When they took my life, I thought I didnt have anything left to lose.

I was a fool.

The Ouroboros Project offered salvation from a dying world and I leapt at the chance to escape my ghosts. I entered a virtual world of myth and magic, which felt just as real as the one I'd left.

But swinging a sword and casting spells wasn't enough to stop innate human greed. Shady deals with corrupt nobles, slavery, and even murder. All of it swept aside in the pursuit of wealth and power.

Blood is the coin of the realm, and business is good.

I tried to focus on building a life for myself in this new world, but everything changed when my guild was attacked by an unknown force and a mysterious girl fell into my lap.

Eris is an enigma to me with her obsidian eyes and strange magic, but she isn't my only problem.

Someone has their sights set on my family, and they have plenty of gold and blood to throw at us—more than enough to bury us alive.

They brought war to my home; it's only fair I return the favor.