King's Pawn by Kyle C Freitus, Michael Emes

William Blake was destined to die in the desert.

Betrayed, broken, and bleeding out beneath a foreign sun, Will thought his story was over. Instead, he awakens in the Break a brutal realm of warrior tribes, ancient beasts, technology bordering on magic, and forgotten gods that are not what they seem.

To the people of this strange world, Will is more than another lost traveler from Earth. He is the Inheritor, the prophesied successor to Stone, the legendary Lord of Darkness who once stood against the Crimson Mother and left behind a war still waiting to be finished.

There is only one problem.

Will does not believe in destiny.

Driven by blood debt and vengeance, Will is pulled into a dark portal fantasy world where survival means adapting fast, fighting harder, and learning that prophecy is rarely as simple as the stories claim. As old powers stir and the shadow of a mad goddess reaches out once more, Will must decide whether he is hunting the people who betrayed him...

...or becoming the weapon this world has been waiting for.

King's Pawn is Book One of The Break Saga, a dark science-fantasy action adventure blending, military fantasy, ancient gods, brutal paced combat, monsters, advanced technology, and a vengeance-driven hero who refuses to kneel to fate.