Seigi Nakamura has spent his whole life chasing the impossible.
From boyhood sketches of heroes to bruised knuckles at the police academy, he’s carried an obsession that cost him friendships, love, and any chance at an ordinary life. But in Tokyo’s shadows, obsession might be the only thing keeping him alive.

When a cloaked man known only as Wraith shatters the line between myth and reality, Seigi catches his first glimpse of the thread—an otherworldly force that bends time and matter to its will. That moment ignites a path that pulls him into a hidden war between the Guild, guardians of a power long kept secret, and the Veil, a ruthless order determined to claim it for themselves.

Trained by new allies—Hana, the quiet forensic with eyes that see further than she admits; Riku, the reckless fighter hiding pain behind bravado; and Aya, the gentle healer who reminds him of his humanity—Seigi is forced to confront not just enemies in the dark, but the cost of the power awakening in his veins.

As the Veil strikes back with calculated terror and the city’s streets drown in blood, Seigi must decide what kind of symbol he’s willing to become. Hero. Weapon. Or warning.

Because the thread does not wait. And every choice he makes pulls him closer to the light—or into the abyss.

Strike the shadow around him… and the lie unravels."


"Heroes are not born. They are threads pulled taut by grief, belief, and blood.


Some snap. A rare few… bend the world itself."


Chapter 31 - Epigraph