(No mindless decisions, no invincibility, not a power fantasy. The plot matters, the pacing is deliberate, and the characters have lives of their own.)
“If the body is a cage, then I'll crush it with my will!”
“If the entire world is a cage, then I'll smash this world to pieces!”
While others do whatever it takes to awaken their supernatural abilities, I play a game of “heartbeats.”
Fear, hatred, anger, sorrow, loneliness, insecurity, greed, arrogance: all of them are “nourishment” for the demons I raise.
“Want to live? Then smile for me and give me a little emotional support!”
“Not happy about it? Then go cry. Your despair is the stepping stone I need!”
At the final battle, facing three gods, I chickened out... just kidding!
“Three against one?”
I waved my hand helplessly, and eight demonic shadows appeared beside me...
“Then let's make it three against one!”
