Ascension Protocol
Samuel Gray is no one special.
Just another forgotten soul in the lower levels of Novus City a place where dreams are traded for survival and even hope comes with a price. Each day blurs into the next as he delivers packages to people who don’t see him, eats food that barely tastes like anything, and falls asleep wondering if this is all life has to offer.
But everything changes the night he tries to help a stranger and bleeds out in an alley.
On the edge of death, a voice echoes in the darkness.
> “Vitality Critical. Initializing Ascension Protocol. Do you accept?”
In that moment, Samuel awakens something unimaginable: a system interface that turns the laws of life into a game complete with stats, quests, abilities, and something far more dangerous purpose.
Now marked by a power that shouldn’t exist, Samuel must navigate a world where reality bends, imagination has weight, and forgotten dreams can become weapons. But the Ascension System didn’t choose him at random.
There’s a reason he was chosen.
There’s a cost to rising.
And someone or something is watching.
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Chapter: Blood in the Shadows Chapter 17 — Blood in the ShadowsThe atmosphere in Zenith Academy had shifted.After Samuel publicly declared the formation of his own faction "The Unseen Oath" the academy responded not with admiration, but with silence. A heavy, watchful silence. It hung in the halls, clung to the walls, and followed him like a shadow that refused to vanish.At first, it seemed like no one would dare oppose him openly. His display of strength in the unregistered trial had spread like wildfire through whisper networks and hidden forums. A few daring students even approached him quietly, always alone asking to join his cause. These were the bold ones, the desperate ones, and sometimes, the disillusioned.But none of them lasted.The first to fall was a second year student named Jin Fael, a speed-type manipulator who had shown loyalty by distributing encrypted recruitment scrolls for Samuel in the lower dormitories. Three days later, his dorm room was found empty. Not abandoned empty. No trace of belo
Last Updated: 2025-06-16
Chapter: The Birth of a Shadow Chapter 16: The Birth of a ShadowThe sky above Zenith Academy remained a constant swirl of artificial twilight, a blend of soft starlight and blue-tinted mana currents drifting across like northern lights. Beneath that unearthly sky, Samuel Gray stood at the edge of the mana field arena. His body ached from his earlier training sessions, his breath controlled and shallow, every muscle tensed in anticipation of what was next.Ever since the attack and Aralyn's warning, Samuel knew his days of invisibility were over. The mask had begun to crack, and while many still underestimated him, whispers had started circulating. Rumors. Speculations. Fear.But what kept him alert now wasn't gossip. It was the notification that appeared before him just as he reached the edge of the training zone:[UNBOUND SYSTEM INTERFACE - NEW TRIALS AVAILABLE]Category: Advancement Tier | Objective: Strengthen Host CompatibilityStatus: Incomplete (0/3)Note: Failure results in temporal regression of unlocked p
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Chapter: Whispers and Reckoning Chapter 15: Whispers and ReckoningsThe moonlight filtered through the towering glass of Zenith Academy’s central hall, casting cold, silver streaks across the stone floor. Samuel stood alone beneath one of the arching pillars, his uniform slightly disheveled from the earlier encounter. His fingers twitched faintly by his side not out of weakness, but restraint. He could feel the shift in the atmosphere. Since the mission, eyes had begun to follow him more openly. Whispers trailed after his footsteps. Rumors moved faster than truth.He exhaled slowly, eyes narrowing.“You didn’t have to go that far back there,” a voice cut through the silence. Crisp. Controlled.Aralyn stepped forward from the shadows, her long black coat trailing slightly behind her. Her gaze pierced him not angry, but searching.“You saved all of them, even the ones who looked down on you. Why?”Samuel tilted his head, the corners of his lips curling slightly. “Was I supposed to let them die?”“That’s not what I mea
