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The Heart is a Void: Ashes to Ashes

The Heart is a Void: Ashes to Ashes
For Karel, the search for power erodes the sense of mercy.
When a bug traps players in a new, immersive VRMMO, and begins to undermine the system that protects them from experiencing pain in combat, the players scramble to avoid becoming victimised. Some seek to hide or gain protection in Guilds, others seek power at all costs. Rumours of torture and possibly even real death begin to spread.
Many would-be heroes strive to protect themselves and others by becoming powerful mages, mastering the power of the elements, or training at combat with large weapons. While Karel had begun by trying to enhance his mage powers as far as possible, he eventually becomes disillusioned with this as he sees the power of others who use unconventional and amoral means to take advantage of the bugged game. As he explores this new, Free-For-All world, he must turn to cunning and ruthlessness to get ahead.
Chapter List
- Chapter 97: Colossus
- Chapter 98: Iron Fingers that Ply
- Chapter 99: Hail to thee, blithe spirit!
- Chapter 100: The Tao of Writathon
- Chapter 101: Heavy Metal (Is The Law)
- Chapter 102: Away from the Sun
- Chapter 103: Serpent in Paradise
- Chapter 104: Maricha
- Chapter 105: Mechanism
- Chapter 106: Endymion
- Chapter 107; How?
- Chapter 108: Another Candle Burning Down
- Chapter 109: Crazy Eye of the Pyre
- Chapter 110: Painbringer
- Chapter 111: The Apocalyptics
- Chapter 112: A Noble People
- Chapter 113: The Overlord
- Chapter 114: Your Cameo
- Chapter 115: The Stage
- Chapter 116: Ashes of Eden
- Chapter 117: Gardener of Misery
- Chapter 118: Just Closing Doors
- Interlude: The Blue Box Returns
- Chapter 119: Opposer
- Chapter 120: Twinkle, Twinkle
- Chapter 121: Pyre of Ashes
- Chapter 122: Raising the Stake
- Chapter 123: Dance of the Fireflies
- Chapter 124: Swan Song
- Chapter 125: In the Dark of Night
- Chapter 126: Unity
- Chapter 127: Speak of the Devil
- Chapter 128: Take Everything From the Inside
- Chapter 129: Eye of the Tiger
- Chapter 130: Wildfire
- Chapter 130: The King's Speech
- Chapter 131: Catharsis
- Chapter 132: Revel in Earth and Fire (The Feast)
- Chapter 133: There Lies a Dying Sparrow...
- Chapter 134: A Fine Day to Die
- Chapter 135: Aerial
- Chapter 136: Apollo
- Chapter 137: The General
- Chapter 138: The Phantom Menace
- Chapter 139: Renegade
- Chapter 140: Pursued
- Chapter 141: Tunnel of Love
- Chapter 142: Witch Dance
- Chapter 143: Out From Below
- Chapter 144: Arrival
