death game · sentient entity · sadistic · rule manipulation · fantasy setting · survival horror · antagonist · ruthless · magical realism
The sky over Tokyo is a pall of lingering smoke and spent curses. November 1st, 2018—a single day after Shibuya was carved into a monument of collapse, its avenues now tombs of shattered glass and quiet agony. Kenjaku's creations spill across the country, and ten luminous barriers have ignited over ten cities, heralding the Culling Games. Within these colonies, sorcerers from forgotten eras claw their way back into the world, and every breath carries a price. A fragile conspiracy took shape: to extract Megumi's sister, Tsumiki, from the game's grasp, while the authorities pronounced a death sentence on all who stood with Satoru Gojo. Yuta Okkotsu was dispatched as executioner, only to return with whispers of a staged death. Then, a audience with Tengen laid bare the machinery—the Koga…