by Kessedi
Books 1&2 are available Amazon Impact the world — Gain Points.In a world where every action is watched, every thought is recorded, and every step is calculated — survival is earned. Merit is power. Merit is life. Merit is the only path to ascend. Kael Arden was born in a remote frontier village and expected nothing more than an ordinary life. When through a series of his choices he gains merit, he is thrust into a world far larger and more dangerous than he ever imagined—a world of evolving monsters, hidden civilizations, imperial academies, and wars fought for power beyond human understanding. With no special bloodline or legendary inheritance, Kael climbs the ranks through ingenuity, perseverance, and the refusal to abandon those around him. Every step forward reveals another layer of the System's design and another mystery buried beneath centuries of history. As kingdoms prepare for war and ancient forces begin to stir, Kael discovers that ascension is the only path to power. Ascendancy is a slow-burn progression fantasy featuring intelligent growth, meaningful character relationships, deep worldbuilding, and a mystery that expands from a single forgotten village to the fate of the entire world.
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| 1 | Chapter One — The Road to Iron | — |
| 2 | Chapter Two — Into the Broken Halls | — |
| 3 | Chapter Three — The Prophecy of the Last Echo | — |
| 4 | Audiobook is out! | 0 |
| 5 | Chapter 81 — Skill Selection [rewrite] | 0 |
| 6 | Chapter 82 — Return to Tibetan | 0 |
| 7 | Chapter 83 — Seventh Member | 0 |
| 8 | Chapter 84 — Before First Light | 0 |
| 9 | Chapter 85 - Echo Vanguard | 0 |
| 10 | Chapter 86 - First Floor | 0 |
| 11 | Chapter 87 - Rain of the Drowned | 0 |
| 12 | Chapter 88 - Until the Blue Flames Die | 0 |
| 13 | Chapter 89 - The Dawn Hunt | 0 |
| 14 | Chapter 90 - The Beacon in Black Water | 0 |
| 15 | Chapter 91 — When the Bells Went Silent | 0 |
| 16 | Chapter 92 (Interlude) — Fire and Fracture | 0 |
| 17 | Chapter 93 - Among Millions | 0 |
| 18 | Chapter 94 (Interlude) — Heaven’s Measure | 0 |
| 19 | Chapter 95 — Floor Two | 0 |
| 20 | Chapter 96 — Core Hunting | 0 |
| 21 | Chapter 97 — The Cost of Claiming Territory | 0 |
| 22 | Chapter 98 — Mountain | 0 |
| 23 | Chapter 99 — Ten Pillars of Light | 0 |
| 24 | Chapter 100 — Three Left Standing | 0 |
| 25 | Chapter 101 — When the Range Broke | 0 |
| 26 | Chapter 102 — The Stoneheart Sovereign | 0 |
| 27 | Chapter 103 — A Core Worth a War | 0 |
| 28 | Chapter 104 — The Last Deposit | 0 |
| 29 | Chapter 105 — Beyond the Broken Range | 0 |
| 30 | Chapter 106 — The First Midnight | 0 |
| 31 | Chapter 107 — The Same Dawn | 0 |
| 32 | Chapter 108 — The Dead Wear Ashen’s Colors | 0 |
| 33 | Chapter 109 — The Bellkeeper | 0 |
| 34 | Chapter 110 — The Order Beneath the Ink | 0 |
| 35 | Chapter 111 — The First Dawn | 0 |
| 36 | Chapter 112 — Morning Beyond Midnight | 0 |
| 37 | Rise of the Rune Carpenter | 0 |
| 38 | Chapter 41 — Time to Wake Up (Start of Book 2) | 0 |
| 39 | Chapter 42 — I Promise | 0 |
| 40 | Chapter 43 — Enlistment | 0 |
| 41 | Chapter 44 — Confession | 0 |
| 42 | Chapter 45 — Goodbyes | 0 |
| 43 | Interlude V — Leonard | 0 |
| 44 | Chapter 46 — First Initiate Steps | 0 |
| 45 | Chapter 47 — First Lesson | 0 |
| 46 | Chapter 48 — Chuck | 0 |
| 47 | Chapter 49 — Training Session | 0 |
| 48 | Chapter 50 — Dancing Flames | 0 |
| 49 | Chapter 51 — Let the Fight Begin | 0 |
| 50 | Chapter 52 — Duel | 0 |
| 51 | Chapter 53 — Academy Board | 0 |
| 52 | Chapter 54 — The Sound of Silence | 0 |
