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Zero: The Vulgar Ascension

by RemyElroy Ongoing
4.39 / 5 on Royal Road (23 ratings) · rate it here

Synopsis

Aurelian Caelum was the perfect Prince.
A prodigy of the Fire Aspect, heir to a Great House, and a connoisseur of fine wine and finer silks. He didn’t just climb the Tower; he did it with style.

Then he woke up face-down in a gutter of industrial waste.

One hundred years have passed since the "Era of Chaos." History books say Aurelian died a hero, sacrificing himself to save the Great House Caelum.
It was all a lie.
He was betrayed by his own mother, erased from the Registry, and put into stasis to be forgotten. The world has moved on. The Tower is now an empire of smog, steam, and bureaucracy, ruled by corrupt Corporations, Great Houses and the unyielding "Apex Authority." Flow is processed in factories, honor is sold for ratings, and legends are nothing more than reality TV fodder.

To make matters worse? His Fire is gone.
Instead of his noble flame, Alan has awakened with a dense, heavy power he considers utterly crude: Gravity.

Now, registered as Aspirant Z-R-0 — a system glitch with no money, no family, and no past — Alan must climb the Tower from the bottom.

He doesn’t want to save the world. He just wants his inheritance back. But to storm the Emperor’s suite, he’ll have to drag a team of rejects through hell:

Jasper: A greedy merchant who thinks waving his hands is "Mental Magic."
Evelyn: A cynical, alcoholic combat medic running from her revolutionary past.
Kira: A traitorous fox-girl thief with more debts than conscience.

From the automated death-traps of the Arena to the Glass Deserts of the Second Floor, Alan will teach this new generation a lesson:
The modern world might be efficient, high-tech, and "civilized." But to the Forgotten Heir? It’s absolutely vulgar.

And it needs to be conquered. Again.


What to expect:

A "Fallen Prince" MC: Arrogant but competent. He thinks he's better than everyone else (and he usually is).
Action-Comedy: Epic battles mixed with the absurdity of a magical industrial revolution.Character development: Each character has its own story, secrets and motivation, they grow and develop together with the main character.
Unique Magic System: Birth "Aspects" based on the Flow of the Tower, amplified by supplementary systems.
Progression: From a glitch with F-rank stats to a powerhouse crushing enemies with the weight of a star.
Comedy/ No Harem / Lite LitRPG Elements (Stats, Ranks, Loot). 

Statistics

Overall Score: 4.39 / 5

Status: Ongoing

Chapters: 94

Updates: About 2 chapters a week

On Royal Road: 222 followers · 4.30

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