The Chalice Trials by Andrew Karevik
English | 2026 | Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Emerson Samuels enters the Chalice Trials for one reason: to end a family curse that has ruined his bloodline for four generations.
The Rootless Curse devours anything of value he owns. Weapons crumble. Armor vanishes. Wealth dissolves within seven days. His family has lived, and died, poor because nothing they gained could ever last.
But the legendary Chalice promises a wish powerful enough to break the curse forever.
One jump through a portal drops Emerson into the world of Agarax, a mad wizard who turned survival into spectacle. Each Trial reshapes reality itself, shifting with the wizard’s whims. Some seasons demand endurance. Others demand cunning.
This season demands WAR.
Every competitor is reset to Level 1 and ordered to build an army, claim territory, and conquer rivals in a brutal free-for-all where alliances rise and fall overnight.
Emerson must gather weapons, recruit followers, and build a base strong enough to survive constant conflict.
There’s one tiny little problem, though: his curse doesn’t affect only him anymore.
Anyone who fights under his Banner watches their gear decay and disappear, forcing his army into a desperate cycle of scavenging, rebuilding, and adaptation. What should be a fatal disadvantage might become his greatest strength…if he can learn to weaponize instability itself.
To win the Chalice, Emerson must outbuild, outfight, and outthink every rival in the arena. Because in a world where nothing lasts, the only path to victory is learning how to thrive when everything falls apart.
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