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Transfiguration of a Dead ChildAuthor: Jinzai Kiyoshi
| Original Title | 死児変相 |
|---|---|
| Author | 神西 清 |
| Genre | Detective & Mystery |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In a haunting letter to her mother, Chie reluctantly unveils the unsettling truth about her elder sister’s fate. Once vibrant, her sister now wanders the shadowed halls of St. Agnes Hospital, a spectral figure cloaked in dark attire, her gaze fixed on unseen horrors. Chie’s fragmented recollections reveal a past marred by war, familial fractures, and whispered secrets—her sister’s descent into madness intertwined with the loss of a child and a world consumed by flames. \nThrough eerie encounters in dimly lit corridors and rain-soaked sanctuaries, Chie grapples with guilt and dread, torn between duty and the chilling realization that her sister exists in a liminal space between life and death. Nurses murmur of brain tumors and midnight wanderings, while cryptic paintings and half-remembered dreams blur reality. \nAs Chie’s resolve wavers, she confronts a harrowing truth: some wounds defy healing, and the dead linger in the living. With each withheld cry of “Elder Sister!”, she navigates a labyrinth of grief, where love and madness intertwine—and the echoes of war refuse to fade. |
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