Rune Seeker

Hiral is the Everfail, the weakest person on the flying island of Fallen Reach. He trains harder than any warrior and studies longer than any scholar, but all his people channel magic through sun-powered tattoos — and despite enormous energy within, Hiral alone cannot. In a moment of danger, he unlocks an achievement granting him access to a dungeon — his first and maybe last chance at real power. All dungeons lie in the wilderness below the flying islands, places of secrets and dangers that no one has survived. New powers await, but so do new challenges. If he survives, he could forge his own path to power. If he fails, death will be the least of his problems.

Fallen Reach is in danger, and only Hiral and his surviving teammates can save it. Gathering their strength after the loss of their friends, the Builder and Growers race across a hostile landscape to obtain the power they need to battle their nigh-unstoppable enemies. The companions must survive dungeons gone wild, the hunger of the dead, and the wrath of an ancient power that was once the hope of an entire people. Still, Hiral will not be deterred — and is ready to cut a path of destruction through his enemies.

It's finally time for Hiral to return to Fallen Reach and show his enemies just how far he's come. After saving the world in the undead city, he and his remaining party members race toward home — at nearly C-Rank, they can crush armies. Yet challenges still wait ahead, including a familiar Infested that hungers for revenge and powerful Makers who may not react well to the Everfail's return. But Hiral's enemies don't know one important detail: he is not the same person who jumped from the islands.

In the battle of a lifetime, Hiral has proven his greatness — the traitors of his people have been defeated and a Fallen was prevented from carving a bloody path through the world. But just as he was getting ready to rest, he received a new quest: Save the World. Hiral's journey must continue as he gathers the information, power, and tools needed to stop the Enemy from destroying not only Fallen Reach, but the very planet they call home. New monsters wait, old allies seek to aid the quest, and even older enemies are stirring.

It was supposed to end with the saving of Fallen Reach, but that was only the beginning. In an apocalyptic battle, a nightmarish monster nearly took everything from one of Hiral's closest friends, and only a great sacrifice saved her life and soul. As the party reels from the near-loss, one thing becomes clear: they must learn more. Ancient secrets have revealed that the truth they thought they knew was twisted, and they can only save their reality by uncovering the rest of what was hidden. The truth might be hidden in the Progenitors' secrets — and those revelations could shatter everything Hiral knows about his world, and about himself.

Hiral and his companions have overcome many trials, but an old menace must still be dealt with: the mighty Vorinal. They are not strong enough to face this ancient danger yet. First, the party must overcome the trials within the Cradle of Tomorrow to gain the power needed for the storm ahead — it's A-Rank or nothing against a monster of Vorinal's power. But their enemy is no dungeon construct; it is an intelligent being with infested servants looking to tear down everything the Makers, Growers, and Bonders have built.

Hiral and his raid group have achieved A-Rank and conquered the Cradle of Tomorrow, but there's no time to celebrate. Closing the Black Gates won't be enough — the Raze will still overwhelm all of Genesis. The only chance the world has lies with the brightest and most dangerous minds ever to grace the Fallen. If anybody had a plan to stop the Raze, it would be them. But they've never been the most cooperative. To get their answers, Hiral and his companions will need to achieve the pinnacle of power: S-Rank.

The 8th and finale installment of the RUNE SEEKER Progression Fantasy series from J.M Clarke, Bestselling Author of Mark of the Fool, written with C.J. Thompson.Unlock a weak-to-strong progression into power and a detailed LitRPG system with unique classes, skills, dungeons, achievements, survival and evolution. Explore a mysterious world of fallen civilizations, strange monsters and deadly secrets.