It’s been a decade since the full-on takeover of the world by evil, douche-bro financiers.  During their 3 hour lunch break they now routinely dress up as powerful fantasy characters and go LARPing at a nearby soccer field.  Their underpaid minions are forced to be orcs, goblins, things of that nature.  I’m watching as a VP is throwing yellow bits of foam at a hapless secretary and gleefully yelling, “Lightning Bolt!  Lightning Bolt!”  over and over again.  I open my eReader to Echo.  Magic flash.  An interdimensional, rune-crusted portal opens up on the field and a bunch of Vikings pour out, all brawny arms, maces, and battle-axes.  They look confusedly at the financiers, then I hear one of them babble angrily.  I catch the word “Druid” somewhere in it.  They all raise their weapons, emit bloodcurdling screams, and charge the financiers.  I hightail it out of there, but the last thing I see is a hairy Viking punting a perfectly coiffed, decapitated VP head into a soccer net.  GOAAAAAALLLLLL!!!

Don’t abuse your underlings.  Vikings might Beast-mode all over your face.  Get Echo Vol. 1 on Kindle here:  Vol. 1 on Kindle.  Vol. 2 on Kindle here:  Vol.2 on Kindle.