After the death of his beloved wife, Tywin Lannister made a silent vow—he would never take another to his side. Duty, however, has little regard for grief. When the fragile ties between House Targaryen and House Lannister begin to fracture, whispers of rebellion and old resentments stir across the realm. Peace demands sacrifice. And this time, the price is not gold—but marriage. To the surprise of the court, it is Tywin himself who is chosen. His bride: Visenya Targaryen—the King’s younger sister, a woman as feared as she is admired. Sharp-tongued, fiercely proud, and untamed by any man, she has turned away every suitor who dared approach her. Yet this union is no romance. It is a calculated alliance forged to silence enemies lurking in the shadows and to bind two of the most powerful houses in Westeros. But beneath the political necessity lies a far more dangerous truth— Visenya is no pawn, and Tywin is no man easily matched. Between pride and power, fire and gold, their marriage becomes a battlefield where wills collide, loyalties are tested, and control is never easily claimed. Because in a game ruled by lions and dragons, only one truth remains: Neither of them was meant to bow.

Wu Xuan transmigrated to the Douluo Continent, awakening a Wind Element Martial Soul and a mutated Soul-Breaking Spear with Spiritual attributes—two top-tier twin Martial Souls. However, the fatal flaw was that Wu Xuan transmigrated to the declining Po Clan ten thousand years later. In this era of dazzling Soul Tools, hidden weapons were like fireflies compared to the moon. After nearly a thousand years of suppression by the Tang Sect's main lineage, three of the four major single-attribute families had perished, and even the once-powerful Po Clan, possessing the top-tier Soul-Breaking Spear, was on the verge of disappearing from the annals of history. Was joining the Tang Sect ten thousand years ago the right or wrong decision? To prevent her child from following in her footsteps, Wu Xuan's mother resolutely left the Tang Sect. Thus, a new chapter began in the history of the Douluo Continent. An era of zero tolerance for evil had begun! Evil Soul Master: What's wrong with being an Evil Soul Master? Should we Evil Soul Masters all die? Wu Xuan: Nonsense! If you don't die, am I the one who dies? Once you're an Evil Soul Master, you'll be an Evil Soul Master for life!! You dare to suck people's blood today, you dare to eat people tomorrow!! I'm too lazy to reason with you, you don't deserve to listen!! Today is your last day to breathe freely!! You can beg me, but I won't let you go!! Xiao Xiao: Wu Xuan, what does this book mean by humility? Wu Xuan: Humility............... (Read 50+ Advanced Chapters At Pat Reon [email protected]/FicToric)

Vivian is stuck in a toxic cycle. Her good for nothing boyfriend cheats again, and again, and she keeps taking him back. But one day Vivian Rose is fed up with her ex's wandering eye and decides to have some fun of her own. Enter CEO, billionaire and unapologetic playboy Ryan Terrell. A man with a hardened outer shell but a soft heart. They agree to a night of fun, but one night just isn't enough and they enter into an ‘arrangement'. Pretty soon the lines get blurred. Will they let their arrangement become more or will they let their past hurts keep them from love?

Ezra Belloren is a knight. The most faithful blade of the first prince, Helios De Luxaelian Sunthyr. Feared across the land, he is known as the Crimson Fae, a knight whose beauty is always stained with blood. No one questions his loyalty or his skill. But Ezra carries a secret he has sworn never to reveal. He is an omega. For twenty-four years, Ezra hid his second gender and lived content with his life as a knight. That secret alone was dangerous enough. Then, on an unexpected night, he found himself under the gaze of a gold-eyed prince, and everything changed. Five years later, Ezra returns from a long “vacation” after receiving urgent letters from Helios about the kingdom’s worsening state, calling his captain back to duty. He does not return alone. At his side is a child with golden eyes, the unmistakable mark of royal blood. Ezra will do whatever it takes to fulfill his duty as a knight, even if it means hiding the truth of his hidden heir from the very kingdom he swore to protect. ⊱༺༒︎༻⊰ “Maman… do I have a papa?” Lior asks, his eyes wide with innocent curiosity. Ezra almost frowns at the sudden question. He stops himself just in time. “Of course you do.” Lior’s grip tightens around his sleeve. “Where is he?” Ezra doesn’t answer right away. How could he? How could he explain that Lior’s father was someone he had already met, someone who walked the halls of the palace in gold and authority? Someone who could never be allowed to know he existed.

