by Jordan Elias R.
"When the Ascendant of Storm gathers the scattered, kingdoms fall not from his wrath, but from the weight of their own contradictions finally united." During a photography assignment just days after his seventeenth birthday, Aodhán stumbles upon the legacy of an Ascendant and awakens the element of storm within himself. Thrust into a world of magic, war, and powerful cultivators, his destiny unfolds amid thunderous clashes and crackling fury. But wherever a storm stirs, chaos is quick to follow. With his existence constantly threatened by both monsters and men, he is forced to abandon the peaceful teachings of the wise monks who had raised him—and adopt a more ruthless creed of survival. What to expect: •Large scale battles, unconventional skills, and a lot of lightning. •Magic of every kind--Elements, Concepts, Abstracts, etc. •OP MC [Winner in the Writathon challenge April 2024] [Winner in the Writathon challenge April 2025] Join Patreon to read 27+ Chapters ahead.
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