A bet made with the Devil thrusts Hyuga Aya deeper into the Netherworld’s deadly game with no other exit than death. But that's something she's more than familiar with, having escaped the Netherworld once before.

However, if there’s something Aya wasn’t expecting, then it was to have a pre-fated meeting with Odagiri Ikuto, during her reconnaissance mission on the Revolutionary Army. Throw in her growing relationship with Haruse Seiren, Ikuto’s questionable affiliation, and Aya’s own not-so-pure motives - things get complicated really fast.

Can Ikuto change the rules the Devil is playing by and save her soul before she loses the bet? Just how far are you willing to go to protect the one you love?

It's a race against time, where even the tiniest error can cost you your life…

Black Rose

That damn Oboro, I thought as I darted past the busy path before me, somehow managing to lose Oboro within the crowd behind me. I wasn’t in the mood to deal with her endless questions regarding the hickey on my neck, nor was I willing to be subjected to it just yet. 


Seiren could deal with her if he was still in the office upon her arrival. Although, I doubted that he stayed around. 


Things may have progressed between us into something more after we slept together, but it didn’t mean I automatically knew everything about him. 


Half of the time, I had no idea what Seiren was up to whenever he wasn’t around to bother me or the rest of the members. We all knew that Seiren had an ulterior motive when he gathered the members of Howling Aquilo together. 


Why else would you gather together a band of dangerous criminals or exiled clan members, who were probably better off locked up in a place they couldn’t harm others? 


12: Pandora’s Box [Aya]