
by R. W. McRae
"My name is Zavier Torres, and The System didn't just end the world - it turned my family into weapons we never wanted to become. When reality collapsed, people expected heroes. Instead, they got a regular dad who barely knows what he's doing, teaching his kids how to kill so they might live another day. My wife and I had a plan: train together, stay together, get stronger together. That lasted about five minutes. In this new world, mercy is death and family is the only thing worth dying for. Lone wolves have to be perfect every time - but when you fight as a family, you just have to be perfect together. Every mistake we've made, every line we've crossed, every drop of blood on our hands has taught us something The System never intended: We're not just surviving anymore. We're hunting. So to whatever made this nightmare - we're coming. The Torres family doesn't break - we adapt. And we're going to make you regret giving us this kind of power." --------------------------------------------------------- What you should know going in: The Torres family aren't superheroes - at least not in the beginning. They're just regular people trying desperately to keep each other alive, and the start of their journey shows that - intently. (But don't worry - once they figure it out... just hold on for the ride) Book 1: The Bloodforged Kin - fully releasedBook 2: The Trialborn Legacy - fully releasedBook 3: The Cryptid Challenge - current book, fully scheduledBook 4: The Deviant Path - written, undergoing editsBook 5: Cryptid's End - currently being written What you get:✔️ A System, powerhouses, massive fights, boss battles - all your favorite LitRPG tropes✔️ A family that fights and grows stronger together instead of everyone being loners✔️ Real emotional and mental struggles that come with fear of death and killing real people✔️ MCs that start of weak and grow really, really strong✔️ Maybe a little system cheating 😉✔️ Multiple POVs and characters✔️✔️✔️ One of the MC’s is a cat. For realFYI: - Slow burn - the family doesn’t know what they’re doing so they have to figure it out the hard, long way. But oh man, once they do…- Emoootionaaal daaamaage… (it gets grim at times, but doesn’t stay there) --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Crunch:- Chapters: 1200–3000 words- Posting: 3×/week (Mon/Wed/Fri)- Status: 4 books done, 600k+ words, book 5 in progress. RR is about 1/4 into book 2 right now.- Roadmap: Enough ideas to outlive me.- Hit #4 in RS
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