Prologue


    Preface


    A rocky mountain towering high into the sky. At its peak stands a form. Half-man, half-rat. The ratling roars.


    The sea of ratlings that fill the horizon as far as your eyes can see, all join their voices to his in a chorus of screams.


    Why, you ask?


    Because theyve won. Because theyve driven out the old and helpless natives of thisnd and have be its new overlord.


    Oh, I havent introduced myself yet, have I?


    Now they call me Falk''[1].


    That ratling screaming from the mountain peak a while ago? That was me.


    Don''t get me wrong though, I wasnt always this way. I was a human too, once.


    How did I end up here? Now <em>theres</em> a story.


    Would you mind listening to me for a bit?


    Editor''s Notes:


    [1]  (<em>sseubeol</em>) is a derivative of the swear word  (<em>ssibal</em>) meaning fuck. Were transliterating it as Falk.


    <strong>To the readers.</strong> Ever since Barbarian trantion stopped, we''ve been on the lookout for other projects to trante  ideally, something that has a punch, and deserves a look from the trantionmunity (instead of being the ten thousandth rehash of a cookie-cutter tower, academy or hunter plot). This eminently qualifies. There were some other choices (including some that were recently picked up or resumed by other groups  check out Cthulhu Reincarnated and Martial Wild West, for example), but only a couple ended up winning. We''ll trante a few (maybe ten or so?) teaser chapters for each, then see which one is more popr, meaning that gets picked up for regr releases (or as regr as we usually manage) and the rest remain in teaser project hell.


    <strong>Warning.</strong> This is one of the most consistently dark webnovels on the Korean scene. Trigger warnings for gore, cannibalism, very, etc. This is your only warning.