The Shadow Between Worlds
13 parts Complete MatureHaunted by two names, two lives, and two worlds, Tomioka Giyuu carries a secret no Hashira could imagine.
Long before he became the Water Hashira, he was Ray-a child raised in a paradise built on lies, where laughter was cultivated only to be devoured. He survived when the ones he loved most did not, and that survival has become both his strength and his curse.
Now, in a world overrun by demons of another kind, Giyuu's silence fractures under the weight of truth. When the Hashira begin to see the cracks in his stoic facade, the ghosts he's buried for years finally rise. What follows is not just a story of blades and blood, but of memory, grief, and the fragile hope of belonging.
As battles rage and bonds are tested, Giyuu must decide: will he remain a shadow of the boy called Ray, or embrace both names to become something greater?
A tale of survival, sacrifice, and found family, this book weaves sorrow and strength into a story that proves even the heaviest ghosts can lead you home.