SSS-Rank: The Card of Shadows

『Dear constellations, are you ready?』 『The game is about to begin.』 High above the void, thousands of eyes shine. Silent observers eagerly awaiting the start of a new spectacle. 『The Flames of Purgatory constellation has sent you 500 coins.』 『The Crimson Dance constellation applauds enthusiastically.』 『The Silent Eye Constellation remains silent… watching.』 Every gesture, every offering, every coin sent will be a knife plunged into the fate of this world. [Loading…] … [#%Error] … [Loading…] … [#%Error] 「Dimension XX30」 In some random room, under the pale light of the monitor, a weary streamer slumps in his chair. Hours of failed attempts at a damned game have worn him down. His voice is hoarse, his face sweaty, and the few viewers of his live stream know only how to mock him. Rage gnaws at him. He pounds the keyboard, shouts, swears, spits his frustration at the screen as if that might break it. But then… it happens. [#%Error] [#%Error] [#%Error] A flicker. The monitor goes dark. The camera switches off. And in an instant, the entire room sinks into nothingness. When he opens his eyes, there is no longer a desk or a computer. The air is thick, scorching, like embers burning his lungs. The floor vibrates beneath his feet. His hands tremble, his senses sharpen, and deep within he hears a voice that is not human: 『Welcome to the abyss』 The boundary between fantasy and reality has been shattered. Here, clans rule over fortified cities. Monsters lurk beyond the walls. And the chosen ones awaken abilities capable of bending flesh, steel, and even the will of the gods. 『Ha, ha, ha… the game has begun.』