Ten years ago, the man from Earth—now known as Tim Rois—spent his days on Angador. During that time, he managed to experience a lot: the blades of nimian soldiers and the fire of the Malgrom fortress. The fangs of creatures from the Harpud caves, the claws of vampires from the Blooming Hills. The fury of a storm in the Dawn Sea. But even the anger of a fire-breathing dragon didn’t break him. Will the arena of Terial be able to do it—where the former mercenary will have to take on the role of a gladiator?