My Hermes System Chapter 446

Synopsis

A Speedster in a Fantasy World More than a thousand years ago, portals opened up in the world. Swallowing up the world whole with the vile creatures that came out of it. The humans struggled for years as their weaponry could only get them as far as fending them off. But everything changed when the first super human was discovered, a child that was born after the portals have appeared. From then on, the humans have discovered that there were others, and they all held the same power... A power that was known as the System. And those who were born with it were called System Holders. The System Holders, with their mysterious powers, were the ones who helped recover the world from the monsters, once again reclaiming it. And now, a hundred years later, a System Holder was born, the Holder of the Hermes System, the Gatherer of Souls.

📂 System Interface: The Speedster's Blueprint

My Hermes System is an original English webnovel (446 chapters) that blends the Urban Fantasy Academy trope with a high-octane Speedster Power System. Set a century after humanity narrowly survived an apocalypse fueled by mysterious portals, the story follows Evans (or "Van"), a survivor of extreme child abuse who discovers he is the holder of the "Hermes System."

While the title suggests a standard LitRPG, the author prioritizes character trauma and interpersonal relationships over rigid stat-grinding. The story is a "tragic" journey where the protagonist's speed is both his greatest weapon and a curse that distances him from the world.

Component	Classification	Tactical Implication
Hermes System	Divine Archetype	Grants the MC "Absolute Speed" and the "Gatherer of Souls" trait, making him a unique threat among System Holders.
The Speedster Trap	Power Mechanic	While most powers are flashy, super-speed in this world is portrayed as visceral and physically taxing, often resulting in "juvenile" or chuunibyou-style early descriptions.
Tragic Tonal Shift	Narrative Genre	Starts as a survival/revenge story but evolves into a dark tragedy. The tone is heavily influenced by the MC's history of abuse.
Character-First	Author Intent	Explicitly stated by the author (Romeru) that the System is secondary to the psychological state of the "Damaged MC."

📂 System Interface: The Status Window (Evans / Van)