Ash_Monarch

The Apocalypse is in full swing. 

Defiled - powerful creatures corrupted by the Great Collision - prowled the lands in search of prey. Unfortunately for them, the human race had long since retreated behind the secure walls of the Sanctuary of Everlast. 

During one of his regular excursions outside the Sanctuary, Alden is separated from Celeste. - his childhood friend and crush. In that moment, he came to regret never summoning the courage to confess. 

Somehow managing to survive thanks to some trickery, Alden awakens as a mage. 

Instead of receiving a normal power, he gains the ability to decay. What's more, during his ascension, he received a vision from his future self advising him not to trust the Asterons - celestial beings who had saved his race from inescapable doom.  

Normally... such a revelation wouldn’t faze Alden. 

However, there was only one major problem with the declaration, though. 

Celeste was bound with an Asteron. 

And not just any normal Asteron... 

She had made a pact with one of the Divine Sovereigns.
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Cover is not mine. I found it on Pinterest.

The Inner Odyssey

Alden's bloodlust slowly receded.

He panted heavily, his whole body on fire. The dark tentacles surrounding his figure suddenly winked out like a weak flame.

…A sign that he had used up all his mana.

Against his better judgment, Alden slumped weakly to the ground.

From rushing through the forest nonstop, battling a vast horde, and fighting a Dark Elf, his body had gone through utter hell.

It only seemed fitting that it gave up on him now.

Countless vibrations racked the earth causing him more suffering as the battle between the Ember Clan and the rest of the Dark Elves intensified.

He willed his body to move, but it just wouldn't listen. He gritted his teeth and muttered a silent curse.

Just then, all the hair on Alden's body stood on end. He sat up, tortuously and with great effort.

He saw a ravenous Snow Tiger snap its neck in his direction.

Stunning Teamwork