A failed literature student dies during an earthquake. Upon awakening, he finds himself in the world of his own unpublished dark-fantasy novel. However, he is not the hero or even a major side character. He has been reincarnated as Riven, the ill-fated squire to the tyrant prince—the story’s final boss.

Instead of dying meaninglessly like in the book, Riven chooses a different path. With meta-knowledge of the story’s flow, he uses strategy, charisma, and small acts of kindness to rewrite destiny from the shadows. But as he changes fate, the world resists. Every deviation from the original plot sends ripples that awaken ancient forces meant to stay buried.