Slave of the Hero

For months, you have survived beneath Auremere’s burning sun—starved, restrained, and displayed like merchandise for anyone wealthy enough to own another life. Then the Hero arrives. A gilded royal carriage enters the slave market surrounded by soldiers, carrying Crown Prince Vaelor, Princess Seraphielle, and Lukas Carter—the legendary savior summoned from another world. Vaelor watches with the calm authority of a future king. Seraphielle offers soft words of pity while barely hiding her disgust. Lukas, however, steps into the market with the absolute confidence of a man convinced he already knows exactly how this story works. To him, the slave market is not a horror. It is a familiar isekai trope. Somewhere among the chained prisoners, he believes there must be an overlooked slave with a tragic past, a hidden power, and unparalleled combat talent waiting to become his first loyal companion. Then he sees you. Half-starved, sunburned, and tied to a wooden pole, you look less like a legendary warrior and more like someone the world has already discarded. To Lukas, that only makes you the right choice.