Kai-Shi: Living among mirages

This is the story of Rin, a 22-year-old medical student from Tokyo, whose life turns into a nightmare after the sudden kidnapping of his friend Kira. The only clue leads him to Kai-Shi - a mysterious underwater republic where Japanese and Russian cultures, 90s magic, and technology that should've been left alone collide.

But Kai-Shi is no place for tourists. It's a city where the authorities are corrupt, violence is mundane, and illegal brothels operate in broad daylight. To find Kira, Rin will have to descend into the heart of darkness: investigate brutal crimes, face possession, magic, and his own demons - and realize that sometimes saving someone means losing yourself.

This novel is a brutal, honest, and uncompromising look at how far one can go for love, and what remains of a person when the line between victim and perpetrator is erased.