Tobyx

In a fractured world, where magic stains the soul and war is an eternal tide of blood and steel, the ruins of an imperial dream rise. The Eiyu Empire, once envisioned as the foundation of eternity by Taiko Hideyoshi, has fallen prey to decay. From the ashes of the second Eiyu-Cataya war, a conflict that neither side claims as victory, emerges Ritsu, a youth with an uncertain future, marked by the misery of a discarded class. His only hope shines in the legends, in the whispers of a trial that will grant the fortunate passage to the Forbidden City, the sanctum of power, where imperial reikan and the secrets of shadows intertwine in a deadly dance... In "Shadows of the Empire: Red Sun," there is no clarity in the strife, only the ravenous shadows that dance around power. A power that does not understand justice, but survival, and that weaves its web over the throne of an empire that has forgotten how to dream. It is in this setting of palpable darkness that Ritsu will discover that the true battle is not waged on the bloodied fields, but in the abyss that each being harbors within. And as the pages are consumed, the reader will wonder if it is truly worth emerging victorious in a world where thrones are forged with the lost souls of countless fallen.

In a world sculpted by the relentless duality of light and darkness, the "heroes" stand at the pinnacle of the social order, protecting humanity from the curses that seek to devour their souls. Born under the sign of mysterious blessings, these fortunate ones form the sacred 10 percent of the population capable of manipulating mystical energy to combat supernatural forces. Within this enclave of warriors, Makoto emerges, a prodigy with an apparent disadvantage that has marked his destiny: he lacks any hint of emotion. His world is one without color, without pain or pleasure, compelled by the expectations of his status to display an endless series of masks, each designed to hide his emptiness from watchful eyes. Makoto's life unfolds in a precarious balance until a catastrophic event threatens to unsettle the world. A wave of higher-level curses, guided by an unknown entity, emerges with unprecedented virulence, aiming for the total destruction of the barrier between the spiritual and the material.

I'm just a motherfucker who wants to go back home to get revenge on his bastard brother, is that too much to ask? Wait... Are you telling me I have to climb up to the 300th floor to escape from this hole?!?