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Gunter's life in the city is a daily grind of hardship just to help his struggling family get by. As a street urchin tasked with cleaning the filthy sewers and alleyways, he faces constant torment from the local bullies who delight in tormenting him. 

One fateful day, Gunter finds himself cruelly locked inside the dank sewer tunnels by his tormentors. With no one to hear his cries for help, he has no choice but to brave the twisting underground tunnels in hopes of finding another exit. But as he ventures deeper beneath the streets, Gunter stumbles upon an unbelievable discovery – a long-forgotten antechamber adorned with strange, dust-covered artifacts and mystical relics.

Among the treasures, an ordinary-looking wooden staff catches his eye, clutched in the bony fingers of an ancient skeletal remains. With no other means of escape and his tormentors surely having fled, Gunter decides to take a chance on the unassuming walking stick. Little does he realize, this seemingly insignificant act will change his life forever.

For the staff is no ordinary piece of wood, but a powerful magical conduit hiding an incredible secret. As Gunter finally emerges from the tunnels, clutching his new prize, he inadvertently unlocks the relic's arcane power, setting off a chain of mind-boggling events.

Can a lowly sewer-scouring urchin rise above his downtrodden roots and master the awesome abilities of the mysterious staff? Or will his new-found power lead him down a path of unimaginable consequences? One thing is certain: Gunter's life will never be the same again.

Table of Rat's Ascension

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Volume 1