The Pneuma Codex (Greek Progression Fantasy)

In a world where warriors channel divine breath through martial arts to command the classical elements, Aetos was born during a supernatural storm and abandoned at a remote temple. Raised by warrior-monks who discover his prodigious appetite and mysterious origins, he grows up mastering the temple's air techniques while holding a secret that sets him apart from every other pneuma user in the Mediterranean world. Unlike others who struggle to maintain their elemental abilities, Aetos possesses a rare condition that floods his body with endless divine energy. This gives him inhuman stamina and the ability to see life force itself, but at the cost of a ravenous hunger that makes him consume food like a small army. To everyone else, he just appears to be an exceptionally talented air user with incredible endurance. When a visiting warrior easily defeats him despite his perfect temple training, Aetos realises that true strength requires more than isolated perfection. He leaves his peaceful monastery to test himself at the foremost Academy in Athens, where the greatest young elementalists compete for glory and advancement. But the academy is just the beginning. As Aetos progresses from student to champion to legendary warrior, he'll face Spartan military discipline, Olympic competition against international masters, Persian invasion forces, mythological monsters, and ultimately a conspiracy that threatens to destroy pneuma traditions throughout the known world. Each challenge forces him to evolve his fighting style and understanding of power. From the flowing temple forms to academy competition, from Spartan phalanx tactics to studying foreign techniques across the Mediterranean, Aetos must synthesise every lesson while staying true to his core principles. His journey will take him from monastery foundling to teaching master, proving that the greatest strength comes not from acquiring power, but from building excellence in others. In a progression fantasy where mastery of a single element defines your destiny, follow Aetos as he discovers that endless growth and worthy service can achieve the impossible—even when facing those who wish to become gods.