Chapter 1: Prologue: Wrath of the Fallen
Year 2176 - 34 Years After the Dark Star's Descent
The world was not destroyed in an instant. There was no great explosion, no sudden collapse. It rotted—slowly—until the chains of civilization broke, and the monsters lurking beneath the surface devoured the rest.
It began with the Dark Star. A celestial anomaly that descended upon the sky, bathing the earth in crimson twilight. The day it appeared, the System awakened. People across the world gained classes, skills, and talents as if characters in some cosmic game. Dungeons tore through reality, vomiting forth hordes of monstrosities that devoured entire cities.
Humanity fought back, but strength was uneven. Those who awakened legendary classes rose to power, creating fortresses, ruling territories, and forging powerful factions. The weak, however, had no place in this new order. They were cast aside—forced into slavery, mining dungeons, sacrificing blood, or worse… transformed into monsters themselves to survive.
Beneath the flickering neon lights of ruined megacities, the world had turned into an arena where only the strongest ruled.
"You will awaken... right, Orian?"
The voice echoed from memory, pulling Orian Cassadey from his trance.
He remembered those words. Spoken by his closest friend, Elias , a prodigious mage from one of the dominant guilds. Kael had promised they would conquer dungeons together once they both awakened. But when Awakening Day arrived, Kael received the Mythic-class Arcanist, while Orian stood with empty hands.
No class. No power. A defect.
Betrayal came shortly after. Orian never saw the blade coming until it pierced his chest. "Sorry," Elias whispered. "I need your heart to complete my hidden condition..."
Fire engulfed him. Pain unlike anything he had ever known. Orian burned as the ritual carved runes into his soul.
But something deeper than death stirred in him. His rage echoed into the void, catching the gaze of something ancient—
The Berserker God.
"Your fury... I like it. Fight me. If you survive, you can have my power."
Orian fought. His body cracked, his soul splintered, but he refused to fall. And as his anger raged beyond mortal limits, something else awakened.
Two voices—deeper, darker—rose from the abyss within him.
"You are mine." The voice of the Demon God.
"No. He belongs to me." The voice of the Dragon God.
When the battle ended, Orian stood victorious. The Berserker God lay broken at his feet.
From the ashes of betrayal, a new class was born.
Class Obtained: [Abyssfire Berserker - Warlord of Dragons and Demons]
Rank: SSS+ (Calamity Sovereign Tier)
Now, with the power of dragons and demons coursing through his veins, Orian walks the path of vengeance. He will tear through the gods who abandoned him and shatter the factions who enslaved the weak.
In this world ruled by dungeons, chaos, and betrayal...
He will reign as the Tyrant of Madness.
World Background and Systems:
World Setting:
Apocalypse Year 2176
The Dark Star Descent (2142): Marked the beginning of the Apocalypse and System Awakening.
Dungeon Breaks: Dungeons appear across the world, spewing out beasts.
The Strong Rule: Powerful awakened form cities and guilds; the weak are discarded.
Monsterization: People can choose to sacrifice their humanity to gain monstrous powers, but risk losing their sanity.
Ranking System:
Class Ranks:
E (Common)
D (Uncommon)
C (Rare)
B (Epic)
A (Legendary)
S (Mythic)
SS (Divine)
SSS (Calamity)