The Hour of Rust and Ruin

In the cutthroat Iron Spire Academy, Miroslav 'Miro' Bogdanov is a disgrace, a shameless rogue infamous for his sharp tongue and utter lack of talent. His only goal is to one day surpass the prodigy Zorya Morozova, the girl who represents everything he's not: powerful, disciplined, and respected. After a public humiliation, Miro awakens not in his dorm, but in the Echo Chasm - a silent, decaying pocket dimension where time itself is a weapon. Here, a cryptic System grants him a horrifying advantage: for every hour he sleeps or meditates, his Aura cultivation multiplies exponentially. The catch? The system only amplifies the most rudimentary, forgotten martial techniques. Desperate to protect his younger sister from the academy's cruelty, Miro discovers another rule: any technique he teaches to another is also multiplied for them, and a fraction of their growth feeds his own. Now, he must gather the outcasts and failures of his world, turning them into an army of masters in the basics to challenge the very foundations of power. But the Echo Chasm is not a sanctuary; it is a cage with a timer, and with every god-like leap in power, the walls of reality grow thinner. Can Miro innovate his way to godhood and escape before the Chasm consumes his soul, or will his desperate climb to the top only hasten the end of everything?