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Andy "Duke" Ellington was an exceptional fighter pilot with a habit of biting off more than he should have been able to chew. Yet, somehow, he always came through it - whether that was luck or skill was an open debate. This was his life as political tensions rose and boiled over into military action. At least it was until it wasn't. He pushed too hard and too far and the end came for him.

War is only the beginning. Duke never set out to be a king—only to protect his own. Leading the Twice Blessed Legion, he marches to war against the undead tyrant Chopie, the Lich King. Battles rage, and betrayals lurk in the shadows, but through sheer will and the power he has gathered, Duke emerges victorious. His reward? A throne he never sought. The price? Incalculable. But ruling is nothing like war. As the newly crowned king, Duke finds himself ruling over a depleted nation. How do you rebuild from ruins?

The bounty on Duke’s head is now galaxy-famous and killers from across the stars are answering the call. Assassins, mercenaries, and worse descend on him, but Duke doesn’t just survive. He evolves. Armed with power gained from new dungeons of his own creation and allies he’s won through strength and wit, Duke carves a path through the chaos. When a stop at a remote space station turns into a battleground, a chance alliance with the fearsome Steel Tusk Clan earns him both new comrades and a new enemy: the Syndicate. Ruthless, ancient, and far-reaching, the Syndicate declares war.

Finally brought to the Grand Cosmic Contest as the latest and last arrival, Duke doesn’t get the luxury of preparation. Instead, he flows into the conflict, clawing his path through blood to fight for a top spot. Nearly every opponent is stronger, faster, and better connected, but Duke has his own hidden talents and now is the time to reveal them. As he fights his way up the ranks, the truth begins to unravel. The Contest isn’t just sport or spectacle. It’s the playground of the Entities, a vast manipulation where champions are pieces in a game that shapes the power structure of the Cosmos.