
by OldManIsekai
Pete Harrington couldn't save his daughter. Ten years of guilt destroyed him from the inside out, until a truck ended it all. Or so he thought. Divine bureaucracy made a mistake. Instead of reincarnating in a civilized kingdom, Pete wakes up in the Demon's Maw, the deadliest place in the world!He's been given immortality he didn't ask for, godlike powers he doesn't understand, and a second chance he's not sure he deserves. When he finds two orphaned sisters in a slave wagon, Pete makes a choice: he couldn't save Sarah, but maybe he can save them. Maybe he can be the father he always wanted to be. A story about grief, healing, found family, and a man who became immortal but forgot to stop being human. --- UPDATES: Every Tuesday and SaturdayCONTENT WARNING: Contains themes of grief, slavery (not graphically depicted), and monster violence. This is a healing journey story, not grimdark.
| # | Title | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prologue: The Weight of Ten Years | 863 |
| 2 | Chapter 1: A Conversation with Divinity | 0 |
| 3 | Chapter 2: The Worst Possible Entrance | 0 |
| 4 | Chapter 3: The Right Kind Of Human | 0 |
| 5 | Chapter 4: Signal The Apocalypse | 0 |
| 6 | Chapter 5: The Weight We Carry | 0 |
| 7 | Chapter 6: Greyport | 0 |
| 8 | Chapter 7: Two Out Of Twelve | 0 |
| 9 | Chapter 8: Caught Unaware | 2,341 |
| 10 | Chapter 9: Red Hand Camp | 2,068 |
| 11 | Chapter 10: Unforeseen Carnage | 0 |
| 12 | Chapter 11: Family | 0 |
| 13 | Chapter 12: Ashes And Light | 0 |
| 14 | Interlude: The Boy With No Name | 0 |
| 15 | Chapter 13: Exodus | 0 |
| 16 | Chapter 14: Magic Lessons | 0 |
| 17 | Chapter 15: Magic Battle | 0 |
| 18 | Chapter 16: A Promise Made | 0 |
| 19 | Chapter 17: Welcome To Haven | 0 |
| 20 | Chapter 18: King of Haven | 0 |
| 21 | Chapter 19: The King And The Dragon | 0 |
| 22 | Chapter 20: Saying Goodbyes | 0 |
| 23 | Chapter 21: We Stay Together | 0 |
| 24 | Chapter 22: Leaving The Borderlands | 0 |
| 25 | Chapter 23: Familiar Mistakes | 0 |
| 26 | Chapter 24: Divine Engineering | 0 |
| 27 | Chapter 25: The Ruin | 0 |
| 28 | Chapter 26: Lily and Sera Harrington | 0 |
| 29 | Chapter 27: Beginners Course | 0 |
| 30 | Chapter 28: Growing Pains | 0 |
| 31 | Chapter 29: The Smallest Light | 0 |
| 32 | Chapter 30: Training Day | 0 |
| 33 | Chapter 31: One Of The Good Ones | 0 |
| 34 | Chapter 32: Normal Doesn't Apply | 0 |
| 35 | Chapter 33: A Good Week | 0 |
| 36 | Chapter 34: The Hunter And The Hunted | 0 |
| 37 | Chapter 35: Watched | 0 |
| 38 | Chapter 36: Dinner With The Collector | 0 |
| 39 | Chapter 37: Assessments | 0 |
| 40 | Chapter 38: Almost Human | 0 |
| 41 | Chapter 39: Anna's Fate | 0 |
| 42 | Chapter 40: What are you? | 0 |
| 43 | Chapter 41: A Father's Second Chance | 0 |
| 44 | Teaser | 0 |
| 45 | Chapter 42: Two Years | 0 |
| 46 | Chapter 43: The Wedding | 0 |
| 47 | Chapter 44: One More Thread | 0 |
| 48 | Chapter 45: Three Days | 0 |
| 49 | Chapter 46: The Wall | 0 |
| 50 | Chapter 47: The Fastest of Us | 0 |
| 51 | Chapter 48: Divine | 0 |
| 52 | Chapter 49: Carried | 0 |
| 53 | Chapter 50: No Wall On The Hell Side | 0 |
| 54 | Chapter 51: Everyone Needs a Little Healing | 0 |
| 55 | Chapter 52: The Chain | 0 |