From Rubble To God
Seventeen-year-old Kanzi leaves the sheltered Vale—the “womb” that forged his discipline—and enters a world he refuses to meet with blind violence. Trained in spear, greatsword, bow, runes, forging, and magic he hides his true edge: a shadow body and alien mana that make instruments go silent and eyes misread him. In Oakspire, a routine mana test shatters; Assessors begin to watch. Through the Silent Hunt and a staged A-class ambush, Kanzi proves that restraint isn’t weakness—just precision. But strange sigils and withered faiths point to a deeper rot: a false god fattening itself on fear, excess mercy, and needless killing alike.
Treating each hunt, trial, and inscription as research, Kanzi learns what he can and cannot do—and where he must cross the line. His power widens from runes to domains to the leylines themselves. When the impostor deity moves to claim the world outright, Kanzi refuses dominion and fights for stewardship. In the end, after exposing the lie and paying the cost, the world chooses him—not as tyrant, but as its guardian for the rest of time.