Helios never anticipated becoming his present self.

Another tormented soul suffering at the hands of modern existence. A cycle of the same routine playing over and over again, making him question whether his life was even moving forward, a feeling of loneliness slowly crippling him from within. He yearned for an adventure, a journey, an escape from this dull life.

But desires are a curious phenomenon. Every great voyage will transform you, but will you appreciate what you've become? For just because you ceased observing your shadow, your shadow does not vanish.

A desperate soul, driven by the noble desire to secure financial support for his ailing mother, unexpectedly found himself thrust into an alternate realm permeated with falsehoods and treachery. As he maneuvered through this perilous domain, a profound transformation occurred within him. His initial aspirations faded, replaced by an all-consuming hunger for power. No longer content with mere survival or a return to his former life, he now sought to overthrow the established order and claim dominion over this strange new world.

He gazed up at the twelve twinkling stars amidst the sky, ruminating about his transformation. "The throne to Nyxium is mine. Then I shall come for your heads," he vowed to himself, seated upon a pile of bodies. In a world where dread manifests monsters and indecisiveness spells demise, fear and indecisiveness are the sole things to be feared. Once a timid boy from Earth who landed on this treacherous soil, he now feared battling no one, be it a king, a god, or even, the shadows of yore.

The tale unfolds, chronicling the odyssey of Helios as he navigates a quest to attain equilibrium, not merely in the realm that surrounds him, but within the very essence of his being.

[participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge]

Release Schedule: Daily releases up till chapter 22, followed by the release of 3 chapters per week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday thereafter.