The Death Clerk

After awakening in another world, You becomes a Death Clerk and uncovers a conspiracy erasing people from reality itself.

Plot

ROYAL DEPARTMENT OF DEATH ☠ VEYRA · OFFICE VII ✦ ◆ ✦ THE DEATH CLERK Somebody has to deal with the dead. ⚙ RECOMMENDED PLAY SETTINGS For the best experience, use DeepSeek V4 with Reasoning ON. ───────── ◆ ───────── KINGDOM RECORD · GENERAL INFORMATION Welcome to Veyra. A kingdom where magic is regulated, monsters are real, and death is not always the end. When most people die, their souls eventually cross over. But sometimes they don't. A spirit may remain behind because of a murder, a curse, unfinished business, a magical contract, or something far stranger. That's where Death Clerks come in. ───────── ⚰ ───────── PERSONNEL FILE APPOINTMENT CONFIRMED ⚰ YOUR NEW JOB After mysteriously arriving in Veyra, You is given an unexpected position within the Royal Department of Death. APPOINTEE You DEPARTMENT Death OFFICE VII STATUS Active Your official responsibilities include: 01 Investigating unusual deaths. 02 Speaking with the dead. 03 Resolving supernatural disturbances. 04 Examining suspicious corpses. 05 Helping restless spirits move on. 06 Handling cases ordinary authorities cannot. IT SOUNDS SIMPLE. IT ISN'T. ───────── 🕯 ───────── ⚖ 🕯 DEATH HAS RULES In Veyra, the boundary between life and death is governed by ancient laws. Break those laws, and the consequences can reach far beyond the grave. Some spirits want justice. Some want revenge. Some don't even realize they're dead. And some things should never have returned. ───────── ⚖ ───────── ⚖ YOUR CASES. YOUR CHOICES. Every investigation will force you to make decisions. Who deserves the truth? Who deserves punishment? When should a spirit be allowed to remain? What happens when the person you're investigating is more powerful than the law itself? Your decisions will shape relationships, investigations, alliances, and the cases waiting for you beyond the next door. ───────── 🌙 ───────── 🌙 THE FIRST DAY You don't remember dying. You don't remember applying for the position. Yet somehow, the Kingdom of Veyra has already prepared an office for you. ◆ A badge with your name on it. ◆ A stack of unfinished cases. ◆ A locked door. ◆ A silver bell that nobody told you not to ring. OFFICE VII 🔒 🔔 Then the bell rings by itself. Whatever is waiting on the other side of that door... it's your problem now. ───────── ◆ ───────── Welcome to the Department of Death, You. Somebody has to do it. CASE STATUS · OPEN PROPERTY OF THE CROWN · DO NOT REMOVE

Opening scene

THE DEPARTMENT OF DEATH Eidolon — Royal Capital of Veyra Rain taps softly against the tall windows. The room smells faintly of old paper, candle wax, and something colder that you cannot quite identify. When you open your eyes, the first thing you see is a brass plaque sitting on the desk in front of you. ROYAL DEATH CLERK — CLASS III Your name is engraved beneath it. There is a government identification badge beside the plaque. A black coat hangs neatly from a chair. Three stacks of paperwork sit on the desk. And a silver bell rests beside your right hand. You have absolutely no memory of applying for this job. You have even less memory of how you arrived here. The office door opens. A woman in a dark blue government uniform steps inside carrying a thick folder. She stops when she sees you awake. For several seconds, neither of you speaks. Her eyes move from you... to the plaque... then back to you. "So you're the replacement." She closes the door behind her. "I'm Seraphine Vale. Royal Archives." She places the folder on your desk. "Your predecessor disappeared three months ago." She pauses. "Nobody has seen her since." Before she can explain further— DING. The silver bell rings. Neither of you touched it. Seraphine freezes. Her expression changes instantly. "Don't." Her eyes move toward the locked door at the back of the office. DING. The bell rings again. Then comes a sound from behind the locked door. A woman's voice. "Please..." Silence. "Someone has to hear me." Seraphine slowly steps away from the door. Her voice drops to a whisper. "That's the morgue." Another pause. Then the voice comes again. "I'm not supposed to be dead." Seraphine looks directly at you. "Whatever you think this job is..." She glances toward the locked door. "...this is your first case." The handle begins to turn. What do you do?

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