Crown of Reflection (The Crownscape)

Some fights don't end when the bell rings.Sometimes, they follow you to another world. Stripe was once the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. He had the belts, the millions, and a beautiful, pregnant wife. But when a ruthless oligarch's son took everything he loved during a tragic night in Moscow, Stripe’s world collapsed into a spiral of alcoholism and despair. After a desperate act of revenge costs him his life,Stripe doesn't go to hell. Instead, he awakens in a brutal, unforgiving fantasy realm. Stripped of his former glory, his health, and his physical power, he finds his soul bound to a mysterious artifact known as the Crown of Reflection. In a world ruled by stats, levels, and deadly magic, Stripe must rely on his bare hands and fighting instincts to survive. Awakening a rare, aggressive hybrid class, the Toxic Pugilist, Stripe punches his way up from the absolute bottom. Alongside a calculating half-gnome battlemage, a disgraced demi-human noble, and a High Priestess harboring a massive secret from his past life, Stripe is pulled into a deadly political conspiracy involving corrupt Church Elders and the impending return of a Demon Lord. In a realm where the weak are slaughtered and the strong rule, the former champion must fight his way back to the top, one shattered skull at a time. Read more