Lenny, an orphan from the Sector 41 slums, suddenly finds himself in possession of a rare and unknown affinity. It allows him to upgrade himself, using energy acquired from spirit beasts. But will he gain enough power to defend himself against those with every advantage he has never known?

Explore the Western Alliance, where the Four Pillars rule supreme, and all vie for the title of the strongest faction. But when those sworn to protect the people fight amongst themselves, who will save them from the biggest threat they've ever known? And can one young boy, with no family and a handful of friends, survive that chaos?

Stylistically, this is My Vampire System meets A Song of Ice and Fire. If that sounds like your thing, check out The Cyborg System.

It was the late hours of the night as Jeanine was tapping away at the keyboard, palms shaking a little from back-to-back double espressos. The picture had come in late, and so she'd not had much time to digest the information and find out more before jumping into writing the story. There was a high likelihood that another newspaper could snap up the piece if they were to stumble across the photos too, and then her story would be lost. Nobody wanted recycled articles.


Chapter 66 - Firm Grasp