diff --git a/api/internal/domain/chapter.go b/api/internal/domain/chapter.go
index 945e5d0..c534b4f 100644
--- a/api/internal/domain/chapter.go
+++ b/api/internal/domain/chapter.go
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ import "cloud.google.com/go/firestore"
 
 type CursorOptions struct {
 	NovelID string              `json:"novel_id"`
-	Cursor  string              `json:"cursor"`
+	Cursor  int                 `json:"cursor"`
 	Limit   int                 `json:"limit"`
 	SortBy  firestore.Direction `json:"sort_by"`
 }
 
 type CursorResponse struct {
-	Chapters   []Chapter `json:"chapters"`
-	NextCursor string    `json:"next_cursor"`
+	Chapters   []FrontendChapter `json:"chapters"`
+	NextCursor int               `json:"next_cursor"`
 }
 
 // Chapter struct used on backend
@@ -29,11 +29,8 @@ type Chapter struct {
 
 // Chapter struct used on frontend
 type FrontendChapter struct {
-	ID          string `json:"id"`
-	Title       string `json:"title"`
-	Author      string `json:"author"`
-	Description string `json:"description"`
-	CreatedAt   string `json:"creation_date"`
-	UpdatedAt   string `json:"update_date"`
-	Content     string `json:"content"`
+	ID        string `json:"id"`
+	Title     string `json:"title"`
+	UpdatedAt string `json:"update_date"`
+	Content   string `json:"content"`
 }
diff --git a/api/internal/infrastructure/collections/chapters.go b/api/internal/infrastructure/collections/chapters.go
index b500a15..84af87f 100644
--- a/api/internal/infrastructure/collections/chapters.go
+++ b/api/internal/infrastructure/collections/chapters.go
@@ -7,23 +7,23 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
-	"sort"
 	"time"
 
 	"cloud.google.com/go/firestore"
-	"github.com/fvbommel/sortorder"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 )
 
 func (c *Client) CursorPagination(options domain.CursorOptions, ctx context.Context) (*domain.CursorResponse, error) {
 	coll := c.Client.Collection("novels").Doc(options.NovelID).Collection("chapters")
-	query := coll.OrderBy(firestore.DocumentID, options.SortBy)
+	query := coll.OrderBy("Index", options.SortBy)
 
 	limit := min(max(options.Limit, 1), 100)
 
-	if options.Cursor == "" {
-		snaps, err := query.Limit(limit + 1).Documents(ctx).GetAll()
+	snapshots := []*firestore.DocumentSnapshot{}
+
+	if options.Cursor == 0 {
+		snaps, err := query.Limit(1).Documents(ctx).GetAll()
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -35,17 +35,16 @@ func (c *Client) CursorPagination(options domain.CursorOptions, ctx context.Cont
 			}
 		}
 
-		options.Cursor = snaps[0].Ref.ID
-	}
-
-	chapter, err := c.GetChapterById(options.NovelID, options.Cursor, ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	snapshots, err := query.StartAt(chapter.ID).Limit(limit + 1).Documents(ctx).GetAll()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		snapshots, err = query.StartAt(snaps[0]).Limit(limit + 1).Documents(ctx).GetAll()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	} else {
+		var err error
+		snapshots, err = query.StartAt(options.Cursor).Limit(limit + 1).Documents(ctx).GetAll()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 
 	if len(snapshots) == 0 {
@@ -55,10 +54,13 @@ func (c *Client) CursorPagination(options domain.CursorOptions, ctx context.Cont
 		}
 	}
 
-	chapters := make([]domain.Chapter, 0, limit)
-	nextCursor := ""
+	nextCursor := 0
 	if len(snapshots) > limit {
-		nextCursor = snapshots[len(snapshots)-1].Ref.ID
+		var chapter domain.Chapter
+		if err := snapshots[len(snapshots)-1].DataTo(&chapter); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		nextCursor = chapter.Index
 	}
 
 	snapLen := len(snapshots) - 1
@@ -66,26 +68,24 @@ func (c *Client) CursorPagination(options domain.CursorOptions, ctx context.Cont
 		snapLen++
 	}
 
