検索キーワード： "KISS" 選集・短編小説

Isidore, a veteran on the eve of battle, is visited by an angel. Angelia informs him that Death awaits and there is no escaping what if fated. Headed for the warrior's prison, Isidore will have to fight his way through hell to reach Paradise. Charon, the ferryman, will be waiting there to escort him over the River Styx as long as he makes it to the boat on time and has an oblation. Most souls never make it. Most go mad battling hordes of ghost men full of rage, grief and hopelessness. Most lose all purpose and reason. Will Isidore become one of the hopeless and lose his way?

Rose, the princess of Rhone, doomed to fall into a sleeping death on her 18th birthday, has only ever wanted two things in all her life: to be free of her curse and to never fall in love. After securing the dragon's blood from the Serpent's Garden, Rose is confident she has all she needs to free herself from Magdalina's curse. But when Magdalina comes to offer Rose a new deal - one that would free her from her curse, while also eliminating future threats - Rose is forced to confront the truth of her feelings for Theo.

Castle Joiry had been taken. The heavy boots of invaders rang in the hallways, and the arching ceiling echoed back the clash of falling swords. Still struggling violently, Joiry's commander was brought before the conqueror. Standing tall, armor running red with blood, Jirel of Joiry refused to surrender her home and vowed to her enemy that his victory would cost him his life, and more. That very night, Joiry's lady crept by secret ways to the castle's deepest dungeon.