Chương 39: PREP CHAPTER! And art! Featuring my 11 yr old sister's art.

The Fifth Integration begins. Descending upon Earth and the Fifth Universe as a whole, an infantile System attempts to do as it has every time before and bring the inhabitants into line. Yet, for the first time since the beginning of its history, the System faces not only resistance, but an equal as the Fifth Universe begins to fight back.

Waking up something that should never have been, the System damns many inhabitants of the new universe as they are pulled into the hellish parasitic reality that resided silently beneath their feet all along. Now trapped in what a strange disembodied voice calls "Floor 0, The Nothing," Aaron must fight his way free of cannibals, aliens, and what arguably might be called angels, all while battling for control over his body against the corrupting power grafted onto him. The System sings to him from the skies above.

But the Underworld beckons him into the depths below. What to expect: -This is a GRIMDARK! People die horribly and sometimes suffer fates worse than death; the world at large is incredibly brutal, with depictions of sensitive or traumatic topics. Despite that, I won't just cause pain in the story to cause pain- everything has a time and a place. -Takes light inspiration from Dark Souls, if only as the atmosphere I aim for. Support the creativity of authors by visiting the original site for this novel and more.

-Lots of action with a heavy focus on exploration. -Starts off slow magic-wise to gradually introduce the reader to the power system, so as not to be overwhelming. -I try to stick close to reality or a believable outcome, but ultimately will sacrifice believability for a better story if required! A story should be interesting to read. -MC was asocial before the story, and it will show in his interactions with others.

Not cringy or embarrassing, but he can be awkward, and is not a people pleaser; he always try's his best, though, and is a good person in a cruel world. -Dungeon crawler. -System Apocalypse, but less focus on Earth itself and more on the effects this had on the wider universe. How quickly I release chapters fully depends on how much interest this gets near the start. My little sister's drawing that I commissioned for $5.

I intend to use it as an ad for the book XD she isn't allowed to read the book because it's going to be scary, BUT, I described something to her, and she pulled through! Cover art I commissioned from a professional artist and I am VERY happy about. No spoilers as to what or who these characters are, but I think you'll be able to figure it out: P Credit to the GOAT artist. I've followed him for a few years, and though he's unknown, yall should check him out if you want a commission!

He's u/RoundNewspaper3458 on Reddit. Random art I commissioned from u/RoundNewspaper3458 YEARS ago but never used, so it ended up as a placeholder for the cover art while I was publishing the first chapters on Patreon. Though it was only a placeholder for a little bit, I feel the need to pay homage that it was with my story at some point An ad that I HAND TRACED from the meme, that took me perhaps 3 hours