In her previous life, Yu Sheng entered a political marriage with Shen Yunmian and devoted everything she had to that relationship. What she got in return was the loss of her child… and a sudden death at a young age. After her soul left her body, she saw her wife of seven years chatting and laughing happily with another woman. Her heart felt like it was being cut by knives, and she finally understood— This marriage had long since become shackles that bound her, suffocating and hopeless. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the day she lost her child. Yu Sheng decided to live differently this time, to completely break free from this marriage and pursue her true self. She would no longer be a sacrifice to love, nor would she continue compromising for that wife who always put rationality above all else. In this life, she would make Shen Yunmian taste what it felt like to be ignored… and neglected. — Shen Yunmian, a business elite, had received a strict education since childhood and was used to controlling everything. Her wife, Yu Sheng, was gentle, elegant, rational, and sensible—the “perfect partner” in her heart. Although the two didn’t communicate much, they were recognized in high society as a model couple. But for some reason, Yu Sheng suddenly became cold and distant toward her, even openly proposing divorce. For the first time, Shen Yunmian panicked, abandoning all composure to try to win her back. “Shengsheng, I’ll change. Please don’t divorce me.” But she only received a cold reply: “Don’t degrade yourself. The way you cling desperately is really ugly.” When the memories of her past life flooded back, Shen Yunmian finally experienced the heart-wrenching pain Yu Sheng once endured. She knew she no longer had any right to beg for forgiveness. And the child she carried in her womb, which she had intended to use to salvage their relationship… Now, she could no longer bring herself to mention it. In her past life, she was cold as ice. In this life, she humbly begs. — Disclaimer: All rights to the original content belong to their respective creator. Notes: 1- In the past life Shen Yunmian was the top, after rebirth Yu Sheng becomes the top 2- Dual rebirth: Yu Sheng is reborn first, Shen Yunmian gradually regains past-life memories later Original Name: 封心锁爱后前妻破防了 Author: 公子欢

At the age of twenty-seven, Yan Hanxie began eating vegetarian food, chanting scriptures, and wearing Buddhist prayer beads. Rumors spread throughout the company that the female CEO had taken refuge in Buddhism. Only Zong Yi knew— Last night, when this “devout” believer forced whisky down her throat in a bar. How heavy the pressure of the Buddhist beads on her wrist had been as they pressed against the back of Zong Yi’s neck. “Director Zong,” Yan Hanxie rubbed her alcohol-scented lips against the tip of her ear, “tell me… would it be alright if I broke a precept tonight?” Zong Yi expressionlessly pulled out the hem of her shirt that had been pinned down. “President Yan, this is already the tenth time you’ve ‘broken a precept’ this month.” “And besides,” she lifted her eyes to the sandalwood beads swaying on the other woman’s wrist, “does the Buddha know you use consecrated ritual objects to tie people’s wrists? — Disclaimer: All rights to the original content belong to their respective creators Original Name：晏总的追妻之路不漫长 Author: 叶灵秋月

Ren Kisaragi, a 23-year-old hardcore Jujutsu Kaisen fan, was infamous online as “SageScales” for his detailed power-scaling threads, theories, and manga predictions on Twitter and Reddit. While rushing to buy the final volume’s physical copy, he died in a traffic accident. In the afterlife, God granted him one wish for reincarnation into the Jujutsu Kaisen world. His wish: “Perfect mastery of Sun Wukong’s power as a cursed technique.” And so his journey as the overpowered monkey king begins…..or so he thought… “WHY THE FUCK AM I SO RIDICULOUSLY BALANCED? GODDD WHY DID YOU NERFFFF MEEEEE?!”

In the war-torn world of Ardan, where monstrous abominations have overrun the land for two centuries, a young man named Ivel emerges from the blood-soaked waves of the ocean. Born amidst chaos and tragedy, Ivel is marked from birth as "the cursed one," a child of immense latent power born during the Great Reckoning, a cataclysmic event that fused Ardan with a dark, otherworldly realm. This fusion unleashed mana, a mystical essence that reshaped humanity, granting some extraordinary abilities while dooming others.

Nein find himself awake in a different world. when he supposed to be dead fighting the corruption in further north, he found himself standing surrounded by decaying corpses. thinking he was given a second chance, he determined to find a way back to his home world and do what he never able to do before. To apologize.

