In Your Reverence

In a world where humans begin their journey for ascension at the age of 16, Mike is a charismatic and intelligent protagonist with a clear motive: to rule the universe and everything beyond. In this world of ascension, trials take place in a world called Neither World, which is full of an energy called ohm that is also the energy of the universe. Completing these trials means transcending human limits with each trial, and every trial has progressively increasing difficulty. Nexus, a global AI system, conducts these trials and needs ascenders to fight ohmic monsters of varied levels. Against all odds, this is the story of how Mike goes from being ordinary to the ruler of all. However, he will have many companions who won't realize they are just pawns in his grand scheme. The story of these monsters is that ohmic energy is the energy of the universe. It's perfect, so there is no way of detecting it. However, a distant civilization now extinct did detect it and ruled the world with an iron will. Naturally, they made several enemies and together formed a group called the Heroes Legion. They created destroyers, organic monsters that feed on ohm, which were the nemesis of the ruling civilization. However, the heroes did not anticipate that the organic life form they created would evolve and soon become rulers of the universe. The only way to fight them is by cultivating ohm and growing stronger. Mike embarks on his journey with his childhood friend Tan, and together they encounter various challenges that shape them into who they are. The first trial is easy - kill the goblin, take the reward, and then kill the bigger goblin. However, it gets more complicated as they face kings of Neither World, wars between races, politics, relics to collect, and locations to explore. Mike spent almost 200 years in Neither World conquering everything there was to build his kingdom and attain eternal youth. He comes back to earth with his army and various generals, fighting and winning against earth's colonies that occupied the solar system. His empire has a strict policy of nurturing talent and meritocracy, but by the time he returns, Earth has already advanced 2000 years. Mike faces an alliance of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and other mobile stations as they fight against him. An epic battle ensues with galactic fleets battling on multiple planets. Mike is not the only ascender after all, and many others start their journey on the Neither World of their respective planets. Every planet has its own Neither World, and every life form is unique, with various races having their trials. The more Mike conquers, the more he understands, and together these armies capable of fighting anywhere are called fleets. There will be heroes of each planet, memorable characters who come and go, but Mike's ambition is too big to mention them all. Periodic conflicts do happen, and there will be wars between various planets and destroyers. Tim will contain the remaining forces of Earth, Mercury, Venus, and Mars while Mike presses onward with the remaining fleet to fight both destroyers and other planets. However, the destroyers are not focusing on him as there are other people out there who rule multiple galaxies. Mike is just a fly in the grand scheme of things. This story is full of world-building, lots of wars, lots of bloodshed, and memorable characters. It is a story of ambition, power, and how far someone can go to achieve what they want.