Disgardium

Our future. Noncitizens and individuals of low social standing can only find work in one place-the virtual world of Disgardium. And that might mean mining ore; it could just as well mean cleaning pigsties or washing dishes in a tavern, but that's about as glamorous as it gets. Fifteen-year-old schoolboy Alex has dreams of working as a space guide. All he can think about is the stars, but life gets in the way and now his only path to achieving that goal is through the game.

Your parents are getting divorced. Now, once you turn sixteen, you'll be doomed to a pitiful existence on the lowest rungs of society. The neighbor girl got plastic surgery for your sake and is levelling fast to impress you. A Sleeping God gave you its power, but now demands absolute loyalty and obedience even in real life. Something called the Destroying Plague wants its Emissary to infect everyone alive and, as luck would have it, that Emissary is you! But the city sees you as its salvation, not a cause of great suffering . . . Scyth aka Alex is a potential Class-A threat to the whole world of Disgardium. That's how the system classifies imba players with an unfair advantage. However, it is hard to threaten the world while you're stuck levelling up in noob town. It's even harder when all the preventer clans are on the verge of announcing a hunt for you and even your best friends can't be trusted, all while your two patron gods tear you apart from the inside. And now, to make matters worse, your biggest enemy has just become a threat as well.

Having emerged from the sandbox into the wide world of Disgardium, Scyth and his friends find themselves under the watchful eye of the preventers. The strongest clans in the world hunt not only Scyth, but also the already discovered 'threat' Crag, a member of the Awoken clan. But this is just one of many problems; the Sleeping God has another impossible quest for them. The old enemy Big Po thirsts for vengeance, and the Nucleus of the Destroying Plague prepares to take cruel revenge against the former Herald . . .

The armies of the Commonwealth, the Empire, and the neutral factions, all the leading players and clans of the preventers, have been summoned under the banners of Nergal the Radiant to the sands of the deadly Lakharian Desert, to wage war against a most terrible enemy of all life itself-Scyth. His supporters include not only mindless wild races, but also nightmarish monsters: the zombie guitarist Infect, the death mage Crawler, and one undead warrior by the name of Bomber.

Under the protection of Nergal the Radiant, the Alliance's armies march confidently toward Tiamat's temple. Scyth's old tricks are no longer working. The Legate of the Destroying Plague and his friends have a difficult choice to make: bow to the wishes of the Snowstorm corporation and complete the quest of the Nucleus, surrender to the preventers, or retreat in the battle for Tiamat's temple to win the war? One thing is sure: they're going to need allies. And sometimes, old enemies can make the best friends.

Scyth and the followers of the Sleeping Gods have lost the Holy War. The new gods, who call themselves the True Gods, celebrate, unaware that the Sleepers have one more temple left. But how long until they find out? After all, Scyth's enemy Mogwai, once the strongest player on the planet, knows about Kharinza. The Supreme Legate of the Destroying Plague thirsts for vengeance and is eager to regain his former positions, becoming stronger every day, while Scyth, deprived of his invulnerability, has lost his former advantages. At the same time, the citizenship tests are approaching, and Cali Bottom turns out not to be quite so welcoming to the Awoken after all. Behemoth demands the impossible of Scyth, and the one thing that can help the Initial of the Sleepers is the Demonic Games ...

Alex Sheppard flies to the Demonic Games, hoping that he and his friends Malik and Tissa can do the impossible and achieve victory. Almost four hundred players are invited to the Games, the best of the best from all walks of Dis. Champions of the Arena and the Battlefields, gryphon races and pet battles, the very best craftspeople and grand masters of their professions... All of them await the arrival of Scyth the Class-A Threat, who must now prove his worth without his divine abilities to help him.

After returning to Cali Bottom and the wider world of Disgardium, Alex realizes that the Demonic Games were a vacation compared to the problems he now faces. He has to help the beta players stuck in the Nether and decide what to do with his friends who "betrayed" him, identify a real traitor and prepare for the citizenship tests, and reach the Inferno to obtain Coals of Hellflame and destroy the Nucleus, whose legates, now free, have gained new powers thanks to the pantheon of dark gods who have joined the Destroying Plague. And as it turns out, there's more to the third Sleeping God than meets the eye...

Scyth, known in the Inferno as the tiefling Hakkar, decanus in the worst legion of them all, must gain an audience with Prince Belial to get his hands on the Coals of Hellflame. His friends are also keeping busy: Crag, once more a member of the Awoken, heads to Terrastera to learn how to create a Rift to the Nether, Infect goes digging in the Lakharian Desert, Bomber speeds toward the underwater kingdom of the naga; Crawler strives to be the first in the world to build a magic tower up to five levels, Tissa and Irita focus on growing the clan, and new recruit Hiros must fight against his own demons. In the meantime, the legates of the Destroying Plague gather an undead horde to march on Kharinza...

