Sam was surfing with his cat when the world ended. Suddenly enlisted into a battle to fend off annihilation, Sam seizes the strength of the Void to survive. In the aftermath, Sam and his magical healer cat are thrown into a new world shattered into floating islands with survivors from Earth. Training and fighting with his giant sword and apocalyptic mana, Sam adapts to this deadly realm of monsters and magic. With endless threats to face and countless powers to attain, Sam's journey of Ascension climbing has only just begun — but first, he'll have to forge a Legend of his own.
The Founders were the first Marked, and they used those powers to build kingdoms, subjugate the land, and enrich themselves. Hal, a newcomer Lost in a world with Levels, stats, and monsters, fights to survive and escape execution from its rulers. Ingenuity and courage won’t be enough — with Marked powers he doesn’t understand, he’s easy prey for goblins, bandits, aberrations, and foul monsters. He must abandon his humanity by embracing the beast within to Level Up. Freedom and safety cannot be achieved alone: Hal forges bonds with fellow adventurers, koblins, dwarves, Reapers and monsters alike, builds a Sanctum around a Manaseed/Manatree in the Shiverglades, crafts enchanted weapons, sates appetite for monster essences, and masters Bonecrafting, Wyrd Strain, and Class powers while weathering Manastorms, Dungeons, Towers, and tribal wars to secure a lasting kingdom.
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