The One Who Wasn’t Meant to Live

Self-Published

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Description

"Some men don’t die as heroes. They die so others can."

Kael was never meant to survive.

A orphan turned reluctant soldier, he’s spent his life being overlooked—first by his family, then by his army. Coward. Failure. Background character in someone else’s war. But when his battalion is wiped out, he’s the lone survivor on a corpse-strewn battlefield, with an enemy army marching toward the last defenseless village.

There, he finds the kingdom’s greatest knight dying—and a terrible choice:

Blow the bridge, sacrifice yourself… and save thousands.

But the knight is a hero. His life has 'value'. Kael’s? The only thing he’s ever been good for is taking up space.

In a war where legends are written in blood, Kael makes a different kind of choice. One that won’t earn him songs or statues. One no one will remember.

Because the world needs heroes.

But it 'runs' on the forgotten.

Information

Status
Completed
Year
2025
Author
DeadStarr

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Rating
2.3/ 5.0
Followers
2
Views
582

Chapters(4 total)

What readers say about The One Who Wasn’t Meant to Live

  • This story is really simple, and I do not know why it needs to split over 4 separate chapters like this. It is so sparse that it simply doesn't need it. The story is about how heroes are remembered and the fate of all the 'unknowns' who are not recorded. It…
    RznRoyal Road2.5 / 5

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Community Reviews(1)

  • RznRoyal Road
    ★★★ 2.5
    This story is really simple, and I do not know why it needs to split over 4 separate chapters like this. It is so sparse that it simply doesn't need it. The story is about how heroes are remembered and the fate of all the 'unknowns' who are not recorded. It is an interesting story, but it does not go into any great mystery or really tell much of a story. It has its moment, but that is enough.