IRAE: The Aeon That Defies Itself

​Roland Cael Fyodor had already decided how his life would end. ​At twenty years old, he was exhausted. ​After losing his parents, he gave up on college, worked himself to the bone, raised his younger brother, and spent years wearing a flawless corporate mask to pretend he was a functioning human being. ​To his office, he was dependable. ​Responsible. ​Normal. ​Inside, he was simply waiting for the final ledger to close so he could disappear. ​That day never came. ​Instead, Roland and twenty-eight of his Indonesian coworkers were violently summoned to another world. ​A world of ancient magic, warring kingdoms, and a cruel system that desperately demands heroes. ​While his companions chase power, purpose, and a way back to Earth, Roland finds himself trapped in a reality he never asked to manage. He wants nothing more than to stay unnoticed and fade into the background. ​Unfortunately, the universe seems determined to keep assigning him new administrative problems. ​For the first time in years, people rely on him. ​For the first time in years, he has friends whose company he genuinely enjoys. ​For the first time in years, he begins to wonder if the life he wanted to abandon might have been worth fighting for after all. ​Then the impossible starts happening. ​Political tensions rise. Forgotten horrors awaken. And the ghosts of things that haven't happened yet begin to bleed into Roland's vision. ​As reality unravels and the line between memory, prophecy, and madness grows thinner, he is forced to confront a question far more terrifying than death: ​What happens when a man who wanted to die starts finding reasons to live? ​IRAE is a dark, character-driven psychological isekai about burnout, trauma, adult friendship, self-acceptance, and the difficult search for meaning in a world that refuses to let go of broken people. ​Because sometimes, living is the hardest contract to fulfill.