How to Devour a Star

What if the stars you worshipped were never gods — but puppeteers turning your life into a game you were never meant to win? Yuto was a hero and the king of Velkyne. After defeating the seven Eclipses, he returned home for his daughter Ria’s sixth birthday. That night, his closest friend Shiro betrayed him. His wife was killed. His daughter was taken. His kingdom was destroyed. Above it all, the Constellations watched and laughed. As Yuto lay dying, the Constellations offered him a contract. He refused. Then the Void answered. Yuto wakes up in the past inside the body of a young slave. He has no memories, but he cannot explain the hatred burning inside him. Fifteen slaves are sent into a colosseum. Only one of them will survive. Yuto soon discovers that this is not the world he remembers.  To reach Shiro, Yuto must become strong enough to survive the world that destroyed him.  But the Void did not bring him back for revenge alone.  This time, Yuto knows how the story ends. Now he has to decide how it will end.