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Chapter 1 - Prologue

[Scene: A teenager running on a sports field]

Diopha (voice-over):

— Hey there! Wondering who that handsome, athletic, super-charismatic guy is?

Yeah… that's me — Diopha Hitari!

Okay, not the guy sprinting up front… that's a damn monster.

I'm the one lagging behind, drenched in sweat, one breath away from collapsing.

(Slow-motion collapse. Dramatic fall.)

— Boom. KO.

Don't worry — it's just for laughs.

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[Cut to: Infirmary]

— Name's Diopha Hitari. 17 years old. 1.80m. Athletic level: trash.

But in video games? I'm a god.

Top 1 VR player in Reality Kingdom Online.

They call me Artemis.

(Mental system interface pops up)

[Game Core System — Active Window]

— Branch: Solo Player

— Special Ability: Legacy of Zenkai Shin

— Status: Locked (body incompatible)

— Current Sync: 14%

— Note: Inherited skills exceed dimensional stability. Access granted only after narrative awakening.

Diopha (thinking):

I've inherited the powers of an overpowered manga character.

But my system has them sealed. Too unstable. Too deadly for me right now.

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[Flashback — March 11, 3005]

(The sky cracks open. A dimensional rift appears. Monsters pour out.)

Diopha (voice-over):

— That day… everything changed.

No one saw it coming. No scientist, no genius.

They called it the Dungeon Break.

— Half of humanity was wiped out.

But those who survived… awakened powers.

Abilities tied to their deepest habits and true passions.

— Me? I was just a guy obsessed with games and manga.

(He stands alone before a monstrous horde. Freeze frame.)

— I took down 25 of them.

Alone.

Because of him…

(Blurry figure of Zenkai Shin behind him.)

[Game Core System]

— Host: Diopha Hitari

— Special Trait: Zenkai Shin's Legacy

— Original Entity: Ultimate Fictional Being

— Skills: Atomic Destruction, Narrative Manipulation, Logical/Illogical Hax

— Warning: Improper use causes severe life span reduction.

Diopha (thinking):

In this world, powers reflect who you are.

And that… makes me something else entirely.

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[Back to present – Diopha stares at the sky]

— From that day on…

I became the Slayer they now call Artemis.

— The one who dares to defy the heavens.

— This… is the beginning of my story.

Title: Boundless Resolve

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