Fragmented World

**Disclaimer: NO AI was used in writing this story. The prose was written entirely by me.**

Two lives. Two fates. One fractured world.

Galen Daxton never asked to be a hero. He was torn from Earth and thrust into another world, given the role of Champion of an empire he knows nothing about. His only hope of returning home and seeing his family again lies in working with very ones who ripped him from all that he'd known and loved. Though he is called Champion, he finds titles mean little when secrets are being kept from him. As he comes to learn more of this new world, he begins to question if he's on the right side. But even if he isn't, dare he go against them? Even if that meant never being able to return home?

Aria Tufani has never known freedom. Born into slavery, her people have spent generations suffering under oppression. Her only source of comfort and strength is her mother, Anila, who helps her cling to hope where none should exist. But when a new Champion is summoned to Axis Mundi, they sense the stirrings of change, forcing them to make a desperate gamble. Though she yearns for it, Aria will soon realize that freedom comes at a heavy price.

One bound by duty they never asked for. One bound by chains unwillingly placed upon them. Their paths were never meant to cross. But when war looms on the horizon, their choices could unify a broken world... or bring it to ruin.

Some fight for power. Some fight for freedom. And some must choose which is worth dying for.