Gem Knight Series by Kirk Mason

ADVENTURE TO THE TOWERS, SAVE THE PRINCESSES, GAIN NEW POWERS. I was about to be promoted to Deputy Manager, when a strange voice—coming from a glowing gem I found in the stationery drawer—told me I was meant for more. I was thinking the same thing. Before my boss's eyes, I was transported to a fantasy world of mana and monsters... moreADVENTURE TO THE TOWERS, SAVE THE PRINCESSES, GAIN NEW POWERS. I was about to be promoted to Deputy Manager, when a strange voice—coming from a glowing gem I found in the stationery drawer—told me I was meant for more. I was thinking the same thing. Before my boss's eyes, I was transported to a fantasy world of mana and monsters. When I felled the foul beasts, the gem embedded in my hand absorbed their essence—a light that made me more adept with weapons, and able to wield increasingly better ones. It even grew my body. It turned me into the man I was supposed to be. With a sword on my hip and an adorable apothecarist at my side, I’ll trek to the mysterious towers built by the evil Witch King. We don’t know why he built them, but we think they’re the source of his power. Power better suited in my hands. Along the way, I’ll need to defeat his demented Black Gem Knights, and pick up the pieces of the kingdom he broke. I'll meet a stern-faced tribal archer, with a heavy weight upon her tattoo-covered shoulders. I’ll also meet a beautiful fluffy eared maiden, who loves a good scratch behind them. less

ADVENTURE TO THE TOWERS, SAVE THE PRINCESSES, GAIN NEW POWERS. When we rescued the first fluffy-eared princess, I didn't realize how lucky we’d been. She was a kind soul, and gentle—everything you’d imagine a sweet princess to be. Though atop the second tower, the next stripey-tailed princess bore a rage as wild as the sun. Her body burned hot like a furnace, and if we weren't careful, she was gonna seriously hurt someone with her powers... moreADVENTURE TO THE TOWERS, SAVE THE PRINCESSES, GAIN NEW POWERS. When we rescued the first fluffy-eared princess, I didn't realize how lucky we’d been. She was a kind soul, and gentle—everything you’d imagine a sweet princess to be. Though atop the second tower, the next stripey-tailed princess bore a rage as wild as the sun. Her body burned hot like a furnace, and if we weren't careful, she was gonna seriously hurt someone with her powers. But it was our job to help her return to normal—well, not our main job. Our journey took us from cold mountains to wild seas on a pirate ship. Our quest? To save the third—and last—princess, so we could halt The Witch King in his tracks. We may not have known why he was keeping the princesses in the towers, but we knew they were slowly transforming into the anthropomorphic images of the gods, and we had to stop it before it was too late. We’d get stronger, get new weapons, and get to know each other better than we could’ve imagined. We might even stand a chance at beating him. less