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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The Inner Odyssey

Distrust and suspicion warred within, fueling his paranoia even further.

"You've given me no indication that you're trustworthy. Why should I listen to what you have to say?"

The young man stepped forward, suddenly overcome with an urge to release all his frustrations.

"Because you must. If you want to save Cece."

He stared at the devilish grin on his other self's face, feeling a dark squall of emotions brewing in his chest.

His expression turned extremely dark.

Alden gritted his teeth, hatred and a spark of murderous intent igniting in his eye.

Eventually, he forced himself to relax. Alden's body slowly deflated, the tension gradually leaving his muscles. His brows twitched, discerning the goading light in his other self's eyes.

Sell His Soul