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Chapter: A Storm Beneath Still Waters Chapter 14: A Storm Beneath Still WatersThe sun dipped below the western mountains, casting long shadows across Zenith Academy’s sprawling campus. Night brought more than just darkness here. It was when secrets walked freely, whispers became commands, and the true nature of power was unveiled.Samuel stood atop the southern training cliff, overlooking the dueling grounds far below. A soft wind blew through his coat as he gazed into the distance, his mind caught between the strange tasks of the system and the growing tension that simmered beneath the academy’s pristine surface.Another task had appeared earlier that evening.[New Directive: Interfere with the coming disruption without being noticed.][Bonus Objective: Influence outcome without direct confrontation.][Reward: Ability Modifier – "Spectral Command."]He frowned. The system had grown more obscure lately, as if its own awareness was evolving with him. These weren’t just simple stat boosts or fighting challenges anymore the
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Chapter: Shifting Current Chapter 13: Shifting Currents The morning sun broke through the high walls of Zenith Academy, casting golden beams across the training fields and spires of the vast campus. Birds soared above, their shadows sweeping over the students who gathered in cliques and ranks, each adorned with the insignias of their respective factions. The academy was no longer just a schoolit was a battlefield of politics, hidden agendas, and silent wars fought with words, glances, and power. Samuel walked through the central courtyard with calculated ease. His face wore a passive expression, eyes dull enough to make anyone overlook him. To most students, he appeared as just another average transfer, a late arrival with no clan backing or prior achievements. But beneath that quiet surface was a growing storm. Ever since the masked servant from the high hierarchy had sent word to faction leaders, whispers had begun to ripple through the ranks. The balance had shifted the moment Samuel’s presence was ackno
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Chapter: The Whisper Beneath the Arena Chapter 12: The Whisper Beneath the ArenaThe aftermath of the mission lingered in the air like the scent of ozone. Though the team returned with the relic and minimal losses, an unspoken tension followed them back to the academy like a ghost.Samuel walked beside Kaien in silence, his posture low-key, his eyes carefully dimmed.But Aralyn’s voice echoed in his mind.> “You’re still pretending… Fools make the best ghosts.”She didn’t know about the system at least, he was sure she didn’t but her gaze had pierced something deeper. Instinct. Intuition. A quiet recognition that he didn’t belong.That he was something else.Samuel buried the thought beneath layers of false normalcy. He nodded respectfully to Kaien, said all the right words, kept the tone humble.> “Thank you for the opportunity. I’ll study harder to keep up.”Kaien just grunted.But his eyes… they lingered.Three Days Later — Zenith Academy, Lower CompoundBy day, Zenith was polished marble and radiant sigils. A sanctum o
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The God's killer
The Gods Killer
In the beginning, he was Arkan the Eternal—a god born of primordial flame, first among the immortals, wielder of divine judgment. He forged empires with a glance and shattered stars with a whisper. But power breeds fear, and even gods fear what they cannot control.
Betrayed by his own pantheon—his brothers and sisters bound by jealousy and fear—Arkan was struck down in a celestial war, his soul cast into the void and his name erased from time.
But the will of a true god cannot be silenced.
Reincarnated in the fragile shell of a mortal, Arkan awakens in a broken world ruled by the very gods who betrayed him. His memories scattered, his power dormant, he walks the earth as a forgotten man—but the divine blood in his veins begins to stir.
As ancient forces awaken and the heavens tremble once more, Arkan must reclaim his lost divinity, defy fate itself, and rise from mortality to become what the gods fear most:
Not a rival. Not a rebel.
But a reckoning.
The age of gods is ending.
And the killer of gods has returned.
