The Archon's Idle Path

Tadek was nobody, a listless student content with watching the world go by. That life ends when he's chosen as the vessel for the soul of the dying Archon Voroshan, a legendary strategist. But the ritual fails. Instead of being replaced, Tadek awakens with the Archon's memories, a System that multiplies his power with every step he takes, and a world that believes he is their hero reborn. Now, he must play the part of a ruthless genius to survive, a mask that chafes against his inherently lazy nature. His new System offers a path to godhood, one step at a time, but its exponential growth acts like a beacon, drawing the attention of factions that want to either control or destroy him. He is hunted by the very cult that orchestrated his 'rebirth' and watched by a beautiful, sharp-witted investigator who is slowly falling for the legend, not the man. To protect the quiet life he craves, Tadek must become the monster everyone expects him to be. But as he walks this path to impossible power, will he lose himself to the Archon's shadow, or can he forge his own destiny before the coming apocalypse consumes them all?