In a broken world, once ruled by almighty Mage Kings, the chosen of the Gods are all that hold against total annihilation. Demon cultists, savage monsters, entities of the abyss, and more threaten the lands of men from the remnants of a long dead empire.

Harald, a naïve young man, humiliated, broken, and penniless, inadvertently changes his fate with a single act of spite, finding himself drawn into the centuries old conflict. Gifted with the power of an ascended class, he must attend the academy of Ashmere, while nursing the pain of a lifetime of mistreatment.

Only with the love of the goddess of misfortune may he will survive amongst scheming nobles, undead monsters, and the lurking threat of the Ruinlands.

NOTE: This story is for the April national writing month contest and it is a Rough Draft! I appreciate all feedback, whether it be for typos, plot, pacing, and so forth. It has some light sexual content. It contains no Harem or Murder Hobo MC.