Introduction: When a powerful empire invades his island, decimating its people and culture, Kane Astrid's peaceful life as a fisherman is shattered. Taken captive and sold into slavery, Kane is thrust into a brutal world far removed from the ocean he once called home.Forced to fight in the blood-soaked arenas as a gladiator, Kane must navigate the treacherous politics of a kingdom ruled by a corrupt and power-hungry king bent on world domination....