The Boy Who Refused To Be Isekai'd

Zion has no secret royal lineage. No destined prophecy. He’s just a kid who was too stubborn to die when a transmigrating soul tries to hijack his body. In the world of Galanyr, the world is divided into two groups: the Awakened, who harness the world’s mana, and the Soulless, who are never able to Ignite their soul. Zion is a Soulless. A nobody. A street rat with no surname and no future, his only inheritance is a dull metal ring left behind by his mother who died in a brothel’s backroom when he was three. He survives on the brutal streets of Blandheim through his wits, and survival instinct, until a pickpocketing attempt gone wrong leaves him broken and dying in a rain-slicked alley. In the threshold between life and death, an invading soul from another world, an “otaku” granted a new life, tries to hijack Zion's body.  But Zion’s will to live is a jagged, sharpened thing, and he devours the soul of the invader.He awakens with fragmented memories of a world called “Earth” and the revelation that the “otaku” wanted to be reborn in a magical world with three gifts, of which only one was successfully transferred over to Zion. "Purification of Magical Energy". To top it off, after having Awakened, it turns out the ring his mother gave him contains the soul of a sassy know-it-all Archmage. In a world where fate is not written in stone and destiny is something you seize for yourself. A boy from the slums will rise. What you can expect: - Clever Protaganist, slow but steady progression, character driven writing, earned power growth, intricate worldbuilding, magical schools-A mix of Western magic and eastern cultivation power system - An MC who is ruthless, but not an edge-lord psychopath- Word count for each chapter will be 2500+ - Posting Schedule - Mon - Fri