The Forsaken King

Kairo is a 15-year-old boy with messy black hair and dull gray eyes. He is kind-hearted but is constantly neglected by his family because he is considered ugly, weak, and untalented. Every day he is forced to clean the house, cook, carry heavy loads, and do all the chores while his siblings insult him. At school he is bullied but never fights back. · The only person who truly loves him is his grandfather. Every evening they eat dinner together. His grandfather smiles and tells him, "One day you will find a place where people value your heart, not your appearance." Soon after, his grandfather passes away, leaving Kairo completely alone. · On a rainy night, Kairo leaves home with nowhere to go. While walking through the city, he notices a little girl frozen in the middle of the road as a speeding truck rushes toward her. Without hesitation, Kairo pushes the girl to safety and is hit by the truck himself. · Everything turns white. · Kairo opens his eyes inside a mysterious white space where a beautiful Goddess welcomes him to a new world. She checks his status. · Name: Kairo · Race: Human · Level: 1 · Affinity: None · Unique Skills: None · Potential: Lowest · Strength: 4 · Agility: 5 · Vitality: 4 · Intelligence: 6 · Mana: 2 · Luck: 1 · After seeing his terrible stats, the Goddess's expression changes into disappointment. · She coldly says, · "Worthless." · Without giving him any blessing, she teleports him into the deepest forest of the new world and abandons him. · Kairo crashes into the ground, confused and scared. · Suddenly time stops. · Golden light and purple light descend from the sky. · Two divine beings appear before him. · The God of Justice says, · "You were judged unfairly." · The God of Games smiles and says, · "Every game deserves one player who can change its rules." · The God of Justice grants Kairo the Unique Skill Infinite Assimilation. · Skill Description: After personally defeating an enemy, Kairo can absorb some of its stats, skills, passive abilities, and occasionally affinity fragments. · The God of Games grants him the Unique Skill Akashic Archive. · Skill Description: A mysterious living archive containing knowledge of the world. It can analyze monsters, explain skills, reveal weaknesses, translate languages, and gradually unlock hidden knowledge as Kairo grows stronger. · The gods slightly increase Kairo's base stats. · New Status: · Level: 1 · HP: 180 · MP: 120 · Strength: 18 · Agility: 20 · Vitality: 18 · Intelligence: 25 · Mana: 30 · Luck: 10 · Affinity: None · Unique Skills: · Infinite Assimilation · Akashic Archive · Before disappearing, the God of Games smiles and says, · "The strongest player isn't the one with the greatest power... but the one who understands the rules." · The two gods vanish. · A backpack suddenly appears beside Kairo. · Inside is a letter from the God of Life. · "Every life deserves a second chance." · Inside the bag are: · An Iron Sword · Three days of food · A water flask · Five healing potions · A world map · Soon, three Green Slimes appear. · Akashic Archive analyzes them. · "Green Slime. Rank: F. Threat: Very Low. Weakness: Physical attacks." · Kairo draws his sword and defeats the slimes after a difficult fight. · Infinite Assimilation activates. · Rewards: · Level Up · Acid Resistance Lv.1 · HP +5 · Strength +1 · The battle gives him confidence. · As evening arrives, Kairo defeats several weak monsters including Goblins and Forest Wolves, slowly gaining experience, skills, and stats. · When night falls, he finds a small cave and rests. · The next morning, while exploring the forest, he discovers a badly injured baby black dragon with purple eyes and small silver horns. · Instead of attacking, Kairo uses one of his healing potions to save it. · The dragon slowly opens its eyes. · Akashic Archive announces: · "Notice. The target wishes to establish a Magic Bond." · Kairo accepts. · A magical circle surrounds both of them as the bond is completed. · The baby dragon happily rubs its head against Kairo. · Kairo smiles for the first time since arriving in this world. · Akashic Archive suddenly detects a nearby settlement. · "Nearest Monster Settlement detected. · Location: 2.4 kilometers ahead. · Target: Goblin Village. · Estimated Threat: E-Rank. · Recommended Objective: Survive." · Kairo grips his sword and looks toward the distant forest. · "The game... begins."