I Gave Them Glory, Now I Take It Back
After completing my system mission, I give up the massive reward and choose to stay in this world because I have a happy, loving family.
My sister, Naomi Sullivan, is a world-renowned genius scientist, and every one of her discoveries bears my name.
My mother, Gloria Lynch, heads a financial empire that controls the global economy, and she transfers every share she owns into my name.
And my father, Arnold Sullivan, is an action star. He's a legendary screen icon, but he retires to watch me grow up.
I'm the golden child everyone envies until Daniel Sullivan, their biological son, shows up at our door.
Overnight, their love for me vanishes, and I become the outsider who stole the rightful heir's place in the family.
Daniel stages a fall down the stairs, and Dad breaks my ribs to make me pay.
I take a single bite of Daniel's leftover cake because I'm starving, but Mom locks me in the basement with an attack dog for three days. Then, she has a gold cake made just to cheer him up.
All it takes is one offhand complaint that his chest feels tight, and Naomi removes my heart to give it to him, replacing it with an artificial one.
"It's just a heart. You're strong enough to handle it. Daniel needs it more than you do."
Naomi stands nearby with a tablet in hand, coldly logging the results. "Don't worry. Artificial heart technology is already well established. The survival rate is excellent in theory. You won't die."
After my soul leaves my body, I watch Daniel casually toss my heart into the trash.
Then, the long-silent system finally awakens.
"Clifford, would you like to take back everything you bestowed upon them in exchange for a chance to be revived? This includes your mother's fortune, your father's extraordinary physical gifts, and your sister's incredible mind."