Hoqalo: The Broken System [LitRPG • Magitech • Hopepunk]

Someone’s been drinking my future like it’s corp-subsidized coffee. I’m about to make them choke on it. I’m Dash. My great-grandfather was one of the Fifteen who saved humanity during the System Apocalypse, founding the corps that rule the solar system. That legacy should’ve been mine. Until my father was disinherited and died, leaving me with nothing but a single building on Earth 2.0. I thought my system compatibility was over 80%. High enough to manifest a system. But they measured me at System Prep School with 17%. Failure, incompatible and the system never came. While my classmates leveled up at System Academy, I got shipped to mining school… fighting bugs for mineral system drops. Then I nearly died, and a broken system manifested. Barely functional, but enough to show the truth: a rival corp has been draining me this whole time. 17% was a lie. It was a theft. The system gave me one thing: Hoqalo, a tinkerer’s trait that lets me forge gear better than anything factory-made. It’s not enough to fight a corp hungry enough to drain a Kallum bloodline, but it’s a start. My corpo grandmother’s resources come with strings attached, but I’ve got my hands, my tools, and friends who will go to corpo hell and back with me. They stole my future. Time to steal it back with interest. Each chapter is ~2,5k–4k words! You can support me on Patreon! Currently 2 months ahead (~200 pages): https://www.patreon.com/PlotArmorHQ What to expect Cyberpunk LitRPG: Deep system mechanics with a unique twist: A Broken System with glitchy stats and magic!Hopepunk: This story isn't grimdark. In a world designed to crush you, optimism is the ultimate rebellion. Friendship is survival, and building something new is an act of war against the status quo.Sci-Fi x Fantasy: A corporate dystopia (Earth 2.0) where ancient magic and futuristic tech collide.The Protagonist: A sarcastic, scrappy underdog heir fighting his way up from the bottom with wit and terrible puns.Corporate Intrigue: A mystery involving the Sol Fortune 15, family legacies, and secret sabotage.Slice-of-Life: Exploring the gritty and glamorous reality of life on Earth 2.0.Slow Burn Romance: Natural chemistry and relationship building (not the main focus, but definitely present!).No Harem. Come talk about Hoqalo on my Discord! Release Schedule Launch Month:5x a week (Tuesday to Saturday)Time: 20:00 CET (2:00 PM EST) Regular Schedule (After Month 1):2x a week (Tuesday & Saturday)Time: 20:00 CET (2:00 PM EST) (+ if we hit Rising Stars, chapter every day) Why the change?I write longer chapters (2,500–4,000 words). So, getting 2 chapters a week is actually the same amount of content as getting 3-4 shorter chapters from other stories! I prefer giving you more substantial episodes rather than cutting them up just to post more often. Ads designed by Spatuzzi Designs