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Kaleidoscope of Death #3
Kaleidoscope of Death Vol. 3
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Expected 5 Jan 26Open the wrong door… and you may never return.
One ordinary day, Lin Qiushi discovers a black door in the corridor outside his flat—a door that shouldn’t exist. When he steps through, he finds himself in a world governed by a deadly set of rules, where cryptic villagers speak in riddles, and the only way out is to take their obscure “tests”. The reward for passing: a key. The penalty for failure: death.
From haunted villages to blood-soaked puzzles, Lin Qiushi must solve increasingly strange and grotesque mysteries just to live another day. But he’s not alone. Enter Ruan Nanzhu—gorgeous, enigmatic, and unexpectedly lethal—who shows up in his room one night and whisks him into a secretive organisation of seasoned door-crossers.
With each door they pass through, the truth behind the world grows darker, and the line between ally and monster begins to blur.
Grim, gripping, and laced with razor-sharp banter, Kaleidoscope of Death is a danmei survival thriller where logic is your only weapon, trust is your greatest gamble—and laughter might be your last defense.
One ordinary day, Lin Qiushi discovers a black door in the corridor outside his flat—a door that shouldn’t exist. When he steps through, he finds himself in a world governed by a deadly set of rules, where cryptic villagers speak in riddles, and the only way out is to take their obscure “tests”. The reward for passing: a key. The penalty for failure: death.
From haunted villages to blood-soaked puzzles, Lin Qiushi must solve increasingly strange and grotesque mysteries just to live another day. But he’s not alone. Enter Ruan Nanzhu—gorgeous, enigmatic, and unexpectedly lethal—who shows up in his room one night and whisks him into a secretive organisation of seasoned door-crossers.
With each door they pass through, the truth behind the world grows darker, and the line between ally and monster begins to blur.
Grim, gripping, and laced with razor-sharp banter, Kaleidoscope of Death is a danmei survival thriller where logic is your only weapon, trust is your greatest gamble—and laughter might be your last defense.
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Expected publication January 5, 2026
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Xi Zi Xu
61 books52 followersAssociated Names:
* Xi Zi Xu (English)
* 西子绪 (Simplified Chinese)
* 西子緒 (Traditional Chinese)
* ซีจื่อซวี่ (Thai)
* Xi Zi Xu (English)
* 西子绪 (Simplified Chinese)
* 西子緒 (Traditional Chinese)
* ซีจื่อซวี่ (Thai)
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October 22, 2025
The lamps were so terrifying and when I thought it was all done and dandy the exiting scene????????
August 18, 2025
door 7: room 502
door 8: mirrors
door 9: oil lamps and river god
door 8: mirrors
door 9: oil lamps and river god
October 26, 2025
”Cheng Yixie said evenly, "Ruan-ge, you can't protect Qiushi forever."
At this, Lin Qiushi started, and peered over at Cheng Yixie. There seemed to be a second meaning to his words.
Ruan Nanzhu's face was stony: "how do you know I can't?"
Cheng Yixie didn't reply.”
Things are getting a bit monotone by now. The stories within the doors are still really great, but the rest of the world and character building are still too lacking for my taste. There are a lot of characters that I feel like are important which we still know nothing or too little about. The villa is full of people, who we have barely scratched the surface of. The same goes for our two main characters, I don’t really mind the lack of explicit romance, but I want that space to be filled with something else that is far more substantial than what we’re getting. The doors are nearing their end and I’m hoping we’re not going to get an intense crash course in everyone’s past the last two to three hundred pages. I want to get to know them during the journey for a real emotional impact and not be surprised by merely a trauma dump - let’s wait and see what happens next.
At this, Lin Qiushi started, and peered over at Cheng Yixie. There seemed to be a second meaning to his words.
Ruan Nanzhu's face was stony: "how do you know I can't?"
Cheng Yixie didn't reply.”
Things are getting a bit monotone by now. The stories within the doors are still really great, but the rest of the world and character building are still too lacking for my taste. There are a lot of characters that I feel like are important which we still know nothing or too little about. The villa is full of people, who we have barely scratched the surface of. The same goes for our two main characters, I don’t really mind the lack of explicit romance, but I want that space to be filled with something else that is far more substantial than what we’re getting. The doors are nearing their end and I’m hoping we’re not going to get an intense crash course in everyone’s past the last two to three hundred pages. I want to get to know them during the journey for a real emotional impact and not be surprised by merely a trauma dump - let’s wait and see what happens next.
December 5, 2025
mommy im scared 🫂
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