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Nullborn Engine
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Sep 02, 2025
A2,676words
Synopsis

Energis-7 runs on light—runic grids, mana rails, students who glow just by breathing.
Temo Kuroganezu doesn’t.

Labeled Nullborn and written off by everyone from classmates to faculty, Temo decides if the world won’t give him magic, he’ll build an engine for it. With a reckless tinkerer, a numbers-obsessed realist, and a shy song-mage at his side, he prototypes the KataShot—a handheld lattice that fires spell crystals without a caster.

Feet, not fear.
Tools, not talent.
Welcome to Nullborn Engine.

Note from author

This started as a character backstory write up for TTRPG I'm playing. But this idea seemed so unique and different to me, mostly the world honestly, I felt like I wanted to turn into something more. So here it is. I hope you like it.

This is my first time doing something like this. I did have AI help me write this as I'm certainly no writer, unfortunately. I'm just the idea man. I'm working on improving my writing skills though.

This started as a character backstory write up for TTRPG I'm playing. But this idea seemed so unique and different to me, mostly the world honestly, I felt like I wanted to turn into something more. So here it is. I hope you like it.

This is my first time doing so...

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