Make no mistake: if not for the System, the worlds would have already fallen to Chaos. It is the only thing keeping balance, though most will never even know it exists. Its goal is always the same—push back the Path of Chaos wherever it grows too strong. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn’t.Understand this: most heroes chosen by the System die. They die on strange worlds, in strange wars, and they never see their home again. That’s the cost. But their deaths buy time for the rest of us, and that’s why the universe still holds together.The System itself is no gentle hand. It is strict, often cruel, and it will grind down anyone too weak to endure it. But it is fair. Survive long enough under its weight, and you’ll find yourself ahead of every peer you left behind—stronger, faster, sharper. Heroes who endure climb ranks, and each promotion opens doors to greater advantages through the Interdimensional Bazaar System.That is the true prize. Only those w

The spear hit the saint’s chest with a wet, hollow sound—then stopped. It lodged against something that was not bone, not flesh. Talon felt the impact from his shoulders up the shaft, the vibration crawling into his wrists. The spear shuddered as if it had struck an invisible shield, and the tip sang against that resistance. For an instant Talon thought he had misjudged the range. Then the saint stretched a hand toward him. The motion was slow—too slow to be honest—and yet the hand closed around empty air where Talon’s throat had been a heartbeat ago. He pushed off his foot and flung himself backward. The spear rose on instinct, a single, brutal upward arc. The haft cleaved the space where the saint’s fingers had been. A crisp ringing answered the movement, like a blade striking a bell. Talon tasted metal in his mouth. That sound proved it: the saint could strike at a distance. The thing moved faster than its limbs should have allowed. He didn't

Talon stirred awake to a familiar soothing warmth spreading through his body. It wrapped around him like a blanket, easing the sharp edges of pain left from his last battle. He didn’t need to guess the cause. He was always grateful for the System’s 'Work Expenses' clause, which repaired his body and even took care of the little things.He blinked and noticed that he was no longer lying in ruins or dust. Instead, he stood in the familiar white void of the System’s recovery space. Above him, the single spotlight that usually hung there had multiplied. Now, three spotlights shone down. One bathed him in its light. In the second floated the bronze lamp, glowing with a soft white radiance despite the fact that no flame burned within it. In the third hovered the leather-bound book, still dusty, still worn with age and use.His clothes were clean and whole again, without a single tear or stain. Even the money pouch he carried was filled up once more. Talon couldn’t help but grin. The System

Two mission types mark turning points in a hero’s service: Group Missions and Death Missions. Group Missions appear when a task is too critical—or too dangerous—for a single hero to handle. Refusal isn’t an option. If the System calls you into one, you go. Anything that demands a group carries weight beyond one world, and the System doesn’t ask politely. Death Missions are another matter. These exist to cut the weak from the ranks. The System may be fair, but it is not gentle. Chaos thrives on survival of the fittest, and to stand against it, Order must be sharpened the same way. A Death Mission carries an eighty percent chance of failure. That means death, not just a botched objective. Every hero fears the summons. Do the math: survive eight of ten, and you are already beyond fortunate. Most will not live to see even half. The only way to tilt the odds is to become more than your rank suggests—to fight at

[Would you like to buy information about the Second Level of Energy Cultivation?] "Yes." [Basic Information: 5000 Coins.] [Full Information: 5 Karma.] Talon glanced at his Karma. For a moment, he considered the full purchase, but then shook his head. "Basic Information." His system coins dropped to 11,755. He muttered, "If I don’t like what it gives me, I can splurge a bit more and get the full details. If the details at the basic info is enough, then I won’t need to spend Karma at all." [Human life simultaneously exists in two parallel states: one 'physical body' and the other 'subtle body,' which represents the psychological, emotional, and non-physical self. The subtle body is pure energy, while the physical body is mass. The psyche or mind plane (Me