The Hunting Ground

Lightstones are stones like this: they create another world that overlaps with reality. You raise your hand and mime pulling a trigger. A nonexistent gun fires a nonexistent bullet, which whistles past your enemy’s head. There is no blood, yet it takes a life. Reality and virtuality have become indistinguishable. Here, imagination and knowledge reign supreme. A biochemist is someone who carries a device called a biovessel, filled with genes. All it takes is a single strand of genes to create a flying dragon, a colossal battleship... They can conjure things from nothing and do anything. A hunter is someone who chooses a goal and spends their life pursuing it, without regret or retreat. Hunting is about more than killing. The strong are defined this way: those with powerful souls. Only those with powerful souls can enter the world of the Lightstones, wield powerful abilities, and face the many powerful creatures of the universe. A hunting ground is a place like this: every powerful creature has its own territory, called a hunting ground. There, they decide everything and can do anything. The protagonist is this kind of person: he grows by devouring Lightstones and souls. The moment he opens his eyes, a legend begins. Imagination turns the world upside down.