THE ECSTATIC VOID

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Since the dawn of time, humanity was destined to ascend the power chain. In the current era—set centuries after a devastating nuclear apocalypse—the world has transformed into one of both mysticism and wit.

Earth now resembles a post-medieval, pre-Type II civilization, divided into six continents. Each of these is populated by "awakened" beings—individuals who possess supernatural abilities—yet they remain cut off from divinity. The fifth continent, however, ranks the lowest in potential, producing almost no awakened individuals, but adhering to the divine interpretations, the ones awakened here manifest UN LUMEN, a form of divine energy.

In this world, awakened beings draw energy from a distant planetary core, the source of the rare and vital substance known as UN ABYSS.

Our protagonist, Anth, a fifty-second-generation child born on the sixth continent, may be the key to a long-awaited prophecy. But as an orphan, the odds are stacked against him. Can he rise to join the awakened elite? What trials await him? Will he embrace divinity—or fall under the influence of the Abyssal Element?

The answers lie in the Void—the space between destiny and oblivion. The universe watches. The fate of Anth begins now as he sets out on his journey with his buddy Chol....