Franklin Ingham awakens in an Arlington apartment with a face he didn't earn and a Master's degree from Georgetown he never studied for. He has transmigrated into the high-stakes world of the CIA, bonded to the Shadow Archive Protocol—a neural enhancement that manifests as heightened intuition rather than a glowing screen. Using Pattern Recognition Overdrive, he parses the hidden threads of Abu Nazir’s plot, while his Mind Palace allows him to consult "Ghosts" of targets to predict their next moves. In the sweltering heat of Beirut, he must protect Carrie Mathison from her own fading memories while hunting for a video that could destroy a war hero's legacy. Interestingly, the system's "Persona Mask" allows him to mimic any operative perfectly, but every second spent as someone else slowly erodes his own original identity.

"FINALLY, ME! I! I HAVE TRANSMIGRATED INTO MY FAVORITE FANTASY VIDEO GAME!" Meng Yinuo exclaims with quite a bit of excitement, jumping up and down like a stupid frog. Yinuo has transmigrated into, of course, his favorite video game, after, of course, “falling asleep” at his desk while playing his favorite video game. Looking into the mirror, he realizes that instead of becoming the main character...he had become...Wen Hanzhi? A small fry villain that was only created to uplift the main character, and nothing else. Wow, now he really looked stupid. "W-What?! W-Why aren't I Gao Zhai? How am I supposed to do anything in this body!??" The now Wen Hanzhi has to navigate this new, but dangerous world...but he knows this game inside and out, so everything should be fine...right...? But what if everything’s not okay? What if this isn’t just a game? Because everything is real. And in the real world… there are consequences to one’s actions.

rudeus from mushoku tensei jobless reincarnation using his healing magic to constantly heal his broken muscle fibers after every sword fighting spar with Paul his father and he constantly throws out almost all of his mana every night in his room and when it's morning he takes all of his mana back into his body. Also he's been doing that since he was a baby and he recreates all of the techniques for all three sword styles without any touki but with his pure body strength

After failing his University Exam, Damon thought his life was over. But even he didn't expect that his ride home would be cut short as Apocalypse descends on Earth. Insects, animals and dead humans turn into monsters, while those lucky enough awaken the ability to wield mana, allowing them to fight back. Damon didn't awaken a class. Instead, he was met with a system error and an attribute that only made his situation more confusing. [Attribute: System Breaker] And with it, he received the ability to wield multiple classes. From Beast Tamer to Sword God, he awakens countless classes as he survives an Apocalypse alongside a divine being he accidentally summons. ------------------ Tags: #Infinite Classes #Awakening #Evolution #Apocalypse

The protagonist, Punk, is a cautious, cold-blooded, and ruthless Mage. His goal is always his top priority, over feelings or morality. When unnecessary, he doesn’t like to act like pigs to eat tigers; there are almost no life and death struggles, sometimes risky but steady progress. No strong enemy everywhere, Instead, Punk is always a strong enemy of others. And he has a very keen interest in the secrets and teachings of the Netheril civilization.

Lin Ye descended upon the world of jutsu with the power of Yoriichi Tsugikuni, standing shoulder to shoulder with gods despite his mortal body. If Riko hadn't died that summer; if Haibara Yuu could have smiled as he finished his last chewing gum; if Nanami Kento could have built a house on the Malaysian beach; if only all regrets could be severed. Lin Ye, he is not a jutsu master, he is the sun walking in the darkness. "I'm here to do only three things." "Slay demons, slay demons, and damn it, slay demons!" Facing the corrupt higher-ups and rampant cursed spirits, Lin Ye slowly drew his crimson sword: "Burn this shitty world to ashes!" This book is also known as: "Giving the Jutsu World a Little Shock from Yoriichi Tsugikuni," "How I, with Only Breathing Techniques, Beat Up a Special Grade," and "About Making Sukuna Owe One Hundred Million Yen." ...... A new story after a while.....let read and support guys 3 chapters daily

Leon transmigrates to the Douluo Continent, but his Martial Soul mutated, becoming a physical entity. When the Blind Douluo Su Yuntao declared it a “waste Martial Soul,” Leon knew this game was in the bag; he became determined to become a Beast-Taming Douluo! He then gains the cheat system of a chat group, allowing him to continuously invite female characters from Douluo 1-5 to join. A man and his monkey embark on the road to being gods. RAW:斗罗聊天群：比比东开局就被集火 This is AI translated. I know someone else is also posting with similar AI translation, but some things were changed, so I'm mainly doing this for my own reading. Tried a new translator, but it seriously messed it up when using Webnovels AI reader, so I had to scrap it and use the other.

