š The World of Nytharrea
Welcome to Nytharrea, a world within the Verion Expanse, a realm vast, untamed and absolutely brimming with things that want to kill you.
Three great powers rule this world, and by some miracle (or cosmic joke) they haven't torn each other apartā¦ yet.
Humans ā Unified under the mighty Empire of Altharia, they've got ambition, politics and way too much free time inventing new ways to stab each other and survive.
Demons ā They call their dominion simply the Demon Realm, because when you rule through fear, you don't really need fancy branding.
Dragons ā The Draconis Imperium, a kingdom of fire, wings and superiority complexes the size of mountain ranges.
Normally, these three wouldn't share tea, let alone an alliance. But then came the invaders: the Alien Sovereign Species. (Or as the proud residents of Nytharrea prefer to call them: ASS.) Yes, the acronym is deliberate. And yes, the aliens hate it.
To keep this fragile "we-won't-kill-each-other-because-ASS-exists" alliance alive, the races established a cultural exchange program. Translation: they throw their freshly awakened youngsters into each other's academies so they can "learn to cooperate." What this actually means is trauma, survival-of-the-fittest and culture shock turned into a school curriculum.
Here's the roster:
Noxvalen Academy ā situated in the Demon Realm. Curriculum includes blood, fire, suffering and oh yes, a survival rate is below 50%.
Altharian Academy ā Proud human institution. Less about dying, more about politics, strategy and producing people who can complain professionally.
Draconian Academy ā Think "dragon boot camp." If you don't come out stronger, you probably don't come out at all.
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āØ The Gods.
Ah yes, the Gods. The beings who sit high above mortals, sipping divine wine, looking down on the struggles of humans, demons, and dragons like it's their favorite drama series.
They dwell somewhere unreachable at least, not by any normal mortal means. How do you get there? What does it take? ā¦Well, wouldn't you like to know. š (I'll just leave that blank for now. Suspense is good for the soul. Or frustrating, but same thing, right?)
Now, before you panic, no, they don't just stomp into Nytharrea whenever they feel like it.
They can't. (Why? Spoilers. And I'm not giving you thoseā¦ yet. š) Direct divine interference is limited. BUTā¦ the loophole? Apostles.
An Apostle is basically a god's hands, eyes and sometimes explosive temper tantrum on the mortal plane. A God could only have a single apostle.
And before you get too excited, let me just clear this upā
š The MC is NOT an Apostle. š
So if you were hoping for "Chosen One blessed by divinity, walking cheat code of godly powers", nope. Wrong book, friend.
In this world survival isn't guaranteed. But chaos? Oh, that's mandatory.