A GAME OF DIAMONDS // Chishiya

"The silence was nearly deafening.
Chishiya brushed a hand against the nape of his neck, chasing a shiver that felt both rare and strangely familiar, as his eyes drifted across the scattered bodies on the cold floor.
It wasn't fear. It wasn't even disgust.
It was adrenaline.
A world stripped of rules, devoid of morality or mercy-a playground for the mind, brutal and boundless.
Here, he wasn't constrained.
Here, the dormant fragments of something long buried stirred beneath his skin.
Here, for the first time, he could almost say he felt alive."

Chishiya observes, calculates, survives.
In the Borderland, that's all you need.
Or so he thought.
But not all games are made of numbers,
and not all people stay in the background.
Between uneasy alliances, loaded silences, and too many unspoken questions, even the most detached player might find that the real danger
isn't losing a life but letting one in, in a journey where the mind deceives, the heart stays silent, and the most dangerous connections are the ones you never choose.

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Disclaimer: This is a non-profit fanfiction inspired by the series Alice in Borderland, created by Haro Aso. I do not own any of the characters, settings, or original plot elements from the series. All rights and intellectual property belong to their respective owners. No copyright infringement is intended.