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One step through his abuela's door and Victor is in Fanwath — sold into slavery, fighting for scraps of Energy in the pits of an alien world that runs on the System. Rage turns out to be a resource, and Victor has deep reserves.
Progression: affinity-driven cultivation-adjacent leveling forged in arena fights and won freedoms.
Reader fit: you want a young underdog clawing up from the absolute bottom, with grit standing in for gifts.
Texture: brutal start, big heart, relentless forward drive.
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