The Snake Will Smoke in Another World: Path of the Blade

​In Keinji Moura's world, it was often said that it was easier for a snake to smoke a pipe than for the improbable to become reality. He forged his spirit in this defiance, shaped by the loss of his family in a 2002 Tokyo bombing and the iron discipline of the Brazilian Army. But fate is a silent traitor: under the shadows of a São Paulo square, a robbery and a single gunshot brought an abrupt end to his journey on Earth. ​Yet, for Keinji, death was merely the start of a new mission. ​Awakening as the fourth son of a Marquess in a world where magic dictates a man's worth, Keinji expected to find the cold neglect of nobility. Instead, he found something sacred: four siblings bound by a pact of blood and loyalty, fighting not for crowns, but for each other. ​Devoid of magical inheritance and armed only with his tactical mind and the weight of a standard-issue sword, he must carve a path of bravery through a realm of arrogant aristocrats who underestimate the value of steel and discipline. However, the abyss awaits: kidnapped and sold as a slave in the Morgathian Empire, Keinji will know the bottom of the pit and the cruelty of the chains. ​From surviving slave markets to the monumental battles that will decide the future of the continent of Trescia, Keinji will use the knowledge of his past life to subvert the present. Between the daily grind of war and the secrets of the darkest nights, he will prove that a soldier's greatest weapon is not magic, but the will to never bow down. ​They call him insignificant. They expect him to fail. But when Keinji unsheathes his blade, he brings with him a warning from his homeland: ​"When the impossible manifests and the oppressed strike back... The Snake Will Smoke." ​Warnings: ​This work addresses sensitive themes with a focus on realism. Consider it a Dark Fantasy. ​Story Arc: ​Arc 1: New Life (Ch. 1-9) ​Arc 2: Shattered Pride / Vermilion Captivity (Ch. 10-20) ​Arc 3: Night of the Red Nightmare (Ch. 21-28) ​Arc 4: Vermilion Manor Part 1 (Ch. 29-44) ​Arc 5: Operation Acacias (Ch. 45-64) ​Arc 6: Operation Scavenger (Ch. 65-86) Arc 7: (87-92+)