The Kiss of Burning Metal

Zoe's fight with Rue left her limbless and bleeding out on the haunted sands of an alien colosseum. Far from Earth, with death staring her in the face, she's all alone. Nobody but the childlike, eldritch Black Star System can aid her. Refusing to die, Zoe accepts Black Star's helping hand, even as that hand is a set of sentient parasitic chains . . . But the gameshow isn't over yet, and the Feast of the Gods awaits. A round of roulette places Rue and his cohort against Zoe and her friends, the playing field leveled only by cruel chance. A spin of the wheel could grant unimaginable power—or cut one's organs from their body. As the gruesome spectacle progresses and the Gambler reveals his true goals, Zoe must decide if the enemy of her enemies might be an ally. So far, the apocalypse has been one figurative hell after another, but now it's literal: Zoe must battle demons, angels, and gods to return to Earth. With each conflict, she hones her new, reality-breaking power, but a growing war between systems threatens to render it all meaningless. Can Zoe level up fast enough to save her world? Or will betrayal doom her and everyone she loves? The third volume of the hit LitRPG fantasy series―with more than a million views on Royal Road―now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook! Tropes include: alien gods and interdimensional beings, comrades in arms, and body horror.