I Manage Gods

Now, I contain anomalies. I clean up the mess. I lock away the things that defy reality.

I am Elias Locke, Captain of Torchbearer—the most elite anomaly containment task force in the Gewu Research Institute.

The Gewu Research Institute is rooted in ancient Eastern wisdom, yet it wields the coldest, most rational methods to comprehend and contain existences capable of tearing reality apart. Our creed is three words: Contain. Understand. Balance.

The year is 2094. The world is a machine long since broken. When ancient and bizarre Axioms tear through the fabric of reality, when concepts themselves begin to warp human flesh and soul—they send us in.

I wear a pair of reading glasses that let me see through the lies of Causality. My fists can crush concrete. I always believed I was nothing more than a dutiful operative—until a routine retrieval mission at a global livestream event spiraled completely out of control.

A grand, absurd drama unfolded before my eyes—and I am one of the actors on its stage.

A seven-year-old girl lived out her entire tragic life in five seconds. A book capable of providing the "optimal solution" to any problem. A name erased from existence itself.

Behind these containment breaches, someone is pulling the strings. Someone is trying to "patch the bugs" of this world. And the access pass I found in the dark leads to a name that sends chills down the spine of the entire institute:

Huiston.

This is not a story about monsters. This is a story about how a man convinces himself, step by step, to become one.

And I manage gods, and other affairs.

—But the gods may not wish to be managed.

What to expect:
Eastern SCP-inspired anomaly containment × dark sci-fi
A battle-hardened, badass protagonist with a mysterious past
Fast-paced tactical action × mind-bending conceptual combat
No LitRPG elements, no harem, no system panels
Stable daily updates, 3 chapters per day