
by Stynger
The impossible is not what can't happen, but what shouldn't happen. The super powered individuals known as Starborn are the envy of everyone. Everyone wants to be one, whether they want the powers themselves, the respect that comes with protecting people from monsters, or the money that comes with the job. Arden is one of the many wishing to become a Starborn. He wants the power to heal his sister afflicted with a supernatural sickness, and the money to escape the slums. It seems impossible to awaken, especially when the only thing Arden has going for him is a propensity to annoy those stronger than him. That, and a unique power that makes him neither a mundane human nor a Starborn. When an impossible being arrives and threatens to take away the few things Arden wants to protect, Arden is forced to become an impossible being in kind. With his newfound nature and powers, Arden finds that the things he previously thought to be impossible are now within his reach. Cover Art by Kateryna Vitkovska Winner of the November 2025 Royal Road Writathon Challenge Winner of the April 2026 Royal Road Writathon Challenge New Chapters Monday and Friday until mid-September Volume 1 Complete: 1-111 Volume 2 Complete: 112-210 Discord Server: https://discord.gg/X4pRYmxjz5 Read 3 chapters early on Patreon for free, and up to 25 chapters early with a paid membership. *Volume 1 Has Been Stubbed* Volume 1 is free to read on Kindle Unlimited. Click here to visit Amazon and view Volume 1
| # | Title | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1: Superior | 0 |
| 2 | 2: Recovery | 0 |
| 3 | 3: A Small Favor | 0 |
| 4 | 4: The One Behind You | 0 |
| 5 | 5: A Sound Defeat | 0 |
| 6 | 112: A New Day |
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| 7 | 113: Sharing and Caring | 0 |
| 8 | 114: Aura | 0 |
| 9 | 115: Arden's First Act | 0 |
| 10 | 116: Band Of Monsters | 0 |
| 11 | 117: Drinking Night | 0 |
| 12 | 118: Training Daze | 0 |
| 13 | 119: Dinner Party | 0 |
| 14 | 120: Vigilante | 0 |
| 15 | 121: The Human Method | 0 |
| 16 | 122: Forjer Forge | 0 |
| 17 | 123: Backup Dancers | 0 |
| 18 | 124: Where The Wild Things Are | 0 |
| 19 | 125: Monster Hunters | 0 |
| 20 | 126: Striking the Match | 0 |
| 21 | 127: Blast Bull | 0 |
| 22 | 128: Stop Setting Me On Fire | 0 |
| 23 | 129: Then We Will Help You | 0 |
| 24 | 130: The Dog In Me | 0 |
| 25 | 131: The Dress Of Your Dreams | 0 |
| 26 | 132: Stronger and Stranger | 0 |
| 27 | 133: Harvesting Hell | 0 |
| 28 | 134: A Couple Of Freaks | 0 |
| 29 | 135: Prepared | 0 |
| 30 | 136: Field Assessment | 0 |
| 31 | 137: Kepler | 0 |
| 32 | 138: Bad Touch | 0 |
| 33 | 139: A Real Starborn | 0 |
| 34 | 140: Expectations | 0 |
| 35 | 141: Humiliation | 0 |
| 36 | 142: The Best I Can Do | 0 |
| 37 | 143: Hit List | 0 |
| 38 | 144: Two On One | 0 |
| 39 | 145: Cranial Spike | 0 |
| 40 | 146: Tasting Infinity | 0 |
| 41 | 147: Second Life | 0 |
| 42 | 148: All The Time In The World | 0 |
| 43 | 149: First Contact | 0 |
