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

At the same time as Alden's duel, within the Territory of Earth, a vicious clash was taking place. The heavens boomed and shook, a thunderous noise splitting it apart.

Rain fell from the sky in great waves, and the wind was especially fierce. Amidst the chaos, pleasant and enchanting voices reverberated softly like gentle melodies.

They wormed their way into one's soul, disabling one's defences. A sense of peace and security welled within whoever heard it.

The defenders, individuals wearing earthen armour, resisted the insidious call to the best of their abilities. Unfortunately, the weaker warriors couldn't hold on very long, and thus, under the cunning command of these voices, they dove into the Haunted Archipelago.

Their fates were swiftly sealed.

As the battle progressed, the storm continued to grow in intensity.

Forsaken