Ladder of Ascendance
"The world is a ladder, and each peg is a life. Only by pushing off someone else can you truly grasp the freedom which lies at the peak."
There was a child, abandoned and scorned by the universe.
He was a husk amidst a sea of the broken.
Yet, a vessel is made to be filled.
The Arbiter of Fate, compelled by a shrivel of humanity, blew life into the lone outcast.
Bestowed with the life his Soul yearned for, the boy began to flourish.
"You, who possessed nothing, shall acquire all."
[Fate's Whisper]
Follow the ladder's climb. An empty canvas, he who is painted red with the curse of humanity's abhorrence.
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Pretty simple, soft, and slightly ambiguous power system. 20 bucks to whoever can recognize my inspiration for it.
I spend a lot of time making sure each paragraph is devoid of filler content or other meaningless meandering, To respect both of our times.
Writing and plot advice are strongly encouraged. I love comments.
Writing critiques will steal my heart, as this novel is above all else an exercise to improve my own writing.
While my vision for this series is to have as much personal fun as possible, my tendencies lean towards perfectionism (without sufficient outlining, total paradox) but for the time being, I'm confident in my ability to crank out quality chapters.
This novel is less about catering to tropes but rather crafting a compelling and introspective story within a progression fantasy. I’m not really trying to be profitable or marketable. Though for shits, giggles, and personal enjoyment I may throw in a trope or two.
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Several chapters a week is the current schedule, so far my writing has been daily.
I have a World Key for most of the helpful information in the series and will update it by request every few chapters, but it isn't needed to understand the story and reading it all is generally a complete waste of time.
I also edit past chapters a ton. Maybe one day I'll end up changing the entire beginning. Would be pretty funny.
Oh and this is submitted for [WSA 2024] under the Villain fantasy tag. But it will be long before this transformation occurs, I intend to twist and break the character until I earn the tag myself.
markoos · Fantasie
