No, it's definitely not First Blood. I'd have remembered if it was. I read that obsessively. Loved it.
Except then I got as far as you'd written. And was very sad.
I should start reading FFs again. I'd forgotten how much I liked them.
EDIT: I do have some negative feedback though! I didn't like the way they were all named in it. It just seemed sorta... lame. And the names didn't quite fit with the story. Like, they were just thrown in there. The story was also a lot better before the action.
Beware the Australian Fridge
Veraam:
One with power = Corruption
Two with power = War