Tess was hoping for some major life changes. Somehow, getting chosen by a god wasn't what she had in mind.After going through her quarter-life crisis and quitting her job, Tess wasn't exactly sure what her future would hold. That only becomes doubly true when she's abruptly plucked from her life on Earth and whisked away to a new world.With nothing but a somewhat cryptic blessing from a god, Tess will have to carve out a new life for herself in a land where magic, monsters, and character levels are all par for the course. Unfortunately, it doesn't help that dark forces are stirring, she's woefully unprepared, and spiders keep trying to turn her into dinner.Follow Tess as she gets embroiled in the affairs of gods, embarking on a journey through blighted deadlands, bustling cities, and merciless dungeons.

Protagonist is a classic LitRPG novel with character levels, classes, and stats, ideal for existing fans of the genre and newcomers alike.

Alvin woke in a room that was not his, to discover that he had died and his brain had been bargained off cheaply to pay off someone else’s debt. It did not sit well with him. It didn’t surprise him that even in death, people were still using him for their own purposes. He had never exactly been a good guy, but everyone had their breaking point, and he had found his.The bastards in charge had uploaded his mind into a virtual death game. The whole world could now pay to see him play it and probably die. Alvin questioned whether he was really a bad guy, if this is how they wanted to treat him. Regardless, he was not about to wait for death to come for him. He would kick open the damn Apocalypse Gates and see about crushing everything that challenged him. It was time to make the world aware that he was done with pretending to be nice.Welcome to Apocalypse Gates!