HJ_Crimson

Feared by gods. Revered by mortals.
Lohan Ardyn, the greatest battle mage to ever walk the tower, was betrayed at the height of his power—not by an enemy, but by Justine, his most beloved student, who ascended to godhood by striking him down.

Fifty years later, Lohan awakens… reborn as a powerless, bullied student at the very academy that once trained legends. Stripped of his strength and status, his name lost to time, he begins again in a world that has long moved on.

But the gods made one fatal mistake: they didn’t kill his mind.
Armed with a mysterious System that lets him copy any skill, ancient knowledge of forbidden magic, and battle instincts honed in countless wars, Lohan sets his sights on one thing—climbing the tower once more.

This time, not to rise.
But to burn the heavens.

And as he draws the attention of Winter, an aloof S-rank prodigy with untouchable power, Lohan must walk a thin line—between vengeance and salvation, between past regrets and the future he never thought he’d have.

The gods wanted him erased.
Now, they’ll remember why they feared him.

Godbreaker: Rise of the Battle Mage

The divine scroll crumbled into motes of golden light in Hajun's hand, disintegrating like ash caught in the wind.

That was all it said. No signature. No emblem. But he recognized the divine aura immediately.

It was the same feeling as the day he died.

His gaze swept over the stunned crowd. Instructors frozen. Students whispering. His enemies trembling.

And then, at the edge of the training field—Winter.

Instead, she took a step forward, eyes glinting like frost under moonlight. Not fear. Not awe. Something else.

"I'll go," Hajun said aloud, cutting through the tension. "But not as a servant of gods."

He turned his back, walking calmly toward the exit as if the gods themselves didn't scare him anymore. Because they didn't.

His footsteps echoed louder than the murmurs behind him. Every student would remember this moment.

The one who just declared war on the heavens.

Winter's voice reached him just before he stepped out.

"If you climb that tower…" Her voice was cold, but her eyes burned. "Come back alive. You still owe me a duel."

He didn't smile, but his voice carried a quiet promise.

Then, with the weight of fate on his shoulders, Hajun disappeared into the light of the divine gate.

Chapter 75: God's Invitation