Bloodbound Ascendant: A Pact of Power and Blood

Ethan Cross was a promising young athlete with his whole life ahead of him until the day his morning jog ended in agony. One moment he was running through his neighborhood streets, the next he was on his knees, clutching his chest as if his heart were being torn apart. When he opened his eyes, the city was gone. In its place stretched an endless forest of towering, alien trees. His breath came in ragged gasps, his thoughts clouded. Hours passed before his memory returned his name, his past, the life he’d left behind. Desperate to survive, Ethan found and tests his newfound gift only to discover its double-edged nature. The moment that he used it, he immediately learns the benefits and hidden cost. With every encounter in this strange new land from mercenaries to monsters, rulers to rebels he uncovers pieces of a truth far greater than himself: the world he’s been cast into is deadlier and more vast than anything he could have imagined. But power draws attention, and in a world where kingdoms rise and fall on blood and strength, Ethan’s gift may mark him as both savior… and prey.