Immolation: An Altered Realms Prequel Novel

The world is united under one government. Those who refuse to join are branded as traitors and rebels. Donte Esperanza is a medic in the United World Navy. He loves video games and anime. His world is about to change. Wounded in combat, Donte Esperanza fights against crippling depression and PTSD. His best friend is dead. His squad, nearly wiped out. Laying in a hospital bed, he thinks his life is over. Then he's given a chance to change everything. He just needs to sign a simple contract. The ink still wet, Don find himself being whisked away to a lab in Irvine California. He will live his life in a medical grade immersion pod for the next six months. Doctors and scientists will watch, as he uses Full Immersion MMORPG's as a form of therapy, while nanites and medical gels heal his mangled body. He will be healed, mind and body. At least, that's what he's told. But the pods are untested and the game he's playing has a mind of its own.He's left one war torn reality for another. He just doesn't know it yet. Altered Adventurers is a story about the power of the human will and our capability for growth under the most extreme circumstances. A tale about a man struggling to keep himself sane, while the world burns around him. ...The Altered Realms Series City building, crafting, a mostly non-human cast, large scale combat, and Progression Fantasy / Cultivation elements. ...Contains scenes of graphic violence, struggles with mental health, depictions of manic episodes, and PTSD. No harem elements or explicit adult scenes.