
eBook by OverXelous
Alex was just trying to escape his dead-end job and overbearing family when the System arrived, bringing magic, Rifts, and the chance for ordinary people to become extraordinary. His stats start out as unimpressive as his old life — but when he gains the unique trait [Primordial Will], which only allows him to put free points into one stat, everything changes. As he begins to study the art of Mana Threads and develops a revolutionary new magic system with Spell Circles, mastery of magic becomes his route to power. But with the world's governments struggling to contain the rising number of superhuman threats, Alex will have to navigate more than just monsters, magic, and Rifts. In a world where might makes right, who really calls the shots?

Alex was just trying to escape his dead-end job and overbearing family when the System arrived, bringing magic, Rifts, and the chance for ordinary people to become extraordinary. His stats start out as unimpressive as his old life — but when he gains the unique trait [Primordial Will], which only allows him to put free points into one stat, everything changes. As he begins to study the art of Mana Threads and develops a revolutionary new magic system with Spell Circles, mastery of magic becomes his route to power. But with the world's governments struggling to contain the rising number of superhuman threats, Alex will have to navigate more than just monsters, magic, and Rifts.

After surviving the Epic Celestial Rift and learning powerful magic, Alex returns home exhausted and craving normalcy. He buys a new home for his team, focuses on training with friends, and tries to figure out who he is when he's not fighting for survival. But that peace won't come easily. While his best friends level up and grow stronger, Alex struggles with the feeling that he's falling behind. When he finally takes the leap to push beyond his limits, the consequences are devastating — at odds with the System itself, he's forced to find a new path forward. From that loss comes the chance to create something greater than he ever imagined.

After chasing Olivia into the Celestial Rift, Alex finds that the Night has twisted everything he once knew about the world. Monsters hunt in packs while new factions move in the dark. With his team pushed to their limits, Alex turns to the only thing he can to keep them all alive: his magic. He trains, experiments, and builds on his newly created system to push Spell Circles beyond anything he thought possible. As Aspects fall and the broken world threatens to crumble, Alex is forced to make choices that will change him, his team, and the path they're all walking.