
eBook by Harmon Cooper
Lucian North has been dying for over a year from a rare heart condition — and when Death finally arrives, Lucian pulls a gun on the Grim Reaper. When demons swarm in pursuit of Death, Lucian fights them off, and for his trouble is awarded Death's Mantle: a transfer to a spiritual realm where he is suddenly powerful, able to conjure weapons from nothing and develop game-like mechanics to manage his new role. But Lucian has a problem. He can't communicate with the living, and his brother is scheduled to die. Only Lucian can stop it.

Dying from a heart condition, Lucian North pulls a gun on the Grim Reaper and ends up defending Death from a swarm of demonic injuresouls. His reward: Death's Mantle, a transfer to a spiritual realm where he is instantly powerful. Facing fallen angels, parasites, and Death Hunters — and unable to communicate with the living — Lucian discovers his brother is marked for death, and only he can intervene.

Running out of time to save his brother, Lucian forges an uneasy alliance with the angel Danira while the Council of Death gives him an ultimatum: produce his missing predecessor or be tortured. Hunted on all sides, Lucian must level up faster than ever — crafting mechas and bone armor — and navigate the reigniting war between the Progeny of Light and the Progeny of Darkness.

With death dates looming for his family, Lucian must call on friends and former enemies alike to save them. A sudden loss sends him into a tailspin, and he must push forward without hesitation — leveling up, forging desperate alliances, and hunting the parasite that has spread through his family. One false move risks not just his family, but his own existence.