Shield of the Rose

A boy thrown into the abyss by fate. A rise forged in blood, steel, and desire. In the war-torn Monstoke Republic, fifteen-year-old Richie is cornered by bullies who inject him with a lethal dose of X23 — a military-grade muscle enhancement serum that condemns ordinary people to an early grave. But as death closes in, an ancient power stirs within his veins. A dormant Knightly Bloodline awakens — and Richie tears his attackers apart with his bare hands. Yet this awakening is no blessing. It is the beginning of a curse. Diagnosed as an Anomalous — a knight with a defective, incomplete bloodline — Richie is written off as cannon fodder before he even sets foot on a battlefield. Facing the gallows for the lives he took, he is conscripted into Squad 105: an elite all-female knight unit where he serves as the lowest-ranking grunt, enduring brutal Magitech Armor combat training under the watchful eyes of warriors who could kill him as easily as look at him. Then, by a twist of fate, Richie stumbles upon a forbidden Art — an ancient technique that allows him to absorb life energy through sexual union. It is obscene. It is dangerous. And it is the only path to power that his broken bloodline will allow. Now every intimate encounter becomes a crucible of strength. Every battle becomes a proving ground for a legend that should never have existed. From a bullied nobody, Richie rises to become the Midnight Executioner — a phantom whose name strikes terror into enemy nations. From a defective castaway, he ascends to the ranks of the Holy-tier, a force powerful enough to reshape the political destiny of an entire continent. He will rebuild a shattered nation. He will end a world war. He will forge a new era. But beneath the armor and the glory, he never forgets — all he ever wanted was to survive. ------ Posts 1 chapter every two days, I hope (～￣▽￣)～ — Description from novelcodex.org