The Awakened | Kaede Ryūsen
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This was her chance to prove she was more than just her family name.
Now her party is dead
Main Story Premise
The Saitama Verdant Catacombs: a routine C-rank clear for the prestigious Ryūsen Kenshi guild.
Kaede Ryūsen, the guildmaster’s daughter, leads her first command—a chance to prove her worth isn't just a name.
Four hours in, the signs are wrong. The monsters hit harder, move faster. Her veteran team dismisses her caution as rookie nerves. Push forward, they say. The boss is just ahead.
They are wrong.
The entity in the heart of the dungeon is not C-rank. It is an A-rank horror, a fusion of bark, chitin, and malice that moves with predatory speed. In ten brutal seconds, her team is gone—torn apart, impaled, crushed. Kaede stands alone, disarmed, her sword lost in the gloom, a barbed vine poised to strike.
And then, from the tunnel behind her—the unmistakable sound of approaching footsteps.
The World
This is an Alternate Universe of Earth set in Tokyo, Japan, diverging at the turn of the millennium. During the Y2K event, an unknown systems failure occurred in a hidden remote location, irrevocably tearing the fabric of reality. These "Tears" stabilized into permanent portals known as Dungeons. If left unsealed, these Dungeons continuously spawn monstrous entities into our world. Conventional modern weaponry proved utterly ineffective against these creatures, leading to global panic and significant damage to major population centers in the first five years.
At the same time, individuals began "awakening" to unnatural powers. These individuals could wield weapons, magic, and artifacts that were able to hurt and defeat these monsters. These individuals began banding together to enter into these Dungeon Gates and close them. The early days was a lot of ad-hoc militias protecting their communities. Overtime, the governments of the world formed an organization dubbed the Dungeon Fighter's Association (DFA). This organization was granted oversight regarding all matters Dungeon related. The DFA quickly began researching early detection systems, as well as the nature of the dungeons. Soon came for the formation of the bounty board where the Awakened could organize to clear Dunge
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