A superhero who stops following his bank-robbery script and discovers he is on a game server. Abby explains that he has awakened as a Unique Soul, then attacks him.
Luke notices changing robbers repeatedly hitting the same bank and refuses his hero script while in civilian clothes; a player asks his favorite number and learns he is Awake.
A second robber explains Luke is an awakened Unique in a server quest, then releases spiders from her hollow eyes and attacks him while saying Uniques grow stronger by killing others. Luke's completed death is not narrated.
Original record’s chronology note — “Keys to Villainy” (moment reader): Unknown relative fictional chronology beyond this scene; source date is not fictional chronology. Source review record order is used within this increment; it is not a fictional timeline.
Other source editionKeys to VillainySource date: 2022-09-17Original writing prompt[WP] You are a pretty average superhero, who tends to fight pretty average villains. Except for one, who is absolutely convinced that they are in a hyper-realistic video game. You have dismissed their claims as insane for years, but lately they are starting to make sense.Original prompt source ↗
Earlier date metadata — “Keys to Villainy” (Abby chapter edition): Date order unknown; recorded source label: September 17, 2022
Luke resists repeatedly catching bank-quest Robbers, answers favorite1 and learns from Abby that he awakened as an NPC. She then reveals living eye-spiders and attacks while explaining Soul-killing power.
Original record’s chronology note — “Keys to Villainy” (Abby chapter edition): Awakening and attack; no final death/absorption. Source review record order is used within this increment; it is not a fictional timeline. Abby chapter order and recorded source dates do not establish fictional SST calendar dates.
Earlier reading-list date and chronology note — “Keys to Villainy” (Abby chapter edition): Source date: September 17, 2022 · Abby chapter order and recorded source dates do not establish fictional SST calendar dates. · Source and collection dates organize reading and do not establish fictional chronology.