When Nemo woke to pain in his soul and whispers in his mind, he knew the truth: he had been cursed by the gods — tainted in the process known as rooting.
Marked for an endless war, ripped from his friends, and thrown into a war against monsters and beings that shouldn’t exist.
But Nemo isn’t like the others.
He doesn’t bear one root — he bears three.
Each one hungry, whispering, and twisting him into something new.
In a world broken by the Cataclysm, power is a death sentence — but without it, you’re nothing more than prey.
[Entry for WSA 2025]
Great story, love the setting and world building. I like Atlantis and the roots idea is a smart twist to typical cultivations. Keep it up author, I want to see where this will go.