Crimson Soul (18+) one shot light novel
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"CRIMSON SOUL"Author: Banri Tada
Language: English
Format: One-Shot Light Novel
Genre: Dark Fantasy, Tragedy, Psychological
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He forgave them.
Until he burned the world.
This isn't fiction.
This is the truth they erased 4,000 years ago.Hey everyone! I'm Banri Tada, and this is my original English light novel one-shot.
This is a dark, god-level tragedy featuring immortality, betrayal, emotional and physical torture, and the fall of a boy into a god-killer.
Genre:
Dark Fantasy / Psychological / Suffering / Tragedy / Immortality / Betrayal / GodhoodSynopsis:
4,000 years ago, a child named Isutama Yuta inherited everything—wealth, name, legacy.Then he lost it all.
Betrayed by his family. Used. Abused. Thrown out.
But he forgave. Again. And again.
Until forgiveness broke—and a cursed rebirth began.
This is the story of a boy who ate the soul of a forgotten god... and became something not even the gods could control.
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/18NP1vhwTMwLt62koywy4ydB-EPFun5jQ/view?usp=drivesdkChapter 1 : Crimson ascensionDate: Tuesday , 26 jun year : 4300
Steps in
"Hey, hey, Prime Minister!
Your story-it's been banned. People are furious! They're calling you a psycho!
It's full of dark stuff-mental and physical torture... I mean-what were you thinking?!"
The man leaned back in his chair, calm.
"Well, well... I already knew this would happen. I just published a real story, and they all lost their minds."
He turned his gaze to his assistant.
"Anyway, listen."
"Yes, Prime Minister?"
"Arrange a press meeting."
"What? But... the people are still furious-depressed, even-after reading your book!
"I said: arrange the meeting. Got it?"
"...Understood."
A few hours later...
He stood in front of the flashing cameras, the crowd already seething.
"Well, looks like I'm going to hell," he muttered with a half-smile
Then, to the crowd, he spoke up.
"Hey there! How are you guys? Did you enjoy my story?"
"SHUT UP! What the hell did you write?!"
"My child has gone insane after reading it! Are you proud of that?!"
"Go home and f*** yourself, you sicko!"
"Yeah! You're disgusting!"
He raised his hand-and his voice.
"Alright. I'm only going to say this once. Shut your damn mouths and listen. Did any of you even read the full story?
No? Then let me tell you the real version-start to finish. After that, you'll have no excuse to twist my words.
"Fine! Then speak, you f***ing lunatic. Tell us! We're listening!"
He looked straight at them, eyes calm but burning.
"Good. Because this is not fiction. This is a true story-something that happened four thousand years ago. And it begins with a boy... a boy who was only four years old."
His voice dropped lower.
"His name was Isutama Yuta-the fifth son of the Tsimi family. He had two older brothers, twin boys aged nineteen. Two older sisters, twins as well, both twenty. One mother. One father."
"At birth, he was the most cherished child in the household. But like many wise men have said-'Happiness never lingers long.'"
"When he turned four, something changed. The entire family stopped talking to him. No greetings. No warmth. They'd just tell him to stay home, stay quiet."
"The reason? Their grandfather-the family head-had died. And in his will, he left everything to Isutama. All his wealth. All the property. The entire family business."
"For a few days after the funeral, they pretended to care. They sat together. Watched movies. Played games. Sang songs like a real family. But none of it was real..."
But when he turned six, his family handed him a document.
"Just sign here," they said with artificial smiles.
He was still too young-too naïve-to understand. He trusted them. And so... he signed it.
Right after, each family member came in-one by one-and slapped him.
"Remember your place!"
"Keep your mouth shut, idiot!"
"You're nothing but a tool!"
Isutama stared at them, confused, his face red with handprints and shame.
He couldn't understand. Had he done something wrong...?
Later, when he asked, his mother simply laughed.
"All we ever wanted was the property our father gave you. That's it. We were only pretending to care. You were never our family-you were just our little toy."
Isutama... was a kind-hearted boy. He forgave easily. Even after that, he smiled through the pain.
At school, it was no different-his so-called friends used him too. They only wanted things from him, and he gave them freely.
Then one day, he overheard those "friends" mocking him behind his back.
He stood there silently.
Then... he forgave them too.
Just like he had forgiven his family.
That night, when he returned home, his family told him to go to his room. But when he opened the door...
The walls were covered in hand-scrawled posters.
