Dusklight Shards

In the festering underbelly of Ironhaven, where the air itself is poison and shadows whisper of dead gods, a gutter rat named Kael commits a sin that changes everything: he steals a Shard. Not just a crystal—a sliver of a murdered deity, pulsing with venomous power that adapts. It grants him gifts but demands a price. Every five months, the Shard screams his location to the wastes, and the hunt begins. Now, marked by the Inquisition’s fire and hunted by phantoms of his past, Kael walks a razor’s edge. His allies are few: a woman with hollow eyes who's ambition and goal is unmatched, and a hound resurrected by his own tainted hands, her claws dripping soul-deep poison. But the Shard is no mere tool. It hungers. And as Kael’s alchemy of venom carves a path through enemies and allies alike, the line between savior and scourge blurs.

Elias Kael thought his life as a chef would be simple—until the day he bonded with a mysterious shard and awakened the power of the Sharder System. Now, with an eccentric companion named Dot, Elias is thrust into a world where Shard Bearers are hunted, their powers coveted by hidden factions. With his forgotten past resurfacing and deadly enemies closing in, Elias must unlock his true potential, master his growing abilities, and uncover the secret behind the shards before it’s too late. But the deeper he digs, the more he realizes—he isn’t just another Sharder. He might be the key to everything.

In 2035, Drakeforged Thrones, a VRMMORPG where dragons soar, thrones crumble, and one man’s fight becomes a legend. Kael Draven, a scarred ex-soldier, plunges into a world of fire and fate to save his dying sister, Lina, with every Ether Shard he claws from the game. Across three unforgiving continents—Eryndor’s feudal wilds, Kragmoor’s molten wastes, and Sylvara’s mystic peaks

In the age of Mecha for everyone, people could travel to the Endless Abyss to gather materials, enhance and forge their own Mechas, and thus wield the power to destroy heavens and earth. Jiang Chen had transmigrated and awakened the talent [Undying Barehand]. Once his Mecha shattered, he could permanently absorb its power and attain a multiple enhancement. ... At the bottom of the abyss, the ancient demon god exerted great effort and finally broke the titan Mecha, but from the shards extended a hand that held down its head. "Congratulations, you've unlocked my restraints."

[ WSA Entry ] Cassin Valen was born to suffer. A child of mercy in a world that knew none, he watched his mother burn for her kindness. Raised in the pits of despair, he learned to survive by shedding his humanity. But even survival came at a cost. When the only light in his life was snuffed out by a man in black, Cassin was left with nothing but rage and regret. Broken and bleeding at the bottom of a ravine, he should have died. Instead, he found a Shard—a fragment from an ancient source, cursed with power and purpose. Now, bound to a Shard that demands he "Restore what is broken," Cassin walks a path of vengeance and ruin. In a world shattered by the remnants of a divine Singularity, where Shards grant unimaginable power at a terrible price, Cassin must navigate a web of oaths, curses, and ancient secrets. But can a man who loathes his own existence restore what he himself has broken? -- Mc Titles: The Cursed, Shardbearer, The Broken, Herald of the Singularity, Oathbreaker, The Immortal, The Damned, The Last Ember, The Unforgiven. -- Dark Fantasy checked No Harem checked Morally complex MC checked Ruthless Mc checked Anti Hero checked -- Note From Author: I hope you guys enjoy this and feel free to give suggestions as this is my first work and I am just starting, hoping we have a long run together. Enjoy the Read! :) -- Update Schedule: 1 chp/daily 2 chps/saturday and sunday

In a realm between life and death, a nameless boy awakens amidst a sea of whispering reeds, his mind barren of memories. Above him looms a towering spire of light—Eden—calling him forward with a pulse that echoes the hollow ache in his chest. This is the Land of Reeds, a purgatory where lost souls wander, stripped of their pasts, bound by a single purpose: to gather Memory Shards and reclaim their identities.

