Yamashita: Apocalypsis

Yamashita: Apocalypsis

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Legend has it that General Tomoyuki Yamashita along with the Imperial Japanese forces buried a war loot of gold bars and bullions called "Yamashita treasure" in the Philippines during the Second World War. But what if the Yamashita treasure is not a horde of gold bars and Buddhas but a league of assassins established by General Tomoyuki shortly before the fall of the Japanese occupation? This story follows Jonathan Gumabao, a journalist at The Filipino Sovereign joins Taiga, a Yamashita assassin as they journey throughout the streets of Manila to uncover the government's deepest secrets.
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"Truth does not die when buried - it changes shape." The year is 1695, and peace in Edo never lasts for long. As summer fades into storm season, rumors spread through the merchant quarter of "The Gilded Lantern" - an ornate lamp said to grant visions of fortune to those who gaze into its flame. When a series of mysterious deaths strike the city's nobility, each victim found with eyes burned gold and lantern soot on their hands, Aki Maruyama is called upon once again. But this time, the trail leads far from the quiet streets of Edo - deep into the hidden alleys of Nagasaki's foreign quarter, where traders, smugglers, and priests barter not only goods, but secrets. There, Aki discovers that the Lantern is no simple relic; it's a vessel crafted by those who once sought to rival the Mirror - a tool designed to illuminate truth, but now twisted into something that devours it. Joined by Rin, ever the loyal blade, and Toku, whose knack for trouble may be their only shield, Aki must confront a shadowy network of scholars and assassins who believe the Lantern can reveal divine patterns within human souls. As the fires spread and the boundary between light and illusion blurs, Aki begins to see the one reflection he cannot escape - his own.

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