The Godless Age (An Epic of Progression Fantasy)
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The gods never feared mortals. Perhaps they should have. Since the dawn of time, mortals bent their knees to gods. Worship brought blessings—health, wealth, even magic. Some gods gave freely. Others cursed, cruel and capricious. Yet the balance held. Until mortals discovered the truth. Killing a god releases raw System Energy —power that doesn’t make you divine, but makes you something terrifyingly close. Mages burn brighter, warriors strike harder, rogues vanish into shadow. Overnight, the untouchable became prey. Gods turned on gods. Mortals turned on gods. And chaos tore through creation. Enter Orin Kaelen . A mortal who isn’t only mortal. Half human, half divine, he is a rare anomaly—able to grow along paths forbidden to either side. An evolution no one planned. A predator neither mortals nor gods can predict. As pantheons fall and kingdoms burn, Orin must decide: will he rise to save a collapsing world… or carve his throne from the corpses of gods themselves? The age of worship is over. The age of godslayers has begun. Perfect for fans of progression fantasy, god-slaying epics, and cinematic tales of power and destiny. Updates go live on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Though this story began with LitRPG roots and was intended to carry LitRPG elements as well, I’ve since realized its true home lies in progression fantasy. There are system touches—stats and growth markers—but they appear only at key moments, never dominating the tale. The focus remains on story, ch