
Level Up: The Accidental Alchemist
By Robert King
Synopsis
Ethan Blackwood always felt out of place. Sixteen years into his dreary life as a janitor at the prestigious Blackwood Academy for Arcane Arts, a glitch in reality (or perhaps just a late-blooming gene) unlocks his inner potential: an augmented reality interface that turns his life into a game. He can create 'Quests' for himself, simple tasks that somehow grant him potent alchemical knowledge and arcane abilities upon completion. Initially, it's just cleaning assignments that miraculously yield forgotten potion recipes. But as Ethan delves deeper, he discovers the potential to become more than just the guy who scrubs floors. He can rewrite his destiny, one self-assigned quest at a time. But will the game master him, or will he master the game before the Academy's secrets, and its suspicious headmaster, catch up with him?
Chapters
Dust Bunnies and Destiny's Download
11 min read
The Brewing Beginner
16 min read
Quest Acceptance: Penelope's Plea
12 min read
Brewing Bad, Brewing Good
13 min read
The Headmaster's Gaze
13 min read
Side Quest: The Lost Grimoire
16 min read
Chasing Shadows and Clues
12 min read
The Alchemist's Trial
18 min read
Quest Complete: The Grimoire Discovered
14 min read
The Forbidden Knowledge
11 min read
Silas's Interrogation
12 min read
The Secret Ingredient
15 min read
Taming Ignis
15 min read
Scale of Fortune
14 min read
The Transformation Potion
14 min read
The Price of Power
13 min read
Ethan Ascendant
14 min read
Silas's Challenge
16 min read
Alchemical Warfare
14 min read
The New Alchemist
13 min read