Born a peasant, Jack Mark does not understand why he is chosen to become a gladiator. He enters his new life unprepared and untrained.Moving through the ranks faster than he could have imagined, Jack is finally able to meet his arch nemesis--an evil king with ties to necromancy and the undead--head to head in the arena. With the threat of necromancy on the rise, Jack must remain righteous and prevail against his enemies as his fate is written with blood and steel.