Trading Existence: Awakening by Ross Evans

Ross Evans never believed in magic. Then the sky tears open—and he's ripped into a world that's already dying. Teraluis was once a technological empire. Now it lies in ruin, hunted by metallic guardians and scarred by a catastrophe no one fully understands. Magic exists here. So does something far worse. And somehow… Ross doesn't belong to either. Pulled into the hidden refuge of Safehaven, Ross is thrown into a brutal struggle for survival. Ancient forces are waking. The veil between realities is thinning. And the deeper he's pulled into this fractured world, the more it begins to recognize him. Not as a stranger. But as something it's been waiting for. With the help of Sara, a hardened warrior with secrets of her own, Ross must navigate a war that has burned for centuries across worlds that should never have touched. Because the truth is far worse than he imagined: His world was never the first. And he may be the key to what comes next. As creation itself begins to unravel, Ross must decide, cling to who he was… or become something this world may not survive. Read more