Welcome to the Twisted World of the Supernatural: Curated by Douye Soroh.

Chapter 1: The Friends Kanji lived a quiet life as a sales executive for a retail chain. He rented a modest one-bedroom flat in the upscale part of town. Friends were few, and social gatherings—even the ones dragged to by colleagues or Sharon —felt like chores. He wanted for nothing. Money flowed easily, but he never spoke of it. He was running from a past no one here knew. Every morning and night, Kanji trained: karate, swordsmanship, hand-to-hand combat, archery, and drills to move faster than any ordinary man. A day would come when his past knocked. He intended to answer ready. Sharon was his closest friend. People assumed they were dating; they laughed it off. As the city’s top event planner, Sharon’s client list read like a who’s-who of the elite. She had three ride-or-die friends: Linda, Sarah, and Deborah—better known as Debbie. The four were inseparable, though none believed Sharon when she insisted she and Kanji were just friends. Linda was fearless. She took what she wanted—...