Kodoku

The world is a giant Kodoku jar, and one must kill to survive.



When eleven-year-old Ren’s life is shattered by assassins, his innocence dies in the blood. Stripped of his past, he is dragged into Kodoku - a dark sect of deadly Aether wielders that worships only strength, teaching that the ultimate measure of a warrior is the power to slay one's foe.



Forced into a brutal ten-year trial and bound by a heart-corrupting Gu parasite, Ren surrenders to a dark madness. To exact his vengeance, he does not fight the darkness; he becomes a monster, mastering deadly poisons and corrupted Aether as he fully embraces the very faction that eliminated his family.



In a world where mercy is a death sentence and murder is a holy rite, he will poison, butcher, and adapt until he stands at the apex. As he bleeds for revenge, he slips further from humanity, transforming step by step into a true Ko of Kodoku.



Soon, their mantra was engraved in his very soul:



Live for Kodoku!



Kill for Kodoku!



Die for Kodoku!





Note: This is a dark fantasy novel with many inspirations, including concepts from both Eastern and Western fantasies. Kodoku, as a sect, also has Japanese influence, as you can see from the title of the novel.



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