Nerim: Path to Ascension

Lila wakes up alone in a stone chamber with no pulse — and no memory of how she arrived. The world outside is broken. The forest is alive…and hunting. The people are infected. Cracks split the sky.  Something ancient has awakened. Known simply as 'System' it offers abilities she doesn’t understand at a price she can’t afford.  If she wants to return, she must venture forth into a world unraveling at its seams…and face whatever waits at its core.  Failure wouldn’t just mean death — it would mean erasure. And Lila refuses to disappear.  WHAT TO EXPECT Dark fantasy (body horror, self-harm, graphic descriptions, etc.) Character-driven/strong female lead Slow-burn worldbuilding  Philosophical/psychological themes