| 44 | 150: Curiosity | 0 |
| 45 | 151: BOUNDARY | 0 |
| 46 | 152: Last Iteration | 0 |
| 47 | 153: Dark Matter Beetle | 0 |
| 48 | 154: Extinction Event | 0 |
| 49 | 155: Shatter | 0 |
| 50 | 156: Stain My Hands | 0 |
| 51 | 157: The Power Of The Paradox | 0 |
| 52 | 158: World Of Color | 0 |
| 53 | 159: Reset | 0 |
| 54 | 160: Out Of The Frying Pan | 0 |
| 55 | 161: Long Sleep | 0 |
| 56 | 162: Wakey Wakey | 0 |
| 57 | 163: Removing Ambiguity | 0 |
| 58 | 164: Big Daddy | 0 |
| 59 | 165: A Message | 0 |
| 60 | 166: Beyond Comprehension | 0 |
| 61 | 167: Housekeeping | 0 |
| 62 | 168: Helix | 0 |
| 63 | 169: A New Team | 0 |
| 64 | 170: DMB Number One | 0 |
| 65 | 171: Comet Squad | 0 |
| 66 | 172: Kamikaze | 0 |
| 67 | 173: Escape | 0 |
| 68 | 174: We Forgot We Were Human | 0 |
| 69 | 175: Loose Screws | 0 |
| 70 | 176: Family Reunion | 0 |
| 71 | 177: Non-Negotiable | 0 |
| 72 | 178: An Invitation | 0 |
| 73 | 179: The Party Bus | 0 |
| 74 | 180: Still Sober | 0 |
| 75 | 181: Going Once | 0 |
| 76 | 182: Survival Vs Life | 0 |
| 77 | 183: Dangerous Element | 0 |
| 78 | 184: Stranger Danger | 0 |
| 79 | 185: Lion's Den | 0 |
| 80 | 186: How He Lives | 0 |
| 81 | 187: Incognito | 0 |
| 82 | 188: Singularity | 0 |
| 83 | A Very Late Preface | 0 |
| 84 | 189: Better Than Fingers | 0 |
| 85 | 190: Turncoat | 0 |
| 86 | 191: A Little Bit Insane | 0 |
| 87 | 192: Dying Wish | 0 |
| 88 | 193: Street Rules | 0 |
| 89 | 194: Purity of Survival | 0 |
| 90 | 195: Weakness Of The Heart | 0 |
| 91 | 196: Ready To Rumble | 0 |
| 92 | 197: The Better Choice | 0 |
| 93 | 198: Skinwalker | 0 |
| 94 | 199: Mic Drop | 0 |
| 95 | 200: First Steps | 0 |
| 96 | 201: Dream | 0 |
| 97 | 202: Display Of Life | 0 |
| 98 | 203: Recruitment | 0 |
| 99 | 204: Magical Mercenaries | 0 |
| 100 | 205: Welcome Back | 0 |
| 101 | 206: Reason Enough | 0 |
| 102 | 207: Learning To Live | 0 |
| 103 | 208: Make The Impossible Possible | 0 |
| 104 | 209: Volume 2 Epilogue 1: RET//URN | 0 |
| 105 | 210: Volume 2 Epilogue 2: I'm A Regressor | 0 |
| 106 | 211: Just A Human | 0 |
| 107 | 212: About Time | 0 |
| 108 | 213: A Little Bit Of Heresy | 0 |
| 109 | 214: Obsolescence | 0 |
| 110 | 215: Legalized Domestic Abuse | 0 |
| 111 | 216: Arden Vs Vera | 0 |
| 112 | 217: Fly On (1) | 0 |
| 113 | 218: Fly On (2) | 0 |
| 114 | 219: Fly On (3) | 0 |
| 115 | 220: Chicken Dinner | 0 |
| 116 | 221: Arden-ness | 0 |
| 117 | 222: Get Rich Quick Scheme | 0 |
| 118 | 223: No Comment | 0 |
| 119 | 224: Cats Don't Have Aura | 0 |
| 120 | 225: Different Numbers | 0 |
| 121 | 226: A As In Arden | 0 |
| 122 | 227: Familiar Faces | 0 |
| 123 | 228: Bad Timing | 0 |
| 124 | 229: One Last Thing | — |
| 125 | 230: Steamer Skiff | — |
| 126 | 231: Backseat | — |
| 127 | 232: Hot Pursuit | — |
| 128 | 233: Stranded | — |
| 129 | 234: The Rogue And The Monk | — |
| 130 | 235: Rabid | — |
| 131 | 236: Regroup | — |
| 132 | 237: Alpha Male | — |
| 133 | 238: Either It Will Or It Won't | — |
| 134 | 239: Counter Attack | — |