120 years have passed since the First Emperor’s death. Venlyra, a powerful rogue and trusted herald of the Emperor, awakens from a long slumber to a crumbling empire that has strayed from the light. Once more, the Skeleton Messenger makes the rounds, bound for a decaying throne, and for the embers of a self long thought extinguished within. Hear ye, hear ye! Hark, and heed the Emperor’s words! The hour of reckoning is upon you!
Moments before victory, dark mage Kai Austin is betrayed and loses everything. His death becomes a reset, sending him five years into the past—to the day of the class assignment ceremony—with all of his magic intact. Armed with max-level dark magic and every memory of the future, Kai refuses to let history repeat itself. This time, he will protect Colette, stop the coming disasters before they begin, and destroy those who once betrayed him.
Late-stage cancer. 3 months to live. How will retired detective Insu Kang make the most of it? When seeing the death-row convicts he arrested all escape from a prison van, he finds his answer: finish the job. It’s something he could never do as an officer, but the law didn’t do its duty. The problem is all the escaped convicts are moving far too swiftly for it to be a coincidence. They have someone behind the scenes giving them a helping. And this someone also has Insu’s daughter in their sights. This series contains strong themes and disturbing imagery.