Shield to the Face
(2026)(The first book in the Shield to the Face series)
A novel by D B King and Lucas Silver
Anything is a weapon if you hit hard enough.
Buckley used to fight professionally for a living. Then a truck somehow crashed through his thirtieth-floor apartment and killed him on his couch. Don’t ask how it happened. It just did.
Death only made his career prospects worse.
Transmigrated to the peaceful world of Petunia, Buckley is selected as the champion of Azeema, God of Peace, Love, and No Violence Whatsoever. Buckley’s mission is simple: survive thirty consecutive arena battles and prevent a demonic invasion.
There is only one problem.
Azeema refuses to give him a weapon.
Instead, Buckley receives the legendary Shield of Gods, a sentient artifact armed with defensive abilities, blinding holy light, and a profound emotional aversion to violence. Azeema expects him to block attacks until the demons give up and embrace universal harmony.
Buckley has fought enough cage matches to know that is not how fighting works.
Every blow he survives generates power. Every victory unlocks new defensive skills. And every time Buckley discovers another creative use for his shield, his divine patron becomes a little more horrified.
But the demons are growing stronger, the System appears to have plans of its own, and Buckley’s harmless shield is evolving into something no god intended.
The best offense might be a good defense.
Especially when you hit someone in the face with it.
Genre: GameLit
Buckley used to fight professionally for a living. Then a truck somehow crashed through his thirtieth-floor apartment and killed him on his couch. Don’t ask how it happened. It just did.
Death only made his career prospects worse.
Transmigrated to the peaceful world of Petunia, Buckley is selected as the champion of Azeema, God of Peace, Love, and No Violence Whatsoever. Buckley’s mission is simple: survive thirty consecutive arena battles and prevent a demonic invasion.
There is only one problem.
Azeema refuses to give him a weapon.
Instead, Buckley receives the legendary Shield of Gods, a sentient artifact armed with defensive abilities, blinding holy light, and a profound emotional aversion to violence. Azeema expects him to block attacks until the demons give up and embrace universal harmony.
Buckley has fought enough cage matches to know that is not how fighting works.
Every blow he survives generates power. Every victory unlocks new defensive skills. And every time Buckley discovers another creative use for his shield, his divine patron becomes a little more horrified.
But the demons are growing stronger, the System appears to have plans of its own, and Buckley’s harmless shield is evolving into something no god intended.
The best offense might be a good defense.
Especially when you hit someone in the face with it.
Genre: GameLit
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