The Betrayed Scion's Ascendance

Kaelen, the gentle heir to the Silverwood Dukedom, had his world shatter when his ambitious siblings and trusted fiancée conspired to usurp his inheritance, leaving him brutally murdered in a desolate, forgotten dungeon. Yet, fate had a cruel twist. He awoke, not in the afterlife, but tethered to the 'Echo of Treachery' - a dormant system that activates whenever he witnesses or experiences profound betrayal. This unique cheat allows him to perfectly mimic, then exponentially enhance, the skills, magic, and even core memories of the betrayers, turning their perfidy into his power. As his kingdom teeters on the brink of an ancient war, threatened by the very family who cast him aside, Kaelen must navigate a world steeped in deceit. His mission: not merely to exact vengeance, but to expose the web of lies unraveling the realm, reclaim his stolen legacy, and prevent his treacherous kin from plunging Silverwood into eternal darkness, all while wielding a power born from the very darkness that almost claimed him.