Front Page Was NAÍNDRA NUXINUS Whoever is the Pussy Weak-Minded Person Responsible For The Removal Of My Cover I Hope Life Is Good To You Because Karma Is A Bitch… The world is dangerous, yet, there is beauty in the chaos if you learn how to appreciate it. The "Imperishable", Entities Above Everything Else, understood this undeniable truth eons ago, gifting to the Mortals a few tools to overcome the challenges across their lives. With this, amusing their own boring existences, looking with enthusiasm what new story could unfold, or if the same mistakes would be done once again but by a different person. The First Gift, is "Shards", called "Cards" by some, this otorgue instant rewards when you exchange them in an "Imperishable Monolith". The Second Gift, is the mentioned structure, capable of craft almost anything if you have the recipe, blueprint and the required materials and ingredients, a true aberration depending on who you ask. The Third Gift, is the "Perennence", with a 100 you won't Die if you are slain, you simply would "Respawn" in a "Memory Hall", making you partially Immortal, because as long as you have 1 of Perennence, you wouldn't be really dead, and someone else can "Revive" you by providing the missing resource. However, this comes with a drawback, you become a "Servant" of the person or thing that save your life, at least until you repay the Perennence plus an Interest of 50%. The Fourth Gift, is "The Memory Hall", unfortunately, they had an evil twin, "The Howling Wall", which are created in places that had seen too many "Take Downs" in a short span of time; Differently to the prodigal twin, you must have a minimum of 25 Perennence to be Respawned, otherwise, at best, you become an Immaterial entity, similar to a ghost, if not, a mindless beast or a simple Drone for a Hive Mind is not far fetched. Lastly, The Fifth Gift, is divided in three concepts, "Repercussion", "Traits" and "Work", being the last, one of the most unfair of all the Gifts, as you can't change your Work under any circumstances, which applies even for "The Imperishable". But the Gifts don't come for free, as they attract a series of weird creatures from unknown territories, sprouting the so called "Graveyards", "Factories", "Hives", "Nests", "Lairs", "Crops" and "Farms" across the entire world of "Leathemnur". NO CHEATS NO PLOT ARMOR NO VANILLA EASY LIFE DON'T GET FOOLED BY THE START A FAIR SHARE OF: ACTION BEAUTIES MYSTERIES A WHOLE LOT OF: SMUT BONDING INDECENCY COMMENT FOR: KINKS DOUBTS SUGGESTIONS Additional Information: I would try and publish TWO or even THREE Chapters a Day, and TWO up to SEVEN Chapters on Sundays, of course, it would depend entirely on my current schedule IRL. My Personal Goal is Publish between 15 up to 25 Chapters every week. English is not my first language, that is why, any mistake I made across the story, feel free to point it out for me to correct it as soon as possible.

Disclaimer: The entire story is from the Main Character's point of view. I will try to vividly depict the emotions our MC feels while going through his bizarre second life. Throughout the main volume, the MC will be the narrator of the story and we would perceive the world through his eyes. A bit cliché, at the same time, refreshingly new. The story is neither fast nor slow paced, thus maintaining a steady rhythm. Complex situations call for detailed chapters: for example, how our MC spent his first day after transmigrating has been described in great detail as it was an important event of MC's life. If my work gets popular, I will consider writing side stories from the supporting character's point of views. And please exercise patience, dear readers. The story gets intriguing from after the first ten chapters or so, so please bear with me during the initial journey. Overview: A man dies and travels to the underworld to get his memories erased before his soul would reincarnate, along with a couple of his friends. Plot Twist? He discovers that his soul, in reality, had been snapped into two shards before he was even born. How the heck this happened? He will do his absolute best to find that out. Meanwhile the system that erases memories offers him a unique choice. He can transmigrate into the body of the person who possesses the remaining piece of his broken soul! Or he can sit tight in Underworld and wait for that person to die, and then their broken souls would combine and he automatically reincarnate as one complete being. The MC decides to enjoy the best of both worlds, and somehow gets roped into a mad hunt for the Eternal Cirque, which governs the Cycle of Reincarnation. How did all of this happen? Read the book to find out! If you like it, don't hesitate to drop a comment and a review. If you don't, even then drop a comment and a review. It would help me improve my writing skills and help to give you a better story! Find my book interesting? Add it to the reading list of your library! This book is also known as: Eternal Cirque: The Hunt, The Eternal Cirque, Error 404: Soul not found {Note: This Book Is A Revised Edition Of One Of My Other Books, But You Do Not Need To Read The Other Book To Understand This One. Both of these books can be said to be a little project of mine, and is mainly cultivated to improve my writing skills in English, which is not, I repeat, NOT my mother tongue.} BTW, this book is participating in WSA 2025

