Introduction: Tim and Simon followed the script鈥攇o to college, get a job, build a future. Instead, they ended up drowning in debt, stuck in dead-end retail, and wondering if this was all life had to offer.For Tim, frustration turns into something more when a chance encounter with a mysterious man and his dog presents him with a ludicrous choice: represent a god in a world he knows nothing about. Ridiculous? Absolutely. But with nothing to lose, he takes the offer鈥攐nly to realize it鈥檚 very, very real.Now, thrust into a world of magic, monsters, and unforgiving trials, Tim鈥攏ow Cromus鈥攎ust carve out his own path and survive long enough to understand the power he鈥檚 been given. With Simon by his side and an unlikely group of allies forming around them, the two will face impossible odds, uncover forgotten truths, and test the limits of what they once believed possible.Because this isn鈥檛 just a new beginning鈥攊t鈥檚 a war. And Cromus? He鈥檚 about to show this world what it means to be Gaia鈥檚 Warrior....