Magic, a mysterious power granted at birth, often deciding a person's status in society. Lily Aedile, a young girl who has just awakened as a mage, discovers she possesses a rare and unheard-of ability: she can cast multiple spells at the same time. However, her gift comes with a serious flaw. Lily’s mana reserves are incredibly small—smaller than any mage recorded in history. Because of this, she can only cast the most basic spells, while more powerful magic remains out of reach. As she begins her journey to study magic, Lily must find creative ways to survive and grow stronger using only basic spells. Along the way, she searches for a way to overcome her weakness and ultimately unlock her true potential.

Kim Ji-hoon, a South Korean university student, dies from academic overwork and is granted a second chance. He transmigrates into the web novel *Journey to the Throne* as Daevan von Erevos Astherion, the youngest brother of the Emperor but ten years after the story’s end, deliberately avoiding the original plot. For two years, he lives peacefully as the legendary “Eye of the Empire,” covertly maintaining continental stability. His quiet life ends when Emperor Caelus reveals a crisis: his only son, Crown Prince Reynolt, and the five heirs of the five great noble families Rosalind, Theron, Mirielle, Aldric, and Adrienne form the Privileged Class at the Imperial Arcanum Academy. Their arrogance, cruelty, and scandals threaten the Succession Vote, which could hand the empire to corrupt politicians if Reynolt fails. Caelus grants Daevan absolute authority as Senior Professor to reform the six spoiled heirs. Daevan employs ruthless teaching methods, humbling them through magical theory, summoning arts, and physical trials. After utterly defeating them in a challenge, Rosalind and Reynolt become the first to submit, followed by the others. Assessing their talents, Daevan identifies their true potentials and begins specialized instruction in summoning, magic, and swordsmanship. As he breaks their pride and rebuilds them from the ground up, the fate of the empire rests on whether these six heirs can become worthy of their bloodlines or doom the realm to ruin.

He obtained a god-tier mobile game system, and the first game he exploited was Honkai Series: Honkai Star Rail. Almost instantly, he had the entire universe’s attention. The progress pushed players straight to the Cocolia boss fight. 【WildFire】 rang through the speakers. "What’s happening?! This is a turn-based game—why is it going so hard?!" "The music hit me like a truck—I thought I was about to ascend to become Aeons!" Then came the vast expanse of the open sea. "I thought Wildfire was peak, but now there’s no ceiling in sight!" "Dan Heng, you still claim you’re not part of the Antimatter Legion? Bro, you’re literally a five-star now!" . . . Let's follow Lin Yu as he creates the game called Honkai Star Rail! Disclaimer: This web novel and its characters are purely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is coincidental. Do not attempt to replicate in-game actions IRL."** For Advance chapters: https://www.patreon.com/cw/Archivist4us Updates Schedule: 2 Chapters of HSR every M/W/F @11am GMT+08

Death was supposed to be the end… but when Ethan Ross wakes up, he finds himself in the Marvel Universe—as one of Hydra's top bosses. Unlimited money, secret bases, and a global spy network at his fingertips? Honestly, he's having a little too much fun. Then he discovers his real cheat: a private Divine Realm where anyone he captures becomes part of his domain—and where he is absolutely unstoppable. While heroes like Avengers are busy saving cities, Ethan is playing a deeper game—manipulating villains, outsmarting heroes, and quietly collecting powerful figures like trophies. But when a man starts treating gods and monsters like collectibles, how far can he go? Will Ethan rise beyond heroes and villains alike… or push the entire world to unite against him? Stay tuned.

