Gnoll Knockout

Today, Kammy Kiza is the Gym Coach at Rocrider High School. But once upon a time, she was the Gnoll Knockout, a Dragonscale Rank Prizefighter patroned by the Thieves Guild, clawing her way to the top of the underground fighting circuit between shady missions for her guild. Then she got caught. Her guild abandoned her. Her hero's license was revoked. Her reputation disappeared overnight. And Kammy had to build an entirely new life from the ground up. Years later, she's got a job she actually likes, friends she wouldn't trade for anything, and - after finally getting her hero's license back - a second chance at the career she thought she'd lost forever. There's just one problem: She's starting at the bottom. ”Gnoll Knockout” follows Kammy in and out of the ring as she fights her way back through the ranks of the Prize Fighters Arena, reckons with the mistakes and relationships of her past, and discovers that getting back to Dragonscale might be very different from getting there the first time. She's older. She's wiser. And she's still got some bite left in her. --- Author Message: This story takes place in the world of Thera, the same world as "Hordes and Homerooms."  While H&H blends school life with action, romance, and epic fantasy stakes, "Gnoll Knockout" focuses on action as Kammy brutally claws her way back to the island of relevance. Expect combat with a hint of comedy, as Kammy cleans up her opponents with a smile on her face and a cackle in her heart. You should also expect to learn a bit more about her past, which helped to shape the ride-or-die prize fighter she is when it comes to her friends and family. "Gnoll Knockout" will be a collection of short stories which will help expand on this world, specifically Mithrocan Hero Culture and its Class System - serving as prequels and parallel tales to H&H. GK's later installments may spoil the plot of H&H so be sure to read Horse's adventure first!(Kammy's theme Song: "Domino the Destitute" by Coheed and Cambria.) [Disclaimer: No AI is used within the writing of this book, just good old fashioned spellcheck and grammar-check, and eventual obsessive-revisions. The Cover Art is what I will refer to as "AI-Assisted." I sketched a front-facing image of Kammy, then had AI clean it up and refine the black-and-white contrast I was going for in my sketch. I then had it impose the title and author name. I will commission an official cover for Gnoll Knockout once finances permit.] {Schedule - Gnoll Knockout is a little different from my other fictions because it is more a series of Short Stories than an ongoing Chapter Book. I am working on the third short story in the series "Dog Eat Dog", and once I publish it, I will be suspending this fiction until such a time that I am inspired again to delve into Kammy's world}