by Christopher Jay
Where the Eternal Emperor’s blessing decides your worth, Pike Albatross received a curse. Branded as a pariah and permanently locked out of cultivating his physical stats, Pike has one path left: grow stronger the more he carries. Chains. Axes. Monster corpses. Guilt. Every kilo fuels temporary power that threatens to crush him if he falters. He’s a ghost in the system, and to himself. To erase the mark, to prove he’s more than a walking crime, he must escape this forgotten world. There is only one way forward. The Aspirant’s Trials. He just has to survive the weight of it all. What to Expect: Weak-to-strong, competent lead. Unique power progression based on weight. Character driven plot with earned growth. Grimdark Undertones Large Backlog
