Line #22 Literature/Ellipsis


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:''[[{{Tagline}} Even in death, there's always something to lose...]]'']]
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4	Ellipsis is an action-horror {{Animesque}} WebSerialNovel created by NAITO.
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6	Sada “Vermillion” Shuiro, a [[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent high-school girl]] with [[GhostAmnesia no recollection of her past]], awakens alongside ninety-nine other unfortunate souls within the [[PurgatoryAndLimbo Olam Tzalmavet]]: purgatory where the dead await final judgement. They have been gathered by the dominion’s [[GodOfEvil sadistic god]] [[TheGrimReaper Samvara]] to compete in [[DeadlyGame various challenges meant to test their morality, strength and mind]]. The last man standing will [[BackFromTheDead win back their life and return to Earth]]. Those who fail, however, are granted [[DraggedOffToHell eternal damnation]]. Using every fiber of her being, Sada must [[InvoluntaryBattleToTheDeath face her other combatants]] in a [[ForcedPrizeFight gauntlet of increasingly brutal and savage games]]. Faced with [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits tentative allies]] and [[VillainTeamUp cutthroat enemies]], she struggles to uncover both the secrets of her previous life and the plot of the woeful realm’s ruler.
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9	The series is currently scheduled for publication in October 2020.
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13	!! Ellipsis contains examples of:
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15	* CantTakeAnythingWithYou: All of the souls wake up in the Swamp of Blood, entirely naked.
16	* DeadlyGame: The Rings of Rebirth serve as this, along with the entire genre of the story. Their purpose is to force the Reprobates to confront their weaknesses and overcome them; thus becoming a soul worthy of reincarnation by the end. However, Samvara twisted the trials into a murderous fight-to-the-death for his own personal amusement.
17	* DealWithTheDevil: The Reprobates are forced into this due to the sins they committed during their lives. They ''have'' to fight and kill each other, as they have no other choice.
18	* DevilButNoGod: Both Heaven and Hell exist, but God is never seen or heard throughout the series. That doesn't stop Samvara from hating his guts, however.
19	* DownerBeginning: The story literally '''begins''' with the Reprobates waking up in a swamp of ''coagulated blood''. It only gets worse when Gozu and Mezu wake up...
20	* DraggedOffToHell: The ultimate fate for any of the Reprobates that lose a game. Their soul is dragged into Hell where they're endlessly tormented for eternity.
21	* DwindlingParty: As the characters progress through each deadly Ring, the remaining characters are roughly reduced by half every time. By the end, Samvara guarantees only one will be left alive.
22	* EnemiesWithDeath: Nullifuge Samvara, the story's embodiment of Death, serves as the main antagonist of the series.
23	* FireForgedFriends: All of the Divisions, especially Sada's, fall into this. They were forced into cooperation by Samvara, but most came to become friends or at the very least, honored to have said individuals by their side.
24	* [[GratuitousForeignLanguage Gratuitous Hebrew]]: The series' otherworldly locations are all named in Hebrew, mostly after concepts from Jewish mysticism. Averted ironically with the names of the Qliphah, instead being examples of Gratuitous Indian.
25	* HornedHumanoid: Every one of the Reprobates throughout the series have Horns of Sin piercing their body for every evil act they committed during their lifetime. Some are located on the person's head, while others have them elsewhere on their body.
26	* HotAsHell: Asrava, albeit PlayedForLaughs. Then there's the matter of the demonic Fiends in the series, which is PlayedForHorror. The more mindless ones stalk their human prey entirely naked, leading to an added level of powerlessness. There's even an moment where a character is dragged away by one of these demons, with the others later discovering their [[OutwithABang mutilated corpse split down the middle]].
27	* JerkassGods: Samvara, Nullifuge of Olam Tzalmavet. He's the guy you go to if you're not pure enough for Heaven, but not wicked enough for Hell. He forces condemned souls to fight for the right to return to the land of the living every four-hundred years. Samvara borders the line of becoming a GodOfEvil, with his sadism being reflected during the various Rings of Rebirth.
28	* TheLawOfConservationOfDetail: Sada invokes this at one point, pointing out the bizarre and seemingly unnecessary fact that despite everyone being dead, they still have working digestive tracts and genitalia. As Asrava later explains, it's to make them feel as human as they once were while also tacking on all the problems of having a full bladder/colon during a battle for your life.
29	%%* LovelyAngels: Sada and Natsukawa.
30	* MilitaryRankNames: Invoked with the Qliphah, as "Hant" isn't their first name but rather a title of power.
31	* NakedOnRevival: All of the Reprobates awaken in the Court of Null entirely naked. They later dress themselves with whatever they can find or salvage.
32	* NoHistoricalFiguresWereHarmed: A majority of the Reprobates have their names derived from real-life criminals and murderers. Makes sense, considering where they are.
33	* NonHumansLackAttributes: ''Horrifyingly'' averted. All of the Fiends are [[MonstrousHumanoid Monstrous Humanoids]] with little-to-no clothing. Add in the fact that they all have disturbing demonic genitals and are clearly ''aroused'' by their human prey in several circumstances.
34	* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: A majority of the Reprobates fall under this trope, all gathering together despite their differences and backgrounds.
35	* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: All of the supernatural elements in the series are either named after Jainist or Jewish concepts.
36	* ReligiousHorror: The story has aspects of this at its core, playing off the fear of where humans go when they die.
37	* ThereCanBeOnlyOne: One hundred souls are forced to compete for their lives, with only one coming out as the winner.
38	* TheThunderdome: To an extent, all ten Rings of Rebirth.
39	* ToneShift: Compared to NAITO's other series ''{{Literature/Canticle}}'', which is defined by its fun shonen-inspired action, Ellipsis is purely a horrific and gory survival game.
40	* VaporWear: Deconstructed, as the Reprobates are dressed with literal scraps of clothing they've scavenged from past competitors who died in the games. As such, especially since past Reprobates came from an era where undergarments weren't even conceived yet, there's naturally none to be found.
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