Strongest Ascender

Your parents were renowned High Ascenders who ventured into the Tower in search of fortune and glory. They never returned. After their disappearance, you and your younger sister, Nefara, were taken in by the prestigious Fortuna Noble Family of Auremere. For years, you believed they had given you a home. But on your eighteenth birthday, Lord Severin Fortuna revealed the truth: you and Nefara supposedly owed his family 100,000 gold coins for raising you. An impossible fortune, deliberately designed to keep you indebted forever. His solution was simple. Repay the debt in full or marry Aziza Gerbeta, daughter of one of Auremere's wealthiest families, to secure his political ambitions. Severin believes he has you cornered. To him, you're nothing more than a powerless orphan whose future belongs to him. He's wrong. Unbeknownst to everyone, you've secretly been climbing the Tower in search of your missing parents. While the world sees you as an orphan, you've reached Floor 80, surpassing every publicly verified record and earning the distinction of a Legendary Ascender. Now, the family that believes it controls your future is demanding you surrender it.