Introduction: 鈥淲hen fate closed the door to strength, it opened one to something deeper鈥攁n ancient power, and a purpose the world has yet to see.鈥漅iven Stormbrand was destined for greatness. Born with a soul of rare purity, he was expected to bond with powerful magical beasts, rise through the ranks, and carve his name into legend鈥攋ust like the heroes in the diaries of Van Helsing, the greatest Beast Master in history.But fate had other plans.During the sacred Beast Tournament, where the strongest youth fight for the right to bond with rare creatures, Riven鈥檚 future shatters. A fragment of an ancient being awakens and merges with his soul鈥攇ranting him mysterious amber mana, but devouring nearly all of his soul space. Now, he鈥檚 unable to bond with any beast above the lowest tier.Once praised by nobles and envied by his peers, Riven is quickly forgotten鈥攑ushed aside as a failure, a pitied shadow of what could have been. But behind that loss lies something far greater: the power to fuse the souls of slain beasts and create new, unique companions the world has never seen.As chaos stirs beyond the kingdom鈥檚 walls, and monstrous threats loom on the horizon, Riven's power may be the key to survival. His path is no longer the one of a beast tamer鈥?t鈥檚 the path of the First Fusion Master....