The Worth of Nothing
As time drifts by, people change like sparks of light that flare for a moment, then vanish into the dark.
That's life.
They play with me when I shine. They need me when I'm useful.
But the moment I have nothing left to give…
I become invisible a ghost among the living.
I try to remember being a child, but the memories are hazy, chained in shadow.
Was I five? Six? I don't know.
All I know is that I was born into servitude.
A slave.
That's what I was then and what I still am.
Now, I am sixteen.
The years have carved their marks on me like brands of fire.
If the world has no place for me, no reason to keep me breathing…
then why do I keep living this life of chains?
My name is Gojo.
Age sixteen.
No family.
No friends.
No freedom.
Just a slave
waiting for a reason to exist.
The Shinobi of Hollow
In the land of Hollow, where mist never lifts and the moon never fades, warriors walk among shadows
they are called Shinobi.
Silent as ghosts, swift as blades, they are the unseen protectors of the people.
But Hollow is not alone.
It lies among seven islands, scattered across the dark seas of Ishigami.
Each island lives and breathes under the rule of a mighty leader
a guardian known as a Yon Kage.
Together, the Yon Kage uphold the balance of the seven islands, guiding the Shinobi who serve beneath them.
Yet even their power is tested.
For beyond the forests and beneath the ruins dwell creatures born of nightmare
Gosoku Gear, monsters once human, now twisted into demons of rage and hunger.
They roam the islands, devouring life, spreading the curse of despair.
To face them, each island's strongest warrior rises
the Ishikage, the highest rank among the Shinobi.
Seven Ishikage, one for each island.
Seven blades that guard humanity's final light.