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In a world where the supernatural collides with the ordinary, dungeons—dangerous rifts to other realms—begin appearing across the city, threatening humanity. The Hunter Association, tasked with sealing these rifts, relies on Guides who are psychically linked to Hunters with extraordinary powers.

A former soldier, becomes a newly awakened Guide at 27, struggling to adapt to his role. Paired with an S-ranked Hunter, a reckless veteran esper, he faces the daunting challenge of navigating deadly dungeons filled with nightmarish creatures. Their partnership is strained—A disciplined and methodical solider, and an esper who's impulsive and dismissive of rules.

As dungeons appear more frequently, each mission tests their limits and teamwork. While the Guide adjusts to his new life and role, the esper wrestles with his haunted past and growing responsibilities. Together, they uncover a disturbing pattern behind the dungeon outbreaks, suggesting a larger, sinister plot at play.

Amid the chaos, the guide grapples with losing his former life and his growing attachment to his esper, while the looming danger threatens to push them—and their fragile trust—apart. Every decision they make could determine the city's fate, or possibly the entire world.

NOTE: This is a slow-burn light-romance BL. It means there are no mature or sexual themes, and it focuses on action, plot, character growth, and relationships between characters and their adversaries. 

Cover Art: V.R. Wilde (IG: its.forevermonday)

Dogmatic Dungeon Dominion

Penn couldn't tell if he was floating or sinking. Was it gravity that was crushing him, or was it water that was drowning him? His body was too stiff and sore to be able to tell the difference. Was it a lack of oxygen or that there was no oxygen to be found?

The whole area around the Guide illuminated a fluorescent blue - as if he were surrounded by bioluminescent jellyfish. He wasn't sure if it was painful or painless. Was he in his body, or outside it? The problem was he couldn't think coherently.

This was a completely different feeling than what Penn had experienced in his nightmares. It felt like someone had taken something vital from him. With the subtle pulses, he would feel now and then, the Guide wondered if he was waiting for the energy to collect inside him once more. Will he be able to wake up again then?

Ch. 60: Rebound Doll, Part 1