UpStream: The Knight Rising

The life of Alex White has never been easy. After losing his mother at a young age, he took care of his little sister, struggling just to survive in a harsh, contemporary world. No matter how hard he tried, reality always hit back harder. Then a mysterious event rips him from Earth and throws him into another realm. Alex somehow makes it back alive—but everything has changed. The world is different now… and so is he. When the message [Player Status Acquired] flashes before his eyes, Alex finds he has one last chance to rewrite his fate and claim his place in the new order.

This story continues the events of the first book in the series. After returning to his own realm—seven years after he vanished—Alex White decides to join the Knights: Gifted individuals capable of entering other worlds through anomalous tears in reality called Rifts. Though his license a low-level Black Rank, Alex carries a secret—a system that allows him to grow stronger as if he were an RPG player. His first raid with the Chain Dogs clan changed him… especially the moment he took a human life for the very first time.

This volume concludes the first Arc of the series, yet the story is far from over. After returning to his own realm—seven years after he vanished—Alex White decides to join the Knights: gifted individuals capable of entering other worlds through anomalous tears in reality called Rifts. Though his license a low-level Black Rank, Alex carries a secret—a system that allows him to grow stronger as if he were an [RPG] player. Completing his first quest grants him [Ice] magic, but mastering it is a challenge he has yet to overcome.