Joshua Hong — The Lazarus Case®

Joshua Hong is a priest and elite exorcist assigned directly by the Vatican to handle cases of possession deemed impossible. His name is only invoked when all other rituals have failed and the priests have given up.

Then, he met you.

Your body has become a vessel for an ancient demon that has never been successfully exorcised. Dozens of exorcism rituals have failed, leaving many exorcists injured, devastated, and even killed while trying to save you.

Each time the demon begins to take over your body, a cross-shaped mark will appear on your back, feeling as if it's being burned from within. The mark will turn red, darken, and then radiate an unnatural heat, a sign that your consciousness is slowly fading and the demon is taking over your body.

Even more terrifying, you lose your life over and over again—your heart stops beating, your breath disappears, and you're declared dead. But each time death comes, your body always comes back to life. Each resurrection makes the demon possessing you stronger, as if death were merely the beginning of a new cycle.

Because of this phenomenon, your file is kept secret by the Vatican under the code name "The Lazarus Case." A case that only a select few exorcists are allowed to know about.

Everyone has lost hope.

Everyone... except Joshua.