Noah Centineo was a college student. He was studying Computer Engineering. In his free time, he read web novels. Reading web novels was his passion. He read all types of novels, from action and fantasy to dark and smut. Among the hundreds of novels he read, one was his favorite, the one he looked forward to reading every day whenever a new chapter came out.
"The Last Horizon" written by Ace_8612, was an action-romance fantasy novel with two thousand one hundred twenty chapters. He was a fan of the novel due to its well-written characters and world-building.
He spent any extra cash he had on The Last Horizon.
He was one of the very first readers of the novel. He read it, and slowly, he got to know the author.
He joined the author's social server, talked to him, and gave him his thoughts and tips. They slowly became friends.
And finally, after three years, the novel suddenly ended with a very disappointing rushed ending, and Ace said he would retire from writing. Noah was surprised and angry.
How could a great fiction end so badly? How, in the end, was everything the main character went through meaningless?
Nothing was saved...
That day, after finishing college, when he got back home at night, he personally messaged the author, asking why he had ended the novel this way and why he was retiring.
Noah asked Ace the reason for choosing to rush the ending and completely destroy the story.
Ace didn't reply. Instead, he asked Noah a question:
"Do you think you could change the ending if you were given the chance to rewrite the story?"
"And..."
"Would you make a different decision to reach the ending?"
Noah, without hesitation replied,
"Yes. I would."
"I would reach a different and beautiful ending."
Hearing Noah's answer, Ace simply said,
"I hope you won't forget and reach the ending you desire…"
After this message, Ace_8612 shortly after deleted his social server and erased any traces he had online.
Noah was definitely surprised and angry at the author's behavior. He didn't know what the author meant by "reaching the ending you desire."
But sadly, he didn't have the time to think about it because he had an exam on Data Structures tomorrow.
With a sad mind, he went to sleep.
But the next morning, when he woke up, he wasn't Noah.
He had somehow woken up as Lucas Lockhart from The Last Horizon.
*****
When Noah finally opened his eyes, he was in a different room. It was much bigger than his bedroom, and the accessories around the room were far more expensive than anything he had ever seen.
He was extremely tired. He had a massive headache.
"Huh!!"
"Agh!!"
"Where am I?"
"Where the hell are my clothes!?"
Noah was exhausted and extremely surprised by his surroundings. He slowly got up, dragging his tired body to look for a bathroom.
When he found the bathroom, he entered, cleaned himself, and then looked into the mirror. What he saw left him in shock.
"Who the hell is this?"
"Why do I have damn blonde hair and blue eyes?"
"What kind of game is this?"
Noah had originally been somewhat bulky, with black hair and brown eyes.
Now, he had a slim body, blonde hair, which he hated and blue eyes.
Noah forced himself to calm down. He knew panicking wouldn't solve anything. He left the bathroom and entered the room again.
"Now, are there any phones here?"
Once he entered the room, he found clothes lying around. He dressed himself somewhat properly and started looking for a phone.
After some time, he found a device that looked like a phone.
"Now, how does this work?"
The phone was far more advanced than anything from the twenty-first century.
Noah somehow managed to figure it out. There was one message on the phone.
He clicked on it.
[Young master Lucas, you have been accepted into Nexus Academy. You should leave soon, as the gates for Nexus Academy will open shortly. There is a car downstairs belonging to us, the Lockhart family, in the hotel you are staying at. I advise you to get ready to leave very soon. All your luggage is in the car.]
[Good luck, Young Master.]
"Nexus Academy?"
"Lucas?"
"Lockhart?"
Shit!!!
"Am I in The Last Horizon!?"
How?
Why?
Noah was shocked. He remembered going to sleep, but now he had woken up as Lucas Lockhart in The Last Horizon.
Now,
Some might ask,
"Why is it a bad thing to wake up as a character in a novel you loved?"
Because Lucas Lockhart was the most despicable human being in The Last Horizon.
"Why is that?"
Lucas was originally the youngest son of the Lockhart family. The Lockhart family was famous for their contribution in the Second Cataclysm and the ongoing war with the demons. They were well known.
In the last century, they had produced some of the top-ranked Espers, and Lucas was born into this prestigious family.
Lucas was a gifted child, and his family pampered him. They never said no to any of his requests.
He was spoiled.
Any duel he fought growing up, he always won.
Lucas always thought he was the strongest of his generation.
But...
During a ball party, he got into a heated argument with one of the well-known families the Nightingale family.
Like the Lockhart family, the Nightingale family was well-known and respected for their conviction and sense of justice.
One thing led to another, and Lucas challenged the young master of the Nightingale family, Arthur Nightingale.
The duel was one sided. Arthur Nightingale completely overwhelmed Lucas and defeated him.
For the first time, Lucas was defeated. That day, Lucas realized he wasn't strong nor was he the strongest of his generation.
The only reason he had always won was that the people he fought were weak.
He couldn't accept his defeat. So, he asked his parents to get rid of Arthur Nightingale.
However, because Arthur was from the Nightingale family, they refused. Aside from being a prominent family, they didn't want to ruin their relationship over a children's fight.
So they ignored Lucas's request.
Lucas was furious at the outcome and his parents.
Up until now, no one had ever said no to him.
Slowly, he started to change.
He began treating everyone badly.
He thought everyone around him including his parents was mocking him.
He found pleasure in women and drugs.
He spent many nights in brothels, flaunting his money and power.
Using his family's name, he committed many crimes.
But...
One day, he found a maid in his family mansion. He lusted after her body. He forced himself onto her.
Being a mere maid, she couldn't do anything.
She couldn't get justice.
The trauma was too much for her to bear. She committed suicide.
Due to his family's power, no one said anything, and the incident was swept under the rug.
But...
Everyone in high society knew about it.
Since the Lockhart family was led by a Apex rank Esper, they chose to ignore everything.
That was until Lucas was seventeen when the Apex rank Esper of the Lockhart family went missing.
A huge power vacuum was created.
Now, people went after the Lockhart family and Lucas.
The best way to destroy the Lockhart family was to expose their crimes to the public.
Lucas's crimes came to light.
People demanded justice and called for the Lockhart family to hand Lucas over to the government. But even without their Apex rank Esper, the Lockhart family still had influence.
They kept Lucas away from punishment.
And their solution?
Enrolling him in Nexus Academy.
One way or another, they managed to put Lucas into Nexus Academy.