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The Inner Odyssey

The Apocalypse is in full swing. Defiled - powerful creatures corrupted by the Great Collision - prowled the lands in search of prey. Unfortunately for them, the human race had long since retreated behind the secure walls of the Sanctuary of Everlast. During one of his regular excursions outside the Sanctuary, Alden is separated from Celeste. - his childhood friend and crush. In that moment, he came to regret never summoning the courage to confess. Somehow managing to survive thanks to some trickery, Alden awakens as a mage. Instead of receiving a normal power, he gains the ability to decay. What's more, during his ascension, he received a vision from his future self advising him not to trust the Asterons - celestial beings who had saved his race from inescapable doom. Normally... such a revelation wouldn’t faze Alden. However, there was only one major problem with the declaration, though. Celeste was bound with an Asteron. And not just any normal Asteron... She had made a pact with one of the Divine Sovereigns. ________ Cover is not mine. I found it on Pinterest. Link to discord server: https://discord.gg/VPEtsc4c

Ash_Monarch · Fantasy
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Gruesome Handiwork

Normally, Alden would have revelled in the kill. 

Except, the Ice Wyrm did not die…

His tenebrous dagger froze at the last second, unable to pierce the inside of the abomination's maw. 

He clicked his tongue, expression dark. 

Alden spared a brief moment to sense for Ignia, aware she could be overwhelmed at any moment. 

So far, his familiar was hanging on, but just barely…

'Hold on, little one. I'm coming.' 

Alden gritted his teeth and burst into action. His feet kicked against the snow, displacing a few flakes. Then, ignoring his rapidly draining mana reserves, he augmented himself with [Haste] twice over. 

Alden shot towards the Ice Wyrm, his crimson pupils turning a shade deeper. 

…His lust for blood soared.