Kureha Shinogi

Everyone was forced into the deadly virtual world of Resonance, where only the strong survive and the weak are erased. For Sozaki Kureha, survival isn’t enough. He’ll rise through the ranks, outsmart the system, and crush the twisted rules of the game itself. In a world built to kill the weak, he’s determined to take down the game no matter what it takes.

Once a feared and ruthless emperor known as Raien Valtor, who ruled over kingdoms with an iron fist, Shimei Kureha met his end, betrayed in the stillness of his own bed. Now, he finds himself reborn in the frail body of a powerless child from a fallen ninja clan, yet he carries within him the soul of a godlike ruler, tormented by loss and a thirst for vengeance. With the cursed power of the Kakurei, a ghostly flame born from blood and sorrow, Shimei is determined to rise from the ashes, confront betrayal head-on, and forge his own destiny in a world where trust is a mere illusion and death lurks in every shadow. In a land dominated by blades and treachery, one truth stands firm: he was born to outlast blood. 「血の海を越えて、俺は必ず生き残る。」 Chi no umi o koete, ore wa kanarazu ikinokoru. "Across the sea of blood, I will surely survive."