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Path of Ashes

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A tormented soul, unaware of how long it has lived, how many times it has died, how much it has suffered, how much it has lost. That soul, which for a moment believed it had freed itself from the chains of pain, only to return and discover that every step was but an illusion. When it thought it had survived, reality came to shake its very core and destroy what little remained. After cries of call, after pleas that were met with silence, where words scattered in the air, laden with longing and a need for a hope still far away. No one answered. No help, no mercy, only the darkness that surrounded it at every corner. What was it asking for? Perhaps it sought relief from an endless pain, perhaps it sought death to grant it stillness... but, is there a place for peace in this cruel world? After a solitary, hopeless pain, the world seemed to gaze upon it with sorrow. As if it pitied it, or perhaps it was destined for even more suffering. But what is this, if not the end of one path and the beginning of a new one? And the goal? Who knows... . Note: The story will unfold across multiple paths—some will be part of the main plot, while others will branch off as side arcs. We’ll begin with the Path of Ashes, which, as you may have noticed, shares its name with the title of the novel.
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Damon's Ascension

Humanity is caught in a great upheaval after the Intergalactic Union of All Species coincidentally discovers their existence on what they had formerly considered to be the fringe of the universe. Without any say in the matter, they get indicted into the Union as a legal member. Unfortunately, this meant that they were now obligated to partake in the exploration of a new Chaotic Realm parallel to their universe containing rich energies, resources, and essence that the universe itself craved. To that end, the universe has created its own will, which seeks to gather all races and strengthen warriors from them to explore the dangerous but lucrative Chaotic Realm, initiating the Augmented Reality simulation, Essence. In Essence, one can experience a carefully crafted universe similar to an RPG game, either by going in through your soul or going in through VR. The former means that death is true, and the latter is similar to a normal FIVR experience. Those who go in with their souls can freely receive feedback from their 'game characters' to obtain all stats, skills, and items they acquire in Essence, while those who go in with VR do not obtain that benefit. However, those who pay for it in Essence can receive an awakening of genetic talent called abilities. These abilities are graded from F to EX, a total of 10 stages. Not much is expected from the human race when the first 100 participants get chosen at random from the public - a standard protocol - only for each one of them to awaken at least an A-grade ability. Then, there was Damon Arnan, a young Ghanaian politician, who ended up awakening, not one, not two, but three EX-Grade Talents. The human race, which had just entered the galactic playground, was about to experience a storm with Damon smackdab in the middle.
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