All Chapters of The Upgrade System,Rise of an Ordinary King: Chapter 1
- Chapter 10
16 chapters
The Trash Boy of Ironcrest
Chapter 1: The Trash Boy of Ironcrest The clang of steel echoed through the walls of Ironcrest Fortress. Swords clashed, men roared, and victory was carved through blood. But Kiny wasn’t part of the chaos. He was beneath it—in the dark, narrow servant tunnel, scrubbing blood from the stone tiles with frozen fingers. Another splash of cold water hit his face as the bucket tipped over. "You're slower than a limping donkey!" barked Mistress Berla, the head servant, her cane slapping the back of his shoulder. "Do you want to be thrown to the training grounds as a sparring dummy?" Kiny gritted his teeth. He was used to this. For the last 17 years of his life, he had been “the useless orphan,” the one brought in from the wasteland border. A servant. A shadow. The fortress’s punching bag. He kept scrubbing. “King Drayden’s nephew arrives today,” Mistress Berla sneered. “Don’t even brea
The Hidden Blade
Chapter 2 Kiny stood behind Valen, heart pounding, blood drying on his lips. The wooden sword was gone. His ribs screamed with pain. But the power surging through his veins drowned everything out. [Shadow Step: Basic — Activated] Valen turned, his sword sweeping through the air. Too late. Kiny vanished again—just a blur of motion—and reappeared three feet to the left. Gasps erupted from the crowd above. “What sorcery is this?” Valen growled. Kiny didn’t answer. He was still processing it himself. The voice, the interface… the System. It was real. And it had just given him a second chance. [System Alert] • First Skill Activated • Shadow Step (Basic) – [Cooldown: 10 seconds] • Movement speed: +60% during dash • Upgrade Available after 5 successful uses Kiny’s breathing grew ragged, but his stance
The King's Offer
Chapter 3 Pain flared through Kiny’s shoulder as consciousness returned in brutal waves. He groaned, blinking through the pounding in his skull. Dim torchlight flickered across stone walls. Chains rattled as he tried to move. Where…? The cell was cold. Iron shackles bound his wrists to the wall, though loosely. His clothes were soaked in dried blood, and a foul taste coated his mouth. But what shook him most wasn’t the pain. It was the silence in his head. The system had gone quiet. No voice. No updates. For the first time since the fight with Valen…he felt alone. A heavy iron door creaked open. Boots echoed down the corridor. Three guards entered, led by a tall man with silver-threaded robes and a golden circlet resting above his sharp eyes. Kiny tried to sit up straighter, his body protesting every inch. “You’re awake
The Dying King's Gambit
Chapter 4: The Dying King’s Gambit The grand hall of Ironcrest Fortress had never looked so hollow. Kiny walked between two elite guards clad in silver-etched plate, their steps heavy and deliberate. He wore a fresh tunic, his wounds freshly bandaged, but the weight of blood still clung to his skin like smoke. The system hummed quietly in the back of his mind, ready, watching. Ahead, the golden doors of the Throne Chamber creaked open. A low voice echoed from within. “Enter.” He stepped inside. The chamber was dim. Velvet drapes were drawn, torchlight flickered across mosaics of ancient wars—kings wielding blades of fire, gods kneeling to mortals. And in the center, slumped upon the obsidian throne, was King Thamor Ironcrest. His once-robust frame was shrunken beneath layers of regal cloth. His eyes, sunken and lined with illness, flicked toward Kin
Clash of Systems
Chapter 5: Clash of Systems The Hall of Echoes buzzed with anticipation as the sixteen Trial contestants were led into a domed chamber beneath the fortress. Massive stone archways bore the crests of ancient houses—dragons, suns, thorns, and wolves. The air pulsed with raw magic. “Welcome,” the Judge intoned, his voice amplified by runes carved into the walls. “You stand on the edge of legacy. Over the next ten days, your bodies, minds, and loyalty will be tested.” Kiny glanced across the chamber. Sixteen contestants—nobles, assassins, mercenaries, and war-spawned brutes. And one girl with violet eyes who had a system like his. Reyna Mordane. She stood with effortless grace, arms folded, cloak swaying lightly behind her. Her expression unreadable, but her gaze kept flicking to Kiny. He wasn’t sure if she wanted to kill him—or recruit him.
