Roots Fed by Rot

Eni never asked to be a Hero. She didn’t ask for the world to turn into a twisted mosaic of dying gods and starving monsters. And she certainly didn’t ask for the Voice—a mocking, invisible parasite that revels in her insults and whispers secrets she’d rather not know.   In a world where the laws of reality are collapsing, Ani is forced to play a game where her soul is the ultimate stake. When it came time to choose her role, she didn’t opt for the flashy power of a mage or the glory of a blade master. She chose the path of a Tank.   Not out of a desire to protect, but out of a desperate will to survive.   Now, bound in a magical steel corset and radiating an eerie power, Ani navigates a landscape of absurdity and horror. Fending off fifteen-foot Star Titans and outsmarting wayward pirate captains and their virgin islands, she amasses strength one agonizing percent at a time. With anvils hidden beneath her hem and a blade that grows lighter as her burden grows heavier, she marches toward the heart of the Coalition.