Runes are the source of all power in the world, but for Ignotus, they were a death sentence.

A mercenary, assassin, and leader of the desperate, he'd spent more than ten years running from a Fate forged by sheer, abysmal luck.

But when the hunt finally ended, the unhinged Stranger did the impossible:

He traded his life to maim the realm's three absolute rulers, leaving scars that even the Gods couldn't heal.

Infuriated by the humiliation, Hora, the Queen of Time, cast an ancient spell to reverse the clock and erase his final strike. 

...But her arrogance became his salvation.

Ignotus regressed to the day of his Ascension, the very day he received his first Rune.

He was back to where he was known as the worst of lowlifes. A manufactured reputation designed to bully him into oblivion by his own flesh and blood.

To the old Ignotus, it was the end of the world. To the current him? It was a joke he no longer had the patience to hear.

This time, he wouldn't play by their rules. 

While others begged for Primary Elements like Fire or Water, he chose what the realm deemed the weakest of all, knowing its true, terrifying potential.

Armed with a set of Irregular Soul Glyphs and knowledge of the realm's war-ridden future, Ignotus was done running.

He'd leave the family that abandoned him to forge a new Path—one that would lead the House he built into the Heavens, all to rewrite his Fated ending!

But...

Ding!

That would've been too easy.

—
{HERETIC DETECTED!}

[Nex, of House Death, has sensed the Soul that escaped his scythe.]

[Hora, of House Time, has seen the stain left on her clock.]

[???, of House Light, has witnessed the birth of a Twisted Light.]

[YOU ARE BEING HUNTED.]
—

The hunt had resumed... an unending game of cat and mouse.

Unfortunately for his hunters, however, in this new life, the prey wasn't alone. 

Ignotus had accidentally brought a Goddess to the slaughter~.

—

{Author Of Misunderstood Villain}
{Alternative Title: Father Of Luck & Calamity}

[Status]
{Volume One, Break The World: Completed}
{Volume Two, House Of Strangers: Completed}
{Volume Three, Demons Are Coming: Completed}
{Volume Four, Death Is Here: Ongoing}

[Note]
- MC's powers are very unique. 
- MC gains many interesting Soul Glyphs. 
- Fast initial progression for MC and his Cohort. 

Discord Link: https://discord.gg/bGGfgMfu48

Ignotus blinked a few times and then exhaled.


"Yeah… that part was really tough. But hey… at least I got the rank up."


[Fourth Rune: Living Ligature (Rank 5)]


He stared at the glowing text for a while.


A beat later, Eris' voice echoed in his head, mirroring him perfectly:


The starting event was supposed to come true today. Technically, yesterday had been the match that had lit the fire, where all the students had gotten shoved into a beginner dungeon to survive for a day...


Of course, Ignotus had skipped the Dive, so he didn't know how they had taken it as a signal exactly, but he didn't care for the specifics.


Chapter 156 - Welcome Home