Twenty-five-year-old janitor turned Professional Gamer, John is so good at the latest virtual reality fantasy game that he attracts the attention of an imprisoned undead magical beast while competing in the Kingdoms & Valor World Championship. Murdered in his gaming chair and summoned to another world full of magic and wonder, John is given a choice: inherit the beast's power and work to free it, or die...Accepting the undead creature's power and a second chance at life, John is given a new name: Grim. As a new man with the ability to use Death Magic, Grim sets off into the Ashen Plane to fulfill his quest. Join him as he befriends a mutated orc, fights an army of gnolls, and works to free his patron in this first book of the LitRPG series, The Ashen Plane.