The Black Lantern
A little bit of author's spiel under the summary
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On a cool, late autumn night, Kayo Daza, a fast food line chef with a lifelong obsession with theater, finds himself the victim of a horrific murder.
With no powers or guidance, he is thrown into a new world by forces he could never hope to comprehend. As he attempts to survive in a world that treats him as disposable, rumors surface of a fallen star, The Black Lantern, said to be able to grant a wish to whomever finds it.
But the deeper Kayo digs, the clearer it becomes that he wasn't the first person to be dragged to this world, and he won't be the last. Whatever brought him here has plans far greater than his survival.
And if Kayo truly wants to return home, he may have to decide how much of himself he's willing to lose first.
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We have all thought the question at least once: "What if the world didn't bend over backwards for the protagonist? What if they didn't receive powers for basically free? What if *I* wrote an isekai?"
And many yet have tried to answer that question, some better and some worse. This is not a novel idea, pun very much intended, but it is one Remedy wanted to tackle on their own.
In this book, you will meet the deranged, likely autistic imagination of a European hobbyist worldbuilder, and an amalgamation of their special interests and guilty pleasures alike, from the Cthulhu Mythos and classical literature, to modern day music and World of Darkness. It will be up to you, Dear Audience, to judge whether or not Remedy succeeded in their self-imposed goal of writing a book that's, at the very least, entertaining if nothing else, and improving as a writer in the long-run.
Yes I used 3rd person to refer to myself throughout the summary, sue me I don't care. Also adding a disclaimer to the end, I am a very indecisive person, and may change things about this book after it's been released. Not entire chapters, but like, this synopsis, names of the early chapters, etc. Stuff that might seem harmless, but might cause some confusion.
