by dagict2
Have you ever finished a generic light novel, closed the tab, and thought, “Ahh... what a complete waste of time”? You are not alone. We’ve all been there—watching a protagonist make a bafflingly stupid decision and thinking, “If only the main character just did this instead.” For years, those exact frustrations fueled an entire world of imagination in my mind, building scenarios where things were handled better. Now, those scenarios have finally evolved into a single story. At first glance, Kenji Sora’s journey seems painfully familiar. You might read the first ten chapters and think, “Hm? Haven't I read something exactly like this before?” A tragic future. A sudden flash of light. A rewrite of fate. But as you accompany Sora thirty years back into the past, you will find the one thing other generic stories completely lack: A world that is realistic, yet completely unrealistic. It is realistic because the characters act with reasonable logic, strategic tactical planning, and genuine human emotion. Yet, it is completely unrealistic because the horrors, the anomalies, and magic they face simply shouldn't exist in our reality. Sora isn't a flawless god; he is a man who knows the exact cost of a bullet, the fragility of a frontline, and the brutal reality of dealing with terrifying entities. Waking up decades in the past, Sora finds his family alive and the world on the brink of an unseen apocalypse. Equipped with thirty years of future knowledge and a refusal to repeat past blunders, can he protect them from the upcoming devastation? Forget the cheap plot armor and the convenient power-ups. This is regression handled right. Follow Kenji Sora into the dark, and discover how a little bit of reason changes everything.