"Welcome to Eclipse Online, the most lethal full-dive MMORPG on the planet, where there is only one life. Death is permanent, and each choice has a price the fragile world cannot afford. But for one of its players, the rules are about to be rewritten". Following a fatal attack of the dungeon, he discovers a hidden room with a horrific inscription: he has been made the Eclipse Reaver, fated to tread the game world eternally. Each time he dies, he is resurrected, but at a horrific cost: shattered soul shards erase his memories, emotions, and abilities. As the game universe descends into chaos and its top players fall, he is forced to explore the dark conspiracy of Eclipse Online before he too is lost for good. With gory fights, shifting game mechanics, and a mystery thickening by the minute, never has the pressure been higher. Will he overcome the system, or lose himself in the void? Will he manage to retain his sanity, or be one of the many lost souls in the void? _______________ A/N: I'd really appreciate it if i get some reviews as this is my first book. This will show that I actually have readers, and I'd have to improve when or where necessary. Thanks. _______________ Update Schedule: 07:00 GMT (+8)

[Welcome to the Magic Universe, a world where magical power reigns supreme.] [Congratulations on awakening the Infinity Money System.] [Feel free to splurge your money and prove to the entire universe that there's nothing money can't solve.] [If there is, it simply means you don't pay enough money!] So, the show of your adventure begins! [Detected: Host burned Forbidden rank Scrolls for warmth, rewarded with God rank bloodline: Heart of Origin!] [Detected: Host used Temporal Shard to ripen grapes, rewarded with God rank talent: Master of Time!] [Detected: Host fed Leaves of the World Tree to a rabbit, rewarded with Mythical Beast: Aetherlapis!] [Dear Host, you now bought and own the entire Magic Universe.] [Which universe would you like to conquer next?] Good, let’s move on! [Ding! Abnormality detected.] [Warning, Host, you are not the only system processor…]

Disclaimer: The entire story is from the Main Character's point of view. I will try to vividly depict the emotions our MC feels while going through his bizarre second life. Throughout the main volume, the MC will be the narrator of the story and we would perceive the world through his eyes. A bit cliché, at the same time, refreshingly new. The story is neither fast nor slow paced, thus maintaining a steady rhythm. Complex situations call for detailed chapters: for example, how our MC spent his first day after transmigrating has been described in great detail as it was an important event of MC's life. If my work gets popular, I will consider writing side stories from the supporting character's point of views. And please exercise patience, dear readers. The story gets intriguing from after the first ten chapters or so, so please bear with me during the initial journey. Overview: A man dies and travels to the underworld to get his memories erased before his soul would reincarnate, along with a couple of his friends. Plot Twist? He discovers that his soul, in reality, had been snapped into two shards before he was even born. How the heck this happened? He will do his absolute best to find that out. Meanwhile the system that erases memories offers him a unique choice. He can transmigrate into the body of the person who possesses the remaining piece of his broken soul! Or he can sit tight in Underworld and wait for that person to die, and then their broken souls would combine and he automatically reincarnate as one complete being. What will the MC choose? Read the book to find out! If you like it, don't hesitate to drop a comment and a review. If you don't, even then drop a comment and a review. It would help me improve my writing skills and help to give you a better story! Find my book interesting? Add it to the reading list of your library! This book is also known as: Eternal Cirque: The Hunt, The Eternal Cirque, Error 404: Soul not found BTW, this book is participating in WSA 2025

Caspian, a boy that has managed living alone in the woods is now dragged on a adventure with a girl named Bela. Determined to find all of the star shards

When the ancient Veil that protects Aetheria begins to shatter, Kael, a young elemental attuner, discovers a shard linked to the lost Guardians. Chosen by fate, he must face shadowy foes from the Void and unravel the secrets of the Veil before chaos consumes the world. Will Kael rise as Aetheria’s savior—or its undoing?

