Will of the Chipped Blade

In a world ruled by noble bloodlines and rigid magic containers, survival isn't given—it’s forged.

Sixteen-year-old Andrew Grey is just another orphan in Benus, a lawless slum city clinging to the edge of the kingdom. His days are spent wiping tables at a tavern, and his nights are spent clinging to a single goal: revenge against the nobles who tore his family apart.

He has no formal training, no noble backing, and no high-tier magic. All he inherited is a chipped iron sword and a mysterious handwritten journal left behind by his father—a manual outlining precise, lethal sword forms that defy standard martial techniques.

When high-ranking capital soldiers and lethal mages descend on the slums to hunt down a syndicate boss, the delicate balance of Benus shatters. Trapped in the crossfire, Andrew is forced to step into the light—discovering that his father's manual holds the key to combining raw, passion-driven willpower with the art of the blade.

To protect the few people he cares about and uncover the dark secrets behind his father's legacy, Andrew must walk a path paved with tactical violence, strict biological magic limits, and political war.

He isn't a hero of legend. He's just a slum kid with a broken sword, learning to break the world's rules.