Just a Bystander

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Everyone wants to believe they are the hero of their own story. But in a world where prophecies are real, what happens if you're not the Chosen One?

A budding arcanist named Caden enrols in the Academy, entering the same cohort as one of the legendary Chosen Ones, and finds himself caught in a tangle of fate that threatens to unravel the entire Empire.

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"Just a Bystander" is a work of love and I intend to keep posting it for free on RoyalRoad for everyone to enjoy. If you would like to support me, I have a Patreon page for those who would like to make a financial contribution. However, I would like to stress that I am able to continue writing with or without financial support and that you should not feel compelled to put dollars into this. I am happy simply to receive your support as a reader, and would also love for you to join the Discord to hang out and chat with other readers.I've chosen not to offer early chapters because I'd like my readers to keep apace with each other, and there are time constraints that come with my situation.Thank you for reading my work. I hope you continue to enjoy reading it as much as I enjoy writing it. =)

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Just a Bystander 187 187a. Redrawing Lines RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 186 186. Conflict Galore RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 185 185. Malleable Tools RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 184 184. Healing and Harm RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 183 183. A Business Arrangement RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 182 182. Upper Reaches RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 181 181. Stranger Danger RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 180 180. Dealing Secrets RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 179 179. Budding Relationships RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 178 178. Three's a Crowd RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 177 177. Greater Worries RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 176 176. Moments of Mischief RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 175 175. Improvisation RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 174 174. New Rivalries RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 173 173. Unexpected Exercise RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 172 172. New Connections RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 171 171. Weary Wariness RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 170 170. Binding Power RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 169 169. Testing Limits RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 168 168. Friends and Foes RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 167 167. A Grim Beginning RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 166 166. A Bigger World RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 165 165. Stranger Still RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 164 164. Unknown Variables RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 163 163. Careful Steps RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 162 162. Broken Boundaries RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 161 161. Greenhorn RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 160 160. Fresh Challenges RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 159 159. Familiar Ground RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 158 158. Second Breakfast RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 157 157. Weighty Choices RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 156 156. Pre-Allies RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 155 155. Mortal Peril RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 154 154. Progress and Perception RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 153 153. Writing Woes RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 152 152. New Phases RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 151 151. Adept RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 150 150. Scaling Heights RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 149 149. The Road to Mastery RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 148 148. Secrets and Lies RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 148 [Chapter 148 Delayed] RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 147 147. A New Compact RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 146 146. Parsing History RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 145 145. Revision RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 144 144. Demiurge's Urges RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 143 143. Bereft RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 142 142. Cosmic Confrontation RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 141 141. Unveiling History RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 140 140. Breaking Frames RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 139 139. Unchosen Paths RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 138 138. Fragments of Humanity RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 137 137. Monstrous RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 136 136. Self-Determination RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 135 135. Eldritch Reckoning RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 134 134. Inner Turmoil RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 133 133. Changed Plans RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 132 132. Layers and Layers RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 131 131. Caught RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 130 130. True Sight RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 129 129. New Heights RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 128 128. Unlocking Secrets RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 127 127. The Shape of Thought RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 126 126. Sighted RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 125 125. Purpose RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 124 124. Transfiguration RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 123 123. The Question RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 122 122. Prophetic Doom RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 121 121. Depths Unknown RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 120 120. Mystery at Dawn RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 119 119. Soul-Searching RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 118 118. Plans of Engagement RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 117 117. Foresight RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 116 116. First Principles RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 115 115. Augeric Assistance RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 114 114. Double Desperation RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 113 113. Fragility RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 112 112. Diametric Powers RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 111 111. Patching Up RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 110 110. The Cost of Thaumaturgy RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 109 109. Forced Violence RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 108 108. Flight and Fire RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 107 107. Trepidation RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 106 106. Support and Subjugation RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 105 105. Double Act RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 104 104. Little Steps RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 103 103. Charting a Course RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 102 102. The Tempest RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 101 101. Transcendence RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 100 100. Anger and Agency RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 99 99. Prophetic Advancement RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 98 98. Theoretical Issues RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 97 97. Exchanging Information RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 96 96. Tenuous Trust RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 95 95. Faith RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 94 94. Consolidation RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 93 93. Detachment RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 92 92. Complications and Consequences RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 91 91. Cover-Up RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 90 90. De-escalation RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 89 89. Manipulated RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 88 88. Mending RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 87 87. Reawakening RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 86 86. Violent Resolutions RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 85 85. Broken RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 84 84. Reversal RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 83 83. Dire Pronouncements RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 82 82. Certain Choices RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 81 81. Alternative Threads RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 80 80. Invasion of Privacy RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 79 79. Familiar Chords RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 78 78. Avoiding Conflict RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 77 77. Finding Common Ground RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 76 76. Memories of the Ancients RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 75 75. Eldritch Reasoning RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 74 74. Giving RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 73 73. Entwined RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 72 72. Undercurrents RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 71 71. Frayed Threads RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 70 70. Call to Aid RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 69 69. Delirium RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 68 