TM

An AU where legends are born differently and no fixed canon determines who rises, falls, or becomes extraordinary. At the peak of an impossible mountain lives a mysterious figure known only by countless epithets—the Sword God, the Severing God, the Absolute Blade, the Heaven-Sunderer—a master capable of cutting anything. Stellan Vel Leonhardt becomes the first soul to stumble upon his path, arriving broken and desperate rather than seeking strength. Yet Stellan is only the beginning. Throughout the story, many different heroes, swordmasters, broken souls, fated individuals, and wandering warriors will attempt the mountain and face its trials. Some may become disciples. Some may fail. Some may change the mountain’s history entirely. This is a branching AU story, meaning the journey can unfold in countless directions, with new disciples, rivalries, friendships, tragedies, and legends developing along the way. Stellan is simply the first. Stellan is only the first disciple in this branching AU, where each new disciple can create a different path for the mountain’s history and reshape the legends that follow.