What would happen if a human from our world woke up in a virtual reality RPG where every player was a member of an alien civilization that worshipped humans?

The Hierarchy of El is a brutal galactic hegemony where your species determines all: what you do, who you serve, and whether your life has value.

And in the Hierarchy, no species has a higher position than the long-vanished, near-mythical humans, creators of the hyper-advanced simulation at the heart of their civilization, the Colosseum.

For ages, the subjects of the Hierarchy have all been sold the same dream: be either lucky or useful enough to be uploaded to the Colosseum, where you can live a life of immense personal power—if you survive.

But something has happened which could upend the Hierarchy forever.

A human from our world has found himself at the start a new ladder season, and the system has given him two things: a powerful legendary boon card, and a cryptic warning:

Tell no one that you're human. They are about to find Earth.

If he wants to know what's going on—and possibly how to stop it—he has only one choice:

Play the game, and play to win.

What to expect:

Release Schedule: Updates Monday, Wednesday, Friday.

A fresh ladder season: everyone starts at level 0 and scrambles to make it to the top.

Overpowered protagonist vs overpowered antagonists: MC has a powerful Chosen Boon that grants him two classes—but he's not the only one.

PvP, and lots of it: the rules of the game itself heavily incentivize PvP and the formation of factions.

Aliens! Sapient trees, fungi, and lobsters are playing as dwarves, elves, and beastkin. Expect strange motivations, values, and behaviors from some of the supporting cast.

Spells—lots of spells: This is a system-heavy LitRPG. MC chooses between multiple abilities every level, and these are supplemented by skills, passives, and equipment. I don't pad the story with needless system text, but the system text I do need is still fairly heavy.

No romance. No harem. No sex.