A Bloody Fight with the Shark (1)
Status: 500
Code: 500
Error Message: Invalid access.
The world around me froze the instant the message appeared. My fingers hovered uselessly over the interface that should have delivered the next chapter of my carefully woven revenge. Instead, this cold red wall stared back at me, mocking every calculated step I'd taken since waking up in this twisted version of the Three Kingdoms.
Invalid access. As if the System itself was laughing at my ambition. The same System that had granted me the power to bend wills, rewrite memories, and turn proud warrior women into willing pieces on my board now decided to play gatekeeper.
I leaned back, the wooden chair creaking beneath me like old bones. Outside the window, the lanterns of the capital flickered in the night breeze, each one representing another noble house I intended to topple. But right now, all my grand plans were blocked by a single error message.
My lips curled into a bitter smile. If the System wanted to play games, I would play them better. I'd already corrupted enough hearts and broken enough resistances to know that every wall had its weakness. Even this one.
The scent of incense from the altar in the corner reminded me of her—the first piece I'd claimed in this new life. Her once-proud eyes now looked at me with nothing but devotion. One success. Countless more to go. This error wouldn't stop me. Nothing would.
I closed my eyes and reached deeper into the power that hummed beneath my skin, the dark gift that let me reshape reality itself. The shark was waiting in the depths, circling, hungry. And I was ready to meet it head-on, bloodied hands and all.
The fight for control had only just begun.