The Squalor Bastard Becomes The Gravemarch
Won, a 14-year-old orphan from the slums, survives a deadly Veyne raid, a monster-infested rift—only to be sentenced to execution for being the lone survivor. Accused of betraying his comrades and causing the revered General's coma, he narrowly escapes death when the General awakens and demands his presence.
Instead of freedom, Won is thrust into a perilous master-ranked Veyne as a test of his worth. Armed with newfound abilities—heightened senses (Sensari), shapeshifting (Disguise), and mind manipulation (Cognidominance), he battles illusions, cannibals, and monstrous entities, uncovering corruption and dark secrets along the way.
After slaying the Veyne’s boss, he encounters the dying God of Emptiness, who names him as his vessel. Won gains divine power and an unprecedented rank—Gravemarch, the highest Ashen rank in history. Concealing his true strength, he enrolls in Meteor Ashen Technical, an elite academy for monster-slaying Ashens, where he faces ridicule as the only "Flintshade" in his class.
As Won navigates academy life, he uncovers deeper conspiracies: a hidden war among gods, the truth behind the Veynes, and his own destiny as the world’s first Gravemarch. With enemies lurking in the shadows—monsters, corrupt officials, and divine entities—Won must master his powers before the world’s greatest threat emerges.
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Chapter: The Shifting SandsLeo reached Ramiro first, his hands hovering uselessly over the crushed armor, his eyes wide with shock. “He’s… his ribs are gone.”Julie scrambled forward, tears streaming down her soot-stained cheeks, her hands shaking violently. Ramiro winced, a choked, terrible sound escaping his lips, his eyes fluttering weakly. The pain was unbearable.“We need to stop the bleeding!” Orson yelled, tearing strips of cloth from his ruined uniform to apply pressure, but the bleeding was internal, uncontrollable.Won pushed Orson aside. “Get back!” Won commanded. He placed his hands firmly over Ramiro’s ravaged chest, ignoring the blood. He focused, channeling his energy.Ramiro roared, his body arching violently off the ground.But before Won could pull back, a hand clamped down, resting firmly on Ramiro’s chest, directly over Won’s hands.Won looked up, his breathing ragged. Mikasa was there, her eyes focused on Ramiro.“Let me help.”A soft, luminous golden light emanated from Mikasa’s hands, bl
Last Updated: 2025-12-09
Chapter: The Phoenix Shadow[Warning! Healing failure imminent! You need to…]The scream of his system was the last thing Won heard before the crushing pain subsided into a dull, terrifying numbness. He was lying beneath the wreckage of the throne platform, the air was full of dust and the stench of the Deity’s ichor.He wasn't dead. Yet.His automated healing ability kicked in immediately. He felt microscopic fissures in his core beginning to knit, his fractured ribs aligning themselves with sickening clicks. Slowly, agonizingly, Won pushed himself up from the debris. He was missing his sword, his body an open map of bruised flesh. But his eyes, when he finally focused them on the chaos above, were alight with pure, focused rage.“You are not dead, huh!” The Deity shrieked. The rest of the team was fighting back desperately. Ramiro and Orson were smashing their fists into the coiled tail, trying to disrupt its balance. Noah was launching furious commands, turning the Deity’s ancient mind into something else,
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Chapter: The Core's Price[Your first Graveborn has been slain. Grave Lord Dragon is dead.]The message flashed in Won’s vision.Slain. It had sacrificed itself for Mikasa, taking the strike meant for her. Won gritted his teeth, trying to compose the emotional blow.“The audacity!” The Deity hissed. “To use a creature of the dead army as a shield!”Mikasa stared at Won, horror etched on her face, before her expression hardened into pure, blinding rage. “You arrogant viper!” Mikasa screamed, launching herself again. This time, she aimed to create maximum chaos. She unleashed her Golden Flame Sword in a wide, sweeping arc, carving deep, burning trenches into the stone floor surrounding the platform.The Deity laughed, a dry, rattling sound. With an explosive coil of its iron-scaled lower body, it moved, proving its speed was terrifyingly fast. It whipped its massive tail, not aiming to crush, but to clear the field.WHIP!The force was like a crashing wave. Mikasa was sent tumbling away, and Ramiro and Arnold w
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Chapter: The Viper’s KissThe acrid smoke and dust, left behind by the crumbling Titan Serpent, vanished instantly, sucked into the vast darkness of the chamber. In its place, the interior of the Deity’s lair was revealed.It wasn't a temple or a prison, but a massive, cavernous space where a single, oversized throne sat upon a raised platform. And on that throne, the Deity was seated. It looked exactly as the ancient texts had described: an unsettling hybrid of monster and man.Its body, from the belly down, was a colossal, coiled snake, with scales like black, polished iron. But its upper torso was humanoid, smooth-skinned, and deceptively graceful. Its human looking head was long and angular, its eyes slitted like a cat’s, and its tongue flickered constantly, like a viper’s.“The hell…” Orson whispered, looking at the creature.Mikasa stepped forward first, moving past Won and Noah. “We are here for it, aren’t we? So let’s get done with it.”She did not wait for anyone to react. She entered the massive cham
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Chapter: The Titan's FuryThe Titan's Fury“The hell reached you,” Won muttered, panting, staring up at the impossible scale of the Colossal Titan Serpent. The SSS-rank Eternal class beast filled the entire entrance, its marble-scaled body gleaming menacingly in the dim light. Its sonic hiss had shattered Julie’s barrier and sent them sprawling.“This… this isn’t the Deity,” Noah gasped, pushing himself up, his eyes wide. “It’s a guardian! An Eternal class guardian! The Deity’s strongest defense!”Won pushed himself to his feet, pulling forth his Shadow Fangs. “We have to fight! This thing is blocking the only way to the Deity!”“We got no choice, do we?” Orson spoke quitely, already lunging forward, his fists glowing with raw energy. He was aiming for the Serpent’s snout, a desperate, suicidal move.The Titan Serpent moved with deceptive speed for its size. Its head whipped down, smashing Orson with a glancing blow that sent him flying into the wall, a cloud of dust and small rocks exploding around him.Mikas
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Chapter: Coil of CorruptionThump!Thump!From deep within the massive chamber, a sound like a large tower bell rang out, vibrating through the very bones of the team. That single toll sent a painful wave of goosebumps across everyone’s skin. Every member of the squad snapped into position, forming a tight circle, weapons drawn, facing the gate.Then, with another large, grating thud, the immense black iron door began to grind open. A strong air passed through the gap, spreading a powerful odor of everything that could be rotten.Hiss!Hiss!The sound of snake hiss, thousands of them, slithering over stone, echoed from the darkness beyond the gate.“Stay tight! Don’t let them break the circle!” Ramiro roared. The gate fully opened, revealing a darkness so absolute it seemed to absorb light. Shkk-shkk-shkk!Innumerable eyes flashed in the gloom. The first wave of snakes poured out, nightmare creatures, coiled masses of muscle covered in cracked, bronze scales, moving with immense speed. They were low-ranked Fall
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