(Lone wolf + somewhat satisfying progression + a touch of Cthulhu + primarily sci-fi apocalypse, with a secondary focus on rule-based horror) (Current companions: no humans, one ghost) (Fast-paced, with three dungeons so far) (Loads of hooks, one leading into the next) (Blue Star has only one country, Huaguo, with a population of ten billion) (Overwhelming force breaks all rules) (A new world is expected to open up after around 100,000 words.)
My parents and older sister vanished years ago, without a trace. It has been so long that even their case files are covered in dust.
Was it because of the secret buried inside me?
Or was there some unknown secret about them?
Xiaoyi, come over and celebrate your birthday.
I blew out the candles. My parents and sister... They shouldn't be called human. The wax peeled away, revealing their true faces...
The Ghost King's heart? Interesting, but it's missing its internal organs and limbs...
Don't even think about taking control of my consciousness!
I am myself!
Huh? Why is my left arm talking? There's a ghost!
A ghost bride? But why are you afraid of the dark?
The Third Will: Cthulhu has descended. Stop fighting among ourselves and unite against outside threats.
Setting:
National organization: Huaguo Supernatural Disaster Emergency Response Bureau, and official operatives.
Among the public: unregistered civilian paranormal wielders.
The surface-world populace: people resisting and delaying the arrival of the inner world.
The inner world: haunted domains (ranked from 1 to 10, with some of unknown rank), including many special domains that have not been registered.
Supernatural entities: ranked D to S, with the highest rank above S. Special entities keep appearing.
Haunted objects: ranked D to S, or unclassified. They can be obtained in various forms by killing supernatural entities and clearing haunted domains.
Paranormal abilities fall into four categories: containment, control, contract, and awakening.
