Corruption Wielder

When Earth merges with the magical world of Arcadia and a system gives humanity a choice between forty years of indentured servitude or fighting a chaos incursion, Will doesn't hesitate. The system thanks him by throwing him into an impossible tutorial. With little chance of survival, Will shrugs: "Screw it. Might as well fight fire with fire." [Corruption] has been chosen as primary attribute. With a forbidden element and the growing powers of death and space, Will just might be able to stab his way out — though his problems may not only lie in the monsters that now plague the world.

Will is in the process of ranking up to silver. Alongside him, his elf companion Caiyeri has managed to sneak into the tournament via a Champion's Pass. They won't be uncontested — silver-rank elves are joining en masse, and they want him dead. Dread Executor Nynn, who sacrificed his own power to accelerate the tournament's timetable, has taken a particular interest in this contest and may even be joining himself. Will is stronger than ever, but so are his enemies.

Will stands on an asteroid falling toward Earth, bearing a piece of a reality-tearing demon in the place of an eye. Down on the surface, otherworlders run amok causing widespread damage. And dragging a third planet into range of Earth means Will has two years to deal with the fires on his world before another one hits it. It's time the wider world realized who he is.

Will has thrown himself into a new level of warfare. After a near-catastrophic chain of events involving platinum-rank corruption, a loose demon, and a plausibility bomb aimed at a solar-system-sized chunk of the Beyond, the fallout has given his enemies new weapons. Six months from now, the Contractor's ritual will summon an angel of Peace. The second planet has learned of Will's existence and is preparing for war. Will has friends in high places — but enemies in higher ones.