Voidknight Ascension

Sam was surfing with his cat when the world ended. Suddenly enlisted into a battle to fend off annihilation, Sam seizes the strength of the Void to survive. In the aftermath, he and his cat are thrown into a new world shattered into floating islands, alongside other survivors from Earth. Training with his giant sword and apocalyptic Void magic, Sam is unusually quick to adapt to this deadly realm. With endless threats to face and countless powers to attain, his journey of Ascension climbing has only just begun — but first, he'll have to forge a Legend of his own.

Sam survived the end of the world and forged a unique Legend — but his growing camp of survivors from two worlds is now beset by danger on all sides. Fighting roaming monsters from the broken sky doubles as training for his newly awakened War Incarnate bloodline and Void magic. Sam is willing to risk everything to create a haven for his people, but he must unlock a powerful crafting Profession to have any chance of building a flying Skyshard stronghold.

An army of monsters couldn't stop Sam Hunter — but a floating city of cultists might. Stuck between a rock and a hard place, Sam must outrun the Black City while keeping his newly claimed skyshard from falling into the Maelstrom at the heart of the first layer. The Academy's professors offer unique paths of smithing, alchemy, enchanting, and building in repayment for their salvation. Sam needs to empower himself and his skyshard both, just to stay ahead of what's coming.

There is more to power than raw strength — a harsh lesson Sam must learn when his overconfidence traps him in a trial on a dead world. Separated from his friends, Sam must survive the last Immortal Magus's training to navigate the Proving Grounds, littered with mechanical monsters. The only way home is through. Sam must master a power he has barely begun to comprehend and venture into the Empire's war-torn past — because without his aid, more than just his skyshard will be consumed by the all-devouring Maelstrom.