Ascendance Studio Novels & Stories

Her heart stopped. The Ascendant Group held a massive historical archiving and literary restoration foundation under its corporate umbrella. It was a highly prestigious, exceptionally exclusive institution that dealt with the preservation of ancient texts and forgotten regional dialects. Just three months ago, before the cellar, before the world broke, Caelith had spent three days polishing her academic resume, hoping to apply for a competitive summer vocation internship with their editorial subsidiary. It was the premier career path for a literature student with her specific focus.

Aphrodite stayed silent. Of course it was. Aria's soul didn't just belong to Earth anymore. She carried the marks of Eden and Zero, the hunger of the succubus bloodline, and the weight of divine lineage. Born of Aphrodite, molded by Athena, and shaped by the monarchy of Vaethea — queen vampire and newly ascended goddess — Aria was a convergence of too many powers. Mortal and not. Touched by lust, love, war, and royalty. She wasn't just bending the rules by existing. She was rewriting them.

Jane deliberately emphasized my identity as an orphan and a sly look flashed through her eyes. Then a panicky voice suddenly rang out. "Watch out!" I looked up and saw the chandelier above me was swaying dangerously. The next second, it came crashing down! In that instant, Andy grabbed Jane's wrist and pulled the panicked she-wolf tightly behind him. As for me? I had no time to dodge as it struck me hard in the forehead. Dizziness overwhelmed me as I fell to the floor, blood quickly trickled down from my forehead. I touched the blood and looked toward Andy, but he was only worried about whether Jane was hurt the whole time.

Even though I could sense and hear anything from steps away, I didn't realize I had company until a presence loomed behind me. When I finally turned, I found myself staring into the instructor’s widened eyes. “You… you did that?” Feline stammered, his voice tight with disbelief. “Impossible.” Murmurs rippled through the class as students pressed closer, craning their necks to see what I had drawn. Artifact Studies was the only class that we had with Ascendant. It was all about understanding magical weapons, enchanted relics, and objects tied to emotion or fire. I’d come to learn that ASCENDANT are Initiates who have shown real skill. They’re now on the path of cultivation and they’ve done we

At that moment, another voice came, “Sacrilegious Ascension is a signature cultivation method of the Primordial Divine Ape Race.” Everyone turned their heads to see another man approaching. James recognized the man. He was Cody Beau of the Ethos Realm. Jace, the senior disciple of Marcello, glanced at Cody and said, “Not bad… You even know that James cultivated the Primordial Divine Ape Race’s signature cultivation method.” Cody looked at Jace and said smilingly, “Likewise… You also know that James cultivated Sacrilegious Ascension.” Though Cody looked at Jace with a composed expression on his face, he was secretly stunned.

XXV –Descent . . . Descent (noun): it can be an action of moving downward, dropping, or falling… or it could be a moral, a social or psychological decline into a specified undesirable state . . . PROSERPINA: Before she and Alastor can go shopping later–does this count as a date?–Proserpina had fully intended to leave the house not too far or for long seeing as she no longer felt that secure ever since they’ve been attacked there) when she returned to the shadows to rest.

She paused for a moment before saying, "Is that okay with everyone?" Voices of consent rang into her ears and she nodded, forgetting that they couldn't see her before continuing. "The Asura Tower is one of the most protected and strongest fort. It has a higher advantage over us in terms of players since they will be on the defense. Most of their vanguards are knights are VIP 5 players. It won't be that hard for them to get rid of us if we don't play with a different technique. So, no rush. We will chew them out from their lowest force defense. The attic. They won't be expecting such approach if we're quick enough, we should be able to annex half of the tower in thirty minutes –"

The Nightshade pack had unleashed something beyond my expectations. "What in the world is that?" I muttered to myself, my eyes fixed on the approaching creature. The burly intruder chuckled weakly. "Meet Nightshade's creation, Alpha. A force you can't control." My mind raced, trying to comprehend the gravity of the situation. The creature, a formidable adversary, bore down on the castle with an unstoppable determination. "We have to evacuate the pack," I declared, my voice firm despite the looming threat. As I sprinted through the castle, the pack members looked at me with a mix of fear and uncertainty. Selena, waiting anxiously in our bedroom, caught my eye.

Without a momеnt to sparе, wе rushеd to thе othеr company, DRAKOS, and as soon as we woke up, I felt an unsettling prеsеncе wash оvеr mе. The air felt different, unsеttling. My hеаrt quickened as I tried to pinpoint thе source. It hit mе likе a ton of bricks – thе unmistakablе fragrancе of a vampirе. "Mr Draco will sее you now" A bеautiful blondе said. Wе wеrе ushered inside an officer and the scent grеw strongеr. I lookеd forward to sее a man with his back turnеd to us sitting on thе chair, hе rollеd his chair and hе was thе most handsomе man I had еvеr sееn.

It seemed likely that they belonged here because students would flinch whenever one of them made a slight movement. Although every uniform had a unique cut and style, all of them displayed a woven band of silver light which served as the Ascendant mark. Reserved for those with multiple elements. The elite of the elite. The judgmental stares from people around me made me feel like I was an ugly spot on the ground that didn’t deserve to breathe the same air as others or even remain in the courtyard. I contemplated the idea of burning down the entire place to remove the self-righteousness from their faces. I chose to maintain my position while keeping my chin elevated and straightening my postu