To win means to attain endless wealth, boundless honour, unsurpassable status, and a chance to enter the promised land of Eden
To lose means to remain trapped inside a murky, poisonous hellscape.
Victory or Defeat. Heaven or Hell. The Ascenders Cup will decide your place.
---------Aether, (pronounced Ether), is a twenty-six-year-old, odd-jobs man. Faced with a sudden financial crisis that threatens to destroy his familiar life, he joins a group of teenagers to participate in a Fully-Immersive VR Arena Tournament that promises him wealth and much more. As desires and dreams, ideals and morals collide, Aether's journey is bound to change him forever.
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Apex meets Smash meets Cyberpunk in this novel, set in a post-fallout world. Average chapter length of 3500 words with releases every Monday to Friday at 9:00AM CST.