Synopsis

Reincarnatedintothemuddygutsofacursedswampasatsetsefly,formerofficeworkerandmaster-levelcynicBuzzWindbreakerquicklydiscoversthatsurvivalisbothabsurdandmagnificent.Theairisthickwithpoison,thepredatorsaremany-limbedandspell-woven,andtheprey?Justasdesperateasheis.Yetwitheverydropofbloodhedrainsfrombeast,beastkin,orunluckymortal,Buzzunlocksfragmentsofanancientarcanelatticethatspiralsbeneaththeskinoftheworlditself—asystemofrunes,incantationspirals,andprimordialenergyflowsforgottenbyeventhehighbornmages.Hisevolutionisn'tjustphysical:itisarchitectural.Eachnewformisbuiltlikeaspell—symmetrical,efficient,cruel.Wingsshimmerwithsigilarrays.Proboscisesbecomesiphonsofmanaandmemory.Legsaresharpenedtorunicblades.Jokessting.Deathstingsharder.Soon,Buzzisn'tjusthunting.Heisascending.