Gridlocker

In a world where humans and aliens coexist, advanced technology has given rise to "lenses" – devices that enhance human abilities. These range from basic cognitive boosts to superhuman strength and even mystical powers derived from slain deities. This technological advancement has created a stark divide between the utopian, solar-punk city of Eden Reach and the impoverished, cyberpunk district of Gridlock. Eden Reach, a gleaming beacon of progress, enjoys the benefits of clean energy, advanced technology, and harmonious coexistence. Gridlock, however, remains a shadow of its former self, plagued by poverty, crime, and the remnants of a forgotten past. The story follows a group of rebels known as the "Dystopians," who operate from the shadows of Gridlock. They aim to steal powerful prototype lenses from Leviathan, the powerful organization that controls their distribution and use. This heist, however, will have unforeseen consequences, drawing them into a conflict that threatens to tear apart the fragile peace between Eden Reach and Gridlock, and unleash forces that could shatter the very foundations of their world.

"Il y a bien longtemps, il n'y avait rien... Que les ténèbres et le néant. Arnon décida de créer la lumière pour créer la vie et plus principalement l'homme comme être conscient sous cette lumière. Mais Gridlock, le dieu des ténèbres et du néant se réveilla du fait de cette lumière et jaloux voulut créer aussi ses propres enfants dans le monde du néant et de la nuit, mais petit à petit la lumière gagnait l'univers et les créatures de Gridlock disparaissaient détruites par la lumière. Gridlock voulut par la ruse demander a Arnon d'enlever certaines étoiles, planètes, astres afin que ces enfants , qui avaient pris forme humaine pour séduire le Dieu, puissent vivre en paix et en harmonie avec la progéniture d'Arnon. Arnon trop sage et bon accepta sa demande et la terre fut donc privée de toute lumière proche et les premiers hommes apparurent dans le néant infini sans rien voir et devenant fou puis surtout devenant des proies des enfants de Gridlock. Arnon n'avait pas le temps de recréer les astres apportant la lumière a tant avant que les hommes primitifs disparaissent donc il a offert une étincelle de lumière : le feu. Par le feu, les premiers hommes purent se défendre contre les créatures de la nuit en s'en servant comme armes et moyens de créer des frontières près de leurs logis, mais petit à petit le feu se fit plus rare du fait d'un usage trop excessif et des aléas du temps et les créatures de Gridlock revinrent. Gridlock rendit par la peur et la violence le cœur de l'homme mauvais, il y eut des guerres pour cette ressource et l'homme brûla le monde et sacrifia la nature pour tuer à tout prix tous les enfants de ce mauvais dieu. Ces brasiers mondiaux éradiquèrent pratiquement les deux camps. Arnon a, pendant ce temps, réussi à créer un pouvoir de lumière dans un astre : le soleil pour éclairer ce monde. Face à une défaite imminente, Gridlock, malin, décide de négocier en tournant l'esprit de certains humains qui avaient perdu des proches pris par les forces des ténèbres. Il leur promit que leurs proches damnés ne seraient pas détruits entièrement et pourraient continuer à vivre auprès d'eux même être guérie s'ils pouvaient encore vivre loin de la lumière dans un temps sans l'astre d'Arnon appelé Nuit. Arnon, entraîné par les plaintes des hommes, décida de créer un cycle nommé jour et nuit pour les deux camps, mais encore une fois, il fut trompé par Gridlock, car la durée de ces cycles ne fut jamais actée. Des jours durèrent des semaines et des nuits des mois. Durant les périodes de lumière, les hommes pouvaient prospérer et vivre, mais quand l'era nocturna ou la nuit de Gridlock arrivait, il devait se barricader et survivre face aux monstres de la nuit, enfant de ce dieu terrible. Ainsi, il en est et ainsi, il en sera quand reviendra sur ce monde l'era Nocturna."

