Alaric was a simple soldier from a simple village living a simple life. Fight off the invading races, survive, and return home to his daughter. An eldritch horror forces its way into reality as the spell of a dying mage unravels. The world annihilates it, but only after it grabs a piece of Alaric's soul. A demon offers a pact, to repair a damaged soul, to live another day and return home. How far will Alaric go? What will he do to survive? There is no happily ever after ride into the sunset for him anymore, only hunger, strife, and the machinations of beings from beyond. I use AI to help me research, plan, and proofread this work. The writing is entirely my own. Both writing and my day job is hard work. I suspect I will only update 1 or 2 times a week.