Sethis was known on Earth as the Pale Man—a quiet figure who appeared in scattered rumors and unsolved cases, always smiling, always human enough to pass. In truth, he was not human at all. For years he lived among people, mimicking their habits, learning their emotions, and feeding on them when the mask began to slip.

His existence ends abruptly when a brilliant white light consumes the world. Sethis wakes in a sterile white room, confined by an intelligence calling itself the Assymilation System. He is not alone—thousands of others have been taken, scattered across a new world governed by invisible rules and digital hierarchies. The System tracks every movement, assigning designations, abilities, and consequences for failure.

Sethis’s predatory nature gives him an edge, but also marks him as something the System cannot categorize. As he adapts to survive, he discovers the truth: this world is not a rebirth, but a mechanism of consumption—an evolving design meant to absorb and perfect every form it touches.

Assymilation follows Sethis’s struggle to understand the System’s purpose and his own place within it, blurring the line between creature and creator, survival and surrender, human and imitation.

Just in case you hadn't read the tags yet this is going to take a big 0-100 turn at the start and it is a system trope, even though I'm heavily going to focus on avoiding most clichés. One of the genres IS HORROR. The gore isn't immense but it won't be light either. Anyways I hope you guys enjoy.


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