Darius lives in a village quiet and mundane life until he loses everything. His departure from the mountain village will lead to many trials, and he will not always pass them. The world is ruled by violent nature, political power, and magic. Different empires, kingdoms, and other varied governed lands are ruled by the gridlock of magical might with international and domestic power struggles. The world is rudely divided between those with power and those who only lack it. What will Darius learn in the world, and how will he survive in this cutthroat magus world? What must he develop, build, lose, sacrifice, and rebuild to achieve heights of magic? Story is published in Webnovel and Royal Road. ---------------------------------------------- Tags (the real ones): #Particle based magic, #Weaktostronger, #Overpoweredtosomeextend, #Alchemy, #Dark, #Businessbuilding, #Citybuilding, #Kingdombuilding, #Growstogenius, #Academy, #Magictheorypeerreview, #Mages, #Slaves, #Magictheory, #Magicsupremacy, #Strongruleweak, #Diplogames, #Plots, #Economy, #Magicpatents, #Privatewars, #Torture, #Noharem, #CleverdarkMC, #NonNPCMC, #Complexpersonalities, #War, #Hierarchysocialporn, #Goalsandchoices Chapter length: 1300-1500 words (sometimes more) ---------------------------------------------- Warning: The worldview and growth of the characters will change, at least to some degree, in the story. The story includes darker cultures, slavery, violence, torture, and ruthless characters, so if you want a nice peaceful isekai story of the bread market, you won’t find it here. There will also be varied sexual content in the future, but it is still a drop in the bucket compared to the overall plot amount. The story doesn’t abide by the principles of safe space. It’s the opposite of it. MC will, in most cases, only think of his gain. Also, MC will grow, learn, and his thinking will develop long-term. Also, the rise of mental capacities is accounted for. ---------------------------------------------- Dedication: I owe a debt of gratitude towards many good stories that I have had the luxury of reading. There are thousands of them, but readers can recognize some themes and influences. This novel has been made in an eclectic style, and I hope some readers will find it sometimes dark and sometimes sweet and wonderful. Honorary mention I must give to Patrick Rothfuss for Name of the wind as an excellent writing style. My deepest joy has also been the novels Warlock of the Magus World, Throne of Magical Arcana, Supreme Magus, Sylver Seeker, I’m the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire!, to name a few. My story owes some aspects to these and many other stories, but it is not mere copy-paste. A good example is the expanded magic theory background, details of each theme, and a very peculiar plot, enjoy. ---------------------------------------------- Join webnovel so you remember what you were reading. https://acts.webnovel.com/2019/63659293/index.html?inviteCode=za50Tyfr Get addicted, read 4000 stories, go insane, start writing story here, oh wait.. But I get some points from this link, hurraaayy thanks everybody! ---------------------------------------------- This work “Heights of Magic” by author Majer3 is licensed under the creative commons license CC BY-NC-ND.

" Princess of Silverose, chosen by the gods. The child to bring honor to her people, a daughter to whom her mother is most proud." She lifted her eyes to the twilit sky in defeat. " But it means nothing now. I'm an outcast, a disgrace. I failed before I even started. I let my people down. I dishonored my mother." Nadia Valaska was only twelve when she witnessed her mother, the queen, being killed but when the murderer Is a part of her family, who then can she trust? For her protection, Nadia had to be snuck out of the kingdom by her handmaiden in the heat of chaos, with hopes that once conflict within silverose settled, she would return to reclaim what was rightfully hers. But as soon as she fled, more innocent lives were snatched away, the streets littered with bodies; men, women, and children alike. No one was spared. The air reeked of the stench of fresh blood, and the walls echoed with the screams of the slaughtered. The kingdom fell, the late queen's reign along with it and it was reborn with a power greater than any; one of strength, one of hate. One of metal. She was a warrior princess seeking to reclaim her nation, to regain the power to disenthrall her people but most especially, she wanted to avenge her mother's death but her plans hit an unexpected gridlock when she encountered a man given the task to capture and retrieve her to the palace at the command of the prime minister's son, the general. She was an immigrant hiding in an unfamiliar border so naturally, she was unyielding. The fact that a person like the general would send a bounty hunter after her, spelled nothing but trouble. So she did what she knew how to do best. She fought. A former fisherman's son, bounty Hunter, a mercenary, orphaned by the century-long war; Azuel was known for several things. After decades of fighting a grueling war, the country of Sanscar plummeted into revolting poverty, leaving the locals striving for food, struggling to live. And after losing his brother and father to the war, Azuel's entire existence now hinges on one task alone. To care for his niece no matter what. The pain that came with grief and the desire for vengeance, had a way of bonding souls together. Without anything left to anchor Azuel to Estora, he fled to join Nadia in her quest to take down the bane of their existence; the silver witch. They were both aware that the task was far from being an easy one but little did they know that a pursuit of revenge would quickly morph into a journey to save the world.