Individuals tragically often die dissatisfied. They cling to life till their last breath, and are willing to do, or endure, anything for just one more second. It is when these fleeting souls find themselves lingering in Limbo that they are greeted by a messenger in black, carrying an offer they cannot refuse. They can either let their soul continually erode until it diffuses into someplace else, or accept the offer, and regain a semblance of their life, with the opportunity to grasp a revival in full. Thus these individuals cross the threshold into the Tartarus Trials: a mysterious game where participants attempt to survive monsters, quests, and conflicts they once thought myth. All to earn back their lives, one deadly mission at a time.

For Damien Martins-- an office worker living a life of melancholy-- the choice was obvious. What was not, was how navigating the treacherous world he would be thrust into, would change him.

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