Scyth, known in the Inferno as the tiefling Hakkar, decanus in the worst legion of them all, must gain an audience with Prince Belial to get his hands on the Coals of Hellflame. Alex Sheppard faces the most stressful week of his life, and if he can't handle the pressure, then it might be his last. With a Spark of Hellflame in hand, Scyth is now ready to conquer Holdest and eliminate the Nucleus of the Destroying Plague. At the same time, to deal with the undead he needs to raise a third temple to the Sleepers, and how can he do that if there are no free places of power, and real life demands that he fly out for the citizenship tests? Too much is at stake. The risks are too great. There's too little time to prepare.

Alex Sheppard returns to the real world only to realize that it's game over for him. At the age of sixteen, he's destroyed the carefully laid plans of the most powerful people in the world, incurring their wrath. Now they're thirsting for his blood, and they know where to find him. The criminal Triad, the two-faced Cartel, the hypocritical preventers were child's play, nothing more. But he has to operate outside the law now his sworn enemies rule the planet. And Alex has a score to settle-they killed his friends, and he's hungry for revenge. The hour of reckoning is drawing near, and the retribution of the Sleepers is unfolding.

The story of sixteen-year-old Alex Sheppard and his friends is drawing to a close. Yet again, Scyth, Alex's character, has to do the impossible. And the day of the battle between his allies and the Children of Kratos marks the end of peace in Disgardium. The world will never be the same again.

Unity is strength, but the path of a hero is often traveled alone, especially when friends, comrades and allies have been lost. The weight of responsibility is overwhelming, and there is so much at stake that one might feel compelled to howl at the moon Geala. Unfortunately, this moon is nowhere to be found in the Nether, Inferno or Purgatory, nor can it be seen through the leaden acid clouds of Terrastera or beneath the twisted dome of the continent of Meaz. No matter where you hide, the voice of the Harbinger of Nether will find you: "Die and await Judgment Day . . . "

Glory to the Dominion!: Scyth, known in the Inferno as the tiefling Hakkar, decanus in the worst legion of them all, must gain an audience with Prince Belial to get his hands on the Coals of Hellflame. His friends are also keeping busy. In the meantime, the legates of the Destroying Plague gather an undead horde to march on Kharinza . . . Clear Threat: With a Spark of Hellflame in hand, Scyth is now ready to conquer Holdest and eliminate the Nucleus of the Destroying Plague. At the same time, to deal with the undead he needs to raise a third temple to the Sleepers, and how can he do that if there are no free places of power, and real life demands that he fly out for the citizenship tests? Out of Play: At the age of sixteen, he's destroyed the carefully laid plans of the most powerful people in the world, incurring their wrath. And Alex has a score to settle they killed his friends, and he's hungry for revenge. The hour of reckoning is drawing near, and the retribution of the Sleepers is unfolding. Unity: Yet again, Scyth, Alex's character, has to do the impossible. And the day of the battle between his allies and the Children of Kratos marks the end of peace in Disgardium.

Class-A Threat: The year is 2074. Alex is a fifteen-year-old student dreaming of a career as a space guide. He eats, sleeps, and breathes stars-but life has other plans. That's how Disgardium, a new online game, becomes his only means of reaching his goal. Apostle of the Sleeping Gods: A Sleeping God gave you its power, but now demands absolute loyalty and obedience even in real life. Something called the Destroying Plague wants its Emissary to infect everyone alive and, as luck would have it, that Emissary is you! The Destroying Plague: Scyth and his friends find themselves under the watchful eye of the preventers. But this is just one of many problems, the Sleeping God has another impossible quest for them. The old enemy Big Po thirsts for vengeance, and the Nucleus of the Destroying Plague prepares to take cruel revenge against the former Herald... Resistance: The armies of the Commonwealth, the Empire, and the neutral factions, all the leading players and clans of the preventers, have been summoned under the banners of Nergal the Radiant to the sands of the deadly Lakharian Desert, to wage war against a most terrible enemy of all life itself-Scyth.

Reality vs. Virtual. Survival's the Only Rule. In 2074, all Alex Sheppard wanted was to explore the cosmos. But instead, he got Disgardium-a game realm more dangerous than space's darkest corners. Being a global Threat in this game isn't cool-it's deadly. Every power-up makes him more of a target, both in-game and in the real world. And in Disgardium, everyone's watching. Disgardium is more than just a game story. It's about what happens when our digital lives get too real. Fans of The Hunger Games, Maze Runner, and Divergent: Gear up. This isn't just about pixels-it's life or game over.

The world stands on the edge of catastrophe. Nether looms ready to swallow reality whole, while Disgardium spirals into chaos. Ancient powers stir from their slumber, threatening the delicate balance between worlds. Scyth returns from his exile in the beta-world more powerful than ever before, emerging as the last hope for salvation. He must battle through the final Demonic Games, unveil the secrets of ancient races and forgotten gods, and somehow unite former enemies against a common threat. Can Scyth, walking the knife's edge between worlds, halt the approaching apocalypse? What ultimate price must be paid to save the universe? This is the first volume of the final book in the series-one that will answer these questions and forever change how you perceive the boundaries between reality and the virtual world.