In a universe where realms are divided by the Veil—a mystical barrier—the sudden Shattering unleashes Chaos, intertwining magic and a game-like System. Kael, a street thief with a latent lineage tied to the Veil, becomes a Veilwalker, navigating three warring realms to restore balance. Each recovered Shard of the Veil grants immense power but exacts a personal toll, forcing Kael to evolve from rogue to reluctant savior.

In the ancient times, five gods created the planet Zejin, imbuing it with shards of power. These shards gave rise to the Zejin, a race with unique abilities. But this power came at a cost, as monstrous beings began to emerge. Centuries later, Zero, a young Zejin with unstable powers, embarks on a perilous quest to master his abilities and protect his world from the rising darkness. As he delves deeper into the mysteries of his race and the origins of the shards, Zero uncovers a forgotten history of gods, rebellion, and a hidden fate that will determine the destiny of the entire universe.

WSA 2025 Entry What is a man, if not a vessel of hidden truths and whispered deceptions? Beneath the fragile facade lies a labyrinth of secrets—truths buried so deeply they intertwine with the lies we tell ourselves just to survive another day. The masks we wear may fool the world, but they cannot hide the fractures within. Even those we hold closest, the ones we entrust with our hearts, may be the very hands carving unseen wounds into our souls, feeding them to the monsters lurking in the shadows. He was never meant to uncover it. But when fragments of forgotten identities surface and unseen forces move in the shadows, Aramith is thrust into a web of deception, blood, and a history long buried. Worse still, within him stirs an attribute unlike any other—the strongest, yet the most chaotic. A power that bends to no master, a force that threatens to consume him whole. To wield it is to risk destruction; to reject it is to remain powerless. And yet, power alone does not reveal the truth, for blood tells no lies, flowing only when life is claimed, but even its crimson clarity is no guide to the truth. How does one find what is real when their very existence is a fractured mirror, splintered into shards that reflect only distorted glimpses of an identity lost? Each shard offers the promise of clarity, yet together, they form nothing but ruin. To uncover the truth is to face the darkness, and to risk losing what little remains of the self. For in the end, can a man truly hold a reflection if he no longer knows who—or what—he truly is?

Clara Wilson the heiress to Diamond Group got engaged to the love of her life Isaac Hartford the heir to Starlight Group, due to an unforeseen betrayal, Clara Wilson on the brink of death on the night of full moon, Alpha and his pack hunting for prey, rescues Clara and turned her to a werewolf through an Alpha's bite. will she survive from the Alpha's bite? Excerpts: The ambient sound of waves gently lapping against the hull, coupled with the distant hum of the ship's engines, only amplifies her thoughts. She forces a smile, raising her glass in a toast, masking her emotions with practiced ease. The couple clinks their glasses with hers, their happiness an unspoken contrast to the quiet yearning in her heart. "I'll go inside the suite and rest now you guys enjoy." She said making her way to the suite. "Babe I need to get something inside the suite." Isaac said. "Alright don't keep me here waiting, I can't do without seeing you for a second." "Really that's my girl." He said, kisses her forehead and left. Isaac didn't go to their suite but he went to Jacqueline's suite he pushed opened the door. "Did I scare you?" He asked. "Why didn't you knock on the door before coming in what if I'm undressing." "Sighed softly it's not like this is the first time I'm seeing you undressed should I get rid of your night gown." He said kissing her collar bone. She didn't reject his offer, wrapped her arms around his neck he kissed her thin lips vigorously. Few minutes passed Isaac had not returned yet, she decided to go and check on him, she checked their suite he was not there, she headed to Jacqueline's suite to ask her If she had seen Isaac. She opened the door to Jacqueline's suite and then, her eyes flickered tears rapidly streamed down her face a pang of shame stabbed at her watching her best friend and the love of her life together on bed exchanging intimacies. "Isaac....you! How could you do this to me? What are you two doing together on bed?" Both of them stared at her without any sigh of remorsefulness. "It's just like what you're seeing right now" She moved closer to the bed drags the sheet off Jacqueline exposing her nakedness grabbed her brown hair hitting her head against the cluttered table beside the bed. Jacqueline stretches her hand reaching for the wine she held it and hits Clara's head with the wine bottle, the glass shattered against Clara's head. The sharp crack echoed in the tense silence and crimson blood began to seep, dripping onto the plush carpet and pooling under the shards of broken glass, Clara fainted. The room descended into chaos, the once romantic moments now marred by betrayal and violence. "Oh my goodness what have you done Jacqueline." "Is she dead?" She asked curiously in fear. "What are we going to do now?" "I don't think she is dead yet she fainted probably." He said.  "I know what to do." He carried her heading to the edge of the ship Jacqueline followed him , Isaac pulled off his shirt soaked with blood used it to clean the blood stain on his hand and neck. He folded the shirt and throws it into the sea. Jacqueline standing at the edge of the ship bitting her fingers  panicked about the situation. "Please don't kill me, help me I promise not to cause any trouble for both of you, I will forgive and pretend nothing happened here." Clara muttered in pain. "So you're finally awake"

In a fractured Earth where mana twists the weak into monsters and the strong into gods, Kael Draven is neither—just a crippled orphan left to rot in the Dustward Slums. Abandoned by fate, his life is a cycle of pain and scorn until a brush with death awakens the Abyss System—a predatory force buried in his soul, whispering of devourment and dominion. It’s no gift; it’s a curse that hungers for blood, mana, and even the multiverse itself.Thrust into the abyss mines under the cruel gaze of Lady Seris, a tyrant with secrets as dark as her power, Kael discovers he’s a shard of something ancient—a sovereign cast down by cosmic betrayal. With every drop of mana he consumes, the system grows, granting him strength, sight, and a hunger that threatens to swallow his humanity. Allies emerge—Lyra, a fiery miner who sees his spark; Selene, a mysterious beauty tied to his past; and others drawn to his rising shadow. But so do enemies: gods, cultivators, and the Architect of Realms, a multiversal puppetmaster who claims Kael as its pawn.To survive, Kael must devour—to rise, he must conquer. From a broken boy to a sovereign of infinite realms, his journey is one of vengeance, love, and a battle against the abyss within. Will he save the multiverse, or devour it whole? In a thousand chapters of blood, passion, and power, the abyss stares back—and Kael stares harder.

In a world beneath a fracturing Veil—a magical barrier trapping the Ethereal Lords—wild magic twists the land and awakens powers in Kaelith, a borderland scavenger. When she hears the Lords’ whispers through a Veilscrap shard, she’s hunted by the Order of the Saffron Flame, who guard the Veil, and the Shroudwalkers, who seek its ruin. As her ability to wield Veil-energy reveals her ties to its ancient creators, Kaelith must choose: mend the failing barrier or shatter it, risking chaos or redemption in a world on the brink.

In a broken world, only one thing stands in the way of annihilation. They are called the shattered last stand humans have against the broken mirror shard. One of these dividers, Seris Asterion vows to shatter the shackles of mirrors holding humanity back.

.............WSA 25 entry............. Stealing from mortals? Too easy. But stealing from the gods? Now that’s an art. Alister grew up on the streets, surviving through wit and theft. Under the alias Ace, he became a master thief, never caught, never seen—until one heist changed everything. Betrayed by a partner and cornered by a god’s champion, Alister should have died. Instead, he stole something no human unchosen by the gods should have, a shard of power, specifically, the shard of Loki. The shard granted him [Theft], a power that lets him steal anything. With this power, Alister assembles a crew of those wronged by the divine. Their target? The heavens themselves. After all, if the gods won’t share their power… he’ll just take it.

