𝕶𝖊𝖎𝖐𝖔 𝕮𝖍𝖎𝖘𝖆𝖒𝖊 grew up being the responsible eldest daughter in a family torn apart by madness. And being the eldest child means being the third parent and the responsible one for the problems. For many years, she survived all her problems on her own without anyone's help, taking odd jobs that didn't last long, and pushing away anyone who tried to get close to her-well except for a friend named Aina Natsumi, her loud and talkative friend that she once met in the bar. Then there was him-𝕾𝖍𝖚𝖓𝖙𝖆𝖗𝖔 𝕮𝖍𝖎𝖘𝖍𝖎𝖞𝖆-quiet and detached. His sharp eyes never miss anything, and has a habit of observing anything from afar. He prioritizes logic above anything else, thinking and analyzing before acting it out. And for him, emotions are distractions and a weakness, manipulation and logic is a weapon for survival. When two souls that are too similar meet at the empty version of Tokyo get forced to play games for their own survival, would they survive a world where hesitation gets you killed?

𝘼𝙞𝙣𝙖 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙨𝙪𝙠𝙞 was loud and always filled with energy, some may find her annoying, some might think she's stupid. But behind her energetic exterior is a woman who craved affection she never got as a child. 𝙎𝙪𝙜𝙪𝙧𝙪 𝙉𝙞𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙞 is wreckless, loud, and rough in the outside. But behind all his violence are bruises from his past that never healed, a voice never heard, a child who was hurt because of being weak.

𝓗𝑨𝒀𝑨𝑴𝑰 𝓐𝒀𝑨𝑲𝑶 is a bright young woman. At the age of twenty-five, her extroverted nature makes her impossible to ignore everytime she enters a room. She moves in a wild energy, and speaks in a bold tones and gestures. She craves attention-especially her father's-like her life depends on it. 𝓢𝑼𝑵𝑨𝑻𝑶 𝓑𝑨𝑵𝑫𝑨, is an infamous serial killer, known for killing four innocent women. Now, he was sentenced at the prison, waiting for the death penalty to get him. At the borderlands, two psychopathic souls meet, where hatred awaits them. But the borderlands-the place where people die and betray to survive-gets in their way. And it's not easy to trust someonw like him in this place.

[𝘔𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘍𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴] 𝐀𝐊𝐀𝐑𝐈 𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐘𝐀, a young photographer with a sharp mind and a sharper eye. She has learned to not trust anyone but herself ever since she's a young child Her own father-the one who is supposed to take care of her-ruined her childhood that she was supposed to have. Everyday, her body has always been covered with bruises and scars. Her brother-𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐔𝐊𝐈 had always been on her side from the start, he was there when their father was mad, he was the only one to support her, and he's the only person she fully trusts. When one day, everyone in Tokyo got missing, she has to face the challenges of the brutal games of the borderlands to survive, to find her brother and make sure he's alive. On her way to search for her brother, she got hit unconscious and woke up at a resort called The Beach, where she met him-𝐒𝐇𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐎 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐘𝐀. One of the executives of the beach, cold, quiet, manipulative, intellegent, and distant. He trusts no one, not even her. He built walls around him so high no one has managed to break. But could she? They were diffirent yet similar to each other, they trust no one, read through people easily, keeps everything to themselves, lies and sacrifices to survive, only that. Everything else about them, they are different from each other. In the borderlands-a place of cruelty and sacrifices, where people lie, die and betray, how can they truthfully trust each other?

[𝘔𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘍𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴] 𝕸𝕴𝕯𝕺𝕽𝕴 𝕴𝖅𝖀𝕸𝕴 is a young outgoing salonist, with a big heart, energetic and talkative, she's quick at trusting and eager to make friends. Though, her trusting nature and dependence can be a weakeness especially in the cruel games of the borderlands. Despite her being naive, her energy can make her great in team work games. 𝕳𝕴𝕶𝕬𝕽𝕴 𝕶𝖀𝕴𝕹𝕬 is a young transwoman working at a boutique clerk, with energy and spreading kindness to everyone. Her past as a martial artist, made her brave and independent. She is loyal to anyone who she cares about. At the Borderlands, her past made her fight for her life, and her desire to protect the ones that she loves. Together, they face the cruelty of the borderlands, face survive, and learn to grow.