The Bathrobe Knight

What happens when you find yourself immersed in a fantasy world you have never imagined, and you don't know the rules? How much can one bathrobe and a spoon change the fate of the world? Is there enough ramen to ever sate a gamer's hunger?

Having gone from a simple video game addict to the leader of a band of refugees, Darwin continues to cut his way across the world of Tiqpa searching for a home — be it his home in real life, or one for his people in the game. Unfortunately for him, each step he makes changes the fate of Tiqpa, a fact that is not welcomed by those who inhabit the lands.

Darwin carries on down the path laid out before him. He must wrestle with the task of leading a new race of Demons and grapple with a madness that threatens to completely consume him — all while working with a bounty on his head and thousands seeking to kill him.

Tiqpa, the first VRMMO to hit the markets, has become a world in and of itself, with its own burgeoning political structure and growing strife between kingdoms and players. This frontier becomes a new opportunity for Locke, a blacksmith, who tries to use it to pay off real-world debts. But when he is betrayed by one of his business partners, Locke finds himself caught between his growing lust for revenge and his very real need for capital.

When a diplomatic mission goes off the rails, Locke quickly finds himself between a rock and a hard place as old urges and new desires clash to shape the life-and-death decisions he is forced to make. A mysterious new organization is pulling everyone's strings from the shadows, and it seems to anticipate his every move. Ultimately, Locke must choose between saving a friend's life or a kingdom from the brink of corruption.