In a city called Dunmore, where a weakened dome stands between its people and bloodthirsty demons, Aric, a young, defiant fighter who believes in equality, is part of its Vanguard: fearless soldiers that keep the demons at bay. When the crystal holding their dome—a remnant of the goddess Ilona—suddenly fails and throws the city into chaos, he’s among the brave ones sent beyond the walls to chase a shard of the Aetherion, a sentient energy that could save or destroy them, pulling him into a treacherous wasteland where survival is always beyond reach. The flawed gods resurface, their inevitable end drawing near, scheming and weaving promises to manipulate oblivious mortals into their power plays. But gods and men don't mix easy, and alliances tend to fray, turning friends to foe in a heartbeat as blood of both mortals and divine beings are spilled. Out there, Aric finds the enemies closer than anticipated, truths in his blood he never wanted, and each ally he makes, becoming casualties of enemies he can’t outrun due to the power hidden in him. And as the realms are on the brink of annihilation, Aric must face the truth: sometimes, the greatest threats comes from those who have sworn to protect. Loss after loss builds Aric, altering his perception of the world, as he loses his moral tether, transforming from a man to something else. When an Obsidian Rift is about to release an ancient evil from their earthly prison, gods and mortals rally to make one last stand. Will Aric save the realms—or will he be the fire that consumes it all? ******* If you love narratives where the MC becomes the villain and the hero, then this book is for you. ******* Book on hiatus

At the age of sixteen, each member of every shard—scattered across each specie—gets a core awakening that determines where they would belong. Karl doesn’t get an awakening, but he stays on the shifter shards, pretending to be a shifter for years until he turns twenty. At twenty, he gets a core awakening, but… there is an abnormality: he shows signs of more than six species, breaking the balance of the world he is in. People like him are rare and dangerous, and soon, he is discovered, turning him into a fugitive in all worlds. None of the shards can claim him, seeing that he had the ability of everyone. These unstable abilities leave him drained, and now he must fight magic and tech to survive while navigating each world, meeting people, sating his desires… and killing.

A world filled with aether, a corrosive force and a source of power. In search of power, people started to attune thier bodies with aether, harmonising with its chaotic flow, the one's who resonated with aether successfully, became Luminers. But the true mysteries lay in shards, each containing a mystical power. Now that the wielder of time shard had died, disintegrating his shard with him...what will happen to the world? What changes will his death bring into the future world? What happend to all the shards?What became of the aether? What even are these shards? Zeill wanders on his journey which started with a single goal of finding the whereabouts of his father, but takes on a different route when his life takes a drastic turn. In this world filled with aether and shards, how will he fare.

Felix Morrow was an 18 year-old university student drowning in an indescribable emptiness. Trapped in a life he chose only for fear of death, his hollow existence abruptly ends in a tragic accident — only to awaken in a world unlike anything he's ever known. He is reborn under the name Lián Fēng in a war-torn empire reminiscent of ancient China to a family of poor farmers. In this world governed by Qi and the ancient art of cultivation, each initiate receives a primordial sword — a weapon shaped not by steel, but by the wielders inner self. For Felix, now reborn as Lián Fēng, this blade is no blessing. Where others see a canvas for their ambition, strength and intelligence, his sword reflects only the void he carried from his past life: a fractured soul that thirsts for meaning. His sword, a jagged shard of obsidian, mocks him daily — it's edge dull, it's aura lifeless. Even his parents, kind but weary souls, whisper that the gods must have cursed him. Then, the war arrives to his village, shattering what little peace he had known. Amidst the chaos Lián Fēng is forced to flee, leaving behind the only people who have ever shown him kindness. Alone and empty-handed, save for his jagged sword, he embarks on a perilous journey trough a land engulfed in conflict.

