What if John Carter was forced to go full Genghis Khan? Ray had been a professional killer for years but he didn’t think of himself as an evil man.  He had a code that helped him sleep at night.  Discretion and professionalism were his watchwords and he had become very good at his job.  A beautiful woman tricks him into a mission that ends with him naked, alone and forced to start life again in a new world.  Ray is stranded on a facsimile of ancient earth that’s full of dangerous beasts and even more lethal savages. He has to kill to gain Souls that he can spend on levels and to improve his magic.  However many he gains there are only six souls that truly matter. His goal is to be the last man standing against the others who were exiled from Earth with him: a soldier, a mogul, a social media influencer, a champion MMA fighter and an archaeologist.  He can see only one path ahead of him: Win the game, go back to Earth and take his revenge against a god. What to expect: System is introduced in Chapter 2 The story is an exploration of a new world so the main plot is a slow burn but Ray is constantly expanding his horizons and gaining strength.  I’ve got 150k edited words on launch and that’s about two thirds of book one. There will be some empire building and technological uplift as Ray shares advanced ideas with the peoples he rises up to lead.  Ray will eventually take his nomad horde south against the more civilised territories. The system is loosely based on Dark Souls in terms of spending Souls on levels and stats or upgrading his magic.  The magic and shop system is potent but limited.  Ray will need allies if he is to stand a chance of winning. The style is inspired by classic adventure stories like the Barsoom series.  No harem, intimate scenes are handled in a fade to black fashion. It is entirely written in 1st person POV from Ray. Chapters are 2.5k-3k words on average. Release schedule M/W/F Read up to five weeks ahead of Royal Road on Patreon.