A century ago, Halver Quinn changed everything.

  He forged The Ascension Framework - a universal system that replaced chaotic spirit paths, bloodline hierarchies, and ancient sect dogma with pure, refined metrics.

  No more unfair resource hoarding for a select handful of Inner Sect Disciples.

  No more Heavenly Tribulations. Progression is precise and constant regardless of your background.

  And Halver? He sits alone at the top—humanity’s first and only confirmed White Void Cultivator.

  Now, the world runs on his Framework.

  But when a once-promising disciple dies under mysterious circumstances, Halver leaves the sanctum of perfection to investigate. What he finds isn’t corruption or assassination...

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  …it’s something far worse.

  This original story was born as more of a personal exercise than anything else. After been on hiatus for so long, I have been struggling to get back into writing and left lost. The words were there, but were... fleeting and refusing to come together into something coherent.

  So I made the decision to refocus and write a "palate cleanser".

  I had to. Being my own harshest critic means that I am never really quite satisfied with my work and am constantly revising and editing, even long after a chapter is posted. But if I spent all of my time agonizing over things, you all would never get more story!

  The April 2025 Writeathon was the perfect excuse to get something out there.

  The Ascension Framework will consist of 13 chapters and as of this post is completely finished. I'll be polishing things up in the next week or two, then will schedule all 13 to automatically release.

  Here's a good bit of Oak: Origins news though...

  I will be posting something in the next month that is intended to be an accompaniment. Information that doesn't really belong in the actual narrative, but kind of important to provide additional context and flavor.

  Don't worry.

  Sammy will be back.