The Ninth Throne

Tai Hong met his end as a failure. A boxer who experienced more losses than victories, he found himself deep in debt and accustomed to watching his adversaries celebrate their triumphs over him. However, upon reopening his eyes, he discovered that he was no longer in a boxing ring. Instead, he was on a battlefield. Swords. Blood. Knights. A fortress. And a boy named Alexander. Reborn in a realm dominated by the Church, where magic, Blessings, and ancient forces dictate the destinies of kingdoms, Alexander learns that his new form harbors a power that should not exist. His right hand commands. His left hand annihilates. The moment he unleashes that power, he comprehends something he never grasped in his former life: He didn't truly despise losing. He loathed being weak. This time, he is determined not to be the individual who falls and waits for help to rise again. He won't aspire to be a hero. He won't pursue justice. If this world only acknowledges the strong, then he will surpass them all in strength. Yet, power invariably carries a cost. The Church is wary of what it cannot dominate. Monarchs conceal secrets that could alter the world. And lurking behind the throne, someone else may be orchestrating events. With each stride Alexander takes toward power, he relinquishes another fragment of the individual he once was. Soon, he will confront a dilemma devoid of a straightforward resolution: Can he become the mightiest man in existence without transforming into the greatest monster within it? Perhaps not. Because Alexander no longer seeks a second chance at existence. He desires the throne. And regardless of how many corpses obstruct his path... he will surmount every single one.