In the final battle against the Demon Cult, the Black Serpent leader Jeonghwa was betrayed by the Murim Alliance, losing all her comrades. Barely surviving, she swears to eliminate both the Demon Cult and the Murim Alliance who drove her comrades to their deaths. “Heavens! If justice truly exists… grant me the opportunity to avenge my fallen comrades!”
Lilith is a snow woman who scorns her dead mother’s choice to live as a human being and hide her magical abilities after falling in love with a human man. But although Lilith views mortal men as mere sustenance, what will happen when she meets a handsome man who’s kind and who claims to love her…?
Despondent over the death of his best friend, Takeru wishes on a shooting star to meet Takuya one last time. A glimmer of light leads him to an ancient tree stump with a giant hole in it; a hole that impossibly leads to an entire city. It’s the same city as his - the same people and places - but, with a key difference: the Takuya in that world is alive and well...while Takeru is not.
A collection of 12 short stories, including: She, her, her, hers: by Otosaki Tsubaki Sakuya is shaken up by her parents' divorce and is worried that her relationship won't last forever either. Her lover, whose parents are also divorced, understands her feelings and tries to reassure her. Endless Narcissus: by Otosaki Tsubaki The protagonist wants someone who will love her and her alone, so she gets a clone of herself. Hidden Meaning: by Itou Chika A writer and an editor who are lovers. The writer keeps basing characters on her lover, and the editor wants her to stop because she's afraid that people at work will find out about their relationship. Maintenance: by Itou Chika A woman fantasizes about the mechanic who works next door to her office building. These fantasies involve being the car the mechanic is fixing.
“Kill me, as you promised.” When her twin sister Leyla, the Holy Maiden, suddenly disappears one day, the ordinary Elena finds herself having to marry Crown Prince Kyle, a man infamous for his ruthlessness, in her stead. After a dreadful marriage ceremony, Kyle demands that a certain promise be fulfilled, to Elena’s confusion. 약속을 한 건 내가 아니야
From Tokyopop: Eiri Kurahashi is an art school student, with a job at a local antique store. It's there that he develops a strange obsession. He finds himself entranced by a portrait of a Victorian-era girl named Cossette. It's a portrait with a strange history--everyone who has owned it has been murdered in a bizarre fashion. But the story runs much deeper than that. Cossette was savagely murdered by her lover, who also happens to be the artist who painted the portrait. When the new owner of the portrait nearly kills himself, Eiri decides to get involved. And that's when Cossette begins speaking to him...
From Tokyopop: Protagonists Ren and Rai fell prey to the Diabolo in an attempt to save the soul of Ren's cousin, 7-year-old Mio...although they failed in their attempt, they were 'rewarded' with powers they would each gladly trade for the life of the young girl. Just who--or what--is the Diabolo? What enticements does he offer the kids at school? And, if they accept his 'bargains,' what foul fate awaits them on their 18th birthdays?
20 years ago, the "saint" Almaeira was killed on false allegations and was brought back to life as the "witch king" by the demon king. And there was another magician who crawled up from the depths of the underworld. His name is Yoal Yaotl. In order to retrieve his childhood friend who has fallen into darkness from the demon king, Yoal uses everything, regardless of good or evil.
Rindou Shuuto is the son of Yakuza boss Rindou Takeshi, the brutal and voracious head of the Rindou-gumi. Takeshi is likewise a heartless and abusive parent, very much angered by his son's timid nature, but Shuuto finds comfort in the companionship of his new bodyguard, the beautiful and mysterious Mimosa; whom he dubs as his "older sister". Later though, Shuuto walks in on his father apparently forcing himself onto Mimosa. Reaching his limit, Shuuto violently attacks his father with a knife, but it's Mimosa who swiftly finishes off the crime lord, protecting the young man. The two proceed to go on the run together....
A collection horror and supernatural-themed short stories.
Includes oneshots: 1. Bambi N' Lion 2. Toi tonari yori 3. Kotoriasobu wa ine wa koi o shiranai 4. Sorekara 3-nen-go