At the edges of the World of Vunreon lies the skeleton of a Dragon. A being once revered by many titels, such as God of Dragons, the first Dragon, Ruler of Space and Time and master of the Void, he was now nothing more than a imposing sight. Though unbeknownst to his slayers, his soul that they shattered didn't fully die. Instead its countless shards dispersed across time and space, reincarnating each into a mortal coil. When their lives came to an end, they slowly joined back together. After countless millennia, the last of these lives came to an end and thus his soul awoke once more. Whole again but only a soul without a body, he has to start anew on his path to once more stand at the peak of creation. This is my first novel and english is not my first language, so criticism and corrections are always welcome. I do not own the cover

In the aftermath of a hard-fought battle against the Demon Lord, the heroes of Kladin celebrate their victory, unaware of the brewing danger. Haru, the neglected hero, has had enough. With his unique [World Knowledge] skill and the discovery of a temporal shard, he concocts a daring plan to return to the day they were all summoned, vowing to avoid the king's manipulation and forge a new destiny for himself. However, his ambitious scheme will not go unnoticed, and the consequences could change the fate of Kladin forever. As Haru's true nature is revealed, the heroes must grapple with the fallout and confront the reality of their own hypocrisy. Haru, disillusioned by the selfish and greedy nature of his companions and the people of Kladin, decides to live life for his own sake, determined to create a better future for himself. Using his knowledge of the future, Haru will take everything that once belonged to the heroes for himself and build a mighty kingdom of his own. The epic tale unfolds in this thrilling fantasy adventure, as Haru navigates the treacherous waters of politics, war, and love, all while uncovering the truth about the ancient site protected by the Demon Lord and the origins of the demons.

In the frozen realm of Veyrholt, where iron rivers run red with betrayal, Kael Draven—last of a fallen house—watches his kin burn at the hands of House Valthor. A mysterious shard, alien and cold, fuses with his flesh, granting him unnatural power at a cost: a voice in his mind, whispering of blood and vengeance. As Kael carves a brutal path through his enemies, the shard’s influence grows, threatening to consume him. In a land of noble treachery and looming war, he must rise as the Iron Sovereign—or be broken by the darkness within.

The year 2025, the heavens betrayed humanity. A Red Star tore through the sky, its burning fragments raining down upon Earth like divine judgment. Continents fractured under the cataclysmic impact, oceans froze into endless icy wastelands, and the skies burned crimson with perpetual twilight. The Red Star didn’t just destroy—it awakened. In its wake, shards of alien energy infused survivors with unimaginable powers. Titans rose, flames danced at fingertips, swarms obeyed silent commands, and portals opened to realms unknown. These Awakened warriors were both saviors and harbingers, their gifts as much a curse as salvation. But the Red Star’s arrival was only the beginning. From beyond the void came horrors—twisted creatures born of corruption, feeding on humanity like cattle. And if these monsters weren’t enough, betrayal struck closer to home. The Western nations, once pillars of progress and unity, crumbled under fear. Desperate for survival, they forged unholy alliances with the invaders, selling out their own kind to monstrous overlians. Cities fell silent, their streets haunted by traitors and shadows. To the East, the empires sealed their borders, retreating behind walls of secrecy. Their silence echoed louder than any declaration of war. Only the Middle Lands stood defiant. From the deserts of North Africa to the savannahs of the south, the people of the Middle Lands refused to kneel. Against impossible odds, they waged a desperate war against both monstrous invaders and treacherous allies. It was here, amidst the ruins of civilization, that legends began to rise.

In Elden Hollow, seventeen-year-old Kael’s quiet life unravels when the Great Fracture shatters the mystical Veil, unleashing chaos and awakening his "Silent Echo" Resonance—allowing him to hear the dying’s last thoughts. Losing his family, Kael wields Shards to evolve his power, navigating a fractured world among scattered survivors. As he searches for a mysterious Core Shard, the echoes of his past guide him through an uncertain journey, where each step deepens the enigma of his destiny.