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Ichido Kaminari never wanted this.
He wanted a quiet life. A future with his family. Maybe even become a merchant someday.
Then his village was destroyed.
His family was torn apart.
And survival became the only future left to him.
Years later, a debt pulls Ichido into the Grand Selection-a brutal tournament where six hundred young contestants are thrown into a series of deadly trials for the chance to enter Black Shadow, one of the most powerful syndicates in the world.
Every level has rules.
Every rule has a catch.
And failure means death.
Armed with nothing but a chain, his instincts, and a determination to return to his younger sister Nayuri, Ichido is forced to fight, form alliances, and trust people he barely knows.
Among them are Saara, a girl determined to repay the life he saved, and Kyo, a timid and seemingly helpless boy who may be hiding far more than anyone realizes.
But the deeper Ichido gets into the tournament, the clearer one thing becomes:
Surviving the Grand Selection may not be the hardest part.
It may be surviving the people beside him.
In a world of deadly Kaichi and Daichi abilities, ruthless syndicates, shifting loyalties, and children treated like pieces in a game, Ichido must decide how much he is willing to sacrifice to live-
and whether surviving is worth it if he loses himself along the way.
**NEVERLASTING ORIGINS**
A dark fantasy story of survival, betrayal, found family, tactical battles, and the terrible cost of staying alive.