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 37 The Apocalypse Frontline and Suicide TacticsThe Broken Plains used to be an expanse of green grasslands that was the pride of Eldoria's southern border. But tonight, the place had turned into a frozen mudflat decorated with black craters left behind by explosive magic. The sky above them was still glowing an intensely blood-red color.One hundred thousand elite Sylverian soldiers stood in layered defensive formations across the plains. On their right wing, tens of thousands of rebel dwarves from the remnants of the Khaz Grom cartel had built makeshift sandbag barricades. The dwarves had arranged hundreds of steam cannons and homemade machine guns with their muzzles aimed straight ahead.On top of a wooden watchtower hastily built in the middle of the formation, Lyra stood facing the expanse of darkness. The human girl wore a leather armor cloak that was far too big for her body. In her hand, she held a magic megaphone connected directly to the helmets of all the elf and dwarf commanders on the field."Tighten the front lines, w
Last Updated: 2026-10-15
Chapter: Chapter 36 The Blood Sky and Three Million DeathsThe sweet smell of roses and herbal potions stung Arthur's nose. For the first time since he had walked into that old wooden wardrobe at his school, he did not smell blood, sulfur, or filth.Arthur slowly opened his eyes. The ceiling above him was beautifully painted, depicting the history of the elven race. He was lying on an incredibly soft silk bed. His body, from his neck down to his feet, was wrapped in clean white bandages that smelled of painkillers. The pain in his ribs had significantly lessened."If you want to die, don't do it on this expensive bed, WTF," a very familiar, raspy voice sounded from the corner of the room.Arthur turned his head. Bramble was sitting in a velvet chair with his feet propped up on a marble table. The giant weasel was chugging wine from a gold-plated crystal bottle. His leather armor had been replaced with a new set that was much sturdier and shinier."How long was I out, damn it?" Arthur's voice was extremely hoarse. He tried to sit up. His abdom
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Chapter: Chapter 35 The Ashes of Betrayal and the Bloody ThroneThe explosion of pure golden light swallowed everything. Its rumbling sound was unlike that of a gunpowder bomb, resembling instead the roar of thousands of dragons of light, shattering eardrums. Because the distance was literally zero centimeters, the damage was absolute and could not be blocked by any magic.General Valerius's majestic royal armor, forged from high-tier steel, melted instantly like a cheap candle. Malakor's cursed black sword, tightly gripped in Arthur's left hand, shattered into pieces, turning into disgusting clouds of shadowy dust. The shock wave from the explosion hurled Valerius's body into the air like a broken rag doll.The supreme elven general was thrown sixty feet backward. His body rolled across the black marble, smoke billowing from his scorched skin, before finally crashing into the iron pole where his older brother was chained.Arthur coughed violently, vomiting fresh blood mixed with black clots. He fell flat on his back on the palace stairs. His left
Last Updated: 2026-10-13
Chapter: Chapter 34 The Spear of Salvation and the Shadow KingThe executioner's sword swung down, slicing through the air with a deadly whistle. Kaelen shrieked in despair. A distance of one hundred and fifty feet was an absolutely impossible gap to close in less than a second.But the word impossible did not exist in Arthur's dictionary tonight.His physical capacity was sitting at ninety percent. His muscles felt like they were powered by a pure steam engine. Arthur did not waste time running closer. He kicked the chest of a shadow soldier trying to block his path with full force. The soldier was thrown back, and the steel spear in his hands flew into the air.Arthur caught the steel spear in midair. He pulled his right arm far back. The veins on his arm bulged out like old tree roots."Duck, Kaelen, wtf," Arthur roared thunderously.Arthur threw the spear like an insane Olympic athlete dropped into a battlefield.The steel spear shot forward, breaking the sound barrier. Its trajectory was perfectly straight, parting the crowd of shadow soldie
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Chapter: Chapter 33 Three Minutes to DeathGoliath roared until it spewed acid splatters from its three wolf mouths. Its voice created a shockwave that cracked the marble floor of the square. The thirteen-foot-tall monster did not wait for Arthur to approach. It charged forward on its four tiger legs, swinging the spiked chain in one of its right hands straight at Arthur's head."You have three minutes left, damn it," Arthur yelled while ducking to avoid the chain's slash. The wind from the chain blew his hair back hard."Spread out, wtf," Arthur commanded his group. "Aim for its legs and eyes. Do not let the acid from its mouths hit anyone, damn it."Kaelen darted to the left. The Elf prince no longer used a rifle, he went back to using his longsword. His eyes briefly glanced at his father on the stage, but he bit his lip and forced his focus onto the monster in front of him."Focus, Kaelen, wtf," Bramble snapped as he ran to the right. "If you die getting stepped on by this monster, your dad is going to get decapitated too,
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Chapter: Chapter 32 The Bloody Marble Stairs and the ChimeraSylveria's warning sirens were still screaming, piercing their ears. Arthur led the group as they bolted from the ruined cargo station. Ahead of them stretched a massive, impossibly wide and steep white marble staircase. The stairs had thousands of steps, connecting the city's underground sector directly to the main palace courtyard at the top of the hill.They only had twenty-five minutes left before the executioner's sword severed the king's head."These stairs are so fucking long," Lyra complained, panting heavily. The girl ran in the middle of the formation, clutching her steam grenade belt tightly. "My thighs feel like they're going to snap, what the fuck. Why do elves love building things so high, damn it.""Shut your mouth and keep running," Kaelen shot back from the front. The elf prince was taking the steps two at a time. His eyes were locked straight ahead. "There used to be a magic elevator leading up to the palace, but my fucking uncle must have cut the power, shit."Bramb
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