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Flames,Chain, and Evolution
Chapter 6 The pit was closing in. Blades protruded from the walls like jagged teeth. The very air shimmered with heat, thick with blood and desperation. Kiny stood with his back against a moss-stained wall, his breathing ragged. Beside him, Reyna gripped her staff in one hand, her other arm bleeding freely where a spike had sliced through flesh. Above them, Gorvak grinned down, the Core Sigil pulsing like a beating heart in his hand. His flame-etched axe rested across one shoulder as his heavy boots stomped the edge of the crumbled floor. "Thanks for doing all the work," he said with a rumble. "Now die screaming." Then, without warning, Gorvak leapt. The air cracked beneath his weight. Kiny didn’t hesitate. "Move!" He shoved Reyna sideways just as the axe slammed into the ground where she’d stood. Stone shattered. Fire exploded outwar
Shadow Break in Blood
Chapter 7 The wall exploded inwards. Chunks of stone and smoke rained into the alcove. Kiny dove over Reyna, shielding her as rubble pelted their backs. Heat followed the blast—a surge of pressure that crackled with dark energy. Kiny’s ears rang. When the dust settled, five figures stepped through the breach, weapons drawn and armor glowing with runes of nobility. At their front stood a tall warrior wrapped in violet-tinted steel and a half-cloak bearing the sigil of House Vorrin—a black serpent coiled around a burning chalice. “Targets acquired,” the leader said, voice cold. “Orders are to retrieve the Core Sigil and neutralize the traitors.” Reyna’s eyes widened. “That’s… Kael Vorrin. The King’s Shadowblade.” Kiny tensed. “You know him?” “He’s not just a noble. He’s a ranked assassin. The kind they send when they want someone dead a
The Maze of Echoes
Chapter 8 The chamber was cold. Reyna lay curled against the wall, her thigh wound now bandaged with torn cloak linen. Kiny sat nearby, hand on the pulsing Core Sigil, listening to the soft hum it emitted. His body still ached from the fight, but his mind was sharper than ever. His system had grown quiet since the rogue's appearance, but tension buzzed in the air like static before a storm. [SYSTEM NOTICE] >> Phase Two of Trial Initiated Zone: The Maze of Echoes • Objective: Reach the Memory Vault at the heart of the maze • Obstacles: Echo Beasts, Illusion Traps, Rival Combatants • Side Quest Activated: Trace the Origin of Your System • Recommended Strategy: Stealth + Cognitive Triggers • Warning: System interference possible. Rogue signal active. Kiny read the message with clenched fists. “Memory Vault? What
Chains of power , Thread of choice
Chapter 9 Silence echoed across the vault chamber after the death of the Echo Hound. Kiny sat on cold stone, his chest heaving, palms burning from the raw force of the strike that shattered the beast’s rune. Beside him, Reyna leaned against a column, sweat clinging to her skin, her lips pale. Neither spoke for several minutes. Their world had just shifted—again. The Echo Core Shard pulsed in Kiny’s hand. It wasn’t just warm. It vibrated with a rhythm… not unlike a heartbeat. Not his heartbeat. Something ancient. Something alive. He held it up, and the system reacted. [ECHO CORE RECOGNIZED] • A fragment of the First System • Classification: Primordial Catalyst • Effect: Unlocks hidden nodes and evolution branches • Requirement: Full Synchronization Pending • Risk: Core Ov
Hunt Through the Fracture
Chapter 10 Darkness swirled as Kiny moved through the tear. The world flickered like broken glass around him. Sound warped. Colors bled. He was no longer within the Maze of Echoes—he was somewhere between, in a rift-space born from the Echo Core’s unstable resonance. Kiny clenched his fists as he emerged into what looked like a fractured corridor of shattered mirrors, each one reflecting a different world—some burning, some frozen, some completely alien. [VOIDSTEP – Active] • Dimensional trace locked: “Reyna Mordane – Captive Marker Detected” • Signal Strength: 63% • Warning: Host is entering a volatile layer of collapsed realms • Environmental effects may cause hallucination or memory bleed Kiny ignored the warnings. He had one mission now. Find Reyna. Kill anything in the way. Elsewhere – Reyna’s Mind
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