Undying Pawn: Evolution of the Lowest Mob

Stage One: Kael was humanity's strongest hunter until his own teammates butchered him at the top of the Abyss Tower. He wakes at the bottom as a Shadow Seed, a pathetic parasite too weak to survive without a host. His first body can barely crawl. His first enemies can crush him with one step. Stage Two: Death becomes his weapon. Every deliberate sacrifice lets Kael keep fragments of power, rebuild his form, and evolve into something the tower has never seen. But survival demands more than feeding on monsters. He must enter a dangerous contract with Lyra, a wild-tongued rival who can shelter him in her shadow while waiting for the right moment to betray him. Above them, Silas, Kael's former teammate, is monopolizing the Abyss power that made their betrayal possible. Stage Three: Each kill brings Kael closer to the heroes who destroyed him—and closer to becoming a monster even they fear. When the tower forces him to choose between remaining Lyra's hidden weapon or exposing his fragile existence to every hunter inside, Kael faces a lethal question: how many times can he die before revenge costs him the last piece of his humanity?