In My Defense

A teenage mechanic must battle nightmarish creatures and create formidable weapons to defend his new home from dark forces in this thrilling portal fantasy. When Ryan Kotes awakens on an alien planet, his mind is a complete mess. But even with his memories ground into a fine paste, he's pretty sure he would remember having a metal arm . . . not to mention the flashing messages that keep playing across his vision. Anyone in Ryan's position would have a few questions. It's too bad the System tutorial meant to guide him through the vulnerable start to his new life on Ralqir has gone slightly insane, and his arrival may have kicked off this world's version of the apocalypse. Not everything is doom and gloom though. Because Ryan discovers he's an Exotic: an ascended being with a connection to the great cosmic machine known as the System. What could stand in his way? Well, other than having a skill set that is not suited to combat. If things come down to fighting, his abilities to shape metal and infuse objects with mana won't cut it. To survive the coming end times, when the dead will walk and the darkness will feast on the living, Ryan will need to get creative, transforming his crafting Class into something deadly. Building fearsome munitions, he must hone his mind itself into a weapon and use his mechanical know-how to usher in a new age of warfare. The first volume of the hit LitRPG adventure series-with almost 900,000 views on Royal Road-now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook!

A teenage mechanic-turned-mage must battle hordes of hellish monsters and venture to the source of an apocalyptic plague in this gripping portal fantasy. Coming off his first victory over the Scourge, Ryan Kotes is a bona fide hero to the people of Eclipse. But the war is far from over. The zombifying infection is still festering throughout Ralqir, and Ryan won't quit until he beats every last bit of it to a pulp. Joined by some unlikely allies-including a pair of dragonkin sisters, a carbine-wielding fox, and a hulking lion hybrid-there should be nothing standing in his way. Unfortunately, the ragtag group is soon confronted by a painful truth. It seems the latest outbreak on Ralqir is tied directly to Ryan's own arrival on the planet. Now, disguising his identity and posing as a humble monk, he must figure out how to stop the spread and return to his home before there isn't one to go back to. And he'll need to start by taking the fight to where it all began: where he first entered this world . . . Easier said than done, as the road there is paved with mobs of wild mutants, rage-fueled goblins, giant spiders, and the rising undead. To face off against enemies bigger, stronger, and faster than anything he's seen yet, Ryan will need to hone his magical skills and build weapons with explosive capabilities. But will a big boom be enough to completely rid Ralqir of this contagion? When the insatiable Scourge demands more bodies, Ryan will have to ask himself what he's willing to sacrifice to save his companions once and for all. The second volume of the hit LitRPG adventure series-with more than 950,000 views on Royal Road-now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook!