by D0_vah
When the sky cracked open and the Divine Realm merged with Earth, humanity received the Karma Ledger — a system that grants power based not on levels or experience, but on the moral weight of every choice you make. Seventy-two Divine Seals, each carrying the mantle of an ancient Eastern god, scattered across the world. Bond with a seal, and your karma alignment determines your abilities. The same god grants vastly different powers to a saint and a sinner. Lin Yu bonded with Seal #0 — a seal that doesn't exist. The system calls him an error. The gods want him erased. But his glitch lets him absorb fragments from any seal, weaving abilities no single Bearer can replicate. As he fights to survive in post-Convergence Taipei, Lin Yu discovers a terrible truth: those who reach the peak of karma — whether pure good or pure evil — don't ascend to godhood. They get harvested. The 72 gods are prisoners, and the system is a farm. The only ones who can see the cage are those who walk the grey path. And grey karma is the hardest path of all. Author’s Special Note: This story was originally submitted elsewhere, but the "system" there rejected it for not fitting their cookie-cutter mold. I’ve decided to bring Lin Yu’s journey here to Royal Road—a place that actually values complex world-building, tactical progression, and a protagonist who thinks before he strikes. If you're tired of mindless face-slapping and want a story where mythology, history, and a glitchy survival system collide, welcome home. We’re doing things differently here.
