
by TheQuietScribe
The Spirit Trials follows Mark Lydo, a boy from a poor but caring family in a world where power is gained by bonding with spirits from the astral realm. At sixteen, teens are tested for their compatibility with this realm, those who succeed can form spirit bonds and train to become stronger, while others remain ordinary. Mark’s life is upended when his city is destroyed by monsters, leaving him as the sole survivor of his family. Driven by grief and anger, he forms an impossible pact with a mysterious spirit named Finn Silver, gaining the chance to pursue strength and revenge. He travels to a distant country to attend a prestigious academy, where he trains, competes, and begins to uncover the dangers of both the world and the powers he now holds. As Mark grows stronger, he faces increasingly difficult challenges from rival students to deadly monsters, and learns that larger forces may be behind the destruction he seeks to avenge. ***Update schedule: Daily
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| 1 | PROLOGUE: 15 YEARS AGO | 0 |
| 2 | CHAPTER 1: THE BEGINNING | 0 |
| 3 | CHAPTER 2: THE SPIRIT TEST | 0 |
| 4 | CHAPTER 3: BEFORE THE TIDE | 0 |
| 5 | CHAPTER 4: THE FIRST BREACH | 0 |
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| CHAPTER 5: THE WAY HOME |
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| 7 | CHAPTER 6: BEFORE THE DOORWAY | 0 |
| 8 | CHAPTER 7: BLOOD AND MEMORY | 0 |
| 9 | CHAPTER 8: THE FIRST KILL | 0 |
| 10 | CHAPTER 9: VOW OF HATRED | 0 |
| 11 | CHAPTER 10: THE PACT | 0 |
| 12 | CHAPTER 11: BESIDE MY SOUL (I) | 0 |
| 13 | CHAPTER 12: BESIDE MY SOUL (II) | 0 |
| 14 | CHAPTER 13: BEYOND THE ASHES (I) | 0 |
| 15 | CHAPTER 14: BEYOND THE ASHES (II) | 0 |
| 16 | CHAPTER 15: THE CHASE (I) | 0 |
| 17 | CHAPTER 16: THE CHASE (II) | 0 |
| 18 | CHAPTER 17: THE CAVE | 0 |
| 19 | CHAPTER 18: THE DRAGON'S ROAR | 0 |
| 20 | CHAPTER 19: A DEEPER WELL | 0 |
| 21 | CHAPTER 20: THE GATES OF SYLARION | 0 |
| 22 | CHAPTER 21: THE ACADEMY OF SYLARION | 0 |
| 23 | CHAPTER 22: THE ACADEMY'S TRIAL (I) | 0 |
| 24 | CHAPTER 23: THE ACADEMY'S TRIAL (II) | 0 |
| 25 | CHAPTER 24: THE ACADEMY'S TRIAL (III) | 0 |
| 26 | CHAPTER 25: THE ACADEMY'S TRIAL (IV) | 0 |
| 27 | CHAPTER 26: THE ACADEMY'S TRIAL (V) | 0 |
| 28 | CHAPTER 27: THE ACADEMY'S TRIAL (VI) | 0 |
| 29 | CHAPTER 28: THE FIRST NIGHT (I) | 0 |
| 30 | CHAPTER 29: THE FIRST NIGHT (II) | 0 |
| 31 | CHAPTER 30: CLASS ONE (I) | 0 |
| 32 | CHAPTER 31: CLASS ONE (II) | 0 |
| 33 | CHAPTER 32: THE TRAINING EVALUATION (I) | 0 |
| 34 | CHAPTER 33: THE TRAINING EVALUATION (II) | 0 |
| 35 | CHAPTER 34: AFTER THE RANKINGS (I) | 0 |
| 36 | CHAPTER 35: AFTER THE RANKINGS (II) | 0 |
| 37 | CHAPTER 36: CLASS TWO (I) | 0 |
| 38 | CHAPTER 37: CLASS TWO (II) | 0 |
| 39 | CHAPTER 38: CONTROL (I) | 0 |
| 40 | CHAPTER 39: CONTROL (II) | 0 |
| 41 | CHAPTER 40: CONTROL (III) | 0 |
| 42 | CHAPTER 41: ADJUSTMENT (I) | 0 |
| 43 | CHAPTER 42: ADJUSTMENT (II) | 0 |
| 44 | CHAPTER 43: ADJUSTMENT (III) | 0 |
| 45 | CHAPTER 44: THE HATCHLING (I) | 0 |
| 46 | CHAPTER 45: THE HATCHLING (II) | 0 |
| 47 | CHAPTER 46: THE HATCHLING (III) | 0 |