| 53 | Chapter 55 — When the Silence Speaks | 0 |
| 54 | Announcement Stubbing [June 14] | 0 |
| 55 | Chapter 56 — Harmonic Progenitor | 0 |
| 56 | RICK THE BRICK | 0 |
| 57 | Interlude VI — The Wandering Duke [Part 1] | 0 |
| 58 | Interlude VI — The Wandering Duke [Part 2] | 0 |
| 59 | Chapter 57 — The Ceremony | 0 |
| 60 | Chapter 58 — Artifact Engineering Class [Part 1] | 0 |
| 61 | Chapter 59 — Artifact Engineering Class [Part 2] | 0 |
| 62 | Chapter 60 — Oscillating Energy Fundamentals Class | 0 |
| 63 | Chapter 61 — An Unexpected Rival | 0 |
| 64 | Chapter 62 — Frequency Manipulation Class | 0 |
| 65 | Chapter 63 — Artifact Construction | 0 |
| 66 | Chapter 64 — Graduate Level of Control | 0 |
| 67 | Chapter 65 — Contest of Artificers | 0 |
| 68 | Chapter 66 — Forming an Expedition Group | 0 |
| 69 | Chapter 67 — The Ruins of Ashbrook | 0 |
| 70 | Chapter 68 — The Bandits | 0 |
| 71 | Chapter 69 — The Hill No Bandit Crossed | 0 |
| 72 | Chapter 70 — Investigation Part 1 | 0 |
| 73 | Chapter 71 — Investigation Part 2 | 0 |
| 74 | Chapter 72 — Investigation Part 3 | 0 |
| 75 | Amazon Launch! | 0 |
| 76 | Chapter 73 — Investigation Part 4 | 0 |
| 77 | Chapter 74 — Investigation Part 5 | 0 |
| 78 | Chapter 75 — Investigation Part 6 | 0 |
| 79 | Chapter 76 — Investigation Part 7 | 0 |
| 80 | Chapter 77 — Investigation Part 8 | 0 |
| 81 | Chapter 78 — Investigation Part 9 | 0 |
| 82 | Chapter 79 — Investigation Part 10 | 0 |
| 83 | Chapter 80 — Thronebreakers of the East | 0 |
| 84 | Chapter 81 — Skill Selection [Start of Book 3] | 0 |
| 85 | Chapter 1 — Irrelevant | 0 |
| 86 | Chapter 2 — The Firebreak | 0 |
| 87 | Chapter 3 — Let the Song begin | 0 |
| 88 | Interlude 1 — Anthony Madden | 0 |
| 89 | Interlude 2 — Elara Nightveil | 0 |
| 90 | Chapter 4 — Ashes and Opportunity | 0 |
| 91 | Chapter 5 — The Board and the Blade | 0 |
| 92 | Chapter 6 — The Wolf Pack | 0 |
| 93 | Chapter 7 — The Old Guard | 0 |
| 94 | Chapter 8 — The Broken Spirit | 0 |
| 95 | Chapter 9 — Prove your Merit | 0 |
| 96 | Chapter 10 - The Wrong Forest | 0 |
| 97 | Chapter 11 — The Hunter's Game | 0 |
| 98 | Chapter 12 — Last Man Standing | 0 |
| 99 | Chapter 13 — The Boy Who Refused to Die | 0 |
| 100 | Chapter 14 - Festival Before the Storm | 0 |
| 101 | Announcement | 0 |
| 102 | Chapter 15 - Evacuation | 0 |
| 103 | Chapter 16 - Whispers at Dusk | 0 |
| 104 | Chapter 17 — Anomaly Detected: Vermile | 0 |
| 105 | Chapter 18 - The Blue Eyes in the Dark | 0 |
| 106 | Chapter 19 — The Lullaby | 0 |
| 107 | Chapter 20 - The Gates of Tibetan | 0 |
| 108 | Chapter 21 — Do Not Stop Singing | 0 |
| 109 | 📢 Writathon! | 0 |
| 110 | Chapter 22 — Skill Selection | 0 |
| 111 | Chapter 23 — The Heart of the Mountain | 0 |
| 112 | Chapter 24 — Brand New Day | 0 |
| 113 | Chapter 25 — A Night in Aristocracy | 0 |
| 114 | Interlude III — Keeper of Tibetan | 0 |
| 115 | Chapter 26 — Shopping | 0 |
| 116 | Chapter 27 — Three Books and a Thousand Questions | 0 |
| 117 | Chapter 28 — The Guild | 0 |
| 118 | Chapter 29 — Delivery Part 1 | 0 |
| 119 | Chapter 30 — Delivery Part 2 | 0 |
| 120 | Chapter 31 — Delivery Part 3 | 0 |
| 121 | Chapter 32 — Payoff | 0 |
| 122 | Chapter 33 — Mara | 0 |
| 123 | Chapter 34 — Reunion | 0 |
| 124 | Chapter 35 — When the Curtain Falls | 0 |
| 125 | Chapter 36 — The Fall | 0 |
| 126 | Interlude IV — The Analytical Core | 0 |
| 127 | Chapter 37 — Prove Your Worth Part 1 | 0 |
| 128 | Chapter 38 — Prove Your Worth Part 2 | 0 |
| 129 | Chapter 39 — Prove your Worth Part 3 | 0 |
| 130 | Chapter 40 — Initiate Tier | 0 |
| 131 | Book 1 — Epilogue | 0 |
