Lucius has never forgiven himself.

Not for the night his parents died, not for the relationships he’s destroyed, not for the crushing mistakes that have poisoned every step of his life.

But when he's drawn into a painting of a bleeding tree, he awakens in Pareidolia, a surreal city where memory and emotion bleed into the streets themselves. The city is alive with strange figures who guide, test, and confront him. At its heart stands the Amber King, a sovereign cloaked in fire and shadow, an all knowing force who's taken the world as his own.

The longer Lucius wanders Pareidolia, the more the city forces him to face what he fears most. Every friend he makes, every trial he endures, pushes him closer to the answers he's always avoided.

Alluce: Through the Painting of the Bleeding Tree is a psychological isekai that blends surreal worldbuilding, character driven mystery, and existential tension into a story of identity, grief, and the haunting cost of guilt.