"DIE."
"DIE, YOU BH."*
"YOU'RE A FOOL."
The handwriting was clearly his siblings'.
His room was a mess. They had done this deliberately.
And yet...
Minutes later, his sister collapsed from a migraine. Isutama, instead of walking away, helped her. He massaged her head. He brought her water.
He helped his brothers too.
Day after day, he helped everyone-no matter how cruel they were. Like this, a year passed.
Then, one day, he overheard them again.
"Hey, listen... our little brother-"
"Don't call him our brother. Just remember, we need one last signature from that idiot. Then we kick him out for good."
"Oooh, my children are so clever."
"Thank you, dearest mother~"
Isutama stood silently behind the door, trembling.
It feels like... my heart has died inside.
Still... I'll rest in my room, just for today.
Next morning
"Hey, brother, sister... can you bring me those papers? I'll sign them quickly."
"Huh? Did you overhear us?"
"Who cares? That was the plan anyway."
"You're right. Here-sign this."
"Okay... done. Anything else?"
"Yeah. Give me your hand."
"Huh...? Alright..."
Suddenly-
SLAM!
"GET OUT OF THIS HOUSE, YOU WORTHLESS PIG!!"
"I already knew this was coming. Fine. I'll leave. Take care of yourselves."
"Wait!"
His mother stormed over.
"Take this shoe to your face before you go. I wish... I wish you were never born!!"
Isutama stood there.
Aaaagh... my heart... it hurts so much... but it's okay... I'll go now.
Outside, voices mocked him.
"Hey look! He's really been kicked out!"
"Yeah! Finally! Poor fool! Hahaha!"
"Take this, kid. Here's something for dinner!"
"Bones? You gave him bones? Hahaha! Fits him perfectly!"
Isutama smiled faintly.
Yeah... I expected this. It was bound to happen sooner or later.
He picked up the bones.
I might need this... Let's find a place to sit.
Just then, someone grabbed his wrist.
"Hey! What are you doing? Come with me."
"Huh...? Who are you?"
"You idiot, we're in the same class!
Remember me? I'm Ayoui Kiwatari. I... I had a crush on you."
"What...?"
"But never mind that right now. You're coming with me. You'll live at my place from now on."
"Wait, what? Seriously...? I mean-I'm not sure how I can repay you-"
"You will repay me."
"That...?"
"You're going to marry me."
"WHAT?! M-marry you? But I'm so dense, and you're... you're beautiful, and I..."
"Shut up. You're mine now. And I'm yours. Got it? Let's go."
"Oh, and just so you know... I'm the richest girl in the city."
"Huh...? Y-you're serious?"
"Dead serious."
Later, after their sudden marriage
They sat together in her luxurious home.
"Well... it's our first night alone, isn't it, Isutama-kun?"
"Y-yeah... I was thinking maybe we should wait a few years-at least until I turn 18..."
"If that's what you want... then we'll wait."
And so, they waited. Two years passed.
On his 18th birthday-
"Hey, Isutama... we're both 18 now."
"Yeah... so... let's begin."
They did.
The next day
"I'm heading out, darling! Take care of the house-and yourself!"
"Okay! See you soon!"
Scene: Rainfall and Betrayal
Ding dong...
"Huh... the doorbell? At this hour?"
Isutama opened the door slowly. Outside, in the rain, stood two familiar figures.
"...Sister? You too?"
They looked wet, shivering. Their eyes... oddly calm.
"It's raining. Can we come in... just for a bit?"
Isutama hesitated, then nodded. "Fine. Come in. I'll get you both some dry clothes."
A few minutes later-
"If you don't mind," one of them asked, "can we wait in your room?"
"Sure," Isutama said kindly. "I'll bring you some coffee too."
He left to prepare drinks.
When he returned, he handed them their cups. "Here you go. Be careful, it's hot."
"Thanks. Hey, Isutama... can you close your eyes for a moment?"
"Huh...? Um... okay?"
...
...
Suddenly-his head throbbed. A heavy pressure in his mind.
"Aaagh... my head... what...?"
He collapsed.
Later...
Isutama woke up groggy, confused... and horrified.
His sisters were in his room-undressed-smiling strangely.
"What... what happened?!"
"You really don't remember?" one asked playfully. "You were amazing... I was melting~"
The other smirked. "You were wild. You even recorded it."
"What?! No-I never-I would never-!"
"Don't believe us? See for yourself."
