“Price of Mercenary” - the first story from the “Axis Stories” series. It tells about Darren Novan, one of the most famous mercenaries in the world, but at the same time a man with the most mysterious and unusual past. The life of protagonist, as in any epic story, sharply decided to change its path when it accepted a rather simple, at first glance, order. But it was because of him, he met an unusual dryad that turned his life upside down, pulling more and more into the pool of strange events.