Rising from the Abyss
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[Participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge - April 2024] A young orphan works hard every single day, trying to single-handedly keep his parents’ business alive, all the while tortured by a terrible curse. Then came the day that a wizard became his mentor - and he learned that his entire life was a lie… His parents didn’t just die, they were brutally murdered; he was not cursed at all; his uncle was not in fact his uncle; and he could channel magic! Struggling to rise above the tragedy of his horrific past, he is now thrown into an entirely new world. Day by day he must push himself to catch up with his new peers, learning the secrets of this vast new world, while studying the arts of combat, weapons, and magic! Where do his strengths lie? What are his talents? Is he strong enough to overcome the obstacles in his way? And why is he considered so unique? The secrets of the academy, of the missing ambassador, of the hidden dragons, and of the empires and kingdoms marching to war in the east - all have been hurled into an abyss so deep that they should never be found. Yet Yaric grew up in the abyss, and watching his new world get dragged down by the secrets, Yaric is forced to plunge right back in. But as Yaric already knows, staring into the abyss is easy. Falling in is effortless. Rising back out however, that may not be possible at all! Only for those who want more than a brief synopsis... What to expect : The mc is kind of overpowered, but not in a typical way. And de