Beyond Level Zero
The world ended, devoured by monsters, leaving humanity clinging to existence behind massive city walls. Now, every young person faces an Awakening Ceremony, a brutal judgment of their worth in....
The world ended, devoured by monsters, leaving humanity clinging to existence behind massive city walls. Now, every young person faces an Awakening Ceremony, a brutal judgment of their worth in a universe defined by strength. Kai Ashen, a mechanic with nothing but a broken knife and a burning promise to his lost parents, dreams of surpassing the legendary Starbreaker. But when the clock strikes midnight, his awakening is unlike any other: a mysterious System activates, declaring him Level Zero, a starting point no one has ever reached. This impossible status immediately draws the attention of three Mythic-tier monsters, who are now hunting him. Can Kai survive his own awakening when the universe itself has marked him for death?