My System Wants Me Dead

Malachai wakes up on a morgue slab tagged as deceased, with no memory of who he was and a sarcastic voice now living inside his skull. The Engine, as it calls itself, provides cold commentary on his survival odds—which aren't good. He's trapped in a facility where corrupted monsters hunt failed experiments like him. Those who manifest powers survive. Those who don't become food. Malachai discovers he can steal pain, inflict agony with a touch, and manipulate wounds themselves. The Engine labels him a Martyr, but something feels wrong. His abilities don't follow the rules. Forced into a brutal trial alongside other survivors, including the fierce and mysterious Arwen, Malachai must fight through deadly mazes and forge uneasy alliances. But the people who experimented on him want their failed subject back—or eliminated. What Malachai doesn't know is that every time he uses his power, he's feeding something far more dangerous than the monsters hunting him

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