Five years into the Elven invasion of Earth, the Republic of Ascaria's poor and criminal underclass are conscripted as frontline soldiers while the wealthy elite remain sheltered behind fortified walls. Erend Drake fights daily to keep his family alive in their cramped existence within the city, until a fateful night when Elven forces cut him down on the battlefield. He awakens the following morning transformed. A cryptic message materializes before him: [Congratulations, you have been chosen as the Systema holder.] Presented with legendary options—Dragon Armor, Dragon Claw, Dragon Eyes, Dragon Wings, Fire Breathing—Erend discovers he has become Dragonborn, the most formidable race in existence and the species most dreaded by both Elves and humans alike. With power beyond imagination now coursing through his veins, Erend must navigate a world where his newfound abilities make him either humanity's greatest hope or its most dangerous threat.