No one survives Ragnarök alone.
Cities have become Fyrdholds—feast halls for buffs, rune-walled fortresses that rot without daily sap. Clans rise, skalds weaponize rumor, and the System starts keeping score: Feared, Honored, Oathbound. Ex-firefighter Daniel Cole, the glitched Worldbreaker bound to Jörmungandr, refuses to bend the knee to Valkyrie’s Spear or Wolfguard. That makes him a prize—or a problem.
A binding oath at a victory feast turns into a 3-on-1 challenge. Daniel answers with Venom Burst and the hall remembers his name. When Wolfguard kidnaps the EMT and a frostbitten teen, Daniel raids the Frostwolf Den through a realm event, frees the captives, and earns a bounty tag: World Threat II. Every win costs. The coil under his skin purrs louder.
Skald courts. Duel Sanctum showdowns. Raid Compacts that only hold as long as they’re useful. Daniel crafts hybrid rootsteel + serpent-scale armor (unlocking Coil Bastion) and walks a thin line between being a shield and becoming the thing people whisper about. Then the first Realm Raid wakes: a Frost Jötunn citadel under the aurora. Temporary truce. Multi-phase assault. Broadcast Serpent Form. And when the dust settles, he claims the Fimbul Node—and the Behavioral Drift that comes with it.
Expect:
Cities have become Fyrdholds—feast halls for buffs, rune-walled fortresses that rot without daily sap. Clans rise, skalds weaponize rumor, and the System starts keeping score: Feared, Honored, Oathbound. Ex-firefighter Daniel Cole, the glitched Worldbreaker bound to Jörmungandr, refuses to bend the knee to Valkyrie’s Spear or Wolfguard. That makes him a prize—or a problem.
A binding oath at a victory feast turns into a 3-on-1 challenge. Daniel answers with Venom Burst and the hall remembers his name. When Wolfguard kidnaps the EMT and a frostbitten teen, Daniel raids the Frostwolf Den through a realm event, frees the captives, and earns a bounty tag: World Threat II. Every win costs. The coil under his skin purrs louder.
Skald courts. Duel Sanctum showdowns. Raid Compacts that only hold as long as they’re useful. Daniel crafts hybrid rootsteel + serpent-scale armor (unlocking Coil Bastion) and walks a thin line between being a shield and becoming the thing people whisper about. Then the first Realm Raid wakes: a Frost Jötunn citadel under the aurora. Temporary truce. Multi-phase assault. Broadcast Serpent Form. And when the dust settles, he claims the Fimbul Node—and the Behavioral Drift that comes with it.
Expect:
- Progression you can feel (stats-light): Coil upgrades, Worldbreaker Coil bonus XP, Rune Infusion paths, armor synergies
Clan warfare & politics: feast buffs, rune walls/upkeep, reputation traits, Oathbreaker penalties, Skald’s Court drama
Set pieces: bounty ambushes in mist, sanctum duels, Frost Jötunn raid with environmental mechanics
Moral dilemmas: Safe-Pass corridors vs. scorched-earth wins; power that changes the person using it
Perfect for readers who want gritty Norse LitRPG / progression fantasy with strategy, big battles, and consequences over spreadsheets.
Genre: Science Fiction
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