One day harry got hit by truck and he gon in Another world, their he buy slave family's

After waking up, everyone will travel through a wasteland world, and the survivors will face various challenges such as acid rain, extreme cold, extreme heat and mutant creatures. Every corner holds unknown dangers, and the survivors have to adapt to this harsh environment. To withstand natural disasters, the survivors must build their own shelters in this dangerous land, stockpile enough water and resources to survive before the disaster strikes. While others struggle daily to gather rotten scraps and fight over limited supplies, fear and desperation slowly spread through the wasteland. Vikram Parker awakened a plant system. While others are scraping for a little bit of food, Vikram can cultivate crops. While survivors reinforce their shelters with fragile wood and broken metal, he grows living walls of vines and sturdy thornwood. His plants can bear fruits, purify water, and gradually transform barren land into fertile soil. As the regional chat fills with panic before every incoming disaster, Vikram calmly harvests fresh vegetables inside his green sanctuary. Looking at the endless cries for help and warnings of starvation, he can’t help but think. Surviving in the apocalypse isn’t that hard. Goals for the first 300 chapters: - Daily Update 1 Chapter Power Ranking Top 3 = 1 Extra Chapters! Power Ranking No 1 = 3 Extra Chapters! Every 20 Golden Tickets = 1 Extra Chapters! A Castle = 5 extra chapter! A Spacecraft = 10 extra chapters! A Gachapon = 15 extra chapters! ................................................

A story about a weak, small larva with a human soul, who travels all the way to become the ruler of the stars.

Back when Freeza decided to exterminate the saiyans and planet vegeta, another pair of Saiyans survived. How would remnant be different if 2 Saiyan siblings were sent off world at the time of Bardock's revolt against the tyrant and somehow ended up in the world of Rwby with their parents? Would certain events be different or.. would they stay the same? This is the story of how saiyans can literally change the fates of an entirely different reality and the consequences that come with interdimensional beings. DBS Broly like OC x Ruby, OC x Yang/Weiss.

Fanfiction~! — For mature audience (18+) — Slow-burn — For Harem lovers Overpowered Mf MC (No cap) #Not for the followers of Righteous Faction #Multiverse (Fic's name will be changed then) #NO_NTR #NO_Netori #Incest ~~~~ Synopsis: A typical, average guy from Earth dies by Truck-kun's grace and finds himself in the body of the young hero, Kamado Tanjiro, from Demon Slayer. But he is transmigrated at the very beginning of the plot, on the unfortunate day when his family is fated to be butchered by Kibutsuji Muzan. What is our protagonist supposed to do to save his new family? [Ding!] [Dear Host, Weird as Fuck System is at your service!] ~~~~ This is PURE fan-made and written solely for CULTURED people with refined tastes by a shameless, overly-HORNY Author. All rights of Demon Slayer (Kimetsu no Yaiba) belongs to Koyoharu Gotoge.

Reborn in 1960s rural India, a time of scarcity, uncertainty, and untapped opportunity, Akshay is given a second chance at life—with one powerful advantage: knowledge of the future. While others struggle to survive, he sees what is coming—industrial growth, economic shifts, and the rise of powerful business empires. Starting from a small village in Haryana, he quietly begins to change his fate, one decision at a time. From improving farming methods to building trade networks and entering manufacturing, Akshay walks a dangerous path where every step forward invites attention—from corrupt officials, jealous rivals, and unpredictable politics. He does not seek fame. He seeks control. But in a world where power is never given freely, can a single man reshape his destiny—and perhaps the future of an entire nation?

For three years, Eternal Mecha Online had an impossible limit. 99% World Completion. Every hidden boss was defeated. Every secret uncovered. Every mystery solved. Yet no player had ever reached 100%. Until Lam Huy Trường did. The moment the progress bar finally reached completion, a strange message appeared on his screen— A single question. If you could become a villain in the game… who would you choose? Half as a joke, he chose the most infamous figure in the entire lore. The Mad Professor. The genius responsible for humanity’s greatest technological breakthroughs. The man whose inventions created legendary mechs… and countless disasters. The villain destined to die at the hands of his own experiments. Then the screen went white. When Lam Huy Trường opened his eyes again, the war had already begun. Monsters the size of skyscrapers roamed the world. Humanity survived only inside fortified cities protected by crude early-generation mechs. And he had awakened— inside the body of the man history feared most. Armed with modern scientific knowledge and memories of the game's future timeline, the professor realizes one terrifying truth: Humanity was never supposed to win. But this time, the so-called villain intends to rewrite the rules of war. Because if the world is doomed anyway— then he will become the engineer of humanity’s evolution. Even if history must call him a monster.

