This story is only posted to here (RoyalRoad) by me, the author. Anywhere else it has been posted is not authorized by me. It is and will remain free to read.

This is apparently on Trending now, so I'm going to put in some quick heads-ups for everyone coming in from it:

1) This story was completed years ago and is my worst-written story. I have zero plans to come back and edit it because of how long ago it was completed and my desire to move on from it.

2) I did not put much care into the writing of this story. That said, Gavin is a kid with some issues early on and it takes awhile for him to start to mature. If you're not interested in waiting on that sort of thing, you're warned.

3) There is zero romance/sex for Gavin in it, but his main party companions are gay, so if that's a turnoff for you, you're warned.

Not everyone has access to the System - in fact, very, very few become Adventurers. No one knows how the System selects new Adventurers, or why. The System enables people to level up, to gain skills and stats far stronger and much faster than those without access to the System. While magic does exists, no one has ever had the option of a magic class.

Until now - Gavin, an orphan in a small village, is watching a group of Adventurers passing through speak with the village Elders when he suddenly gains access to the System, and one of the Classes he can take on initially, based on his stats and skillbase from before he gained access, is "Wizard".

In a world where Adventurers must swear fealty to their kings or be branded as traitors, can Gavin - a mere boy - keep his secret long enough to become a force none can abuse? Or will his secret be known, and his advanced magical abilities used for a cause he doesn't support?