.Ren, my dear little brother,I hope you still watch over me, even though I am unworthy.I’ll be with you soon—just wait a little longer.If you always want to stay up to date, find out when this book will be physically released, when the manhwa of Origins of Blood will come out, or see more content like novel art, then join my Discord server!

[However, due to mysterious anomalies during host's initial awakening trial, the Aetherfall protocol has been permanently altered.Host will be subject to mandatory sequential trials even after other hosts have been offered options to trials— ALL TRIALS FOR HOST WILL BE MANDATORY.Until Paragon Ascension has been exceeded.Failure to complete any trial will result in the utter and irreversible termination of spirit and vessel.In summary:Host will either survive or be terminated.]---The regular nobody, done in by Truck-kun after being... distracted,transmigrates into the body of a side character from his most hated novel—during the awakening trial.Somehow, he finds a way to survive... or so he thought.In a world where everything revolves around the MC, a side character destined to die can only bring bad omens.He's given a near-impossible task by the trial system of this world—along with no option to reject other than death.And in a novel where characters were once one-dimensional, they’re now being seen from every side and perspective—things are far more complicated than he ever imagined.A world where heroes are hidden psychopaths, villains are deeply misunderstood,teachers are unstable, and teenagers are... Let's just say hormonal.What could possibly go wrong?