Fae Nexus

Gage came home to the Ozarks to mend fences with old friends. Then a solar storm reconnects Earth to the Fae Nexus, engulfing the world in magical energy. Fuel, ammunition, and electronics explode, plunging everything into darkness. As the fires die down, demons pour through the Nexus and enslave the survivors of Gage's hometown. To fight back, Gage and his friends harness Fae powers and take on the classes they have always played in their favorite roleplaying game. With moonshiners-turned-Alchemists and the ghost of a long-dead gunslinger at their side, they must level up fast to free their families.

Gage has ten days to rescue his loved ones before they are sacrificed. Fighting through a demon army requires a powerful weapon — and an ex-Demon Hunter turned lich is rumored to possess the claws of an ancient storm dragon, which would grant Gage the powers of a Storm Lord. The lich was banished into the Dreaming a century ago, making him hard to find. Stealing treasure from a lich is even harder. If it comes to it, Gage will pry the weapon from the monster's cold, undead hands.

The people of Clearwater escaped the prison camp, but the demons are closing in fast. Without Tasch, they cannot raise magical defenses and will not hold out much longer. Gage tracks Tasch to a World Dungeon called the House of Chains. Inside, he discovers that Earth was once home to dragons — banished long ago but some still hiding in wild animal form. He may even have bonded one as his familiar. The demonic High Priestess Alikari hunts the dragons too. If she reaches them first, she will twist them to her own purposes and drain Earth of its Fae magic. Gage must rescue Tasch, free the hidden dragons, and reclaim his hometown.