A reluctant hero faces mythical monsters and cursed ghosts as he quests to save humanity from cosmic horrors in this Lovecraftian dark fantasy series. Walter survived! Sure, he’s grown a couple extra tentacles and gained a few creepy titles, but he’s made it to the Main Stage of the trials with both hands and feelers intact. In fact, he’s now a founding member of the regressor’s Abyss Guild, and his mind-reading AI, Noe, is upgrading quite nicely as well. Life’s looking up for the fledgling eldritch horror—that is, until his meeting with the ominous Central Overseer. Walter’s impromptu return has raised a lot of flags in Central HQ, and now he’s attracted the ire of the one person in charge of all its operations. It seems the Overseer will do everything in his power to rope Walter back into Central’s fold, away from the trials. Can Walter continue to balance his dual identity as both an aspirant exploring the new world of Pandora and the legendary Arbiter W navigating the shady underbelly of Central’s politics? One thing’s for sure: it’ll take more than a little luck to survive the machinations of the man in charge of the Central Collective . . . The second volume of the hit progression-fantasy series—with more than 1.25 million views on Royal Road—now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook!