The Thirteen Mercies were given to Moses to rid the world of sin. But in a dystopian world, a group of soldiers used the powers of the Reversed Thirteen Mercies to commit war crimes. Now, imprisoned on a hostile jungle island, they await their judgement. The Thirteen Mercies, granted to mankind by God, promises to rid the humanity of sin. But in a dystopian world, a group of soldiers are imprisoned on a jungle island for using defiled spells of the Reversed Thirteen Mercies to commit war crimes.

A young girl wants to be a religious saint and tries to figure out what kind of sacrifice will be big enough for God to make her one.

In a patriarchal village threatened by demons, Asvi, a widow, takes the sacrificial place of a widowed mother who is too poor to evade becoming a female offering.

Professor gives a talk about the human appetite for death

In a future where technology has advanced to the point where humans can undergo "optimization" to rid themselves of emotions and increase their mental functions, one man decides to cling to his humanity in an effort to atone for his sins and appreciate the beauty of being human.

In a future where death is volunteered and the population is controlled, a soon-to-be father waits for his triplets to be born—and he must find three volunteers to die in order for them to live.

In a world where immortality has become the norm for humans, two men attempt to introduce an old-fashioned tribe to eternal life.

A wounded soldier takes refuge in a cathedral and ponders his disillusionment with religion, which slowly wanes as he dies.

Through many lives and deaths, a woman struggles to figure out her true worth.

After working for four years as a chef who serves the meat of Gods to an evil council of spirits, Hark begins to regain hope in humanity and must consider the danger he is about to inflict on the world.