Without warning, creatures—goblins, ogres, orcs, and even dragons—emerged across the globe. Entire cities fell overnight. Governments united and fought back with everything they had, eventually forcing the monsters away from major population centers. But victory came at a cost. Vast regions of the world were lost and turned into forbidden territories where beasts roam freely.
During the chaos, some humans gained mana and developed supernatural abilities. These individuals became humanity’s greatest weapons. The strongest were recruited as Awaken Contractors, government-backed hunters celebrated as heroes and celebrities.
He is an underpaid salaryman living a miserable life. Thin, pale, and constantly exhausted, he survives on cheap meals and endless overtime while enduring daily humiliation from his superiors. Jaded by a world that rewards the powerful and crushes the weak, he expects nothing from life except disappointment.
He gained a forbidden power known as Shadow Demon—an ability that allows him to command supernatural forces from the darkness itself.
Unlike the celebrated heroes.
He is cynical, pragmatic, and willing to cheat if it means living another day, he begins to grow stronger with every battle. But the deeper he descends into the power of the shadows, the more something stir within him, a demon.
In a world ruled by monsters and heroes, one overlooked salaryman may rise from the darkness