My Best Friend is an Eldritch Horror
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Damien Vale nearly ended the world when he accidentally bound himself to Henry, an eldritch creature from beyond space that has lived since the dawn of time. Now determined to attend the mage college Blackmist and study magic, Damien must conceal his monstrous companion while mastering spells, surviving academy politics, interschool tournaments, and escalating wars between the Void and the Corruption. Across six volumes, Damien grows from a frightened first-year into a Voidwalker and Realmbreaker, gaining new spells, eldritch powers, and allies as Henry's true nature and the fate of worlds unfold.
Progression: Explicit LitRPG / magic-academy progression central to the series. Blackmist operates on a ranked mage-college system with quantified magical advancement: students earn spell proficiencies, mana capacities, and class ranks through study, duels, and quests. Damien's bond with Henry grants an eldritch progression track—Void energies, Herald-level thresholds, and eldritch transformations—that advances alongside conventional coursework. Each book documents tangible tier gains: first-year spells to tournament-level combat (Greenblood), truce with the Void and Corruption threats (Duskbringer), Kingsfront Interschool Tournament dominance (Voidwalker), Void corruption after-effects and return to Blackmist (Dawnfall), and final Realm-breaking ascension (Realmbreaker). Verified via Goodreads series descriptions mentioning 'mage college', 'Kingsfront Interschool Tournament', 'Void', 'Corruption', and LitRPG tags, plus Reddit ProgressionFantasy recommendation noting slice-of-life LitRPG in a magic school setting.
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