Into Darkness: An Apocalypse LitRPG

Elysium's Multiverse, Book 7

By: Ranyhin1

Narrated by: Jay Aaseng

In the seventh installment of this apocalyptic adventure, a vampire must battle merciless scions to achieve honor as he descends farther into the abyss.

Riven Thane has survived nearly the first half of his journey into the Abyssal Descent, but questions are starting to arise. It seems the Blood God isn't as transparent as he pretends to be. Whispers of lost fragments of the Blood subpillar have surfaced, crucial knowledge that could elevate Riven above the rest of his generation—or brand him a heretic and see him torn apart by the clergy. But he's not alone in walking this sinful path. Elder Thune and his agents are plotting in the dark, and every move Riven makes draws the attention of rivals who're just as desperate to ascend in power.

Meanwhile, the abyss itself is shifting. Prison gates sealed for eons are opening as the Angel of Wrath makes herself known. With the other sins and commandments to follow, there's no telling what unholy creatures are ready to be unleashed. And Riven's sister, Allie, has returned to Panu to lead the Necropolis, leaving Riven to face his new and somewhat foreign responsibilities alone. Each floor of the descent tests him further, demanding equal parts diplomacy, bloodshed, and cunning to survive.

Now, Riven must gather his strength and wits to fulfill his original mission—rescuing Lillith from the void and breaking through to the E-grade tier—or risk being consumed as nothing more than fuel for another scion's rise . . .

The seventh volume of the hit LitRPG adventure series—with more than 900,000 views on Royal Road—now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook!

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Top Tier

After years of non stop litrpg listening, easily one of my top 3 series overall!

A bit more jumping around than last book

It’s a good book as usual, but there was a bit more jumping around than last book. Frankly, I wasn’t a fan of it. Seems like there was a ton of side stories, kind of like filler episodes when watching anime. I prefer when the MC is 85-90% of the book. Just feels more cohesive. This is the first book that’s taken me over a week to finish. The previous book were done in a day or two each.

Too much relationship BS

Riven is kinda a bitch he is too old to be this immature especially with women and the girl minions are getting to be annoying

Awesome job

Story was great I only wish I didn't have to wait for the next installment to come out. Can't wait to see what happens next and what he chooses to do

It Just Feels Immature at times

I’m just not understanding why this guy would think that literal DEMONS would think he was a monster for being a vampire. After knowing that they know what and who Gluttony is. It’s such a sappy Roman’s sometimes and it pulls me out of the actual story. Idk could he just me.

Otherwise I really enjoy getting to know the characters and the world building. I just wish Riven would be an adult and these literal demons would stop acting like sappy damsels one moment then murderous demons the next.