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

Drakon's spear arced in a wide sweep and sliced through numerous abominations, burning them to a crisp. His polychromatic eyes sparked like a raging blaze. It was as if they gave one a glimpse inside the Ember heir's core.

Drakon's lips curled into a crazy grin as he basked in the deadly chaos. He couldn't help but be infected by the Defiled's bloodlust. And so, his attacks had become more savage. Brutal. Immolating.

A sense of anticipation welled within the Ember heir. After this fight with the Dark Elves was over, he hoped this blasted bottleneck of his would loosen, allowing him to ascend into an Expert Mage.

With that desire motivating him, Drakon threw himself into the furious crucible of combat. He thrust, pierced, and blocked, his figure burning like a scorching apparition of hell. Wisps of steam swirled around him. Wherever he went, the Ember heir left the remains of a scorching inferno in his wake.

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