
by CeleriusFantasy
Aksel has nothing.He is an orphan, a Nameless, and the weakest student in his first-year class at Silvermoon Academy.But his life will be forever changed by a pact made in moonlight. Because the people he loves deserve a real hero. And he will become the greatest sorcerer this world has ever seen, even if it costs him his soul.Now, mystery and shadows define his life, as he promised to help this ghost solve her own murder in exchange for power. Hello!My name is Celerius and this is my first story, Vessel. Here's what you can expect: -A protagonist who starts at the bottom and stays there for a bit before climbing his way up through the next years. -Multiple leads. We start with Aksel and Selenne, bringing more people in as time moves on. Multiple POVs every book. -Magic that runs on blood and geometry. Rules to it, not soft, not that hard. -A murder mystery. -Slice of life, heavy. Classes, friends, bad jokes, worse decisions. -Stakes that escalate slowly and don't come back down. We are killing God by book 10.They only get to be teenagers once, let's make it fun.
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Rank updated 13 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC
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Traffic and conversion are both strong for a story this size. Readers are finding it and sticking — if Rising Stars is the goal, this is the moment to push.
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