That all his work to rebuild the Order of Hunters was only the first step, in concert with his resurrection of the Hearts of the Forest. Perhaps it is as Eric seems to be thinking at the end of this book. But it is yet unclear how this Great System is planning to use our protag to cleanse their world of Darkness. The System has indeed saw fit to grant our null long lost powers of Light. The other races and species have shown they are not immune to these same blunders. While the humans of this world have proven themselves so easily controlled and prone to betrayal or twisting their oaths to suit their own machinations. So many of them talk of a common enemy, and yet still squabble amongst themselves for tries at power. They continue to offer mere tokens of tribute, as a show of support. It has become terribly clear they would not stand beside him, as he would them, through the end of the world. While it is true that Eric has gained many allies throughout his year of transformation. Moving through the borderlands toward his home city no more than a few days ahead of the orcish Horde, Eric still has yet to guess that his adventure is just getting started.Arbiter is the seventh book in the Underdog series by Alexey Osadchuk.

Beyond that, the more he encounters the grim heritage of the Order of Monster Hunters, the more he realizes just how perilous a game the foxman has drawn him into. Eric promises himself to uncover the truth about his long lost brother. During his travels, Eric discovers that his elder brother never went to the Wastes, and that his parents were lied to about what happened to him. Eric and his friends escape Master Chi's Hive, journey over the orcish steppe and through the Stone Forest, which tempers them and makes them a lot stronger. And Eric slowly learned to use it to his benefit. That which was once considered a flaw or defect transformed into an advantage. He himself even thought he was born cursed by the gods.

Some pitied him, others squirmed in his presence, while others still mocked him to his face. Eric Bergman used to be treated like an outcast, cripple, and freak.

The Dark Continent by Alexey Osadchuk