by toomuchdog2
In defiance of gods, a would-be missionary turns to the arcane to mend a broken world. A thousand years ago, fire fell from the sky and shattered the world. Civilization never recovered. Cassian studies magic under the Church’s wary eye in a society that views wizards with contempt at best, open hostility at worst. Now he leaves his remaining family behind to journey with his fellow missionaries, charged with preaching the teachings of a Goddess that killed his parents. If you're looking for a darker, character-driven progression fantasy with real emotional weight, Arc 1 is complete and over 500 pages are ready to binge. You can expect: • In‑depth worldbuilding • Slow‑burn progression (Class, Skills, Rifts, Levels) • Novel‑paced storytelling • Themes of faith, trauma, survival, and identity • A consistent update schedule Update Schedule: Monday / Wednesday / Friday
| # | Title | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prologue - The End | 0 |
| 2 | Chapter 1 - Beginnings | 0 |
| 3 | Chapter 2 - Temple of Hespera | 0 |
| 4 | Chapter 3 – The Choosing | 0 |
| 5 | Chapter 4 - What We Leave Behind | 0 |
| 6 |
| Chapter 5 - Departures |
| 0 |
| 7 | Chapter 6 – Journey to Moon Whisper | 0 |
| 8 | Chapter 7 – Camp Moon Whisper | 0 |
| 9 | Chapter 8 – The Longest Day | 0 |
| 10 | Chapter 9 – The New Normal | 0 |
| 11 | Chapter 10 – Interlude Ava Clay | 0 |
| 12 | Chapter 11 – The Goblin Rift | 0 |
| 13 | Chapter 12 – Fauchard | 0 |
| 14 | Chapter 13 – Light | 0 |
| 15 | Chapter 14 – Grief | 0 |
| 16 | Chapter 15 – The Blood Hunt | 0 |
| 17 | Chapter 16 – The Hunter | 0 |
| 18 | Chapter 17 – Outer Skills | 0 |
| 19 | Chapter 18 – Why? | 0 |
| 20 | Chapter 19 – Moon Whisper Rift | 0 |
| 21 | Chapter 20 – Time Marches On | 0 |
| 22 | Chapter 21 – Recognition | 0 |
| 23 | Chapter 22 – New Skills | 0 |
| 24 | Chapter 23 – Leave Taking | 0 |
| 25 | Chapter 24 – Progress | 0 |
| 26 | Chapter 25 – The Cat | 0 |
| 27 | Chapter 26 – Lost Springs | 0 |
| 28 | Chapter 27 – Shellfire | 0 |
| 29 | Chapter 28 – Shelter in the Storm | 0 |
| 30 | Chapter 29 – Hallowfalls | 0 |
| 31 | Chapter 30 – In Service of Hespera | 0 |
| 32 | Chapter 31 – Lapis Lazuli | 0 |
| 33 | Chapter 32 – Fish Guts | 0 |
| 34 | Chapter 33 – Sailing | 0 |
| 35 | Chapter 34 – The Wake of Memory | 0 |
| 36 | Chapter 35 – Rounding Error | 0 |
| 37 | Chapter 36 – Molodes | 0 |
| 38 | Chapter 37 – Paying the Price | 0 |
| 39 | Author's Note. Arc 1 is completed | 0 |
| 40 | Chapter 38 – Those Who Survived | 0 |
| 41 | Chapter 39 – Surviving | 0 |
| 42 | Chapter 40 – Thriving | 0 |
| 43 | Chapter 41 – A Way Forward | 0 |
| 44 | Chapter 42 – Skill Shopping | 0 |
| 45 | Chapter 43 – The Armory Within | 0 |
| 46 | Chapter 44 – The Submerged Forest | 0 |
| 47 | Chapter 45 – Monkey King | — |
| 48 | Chapter 46 – Tracks and Shadows | — |
| 49 | Chapter 47 – Whitford | — |
| 50 | Chapter 48 – Answers | — |
| 51 | Chapter 49 – Inquisitor | — |
| 52 | Chapter 50 – Small Mercies | — |
| 53 | Chapter 51 – Hallow Prayers | — |
| 54 | Chapter 52 – Vermilion | — |
| 55 | Chapter 53 – Fights of Fortune | — |
| 56 | Chapter 54 – A Change in the Air | — |
| 57 | Chapter 55 – Take the Shot | — |
| 58 | Chapter 56 – Sharper than Ice | — |
| 59 | Chapter 57 – Gathering Shadows | — |
| 60 | Chapter 58 – Hunter’s Mark | — |
| 61 | Chapter 59 – Last Hope | — |
| 62 | Chapter 60 – Lessons in Blood and Ink | — |
| 63 | Chapter 61 – Graveyard of Names | — |
| 64 | Chapter 62 – The Vanguard’s Measure | — |
