Faded_Ink

Kael was once a being so powerful even the gods feared him—until he was thrown into The Null, a realm of endless torment and eventually cast into inexistence. But he returns, reincarnated as a powerless beggar in a broken world ruled by monsters and corruption.

With memory of godly blood on his hands, he is determined to reclaim his strength, survive the Nexus's deadly trials, and tear down the heavens themselves.

But it's a matter of time before the gods and celestials know he’s returned. And this time, they will not make the same mistake twice.

> ◇ Ravager (Rank E) Eliminated. 20 VRP Gained.

> ◇ 0.00109% Memory Unlocked. Forgotten Technique: Blight Shield Relearned.

> ◇ Ather'valis, The God-Killing Blade, has been acquired.

I Level Up by Killing Gods

The Earth Faction's stronghold smelled of antiseptic and iron.

Kael followed the enforcer down a corridor of polished black stone, his boots echoing against walls lined with glowing Etherite conduits.

Lira had been taken to a medical bay—a sterile chamber where white-coated acolytes muttered over her blighted body, their instruments humming with sterile light.

He'd seen her one last time through a reinforced glass panel, her skin waxen and translucent, the violet corruption now threading through her lips like sutures.

The enforcer, a woman named Veyra, walked with the rigid precision of a blade. Her armor, unlike the grunts in the courtyard, was filigreed with gold—a spiderweb of delicate chains etched into the chestplate.

She said nothing until they reached a chamber deep in the mountain's belly. The door hissed open, revealing a circular room dominated by a table carved from a single slab of Nexus-forged obsidian.

A Life for Another