by rrkwrites
At eighteen, Ethan Graves awakens the weakest possible ability: [Auctioneer's Eye] While others gain powerful combat skills, elemental magic, or legendary classes, Kieran can only see the market value of abilities. A useless power. Or so everyone thinks. One day he discovers a hidden feature. When someone dies, abandons a skill, or loses ownership, that skill enters a cosmic auction house accessible only to him. Fire Magic. Sword Mastery. Dragon Bloodline. Ancient Alchemy. Even legendary classes. Everything can be bought if he has enough Auction Points. Instead of fighting monsters directly, Kieran becomes a trader, investor, and manipulator of the world's most valuable commodity: Power itself. While nations wage wars for territory, Kieran secretly controls the market that decides who becomes strong and who becomes weak. But the deeper he climbs, the more terrifying the truth becomes. The Auction System isn't a gift. It's a marketplace created by gods. And humanity itself is the product being sold.