The Fog doesn't think. It doesn't choose. It just consumes — that's what everyone inside the Great Enclosure believed. Beneath a sky of cracked glass and rusted iron, that belief was the only thing keeping people sane. Silver believed it too. Twelve years old, invisible, born on the lowest edge of the Gutter — exactly the kind of person the dark passes right over. But one night, something ancient turned its eye toward his window. It didn't speak. It didn't explain. It just looked. And everything Silver had left in the world was gone by morning. Now he's alive in a place he doesn't belong to, carrying a question that has no answer yet — Why him? Something out there already knows. And it's still watching.

She was just a teenage girl—until the Divine Phoenix Flame awakened. Lyra lived an ordinary human life, unaware that she was the long-lost Phoenix Princess of Ignis— bearer of the Divine Phoenix Flame, the strongest power ever recorded in the Aetherion Galaxy. When the ancient world of Ignis fell to darkness, a newborn princess was torn from her burning home and cast into a fragile, unfamiliar planet to survive. Now, as Lyra’s dormant power awakens, so does a prophecy capable of reshaping existence itself. Uncontrollable flames. Ruthless enemies. A fate written before her birth. Hunted by ancient forces, feared across galaxies, and bound to a destiny older than the stars, Lyra is forced onto the brutal path of cultivation—where every breakthrough is earned through blood, loss, and fire. From deadly trials and forgotten ruins to galaxy-shaking wars, she must learn to command a flame capable of both creation and annihilation. But power always demands a price. As darkness spreads across the Aetherion Galaxy and even the heavens begin to move, Lyra must choose: Be consumed by her own fire… Or rise beyond all limits and become the legend the galaxy fears. For when a phoenix rises— even the heavens will burn. Read Ahead & Support the Story: Want more chapters and faster releases? Supporters on Patreon get early access to 10 chapters ahead!—and help bring Rise of the Phoenix Princess to life. Join now to read ahead and witness Lyra’s rise before anyone else! https://patreon.com/Kalimex?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink

He was a name whispered in dread across realms — feared by gods, immortals, and all who clung to power. Yet the hand that ended him was not divine, but blood. His own father betrayed him. Stripped of honor, slain like a stray in the dirt, he died watching everything taken from him — his throne, his pride… and the woman who had stood beside him through fire and ruin. But fate, cruel and amused, was not finished. It dragged his soul back through time, casting him into the body of his younger self, before the betrayal, before the fall, before the world learned to fear his name. This time, there would be no hesitation. No loyalty. No mercy. The man who once died would rise again — sharper, colder, inevitable. And at the peak of it all stood the one he would destroy. His father - The Immortal Emperor of the Cloud Abode of Three Dragons

Lucien Ashborne was supposed to be a nobody — an early-game villain who existed only to be crushed by the protagonist. After provoking the wrong person, he vanished from the story without even a dramatic death scene. When a player named James dies and wakes up in Lucien’s body, he inherits every bit of the villain’s broken reputation and zero of his privileges. Bullied, scorned, and abandoned by his own noble family, Lucien now stands at the bottom of the academy hierarchy. To make matters worse, the world he knew as a game has no guaranteed happy ending… and the protagonist’s party treats him like a criminal. But James isn’t the Lucien they think he is. With fragments of meta-knowledge, a half-broken system that barely works, and a determination to avoid becoming cannon fodder, he chooses a different path. He doesn’t seek glory. He just refuses to disappear. This is the story of a former villain trying to rewrite his role — not as a hero, but as someone who survives on his own terms.

At the age of eighteen, every human is forced into a Trial World where their fate is decided. Rise above destiny, and you become an elite revered by all. Fail, and you are reduced to nothing more than a servant in a world ruled by power. Li Chang’an was given a doomed life from the very beginning. Reincarnated into a weak and dying body, surrounded by enemies and destined for failure, he should have been forgotten like countless others. But everything changes the moment he awakens the Limitless Ascension System. Every skill he learns evolves. Every technique he touches transcends its limits. Every battle pushes him beyond what should be possible. While others climb step by step, he breaks through boundaries endlessly. From a powerless nobody to a being that stands above worlds, Li Chang’an begins a path of endless ascension. Yet, the higher he rises, the more he realizes— The Trials are not meant to create heroes. They are meant to control them. And this time, someone has appeared who refuses to be controlled.