Rifles VS. Runes: Clashed of Two Worlds

For most of his life, Benjamin Conney was considered a conspiracy theorist, a man obsessed with proving that another world existed beyond Earth.

According to Benjamin, he had spent thirty years trapped in a place called Ethrea—a world of kingdoms, monsters, magic, and endless wars. He dedicated the rest of his life to studying it and warning others about what he believed was coming.

Nobody believed him.

Nobody except Emile Domingo.

An anthropology professor fascinated by Benjamin's claims, Emile spent years helping him search for answers. Together they uncovered evidence that suggested Benjamin's stories might not be stories at all.

Then the portals opened.

Across the world, cities are suddenly attacked by armies from Ethrea. Goblins, orcs, beastmen, necromancers, and armored soldiers emerge from gateways connecting two worlds. Governments are caught off guard, millions are thrown into chaos, and humanity finds itself fighting an enemy it never believed could exist.

After Benjamin's death, Emile finds himself carrying the old man's journal—the only known collection of information about the invaders, their abilities, and their weaknesses.

Alongside Army Ranger Lieutenant Dylan Ritter, a soldier whose first instinct is to protect others no matter the cost, Emile struggles to survive the opening hours of the invasion in Washington, D.C.

What begins as a desperate attempt to stay alive soon becomes something much larger.

As humanity fights to push back against the invaders, questions begin to emerge. Why did Ethrea invade Earth? What are they searching for? And how much of Benjamin's research is still hidden from the world?

With one carrying knowledge and the other carrying a rifle, Emile and Dylan may hold the key to humanity's survival.

In a war where modern armies face ancient magic, the fate of two worlds will be decided by those willing to stand and fight.