The fortune's deadline
In a gritty urban world where dreams drown faster than the desperate, Jason Hale is a forgotten orphan with no family, no future, and now just 60 days to live. Diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer, his only light is girlfriend Stephanie Scott—the woman he plans to marry before the end. But when he discovers her betrayal with a wealthy rival, despair drives him to leap into an empty hotel pool, clutching his grandfather's mysterious cross necklace.
As water fills his lungs, the cross activates: a holographic system screen materializes, binding him to "Fortune's Deadline"—60 days to amass riches or perish. Complete meaningful tasks for wealth and lifespan extensions; fail, and penalties strip away time, memories, and secrets. With clear rules (no exploits, strategic growth only), hidden costs (erased pasts tying to his unknown parents), and escalating rewards (millions and months added), Jason rises from penniless delivery boy to empire-builder.
But as fortune flows, betrayers close in, and the system's true source whispers of a larger conspiracy. Will Jason rewrite his fate, reclaim his love, and uncover his orphan origins before the clock hits zero? In this high-stakes progression tale of empowerment and suspense, every decision buys time—or buries it forever.
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Chapter: chapter 52: The legacy within Darkness pressed against Jason from every direction. The storm of light, shadow, and code had consumed him, but he could feel a pulse—deep, steady, alive. It wasn’t just his heartbeat. It was the Legacy, the system inside him, calling.> SYSTEM ALERT: FULL INTEGRATION DETECTED.RECOMMENDATION: ENGAGE CORE ABILITIES IMMEDIATELY.Jason’s body felt weightless, yet every nerve burned. His mother’s voice echoed in his mind, soft but strong:> “Jason… the Legacy… it’s not only around you… it’s inside you. Feel it… control it…”He tried. His arms moved without thought, energy forming around his body. The cross, lost in the storm, reappeared, floating above him, glowing with gold-red light. Tendrils of power wrapped around his fingers as if responding to his will.Malik’s shadow appeared beside him, half-human, half-code, eyes glowing crimson.> “You think the system belongs to you now? I am part of it too. You can’t escape me!”Jason’s chest flared. He had survived every test, every betrayal
Last Updated: 2025-11-17
Chapter: chapter 51: The unknown administrator The throne pulsed under the new figure’s hand. Light spilled everywhere, twisting the fractured plain into impossible shapes. Jason and Malik froze in place, their energy surging, clashing against the presence that had just appeared.The blue glow from the throne spread like liquid across the world, turning shadows into sharp angles, colors into blinding flames. Every fragment of the city, every piece of code, every floating platform trembled.Jason’s mother held onto him tightly, whispering:> “Jason… I don’t know who that is… but he—she—is stronger than both of you combined.”Jason gritted his teeth. His chest burned, the cross on his chest screaming, pulsing like it wanted to explode. He felt the system inside him wake to fight the new presence.> SYSTEM ALERT: NEW ADMINISTRATOR DETECTED.CLASS: UNKNOWN.POWER LEVEL: UNLIMITED.RECOMMENDATION: ENGAGE WITH EXTREME CAUTION.Malik’s red eyes glared at the throne, fire twisting his face.> “Impossible… I should control everything. I am
Last Updated: 2025-11-17
Chapter: chapter 50: The battle for the source throneThe moment Malik leapt toward the glowing throne, the whole world screamed.Not with sound.With light.Blinding, burning, shaking light that tore the sky in half and sent waves of raw power rolling across the endless white plain. Jason felt the floor vanish under his feet as the ground exploded into thousands of floating pieces of data, each one flickering like tiny stars.His mother pulled him close, shielding him with her arms as Malik’s dark energy twisted the air.But Jason pushed forward.He could not wait.He could not watch.He could not lose.> “MALIK! STOP!”Malik didn’t stop.He didn’t even look back.His whole body glowed with a wicked red light, like fire mixed with poison, like code mixed with hunger. His fingers stretched, becoming long claws made of corrupted data.> “The throne belongs to me,” Malik roared.“YOU were only a tool, Jason. But I… I am the evolution.”Jason felt the system inside him wake with a sharp jolt.SYSTEM ALERT: CRITICAL THREAT DETECTED.ENABLE P
Last Updated: 2025-11-15
Chapter: chapter 49: the source gate awakensThe moment Jason stepped through the glowing gateway, the entire world folded inward like a collapsing star. Every sound vanished. Every color dissolved. Every sense he possessed was stretched, expanded, and then shattered into pieces he could barely hold together.It felt as if he were falling through time itself—falling through memories that were not his, falling through futures that were not written, falling through the dreams and nightmares of everyone who had ever touched the Legacy.And then—A soft hum.A ripple of warm light.A quiet pulse, like the heartbeat of a sleeping giant.Jason opened his eyes.He stood on a vast, endless plain made of shifting white sand. But this sand was not sand at all—it was data, millions of glowing particles floating and reforming with each breath he took. Above him, the sky was a swirling ocean of golden clouds, each hiding symbols, equations, and fractured faces that blinked in and out of existence.His cross glowed faintly on his chest.His m
Last Updated: 2025-11-15
Chapter: chapter 48: Heart of primordial legacy The blinding pulse of energy tore through Jason’s senses, shredding every notion of reality he had clung to. Light, sound, and time folded together, twisting into shapes his mind could barely comprehend. The cathedral no longer existed. The walls, pillars, and floors dissolved into streams of liquid radiance, forming a space that was infinite and impossible, yet tethered to his consciousness by the golden-red pulse of his cross.His mother’s hand remained in his, her energy now a constant hum in his chest. She was no longer fully human, no longer just code—she had become the living core of the Legacy itself. Her voice, layered in harmonics of life and system code, resonated inside his mind:> “Jason… this is it. The heart. The point where all things converge. If we falter… everything ends.”Jason swallowed hard, feeling the weight of countless trials, betrayals, and victories pressing down on him. Every phase, every holographic trap, every encounter with Malik, every moment of doubt—t
Last Updated: 2025-11-14
Chapter: chapter 47: The battle of primordial core The cathedral of light and shadow shuddered under the presence of the Origin. Its form multiplied, spiraling into infinite reflections, each one a mirror of time itself. Jason felt the weight of millennia pressing into his bones, the air vibrating with impossible resonance. Every pulse of his cross, every heartbeat, felt like a drum echoing across existence.> SYSTEM ALERT: PRIMORDIAL CORE ENGAGED – THREAT LEVEL: COSMIC.Jason’s mother floated beside him, her body a luminous lattice of human and system integration. Her voice was melodic yet precise, each word carrying the gravitas of digital omniscience:> “Jason… the Origin feeds on doubt. Channel certainty, unify all echoes, and claim the inheritance. Hesitation is death.”Jason exhaled sharply. He closed his eyes, letting the Strategist, Fighter, and Healer merge into a single consciousness. Thought, reflex, and empathy coalesced, creating an awareness that transcended flesh. He became one with the Legacy, his energy radiating outw
Last Updated: 2025-11-14
