Ascension Academy

[Sorry, decided to keep the story for the WSA, which will be in three months or so.]

Roy Stavros Williams has never fought a monster, but his power might be the one to tip the odds in humanity’s favour.

Humanity is on the edge of extinction, as dungeons multiply faster than ascendants can clear them. The Ascension Academy scrambles to train the next generation of heroes to stand against the nightmarish creatures.

Roy always dreamed of becoming a hero like his father, but with the seemingly insignificant gift of [Memorization], he believed his destiny was confined to books and study.

All that changes on his eighteenth birthday when a mysterious gift from his long-lost father thrusts him into the dangerous life of an ascendant. As it turns out, his true legacy wasn't just for studying, but the power to learn all the mysteries of the awakened world.