Long before kingdoms rose, the mountain was feared for the presence that dwelled within it. That presence was Darkness—a horned being of purple flame, whose power bent space and silenced even the bravest adventurers. When a burning village drives a child into his domain, her pursuer unwittingl...

Haruto Ishiguro’s life ended far too soon. Stricken with cancer at ten, his teenage years slipped away in sterile hospital rooms, fading friendships, and the quiet despair of a body betraying him. His only light was Saki Otsuji, a fiery friend who filled his days with laughter and wild promises o...