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Chapter: Trial ot Totality -The mirror of OriginsChapter 36: Trial of Totality The Mirror of OriginsSilence pressed against Kael and Lira like the weight of dying stars.The great chamber they had entered was neither stone nor divine construct, but something deeper woven from truth, illusion, and unspoken memory. There were no walls, only the faint curve of a horizon within a world suspended beyond time. Overhead, stars flowed in reverse. Underfoot, the surface pulsed like living crystal.Then came the voice. Not a sound but a presence.“The Trial of Totality begins with Origin. Step forth, Kael, and face what you once were.”A mirror formed in the center of the chamber. Unlike any reflection, it did not show Kael’s current form but versions of him across time.—Kael the mortal boy, hungry and alone in the village he once called home.—Kael the betrayed god, kneeling in golden chains, his brothers feasting on his ruin.—Kael the storm, faceless and vengeful, burning mortal cities in wrath during a past war.-Kael the lover, holdin
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Chapter: The Path to the Temple Beyond Chapter 35: The Path to the Temple Beyond The stars bled. Over the war-scarred land once protected by the divine, celestial threads began to unravel. Constellations twisted unnaturally, some vanishing altogether, as if the cosmos itself was holding its breath. In the rebel encampment hidden between fractured skyfalls and ancient mountains, Kael sat atop a high outcrop overlooking the valley. His eyes—black voids rimmed by faint glows of gold—drank in the night. His wings furled tightly around him, more symbolic now than shield. Beside him, Lira approached in silence, her long hair catching the starlight, her steps soft as falling petals. She didn’t speak. She simply sat, pressing her shoulder to his. He finally broke the silence. “When I returned… I thought I would burn everything. But now… it feels like we’re standing on the edge of something even greater. Like the world isn’t just waiting for my wrath. It’s waiting for its rebirth.” Lira reached out and touched his cheek. “The
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Chapter: The Judgment of PantheonsChapter 34: The Judgment of Pantheons The aftermath of divine carnage still echoed within the shattered High Sanctum. Flames, once sacred and eternal, now flickered low in cracked braziers. Crystalline pillars—engraved with the names of gods long lost—lay in ruin. Kael stood in the heart of the devastation, his white-gold armor smeared with celestial ichor. His wings, vast and radiant, pulsed with power drawn not just from his reborn divinity but from the covenant forged in fire and blood. Beside him, Lira hovered like a spirit of vengeance and grace, her long silver-blue hair dancing in the windless chamber, her eyes luminous with a power older than time. She had fully awakened, not only to her celestial heritage, but to the storm that had once made her feared among both mortals and immortals alike. “Kael,” she whispered, her voice laced with quiet warning. “They’re watching.” High above, where the shattered dome once opened to starlight, rifts had formed—silent, swirling gateway
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Chapter: Blades Against Heaven Chapter 33: Blades Against Heaven The wind howled like a wounded titan across the shattered ridges of the Celestial Divide. Kael stood at the precipice of the ancient stairway known as the Skyward Veil, his white-gold armor gleaming with divine light. Lira stood beside him, her long silver hair caught in the updraft, her eyes glowing with sapphire clarity—unyielding, timeless. The weight of their journey pressed behind them, but ahead lay the heart of the gods’ dominion: the High Sanctum. Once a bastion of celestial wisdom, the Sanctum now bristled with divine paranoia and hidden blades. The air above it shimmered with golden sigils, each one a ward of unimaginable power. It was no longer a sanctuary—it had become a fortress. Lira turned her gaze to Kael. “Are you sure about this? The moment we step beyond this point, there’s no turning back.” “I’ve never been more certain,” Kael replied. His voice rumbled like distant thunder, calm and absolute. “This ends where it all began.” T
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Chapter: The Temple Beyond Chapter 32: The Temple Beyond Beneath the library of Yll’tanir, below the stratum of forgotten scriptures and weeping stone, there was a crevice untouched by even divine memory—a chasm that pulsed with an ancient heartbeat, echoing through the veins of the world. It was here, beyond all mortal and immortal reach, that the Temple Beyond lay. No one could say who had built it. Not even Kael, whose memories reached back to the first thunderclap of creation, could place its origin. It had always been. A ruin older than the gods, sealed beneath laws no pantheon had ever dared challenge. But now, drawn by truth and vengeance, Kael stood before its entrance—his white hair billowing in unseen wind, black abyssal irises shimmering like event horizons, and divine armor glowing with threads of golden light. Behind him, Lira, radiant in her full celestial form, eyes like dawn and dusk merging, walked with poise born from countless lifetimes. Between them hung a tension—unspoken words, shared
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Chapter: Echoes of the First WordChapter 31: Echoes of the First Word The storm above the Celestial Deep had not lifted since Kael tore through the veil of the Skyward Vault. Thunder churned in golden swells, the sky a whirl of prismatic fire—signs of the world recoiling from the awakening of forbidden truths. But below the chaos, in the shadows of the forgotten lands where even time hesitated to tread, Kael and his companions stood before the gates of the lost divine library—Yll'tanir, the Archive of the First Word. Carved into the mountain's heart, its obsidian doors were etched with scripts no mortal tongue could shape, breathing in an ancient rhythm that pulsed like the heartbeat of a slumbering titan. Lira stepped forward, her eyes shining with the afterglow of her celestial form. Her wings flickered with violet fire, a remnant of her now fully awakened soul. Kael’s fingers brushed the glyphs. This place remembers me… but not fondly. Behind him, Seris, now wielding the mirrored blade once belonging to the tr
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