The Age of Ascension

The world ended not with a bang, but with a system notification. ​In the year 2046, the fragile peace of a cyberpunk Earth is shattered when the "Omniverse" descends, rewriting the laws of physics and merging reality with infinite dimensions of magic, monsters, and mayhem. In a single heartbeat, humanity is reduced to statistics. 99.9% become prey. The remaining 0.1% awaken as Professionals. ​Elian Vance is an anomaly. A soul reincarnated from the 2020s, he has spent twenty years trapped in a future that feels fake. When the Game begins, the System flags him not as a hero, but as a glitch. ​He awakens the Skill Master profession—an enigmatic class with no initial offensive power. To the ignorant, it looks weak. But Elian discovers a game-breaking synergy hidden within his status screen: ​Talent [Mana Bypass]: The ability to cast skills with zero mana cost and zero cooldown for short bursts. ​Trait [Sovereign of the Self]: Complete immunity to the damage and recoil of his own spells. ​While other mages burn out after three spells, Elian can unleash a hundred in a second. While others fear the blast radius of their own nukes, Elian walks through his own explosions unscathed. He is a walking artillery barrage, a glitch in the logic of the universe. ​But the Game is rigged. The monsters possess terrifying intelligence, the dungeons are traps designed to cull the weak, and the "trash players" of humanity are often more dangerous than the beasts. ​From the ruined skylines of Neo-Seattle to the deepest abysses of the Omniverse, Elian must climb. Every 10 levels, he sacrifices a skill to forge an Ultimate Finisher. Every 200 levels, he evolves. ​The System says there are no trash professions, just trash players. Elian Vance is about to prove that he is the only player who matters. ​Genre: LitRPG / System Apocalypse / Reincarnation / Power Fantasy / Sci-Fi