One of them showed him a video on her phone. His eyes widened in shock.
"No... this isn't...! What did you do to me?!"
"You need to take responsibility now. For our child."
"But... we're siblings...!"
"Who cares?"
Suddenly-
The door slammed open.
"ISUTAMA!"
"Ayoui?! Wait-it's not what it looks like! Please believe me!"
She looked at him, eyes clear and unwavering.
"I believe you."
"You do...?"
"You would never hurt someone. And I already knew they might try something."
She turned to the girls.
"Leave. Now."
"You really think we care? We got what we came for. Money. Power."
"Fine. Take the money. Just leave him the hell alone."
After they left
Isutama collapsed in the hallway, shaking.
"Are you... still sure about me, Ayoui?"
She smiled, kneeling beside him.
"A relationship without trust is fake. Ours is real. I knew the truth. That's why... I already bought us a house."
"A house...?"
"In another country. A new life. Come with me?"
He wiped his eyes.
"Anywhere. As long as I'm with you."
"Good. But first... want some real coffee?"
He laughed softly. "Only if it's not drugged this time."
(Inside the Lab | A Lost Soul)
Isutama sat chained, barely conscious. His body was covered in marks - not from violence, but from experiments. Injections. Tests. Torture.
Every day, the scientist returned. And Ayoui watched, now twisted by obsession and ambition.
"You were the key, Isutama," she said. "To eternal life."
He didn't reply. He couldn't. His spirit had already died long ago.
Then, one day, the scientist left behind a strange object - glowing faintly, contained in a sealed capsule.
"A failed prototype," the scientist muttered. "Not edible."
But Isutama... was desperate.
He crushed the capsule.
And he ate it.
[ Rebirth]
Agony. Then silence. Then... clarity.
His wounds healed.
His vision sharpened.
His pain - gone.
His body had transformed.
No longer human.
Not quite monster.
He was something... more.
[ Collapse of the World]
'Ayoui comes close to this man who was no longer human'
'Sorry but I have to kill you' .
What? But why.
'Just shut up you b**** girl I have never loved you not at once only thing I want was your not soul but your body and your money i was thinking to leave you but you take me to this place now die'
'You can't do this remember we we we are a couple marriage couple the thing i only wanted was to live with you always so what is wrong in this'
'Enough talking just die'.
'He burned her with his fire power'
'Tears from his eyes started to fall'
'Sorry but now you are died i have to do one thing ' .
'Hey devil are you listening I am contacting you again I want to send my all good deeds to her life and her bad deeds to me' can you do this for me .
'Suddenly a voice of no where appears in isutama mind'
'If you wish I do this for you remember what our deal is'
'I know it already'
He escaped.
And he burned the lab.
He destroyed the city.
Then country after country.
The pain... the betrayal... it echoed louder than any scream.
One by one, cities fell under his hand.
Not out of vengeance - but out of emptiness.
"If life is just suffering, then I'll free everyone from it."
He called it mercy.
But it was destruction.
And after ten years...
Only one country remained.
[At the Border]
He stood on a hill, looking down at the last untouched land.
Mountains. Forests. Homes. People.
He clenched his fists. His body still bore the mark of experiments - but he no longer felt pain.
He had forgotten it.
He had forgotten everything.
Until-
"Bwother?"
He looked down.
A small girl was tugging on his cloak.
"Can you show me the way back to my house? I'm lost."
He blinked. Her eyes... innocent. She reminded him of someone. Someone he once was.
"I-" he hesitated.
She smiled. "You're the one who's been destroying the world, right?"
His breath stopped.
"You... you know?"
"Yes. But... you're not evil. I think you were just hurt."
He swallowed hard.
"What's your name?"
"Isutama Kiyori," she said.
His heart stung.
"...Isutama?"
She nodded. "I named myself after a hero. From an old story."
[Redemption]
He walked her to the village silently.
"Do you hate me?" he asked.
"No," she said. "Because you're crying."
He hadn't noticed. But his face was wet.
Tears.
Real ones.
"Maybe I forgot how to feel," he said.
"But... thank you for reminding me."
Hey..."
"Huh...?"
"Hey... look behind you."
Isutama turned slowly.
There was no one.
But a voice whispered again.
"I'm inside you."
"What...? Inside me?"
"Yes. The thing you consumed... that glowing core? That wasn't just an experiment. It was me. A part of me."
"W-Who are you?"
