When the system arrived everything was turned on its head.

The rich and powerful now had no more of an advantage than the poor and the powerless. They all had to fight to survive.

Owain was a painter, a husband and a father. When the golden letters appeared in front of his eyes he knew he would have to change. How much of himself was he willing to sacrifice to ensure the safety of his loved ones?

Permanently transformed into a half-man half-tiger he has to prepare to face the waves of monsters the system will send at his loved ones. First he needs convince his wife to stop shooting him on sight, then he needs to decide how much of his humanity he is willing to lose so his family can survive.

What to expect:

a death in the family

This fiction is complete. This is a side story set in the Carnival universe and provides a full backstory for characters that will feature further into the main plot of Carnival. This is a stand alone story, you don't need to read Carnival to enjoy this one and likewise you won't need to read this to understand the characters when they appear in Carnival later on.