Stained

You don't know the cost of your mistakes until it comes time to pay for them.  Planes of magic which Stain the body and the soul, promising power and threatening madness. A sunken city, steeped in corruption and ruled by criminal gangs. Five friends with a plan to take power for themselves and change their future. Bracken has lived his entire life enthralled by stories of Stained heroes. He will lie, steal, and cheat if that is what it takes to follow his dreams.  Passage was born to be a preacher, to follow in the footsteps of his father. Though he strives to be a good man, there is a rage inside him that refuses to be ignored.  When the chance arises to steal power from criminal enforcers, the boys and their friends hatch a scheme that will alter the fates of themselves, their city, and the world itself. _________________________________________ What to expect: Take Arcane, Cradle, and LOTM, stick them in a blender and you might get something like this. •Dual protagonists and an expanding multi-POV cast•Earned weak-to-strong progression•Slow-burn power growth, with novel-paced plotting•A structured, non-LitRPG magic system where power has consequences Release Schedule Updates 3x a week - M/W/F.