by King_Harding
Marcus Cole died on a factory floor in Ohio. He woke on a battlefield in hell. In the Empire of Valdris, everyone is born with a Core. A crystalline heart that determines their power, rank, and worth. Marcus Cole has nothing. They call people like him Hollow. Conscripted into the Fourth Legion's battalion of expendable soldiers, survival means keeping his head down, learning the blade, and never letting anyone discover the truth. But on the blood-soaked frontlines, Marcus learns that being Hollow doesn't mean being powerless. Hard-won competence. Brutal progression. A secret that could save the Legion or doom it.
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| 1 | CHAPTER 1: LAST SHIFT | 0 |
| 2 | CHAPTER 2: SALVAGE | 0 |
| 3 | CHAPTER 3: THE NINTH | 0 |
| 4 | CHAPTER 4: THE LANGUAGE OF WAR | 0 |
| 5 | CHAPTER 5: THE FUNDAMENTALS | 0 |
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| CHAPTER 6: THE WEIGHT OF NOTHING |
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| 7 | CHAPTER 7: THE SQUAD TAKES SHAPE | 0 |
| 8 | CHAPTER 8: BEFORE THE MARCH | 0 |
| 9 | CHAPTER 8: BEFORE THE MARCH - Part 2: Evening | 0 |
| 10 | CHAPTER 9: THE HUNGER | 0 |
| 11 | CHAPTER 10: THE DESCENT | 0 |
| 12 | Chapter 6A: Night Training | — |
| 13 | CHAPTER 11: THE PIT | 0 |
| 14 | CHAPTER 12: THE COST | 0 |
| 15 | CHAPTER 12a: THE PROCESS | 0 |
| 16 | CHAPTER 13: THE EDGE | 0 |
| 17 | CHAPTER 14: SEVEN DAYS | 0 |
| 18 | CHAPTER 15: THE MARCH EAST | 0 |
| 19 | CHAPTER 16: FIRST BLOOD | 0 |
| 20 | CHAPTER 17: THE PATTERN OF WAR | 0 |
| 21 | CHAPTER 18: THE HOLLOW TRUTH | 0 |
| 22 | CHAPTER 19: THE LINE BREAKS | 0 |
| 23 | CHAPTER 20: THE INQUISITOR | 0 |
| 24 | CHAPTER 21: THE WATCHED | 0 |
| 25 | CHAPTER 22: INTO THE WASTES | 0 |
| 26 | CHAPTER 23: THE SOULBREAKER | 0 |
| 27 | CHAPTER 24: THE PURIFIER | 0 |
| 28 | CHAPTER 25: THE VERDICT | 0 |
| 29 | CHAPTER 26: THE WEAPON'S CAGE | 0 |
| 30 | CHAPTER 27: BEHIND ENEMY LINES | 0 |
| 31 | CHAPTER 28: THE HUNGER | 0 |