+	chapters := []domain.FrontendChapter{}
 	for _, snapshot := range snapshots[:snapLen] {
 		var chapter domain.Chapter
 		if err := snapshot.DataTo(&chapter); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		chapters = append(chapters, chapter)
+		chapters = append(chapters, domain.FrontendChapter{
+			ID:        chapter.ID,
+			Title:     chapter.Title,
+			UpdatedAt: chapter.UpdatedAt,
+			Content:   chapter.Content,
+		})
 	}
 
-	sort.Slice(chapters, func(i, j int) bool {
-		if options.SortBy == firestore.Asc {
-			return sortorder.NaturalLess(chapters[i].Title, chapters[j].Title)
-		} else {
-			return sortorder.NaturalLess(chapters[j].Title, chapters[i].Title)
-		}
-	})
-
 	return &domain.CursorResponse{
 		Chapters:   chapters,
 		NextCursor: nextCursor,
-	}, err
+	}, nil
 }
 
 func (c *Client) BatchUploadChapters(novelId string, chapters []domain.Chapter, ctx context.Context) error {
diff --git a/api/internal/interfaces/rest/handlers/chapters.go b/api/internal/interfaces/rest/handlers/chapters.go
index ba15397..23b7902 100644
--- a/api/internal/interfaces/rest/handlers/chapters.go
+++ b/api/internal/interfaces/rest/handlers/chapters.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	firestore_services "Codex-Backend/api/internal/usecases/collections"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
-	"strings"
 
 	"cloud.google.com/go/firestore"
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
@@ -26,20 +25,16 @@ func GetPaginatedChapters(c *gin.Context) {
 
 	options := domain.CursorOptions{
 		NovelID: novelId,
-		Cursor:  "",
+		Cursor:  0,
 		Limit:   100,
 		SortBy:  firestore.Desc,
 	}
 
 	if cursor, exists := c.GetQuery("cursor"); exists {
-		split := strings.Split(cursor, "_")
-		if len(split) != 2 || split[0] != "chapter" {
-			c.AbortWithStatusJSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{
-				"error": "Invalid cursor format",
-			})
-			return
+		curs, err := strconv.Atoi(cursor)
+		if err == nil {
+			options.Cursor = curs
 		}
-		options.Cursor = cursor
 	}
 
 	if limit, exists := c.GetQuery("limit"); exists {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f7d8abf..342ed5a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ require (
 	firebase.google.com/go v3.13.0+incompatible
 	github.com/JohannesKaufmann/html-to-markdown/v2 v2.3.3
 	github.com/PuerkitoBio/goquery v1.10.3
-	github.com/fvbommel/sortorder v1.1.0
 	github.com/gin-contrib/cors v1.7.3
 	github.com/gin-gonic/gin v1.10.0
 	github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.2.2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index ec1d49c..68ac9e0 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/felixge/httpsnoop v1.0.4 h1:NFTV2Zj1bL4mc9sqWACXbQFVBBg2W3GPvqp8/ESS2Wg=
 github.com/felixge/httpsnoop v1.0.4/go.mod h1:m8KPJKqk1gH5J9DgRY2ASl2lWCfGKXixSwevea8zH2U=
-github.com/fvbommel/sortorder v1.1.0 h1:fUmoe+HLsBTctBDoaBwpQo5N+nrCp8g/BjKb/6ZQmYw=
-github.com/fvbommel/sortorder v1.1.0/go.mod h1:uk88iVf1ovNn1iLfgUVU2F9o5eO30ui720w+kxuqRs0=
 github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype v1.4.8 h1:FfZ3gj38NjllZIeJAmMhr+qKL8Wu+nOoI3GqacKw1NM=
 github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype v1.4.8/go.mod h1:ByKUIKGjh1ODkGM1asKUbQZOLGrPjydw3hYPU2YU9t8=
 github.com/gin-contrib/cors v1.7.3 h1:hV+a5xp8hwJoTw7OY+a70FsL8JkVVFTXw9EcfrYUdns=