"I've heard every thought of yours since then. Your regrets. Your rage. Your search for death."
"So... where do I go now? Hell?"
"No. You don't go to hell. You don't go anywhere."
"What... what does that mean?"
"Immortals don't die. They vanish. Like they never existed."
"...But I can't die... right?"
"Not now. But you can, eventually."
"How?"
"You'll need to stay with me... and repeat a sacred ritual. For 3,000 years."
"3,000 years... with you? But wait, what kind of-?"
"Every time we bond, a child will be born. And for the ritual to complete, you must... consume that child."
"...What?"
"If even one survives... if someone else consumes them... they too will become immortal."
Isutama stood frozen. His heart, long devoid of feeling, cracked slightly.
"And... if I refuse?"
"Then your curse continues. Forever. But... I have a failsafe. I made a pact with a devil. Only those with a twisted, silent heart-psychos, recluses, void of empathy-can enter this realm."
"If even one such person wanders in... the mark will attach to them, and drag them to the Demon World."
"...Wait. How can you make a pact with a devil?"
"Because I am not human. Not anymore. I am the King of Crethipiries."
"I am... Somoka Duolo."
The name echoed like thunder through Isutama's mind.
"Somoka Duolo... You've forgotten your real name?"
"Yes. And that's why this story must end."
[3000 Years Later]
He did as was asked.
The ritual, the rebirth, the cycle.
And at last... he died.
The King of Crethipiries - Somoka Duolo - ceased to exist.
But...
"What the f-"
"Where is this place?!"
"You said he is dead so now there is no one who can kill us ! Right
"Let me repeat once more..."
The story of the King of Crethipiries - Somoka Duolo - has ended.
But not the world.
Not the curse.
This place you stand in
It is that land.
Look behind you.
A door opened.
From the red mist stepped a child, cloaked in shadows.
"The son of the King of Crethipiries... has returned."
"And he has come... to rule you all."
Chapter 1: End
Bonus Section – The Forgotten God (Mini Lore Drop)
(Takes place just after Isutama consumes the glowing core inside the lab)
Inside his mind-black void.
A whisper crawled through his consciousness.
"You devoured me... without knowing what I was."
Isutama frozen
"Who... who's there?"
"Your rebirth... was not your doing. It was mine. You consumed me. My essence. My soul."
"You mean... that experiment? That glowing core?
"Not an experiment. I am... or was... Elaris Vythorne. The Core of Eternity. The Forgotten God of Souls. Once worshipped, then imprisoned... and finally... devoured."
The air inside his mind twisted. Isutama's hands trembled.
"I was sealed inside that capsule by the scientists. They didn't know what I was. But now... I am part of you. Bound to your spirit."
"If I... ate a god, then... what am I?"
"A vessel. A weapon. A throne."
"Why do I still hear you? You're inside me. But you're... dead, right?"
"Dead? Perhaps. But my will lingers. My soul was too heavy to vanish. And so I remain... a shadow whispering in your blood. Watching. Guiding. Laughing."
Isutama sank to his knees, gripping his skull. The laughter echoed like thunder.
"Then tell me... why do I feel nothing anymore?"
"Because your soul has fused with mine. I was once divine-but I was corrupted. Tortured. Betrayed by my own followers. Their despair bled into my godhood... and I became... this."
"Somoka Duolo."
"Yes. The name you gave yourself? It was mine. A buried memory, bleeding back into your bones."
Lore Drop: The Curse of Vythorne
"There is no death for us, Isutama. Only echoes. You cannot die until the final child is consumed."
"And if even one lives-"
"-They will rise. And become the new King of Crethipiries."
Isutama clenched his fists.
"I see... this curse isn't just mine. It began with you."
"Correct. But now, it ends with you. If you break the cycle."
"How?"
"You must choose. Feed the curse... or destroy it. And in doing so... me."
"Then... maybe it's time the world forgot you."
(Summary of Elaris Vythorne)
Ancient god, betrayed and sealed by his own followers.
His divine core was mistaken for a failed experiment by scientists.
Isutama consumed him, unknowingly inheriting godhood, immortality, and the curse of rebirth.
His voice lingers within Isutama, but he wishes only for the curse to end-even if that means his own soul must vanish.
His real name was erased from history, now known only as:
Elaris Vythorne - The Core of Eternity.
Author's Note:
This is a one-shot dark fantasy light novel.
Let me know what you think — and thank you for reading.— Banri Tada (Author)
