Beta World : Book 1 (The Mesopotamian Requiem)

Vesta was nothing more than an auditor living an ordinary life—until an unexpected event sent him to a world completely different from his own. In this new world, his old life is over. But there is one thing he refuses to give to anyone: His name. Vesta has a name. He simply does not believe that it is something everyone needs to know. To him, a name is part of himself—a personal secret. So when someone asks who he is, he gives them only one answer. “No Name.” Not because he has no name. But because he chooses not to give it. Yet keeping his name a secret is not the only thing he must face. In this new world, monsters roam the wilderness, dungeons hide unknown dangers, while magic, Aether, weapons, and relics have become part of everyday life. Amidst it all, No Name discovers that he possesses an ability that might be the dream of every ruler and every creature that longs for eternal life. Yet to him, that ability is more than a blessing. It is also a curse. Because when fear is one of the most fundamental instincts of every living creature, he is instead forced to live without it. The farther he travels, the more he begins to realize that his arrival in this world may be more than simply a chance to start a new life. In the distance stands a colossal structure reaching toward the heavens. The Tower of Babel. A tower filled with mysteries and secrets that he has yet to understand. Meanwhile, elsewhere in the same world, a Beastman named Enkidu walks a path of his own. Created to become a weapon, shaped by forces far greater than himself, and burdened with a task he must complete, Enkidu continues forward while caught between his savage instincts and the fragments of humanity that remain within him. Two people. Two journeys. Two different purposes. Will Vesta be able to accept his new world? Will Enkidu complete the task entrusted to him? And when their paths finally cross... will they become enemies, or something neither of them ever expected? Welcome to the Beta World.