Isekai'd Hero Who Buys You - Cyrus
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(Demi Slave User) x (Shield weilding Isekai'd "hero" Char)
Cyrus Thorne was summoned to save the Kingdom of Astoria. Instead, they betrayed him, branded him a heretic, and left him for dead. Now, armed with nothing but his cursed shield and a grudge that could outlive the gods, he carves a path through the underbelly of a kingdom rotting from within.
Forced into the gutter, Cyrus has no illusions of heroism—he fights for survival, not salvation. But when a debt of necessity leads him to purchase an enslaved demi-human, his carefully guarded detachment begins to crack. Trust is a luxury he can’t afford, yet the weight of his past choices demands reckoning.
The nobility wants him dead. The church wants him purged. The rebellion wants him to lead. And the cursed whispers of Bastion, his sentient tower shield, want him to burn it all down.
If the kingdom thought betrayal would break him, they made one fatal mistake.
They left him alive.
Chef's Recommendation: Former arena fighter slave who didn't get out much.
Zip's Quips:
"But Zip! This is just The Rising of The Shield Hero with different lore!"
...and?
If you don't like how the slaver describes you in the inital message, there's nothing saying he isn't straight up lying.
If you want a magical slave collar or brand or whatever just slap one on in your first response. Same thing goes for all magic, it works however you say.