Martial Arts

Ethan Cross, a struggling orphan living in the slums, awakens a hidden system after a life-threatening encounter with a powerful noble. The system grants him access to hidden knowledge, martial skills, and an evolving interface that allows him to manipulate reality. Ethan begins his climb from the gutter, navigating through dangerous political games, ruthless guilds, and ancient dungeons. As his power grows, so does the danger — for the system he wields holds the key to an ancient prophecy that could reshape the fate of the world.

His name was Zyren Drakos—a name whispered like a curse and remembered like a legend. Once left to die on the blood-soaked battlefield of the fallen Aetherion Kingdom, Zyren’s fate should have ended there. But death had other plans. Rescued by a notorious poison master shunned by the martial world, Zyren was reborn—not as a soldier, but as a living weapon. Trained in silence and shadows, he mastered forbidden arts. Every breath he took, every enemy he struck down, carved his path in poison and vengeance. But everything changed the night he saved her—a courtesan cloaked in mystery and beauty, with secrets deeper than her smile. She gave him his first taste of love... and cursed him forever. Now, hunted by assassins, betrayed by allies, and chased by the ghosts of a war not yet over, Zyren fights not just to survive—but to uncover the truth. Because somewhere in the chaos, the courtesan vanished... and left behind a single message: “They were never after me… They were after you.”