Demonstorm

With war between the Valestra Kingdom and the Geshwine Empire imminent, Callum Stross enters a tournament pitting the Great College against the Crimson Sigil--a faction infamous for their use of Demoncores. From the brutal Culling Trials to the unforgiving Duelist Rounds, every clash brings Callum face-to-face with rivals trained to fight with ruth… With war between the Valestra Kingdom and the Geshwine Empire imminent, Callum Stross enters a tournament pitting the Great College against the Crimson Sigil--a faction infamous for their use of Demoncores. From the brutal Culling Trials to the unforgiving Duelist Rounds, every clash brings Callum face-to-face with rivals trained to fight with ruthless precision. To survive, he must seek the Demonslayer's lost legacy and forge a bond with a second aetherbeast. But as the tournament surges toward its climax, a darker tide gathers beyond the arena walls. Victory may grant Callum glory, but the Valestra Kingdom itself faces a reckoning no one expected . . . Demonstorm is the second installment of Aetherforged, the epic LitRPG progression fantasy collab from critically acclaimed gamelit authors Luke Chmilenko and Harmon Cooper.