by PETRO YAKOVYSHYN
Death is a game mechanic. Moby's next death isn't.He builds games for a living. A friend slipped him a beta key for *Kingdom of Darkness*, and the capsule installed an update before the dive:*SYSTEM NOTICE: Firmware updated. Sensory feedback ceiling: REMOVED. Session time limit: REMOVED. Rollback: unavailable.*The tutorial gave him seven attempts. His solution was so wrong the game made him undead for it, with an eternal craving for living food in the talent slot. The logout button is gone. And someone, in burning letters on a dungeon floor, keeps writing him the same advice: DO NOT DIE.Expect:- Boss fights that get stranger each arc.- Wins that cost more than losses.- A developer who debugs monsters like bad code.- Souls-like world-building and boss design.Don't expect:- Harem.- Numbers spam.- Comfortable deaths.The only way out is through.Dark LitRPG with an undead MC. Book 1 of the Kingdom of Dear Darkness series. Book 2: *Eye of Darkness* is underway.
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| 1 | Chapter 1. Corridor of Insight | 0 |
| 2 | Chapter 2. Escape | 0 |
| 3 | Chapter 3. Bones and Fire | 0 |
| 4 | Chapter 4. Servant of Darkness | 0 |
| 5 | Chapter 5. The Raven's Nest | 0 |
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| Chapter 6. The Place of Power |
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| 7 | Chapter 7. The Phantom | 0 |
| 8 | Chapter 8. The Forest Guardian | 0 |
| 9 | Chapter 9. Darkness | 0 |
| 10 | Chapter 10. The Wish Tree | 0 |
| 11 | Chapter 11. The Gates | 0 |
| 12 | Chapter 12. DarkLink | 0 |
| 13 | Chapter 13. The Enchanter | 0 |
| 14 | Chapter 14. The Scholar's Hammer | 0 |
| 15 | Chapter 15. The Chest | 0 |
| 16 | Chapter 16. The Devourer | 0 |
| 17 | Chapter 17. AMA | 0 |
| 18 | Chapter 18. The Cathedral | 0 |
| 19 | Chapter 19. Bam | 0 |
| 20 | Chapter 20. The Autonomous Intelligence | 0 |
| 21 | Chapter 21. Simulation | 0 |
| 22 | Chapter 22. The Black Sun | 0 |
| 23 | Chapter 23. Marked | 0 |
| 24 | Chapter 24. The Tunnels | 0 |
| 25 | Chapter 25. The Prison Warrens | 0 |
| 26 | Chapter 26. The Notorious Villain | 0 |
| 27 | Chapter 27. The Leap of Faith | 0 |
| 28 | Chapter 28. The Library | 0 |
| 29 | Chapter 29. Sun Brothers | 0 |
| 30 | Chapter 30. Bam's Return | 0 |
| 31 | Chapter 31. The Gray Ledger | 0 |
| 32 | Cast of Characters—Book 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Chapter 32. JaneNya | 0 |
| 34 | Chapter 33. The Devourer Finds a Gap | 0 |
| 35 | Character File—Bam(Cerberus) | 0 |
| 36 | Character File—Doz | 0 |
| 37 | Character File—Elzar | 0 |
| 38 | Chapter 34. The Enchanter's Ghost | 0 |
| 39 | Chapter 35. Night Attack | 0 |
| 40 | Character File—JaneNya | 0 |
| 41 | Character File—Moby | 0 |
| 42 | Character File—Nemo | 0 |
| 43 | Chapter 36. The God of Inscriptions | 0 |
| 44 | Chapter 37. The Seal | 0 |
| 45 | Chapter 38. The White Deep | 0 |
| 46 | Chapter 39. Two Demi-Gods | 0 |
| 47 | Character File—The Lady of Darkness | 0 |
| 48 | Chapter 40. The Halls Return | 0 |
| 49 | Chapter 41. The Werewolf King Returns | 0 |
| 50 | Chapter 42. The Price of a Path | 0 |
| 51 | Chapter 43. Nemo's Caster | 0 |
| 52 | Chapter 44. Doz at the Edge | 0 |
| 53 | Chapter 45. The Lady | 0 |
| 54 | Chapter 46. The Path | 0 |
| 55 | Chapter 47. The Answer | 0 |
