False heroes
Gabriel stone was the academy's biggest failure, powerless, bullied and abused by others at school. But when the normal targeting routine leaves him dying in the ancient vaults, three entities fused with his soul. Umbrix, the tortured souls,Echo malachar the legendary psychic void king and Soulrender a reality cutting weapon.
Now Gabriel possesses incredible void power but must hide it in a world where heroes gain fame by taking down villains including other heroes in televised battles.
After discovering the truth of how the hero federation forces creatures to play as villains it shatters everything he stands for and knowing that the federation was built in nothing but centuries old lies.
As he tries to balance his academic life with his newly formed personality, he must protect his growing feelings from Emma the future-seer and prevent the federation's ultimate plan. a staged apocalypse that would cement their control forever, but with each use of his power he risks losing his humanity to the entities within him.
In a world where heroes are fraud and villains are victims, one boy must decide: expose the truth and risk chaos or become the world's greatest villain to protect everyone else.
Read
Chapter: chapter 11: new reality The next morning, Gabriel woke to find his dormitory room empty. Marcus's bed was neatly made, his belongings still in place, but his roommate was nowhere to be seen.He's afraid, Umbrix observed quietly. Most humans would be.Gabriel sat up and looked at himself in the small mirror above his desk. He looked the same thin, ordinary, fifteen years old. But his eyes held something different now. Depth. Shadows that moved when the light caught them wrong.His uniform collar, which had glowed red for three years, now pulsed with steady blue light. Rank 156. The Academy had officially reclassified him overnight, placing him in the jumping straight to A-rank. Smart, Gabriel thought. Less dramatic, less likely to cause panic.Though after yesterday's display, he doubted anyone was fooled.They're managing the narratory, Echo said. Making your rise seem gradual rather than explosive.Gabriel dressed quickly and gathered his books. The hallways would be full of students heading to breakfast, a
Last Updated: 2025-10-22
Chapter: chapter 10: consequences Gabriel had exactly seventeen minutes of peace before the Academy guards came for him He spent those minutes in an empty classroom on the third floor, sitting by a window and watching rain streak down after the glass. The storm had grown stronger after his fight with Thane, as if the weather itself was responding to the power he'd unleashed “They're coming for us, " Umbrix observed and would have reported what they saw.‘Let them try to cage us again,”Soulrender's fragment hissed eagerly.Violence will only make things worse, Echo said. We need to be smart about this.Gabriel pressed his forehead against the cool glass. “I shouldn't have revealed so much. Everyone's afraid of me now” Fear is better than being laughed at, Echo replied coldly. Footsteps in the hallway. Multiple sets, moving with purple. Gabriel's enhanced hearing picked up the soft rustle of protective gear and the quiet of magical weapons being held. The classroom door burst open. Six Academy guards entered, their
Last Updated: 2025-10-21
Chapter: The power revealed The silence that followed Gabriel's transformation stretched for three heartbeats that felt like eternity. Rain drummed against the arena's protective dome, and in that crystalline moment, fifteen hundred people tried to process what they'd just witnessed.Then chaos erupted.“IMPOSSIBLE!” Someone shouted from the stands.“He was tested! Three years of testing!” "What the hell is he ?” Thane stumbled backward, his face a mask of shock and growing fear. The confident predator who had entered the arena was gone, replaced by a boy who suddenly understood he'd concerned something far more dangerous than he'd ever imagined. Now they see, Echo purred with satisfaction. Now they understand what real power looks like. Careful, Umbrix warned. We've revealed ourselves. Every move from here will be watched and analyzed. Gabriel felt the power flowing through him like liquid night controlled, focused, but cast as an ocean. His void sight showed him everything: Thane's hammering heartbeat, th
Last Updated: 2025-10-04
Chapter: The battle beginsThe morning of the ranking battles was cold and gray, with storm clouds pressing down on Heroic Dawn Academy. Gabriel stood at his window, watching students stream toward the combat arena in excitement. His reflection stared back still the same thing fifteen years old but his eyes held depths that hadn't been there before. Today's the day huh.., Echo said with satisfaction Today we reveal just enough, Umbrix corrected. Remember, we want to win, not expose ourselves completely.Today we cut, Soulrender's fragment added eagerly. Finally, finally, we get to cut something.Gabriel pressed his forehead against the cool glass. His hands were steady, his heart calm. The nervousness that should be consuming him was nowhere to be found. In its place a cold certainly terrified him more than anxiety could have.You ready for this?"Gabriel turned to find Marcus watching him with concern. He was already dressed in his academy uniform, lightning crackling faintly around his fingers, a nervous ha
Last Updated: 2025-10-04
Chapter: The day before One day until the ranking battles, and Gabriel Stone was losing his mind.He sat in the Academy’s library, surrounded by the dusty books on basic combat theory, while the three entities argued about the strategy. Other students gave his comer a wide berth partly because he was still the failure they knew, but mostly because the temperature had dropped ten degrees and shadows kept moving whenever he didn't pay attention.We should end this quickly, Soulrender urged for the hundredth time. One cut through his defenses, sliced him from his shoulder to hip.We want to win the wager, not start a war with the federation. A simple strike enough to prove our point would be enough. Umbrix countered. You're both thinking too small, Echo said with cold amusement. This is about one arrogant boy. This is a message to the others.Gabriel pressed his palms against his temples, trying to quiet the voices. The dream has been getting worse. Last night he found himself sleepwalking, standing in the Aca
Last Updated: 2025-10-04
Chapter: The gathering storm Two days until the ranking battles, and the Academy buzzed with nervous energy.Gabriel sat alone at his usual table in the dining hall, eating his breakfast while chaos spinned around him. Students clustered in excited groups, placing final bets and making predictions. The odds against him had risen by ten fifty to one that he'd land a single hit, a hundred to one that he'd last more than thirty seconds.They have no idea what's coming, Soulrender purred with vicious satisfaction.Neither do you, Umbrix replied grimly. We've barely had four days to integrate. Using our power in combat this soon is dangerous.Dangerous for whom? Echo asked with dark amusement. The boy, or everyone else? That was the question keeping Gabriel awake at night. The dreams were more vivid, more overwhelming. Last night he'd dreamed he was Echo himself, standing on a mountain of crystalized souls while dimensions burned around him. He'd women up with frost covering his window and shadow writing on his bedr
Last Updated: 2025-10-04
