Just a Bystander
by Aefraga
187
Chapters
Ongoing
Status
Summary
Everyone wants to believe they are the hero of their own story. But in a world where prophecies are real, what happens if you’re not the Chosen One?
A budding arcanist named Caden enrols in the Academy, entering the same cohort as one of the legendary Chosen Ones, and finds himself caught in a tangle of fate that threatens to unravel the entire Empire.
A budding arcanist named Caden enrols in the Academy, entering the same cohort as one of the legendary Chosen Ones, and finds himself caught in a tangle of fate that threatens to unravel the entire Empire.
- 1 Chapter 1: On the Sidelines
- 2 Chapter 2: A Thief of Memory
- 3 Chapter 3: Precision Matters
- 4 Chapter 4: Advanced Glyphs
- 5 Chapter 5: Challenging Fate
- 6 Chapter 6: Familial Ties
- 7 Chapter 7: Dinner and Duel
- 8 Chapter 8: Power Ladder
- 9 Chapter 9: Bolts and Bonds
- 10 Chapter 10: Thaumaturgy Trial
- 11 Chapter 11: Kant Touch This
- 12 Chapter 12: Unraveling Clues
- 13 Chapter 13: Mania
- 14 Chapter 14: Spillage
- 15 Chapter 15: Venting
- 16 Chapter 16: Freedom of Choice
- 17 Chapter 17: A Breath of Relief
- 18 Chapter 18: Cracks
- 19 Chapter 19: Herding
- 20 Chapter 20: Ensnared
- 21 Chapter 21: Arcana Reframed
- 22 Chapter 22: Ineffable Forces
- 23 Chapter 23: Piercing the Veil
- 24 Chapter 24: A Friendly Reckoning
- 25 Chapter 25: Food for Thought
- 26 Chapter 26: Bound
- 27 Chapter 27: Making Peace
- 28 Chapter 28: Puzzlement
- 29 Chapter 29: Fey Afield
- 30 Chapter 30: Chipping at the Fetters
- 31 Chapter 31: Links in the Chain
- 32 Chapter 32: Captained
- 33 Chapter 33: Defiance
- 34 Chapter 34: A Step into Darkness
- 35 Chapter 35: A Plea
- 36 Chapter 36: Force
- 37 Chapter 37: Convergence
- 38 Chapter 38: New Threads
- 39 Chapter 39: Breaking Barriers
- 40 Chapter 40: Snipping Strings
- 41 Chapter 41: Lapses in Judgement
- 42 Chapter 42: A Walk in the Dark
- 43 Chapter 43: A Shadow of Life
- 44 Chapter 44: Becoming
- 45 Chapter 45: The Fulcrum
- 46 Chapter 46: Forgotten Things
- 47 Chapter 47: New Ground
- 48 Chapter 48: Development
- 49 Chapter 49: Raising Standards
- 50 Chapter 50: The Beginning
- 51 Chapter 51: Reviving Volition
- 52 Chapter 52: Seismic Shifts
- 53 Chapter 53: Streams and Shadows
- 54 Chapter 54: Darkness Incarnate
- 55 Chapter 55: Collapse
- 56 Chapter 56: Unexplained Intervention
- 57 Chapter 57: Sketching Futures
- 58 Chapter 58: New Aspects
- 59 Chapter 59: Navigating the Unknown
- 60 Chapter 60: Beacons
- 61 Chapter 61: Travel Plans
- 62 Chapter 62: Domestic Affairs
- 63 Chapter 63: Thwarted Plans
- 64 Chapter 64: Building Blobs
- 65 Chapter 65: Unseen Hurdles
- 66 Chapter 66: Abrupt Departure
- 67 Chapter 67: Intercepted
- 68 Chapter 68: Possession
- 69 Chapter 69: Delirium
- 70 Chapter 70: Call to Aid
- 71 Chapter 71: Frayed Threads
- 72 Chapter 72: Undercurrents
- 73 Chapter 73: Entwined
- 74 Chapter 74: Giving
- 75 Chapter 75: Eldritch Reasoning
- 76 Chapter 76: Memories of the Ancients
- 77 Chapter 77: Finding Common Ground
- 78 Chapter 78: Avoiding Conflict
- 79 Chapter 79: Familiar Chords
- 80 Chapter 80: Invasion of Privacy
- 81 Chapter 81: Alternative Threads
- 82 Chapter 82: Certain Choices
- 83 Chapter 83: Dire Pronouncements
- 84 Chapter 84: Reversal
- 85 Chapter 85: Broken
- 86 Chapter 86: Violent Resolutions
- 87 Chapter 87: Reawakening
- 88 Chapter 88: Mending
- 89 Chapter 89: Manipulated
- 90 Chapter 90: De-escalation
- 91 Chapter 91: Cover-Up
- 92 Chapter 92: Complications and Consequences
- 93 Chapter 93: Detachment
- 94 Chapter 94: Consolidation
- 95 Chapter 95: Faith
- 96 Chapter 96: Tenuous Trust
- 97 Chapter 97: Exchanging Information
- 98 Chapter 98: Theoretical Issues
- 99 Chapter 99: Prophetic Advancement
- 100 Chapter 100: Anger and Agency
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