THE AURELIAN CHRONICLES SHARDS OF DAWN
Arthur Pendelton and Lyra Vance are troubled teens who escape their strict boarding school through a giant wardrobe, only to fall into Eldoria. This is no fairy tale. It is a brutal, racist world where Arthur is immediately attacked by a shadow monster. On the brink of death, a sarcastic LitRPG system awakens in his vision to keep him alive.
Saved by a foul-mouthed, drunk weasel named Bramble, they are dragged to Ignis Academy. There, they befriend a cowardly boy named Finn and a cynical elf prince named Kaelen. However, corrupt academy elites betray them, opening the gates for the dark entity Malakor. During the slaughter, Finn dies a brutal death to save Lyra. The tragedy completely shatters Arthur's innocence. His system disables his moral limits, turning him into a cold-blooded predator out for revenge.
The group sets out to hunt the Shards of Dawn, ancient crystals meant to summon
a savior god. Their bloody journey forces them to fight dwarf cartels, survive mind-bending swamps, and orchestrate political assassinations. But after barely surviving a massive war, they uncover a sickening truth. The savior god is actually a psychopathic tyrant who loves committing mass genocide.
Refusing to choose between two evil gods, the group launches a suicide assault on Malakor's fortress. While Kaelen and Bramble hold off millions of shadow troops, Arthur and Lyra climb Mount Zenith. Facing Malakor, Arthur makes an insane choice. He shatters the Shard with his bare hands, absorbs its raw energy, and sacrifices his own sanity to brutally tear the dark god apart from the inside.
With Eldoria finally at peace, Arthur and Lyra step back through the portal. They return to Earth at the exact second they left, looking like ordinary students but hiding the dark souls of ruthless predators.
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Chapter: Chapter 16 Sector Zero and the Rusty ElevatorArthur plummeted into the pitch black darkness. The howling wind tore at his ears. Hundreds of tons of bricks, sand, and steel debris tumbled down with him toward the bottom of the ravine. Below him, Sangalgo's giant corpse fell faster due to its massive weight.The black system screen blinked frantically in front of Arthur's face.[Critical Warning. Fatal impact in four seconds.] [Calculated physical damage reaches one hundred percent. Instant death is unavoidable.]"Fucking screen, I do not need my death statistics, wtf," Arthur cursed into the empty air.He twisted his body in the air with great difficulty. His brain worked at an insane speed. If he hit the stone floor of Sector Zero directly, his body would be smashed into a bloody pulp. His only chance of survival was to use a meat cushion larger than his own body.Arthur spread his arms and legs to steer his fall, aiming right for Sangalgo's corpse plunging rapidly beneath him.Thud. Squelch.A horrifying sound of impact echoed
Last Updated: 2026-07-19
Chapter: Chapter 15 A Dance of Blood on the Sands of Khaz GromThe long blast of a brass horn signaled the start of the fight.The cheers of thousands of spectators from the upper stands buzzed so loudly that it vibrated the air. They threw gold coins, leftover chunks of meat, and empty beer mugs into the arena. They all came to see human blood spill and soak this red sand.Across the arena, Sangalgo the Black Butcher growled softly. His growl sounded like massive boulders grinding against each other. The ten-foot-tall mutant monster lifted his giant steel hammer with one hand, as if the hundred-pound object was made of cotton. The single red eye behind his iron mask glared at Arthur with a savage hunger."Little meat," Sangalgo's voice trembled with a raspy tone. His human language sounded incredibly broken and smelled of acid. "I crush your bones. I chew your head."Arthur was not intimidated in the slightest. The predator mode in his brain suppressed all fear and panic down to zero. His heartbeat was steady. He twirled the rusty meat cleaver i
Last Updated: 2026-07-05
Chapter: Chapter 14 The Death Reeking Cell and a Junk WeaponThe free-fall sensation felt like forcibly ripping Arthur's heart out of his throat. The cold wind blew hard against his face as he plummeted rapidly into the darkness.Thud.The four of them hit the bottom of the ravine hard. But it was not a solid stone floor that welcomed their bodies, rather a thick pile of wet straw. Unfortunately, the straw was mixed with chunks of rotten meat, feces, and massive bones.Lyra screamed loudly as her face landed right next to an animal skull that had turned black and was crawling with maggots. The girl immediately crawled backward while vomiting the contents of her already empty stomach. She spat onto the dirt repeatedly."Old bastard dwarf," Lyra cursed between gasps for air. She tried to clean her clothes, which now smelled absolutely disgusting. "I am seriously going to burn his beard completely off if we get out of here alive, damn it. What is this place, wtf."Kaelen landed with his knees perfectly bent. The Elf prince indeed possessed physica
Last Updated: 2026-06-26
Chapter: Chapter 13 Bloody Negotiations and the Gold BossHot steam smelling of sulfur and rusted iron blasted from giant pipes along the tunnels of Khaz Grom. Arthur stood at the end of the slowly creaking suspension bridge. His hand still tightly gripped the hilt of Finn's short sword. In front of him, dozens of homemade rifle barrels were aimed right at his face and chest.In the middle of the armed dwarf encirclement, the mafia boss sat casually on an iron chair that resembled a throne. The old dwarf had a bulging belly wrapped in a luxurious leather vest. His right arm from the elbow down was completely replaced by a mechanical prosthesis made of pure gold and a complex arrangement of gears."Talk business, wtf," Arthur replied to the greeting without beating around the bush. His eyes glared sharply at the dwarf boss. "You welcome us with dozens of gun muzzles. Is this how your cartel offers hot tea to guests."The old dwarf laughed out loud. His laugh was raspy and echoed loudly, making his fat belly jiggle. He raised his golden hand,
Last Updated: 2026-06-25
Chapter: Chapter 12 Blood Trails and the Steel Doors of Khaz GromThe storm winds of the northern mountains absolutely had no mercy. The four of them had been walking through snowdrifts for six hours straight. There was no sun. There were only gray clouds and thick fog blocking their vision.Arthur walked at the very front to break a trail through the calf-deep snow. His gaze was empty but highly focused. The black system screen blinked slowly in the corner of his eye.[Warning. Body temperature reaching critical limits.] [Starvation level extremely high. HP regeneration temporarily suspended.]Arthur swatted the screen away with a single blink. He looked back to check on his group's condition. The sight behind him was absolutely pathetic.Lyra limped along while hugging herself tightly. The girl's lips had already turned a pale purple. Her black hair was frozen solid. Beside her, Kaelen, the elf prince who usually maintained his appearance, now looked like nothing more than a street beggar. His silk robe was dirty and torn everywhere. Kaelen clutc
Last Updated: 2026-06-20
Chapter: Chapter 11 The Birth of BastardsThe morning sun did not shine brightly in Eldoria. The sky was covered by thick, gloomy gray clouds. The air felt incredibly cold and smelled like burnt, rusty metal.The main courtyard of Ignis Academy had now transformed into a silent slaughterhouse. The wave of white fire from Headmaster Alaric's suicide magic last night was so hot that it melted the stone floor into an expanse of sharp, black obsidian glass. The remaining ashes of hundreds of Iron Assassins scattered in the morning wind, mixing with the debris of the dorm buildings that were still emitting gray smoke.General Valerius and the rest of his troops had retreated before dawn broke. They realized that this area was completely destroyed, and there was no point in throwing away more soldiers' lives to search for Arthur's body in the middle of that artificial sea of lava. They left the academy to die on its own.In the midst of that suffocating silence, Arthur sat cross-legged on the cold, rocky ground.He had not moved a
Last Updated: 2026-06-19
