Book 1 was all about Atlas’s glorious return to Earth after his epic Wasteland adventure. He came back from the Wasteland, all bruised and betrayed by Clark, who decided to take a vacation in the “backstabber” realm. Atlas was sent back in time to two years before Earth’s portals opened, and he realized he needed a top-notch team and some serious gear to face the impending Wasteland Apocalypse. So, naturally, he gathered a crew and stocked up like he was prepping for a zombie apocalypse sale.

Enter the SFB, which is like UFC but with swords. Atlas formed a team called the Portal Crushers. They duked it out in the SFB League, won some fame, fortune, and a ton of fights—basically, they became the Kardashians of the combat world and ultimately snagged the championship. Alongside all this, Atlas put together a micro-TV show called “Atlas Back to the Present,” showcasing the Wasteland’s perils to prep Earth for what was coming—think reality TV meets disaster preparedness.

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When the portals finally opened live on TV and pulled Atlas and ten others into the Wasteland, Earth was stunned, realizing Atlas’s TV show might actually be real. And there you have it—350 pages of Atlas getting ready for the big showdown, complete with dramatic music and slow-motion fight scenes.