Fatal-A Novel of Corrupted Innocence

"That's what friends are for, right?" Purity,

Fatal (though its proper name is Fatal: A Novel of Corrupted Innocence) is the story of Senn, a nineteen year old boy with a Badass Longcoat and emo hair, his friend and later, bitter enemy Seya, a boy with Angst about his weakness, and The Heart Purity, a timid sixteen year old girl who doesn't like fighting, but will become the Action Girl when necessary. Except she's dead now. The three are a member of the Society, an organization that sends soldiers known as "excavationists", to well.. excavate. On one night, Senn finds the local Artifact of Doom on a dig, but is unable to reach it. Upon everyone returning to the Society's base and going to sleep, Seya steals Disctypes (a mysterious technology in the shape of a disc that expands into a certain object on the owner's will) from the Society's infantry to go out and get the artifact on his own. Senn finds Seya there, finding out that the artifact is part of a set of three. From then on, a multitude of things happen, from Heroic Sacrifice, Kill the Cutie, and more. Read it here. The author, known as Riku, has used a forum he visits to place his work, although he is considering looking into a domain for it, as it's becoming more popular.

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This book contains examples of:

• Above the Ruins: Not necessarily after a destruction, but in the prologue, Senn, Seya, and Purity are overlooking the factory that holds the first Artifact of Doom.
• Adrenaline Makeover: Happened to Purity before the events of the novel.
• And Now for Someone Completely Different: Played with minorly in Chapter 18.
• Always Save the Girl: A tragically subverted case: After Purity dies, Senn sets out not knowing where to go or what to do, quitting the Society altogether. Once he learns Seya is threatening the world with destruction, he doesn't go to stop the world from being destroyed, just to avenge Purity.
• Artifact of Doom The three elemental relics appear to be this, but in Conception it is revealed that each of them empower different things of a human which is why Seya went batshit insane.
• Author Appeal: A Q/A reveals that Riku has a coat fetish. Oh, and coincidentally, the Society members have Badass Long Furcoats.
• Badass Adorable: Colette.
• Badass Longcoat: Senn, Purity, Leon, and Colette: it's standard uniform for the Society. (although Seya is somehow immune to this dress code.)
• Badass Normal: Basically in the series has any sort of magic except Seya's god powers after his Face Heel Turn, so pretty much everyone. Senn and Leon definitely qualify.
• Blinding Bangs: Senn and Leon.
• The Centerpiece Spectacular: Egregiously. If it tells you anything, there are ten chapters in Act 1, twenty five in Act 2, and about eight in Act 3.
• Creepy Child: Ashleigh.
• Face Heel Turn: Seya, President Don.
• Heroic BSOD: Senn, after the epilogue of Act 1 is a victim this, very much so.
• Grand Theft Me: Chapter 21, full stop. Seya and Shion kidnap Laken (again) and Seya plans to use his body to attain the power to harness the planet's strength.
• Heel Face Turn: Shion, President Don
• Racist Grandma: The prequel, Conception, has revealed that Nikolai has one of these, to Kei's dismay.