68. Possession RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 67 67. Intercepted RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 66 66. Abrupt Departure RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 65 65. Unseen Hurdles RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 64 64. Building Blobs RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 63 63. Thwarted Plans RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 62 62. Domestic Affairs RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 61 61. Travel Plans RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 61 61. Travel Plans RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 60 60. Beacons RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 60 60. Beacons RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 59 59. Navigating the Unknown RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 59 59. Navigating the Unknown RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 58 58. New Aspects RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 58 58. New Aspects RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 57 57. Sketching Futures RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 57 57. Sketching Futures RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 56 56. Unexplained Intervention RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 56 56. Unexplained Intervention RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 55 55. Collapse RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 55 55. Collapse RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 54 54. Darkness Incarnate RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 54 54. Darkness Incarnate RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 53 53. Streams and Shadows RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 53 53. Streams and Shadows RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 52 52. Seismic Shifts RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 52 52. Seismic Shifts RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 51 51. Reviving Volition RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 51 51. Reviving Volition RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 50 50. The Beginning RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 50 50. The Beginning RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 49 49. Raising Standards RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 49 49. Raising Standards RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 48 48. Development RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 48 48. Development RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 47 47. New Ground RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 47 47. New Ground RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 46 46. Forgotten Things RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 46 46. Forgotten Things RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 45 45. The Fulcrum RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 45 45. The Fulcrum RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 44 44. Becoming RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 44 44. Becoming RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 43 43. A Shadow of Life RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 43 43. A Shadow of Life RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 42 42. A Walk in the Dark RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 42 42. A Walk in the Dark RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 41 41. Lapses in Judgement RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 41 41. Lapses in Judgement RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 40 40. Snipping Strings RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 40 40. Snipping Strings RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 39 39. Breaking Barriers RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 39 39. Breaking Barriers RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 38 38. New Threads RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 38 38. New Threads RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 37 37. Convergence RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 37 37. Convergence RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 36 36. Force RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 36 36. Force RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 35 35. A Plea RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 35 35. A Plea RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 34 34. A Step into Darkness RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 34 34. A Step into Darkness RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 33 33. Defiance RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 33 33. Defiance RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 32 32. Captained RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 32 32. Captained RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 31 31. Links in the Chain RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 31 31. Links in the Chain RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 30 30. Chipping at the Fetters RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 30 30. Chipping at the Fetters RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 29 29. Fey Afield RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 29 29. Fey Afield RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 28 28. Puzzlement RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 28 28. Puzzlement RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 27 27. Making Peace RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 27 27. Making Peace RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 26 26. Bound RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 26 26. Bound RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 25 25. Food for Thought RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 25 25. Food for Thought RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 24 24. A Friendly Reckoning RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 24 24. A Friendly Reckoning RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 23 23. Piercing the Veil RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 23 23. Piercing the Veil RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 22 22. Ineffable Forces RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 22 22. Ineffable Forces RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 21 21. Arcana Reframed RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 21 21. Arcana Reframed RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 20 20. Ensnared RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 20 20. Ensnared RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 19 19. Herding RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 19 19. Herding RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 18 18. Cracks RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 18 18. Cracks RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 17 17. A Breath of Relief RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 17 17. A Breath of Relief RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 16 16. Freedom of Choice RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 16 16. Freedom of Choice RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 15 15. Venting RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 15 15. Venting RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 14 14. Spillage RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 14 14. Spillage RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 13 13. Mania RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 13 13. Mania RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 12 12. Unraveling Clues RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 12 12. Unraveling Clues RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 11 11. Kant Touch This RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 11 11. Kant Touch This RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 10 Thaumaturgy Trial RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 10 10. Thaumaturgy Trial RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 10 10. Thaumaturgy Trial RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 9 Bolts and Bonds RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 9 9. Bolts and Bonds RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 9 9. Bolts and Bonds RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 8 Power Ladder RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 8 8. Power Ladder RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 8 8. Power Ladder RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 7 Dinner and Duel RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 7 7. Dinner and Duel RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 7 7. Dinner and Duel RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 6 Familial Ties RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 6 6. Familial Ties RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 6 6. Familial Ties RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 5 Precision Matters RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 5 5. Challenging Fate RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 5 5. Challenging Fate RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 4 On the Sidelines RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 4 4. Advanced Glyphs RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 4 4. Advanced Glyphs RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 3 Challenging Fate RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 3 3. Precision Matters RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 3 3. Precision Matters RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 2 Advanced Glyphs RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 2 2. A Thief of Memory RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 2 2. A Thief of Memory RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 1 A Thief of Memory RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 1 1. On the Sidelines RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander 1 1. On the Sidelines RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander [Status Update] RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander [Hiatus] RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander Placeholder / Announcement RoyalRoadL
Just a Bystander [A Knot in Fate's Weave] RoyalRoadL