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Kaleidoscope of Death #4
Kaleidoscope of Death Vol. 4
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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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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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November 1, 2025
The ending ????????????? idk if I am sad or happy
October 4, 2025
139 kapitol a 8 extras... tenhle svět se mnou zůstane ještě dlouho.
October 28, 2025
”Lin Qiushi looked up, and met Ruan Nanzhu's eyes.
Those eyes that were brimming with grief, like a quiet lake deep, deep in the woods.
Lin Qiushi thought for a while, before lifting his head and leaning closer. On Ruan Nanzhu's cold lips, he left a soft kiss, and said, "I don't want to think about that much. All I want to think about is right now."
Ruan Nanzhu and Lin Qiushi watched each other.
"And right now, I want to be with you." Lin Qiushi spoke earnestly, with a touch of caution. "Are you going to keep avoiding me?"
Ruan Nanzhu knew he could no longer escape this. He didn't want to. And so he said, "no," and leaned down, and deepened the kiss.”
Oh my god, we finally got some real profound development between the main leads. Except for that everything else pretty much stayed the same; walking through doors to gain experience and side characters doing nothing out of the ordinary. One thing that I really dislike so far is how the author is dealing with character deaths. I don’t really care much about NPC:s and other minor characters, but those who actually are important to the story or played an important part in other emotional ways. They’re being brushed past in a really unemotional way and then soon forgotten like they never existed. At the same time that emotional punch is not hitting in the way it could, since we still know and knew so little about them. That’s why I wish the author would have spent more time focusing on developing depth in her characters and relationships. Don’t get me wrong, I love the stories, I just wish there was more beneath the surface by now.
Those eyes that were brimming with grief, like a quiet lake deep, deep in the woods.
Lin Qiushi thought for a while, before lifting his head and leaning closer. On Ruan Nanzhu's cold lips, he left a soft kiss, and said, "I don't want to think about that much. All I want to think about is right now."
Ruan Nanzhu and Lin Qiushi watched each other.
"And right now, I want to be with you." Lin Qiushi spoke earnestly, with a touch of caution. "Are you going to keep avoiding me?"
Ruan Nanzhu knew he could no longer escape this. He didn't want to. And so he said, "no," and leaned down, and deepened the kiss.”
Oh my god, we finally got some real profound development between the main leads. Except for that everything else pretty much stayed the same; walking through doors to gain experience and side characters doing nothing out of the ordinary. One thing that I really dislike so far is how the author is dealing with character deaths. I don’t really care much about NPC:s and other minor characters, but those who actually are important to the story or played an important part in other emotional ways. They’re being brushed past in a really unemotional way and then soon forgotten like they never existed. At the same time that emotional punch is not hitting in the way it could, since we still know and knew so little about them. That’s why I wish the author would have spent more time focusing on developing depth in her characters and relationships. Don’t get me wrong, I love the stories, I just wish there was more beneath the surface by now.
December 5, 2025
i love Ruan Nanzhu and Lin Qiush relationship sm
August 20, 2025
door 10: umbrella, shrine
door 11: sculpture
door 11: sculpture
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