Digimortal is a one-shot postcyberpunk manga

Manga

Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...

 written and illustrated by Tsutomu Nihei

Tsutomu Nihei

is a Japanese manga artist. His cyberpunk-influenced artwork has gained a strong cult following. He has a relatively large community of fans in Germany where his manga Blame!, NOiSE and Biomega were published by Ehapa. Blame! was also published in France and Spain by Glénat, in the US by Tokyopop...

. Digimortal, a mysterious armored mercenary

Mercenary

A mercenary, is a person who takes part in an armed conflict based on the promise of material compensation rather than having a direct interest in, or a legal obligation to, the conflict itself. A non-conscript professional member of a regular army is not considered to be a mercenary although he...

 on salary to a secret organization, contracts to kill one of the leaders of a new technocratic

Technocracy (bureaucratic)

Technocracy is a form of government where technical experts are in control of decision making in their respective fields. Economists, engineers, scientists, health professionals, and those who have knowledge, expertise or skills would compose the governing body...

 Inquisition

Inquisition

The Inquisition, Inquisitio Haereticae Pravitatis , was the "fight against heretics" by several institutions within the justice-system of the Roman Catholic Church. It started in the 12th century, with the introduction of torture in the persecution of heresy...

 that is terrorizing the masses.

Plot

A megaconglomerate called "The church of transfiguration" monopolized the excavation of the ancient crafts and set up a virtual world government. Religiously devoted to technology, they promoted extreme cybernetic modification of the human body.

Prior to the great ruin, civilization had created wonders such as immortality through genetic engineering. The church formed an inquisition system to track down and punish those who possessed traces of this manipulation.

An unnamed assassin

Assassination

To carry out an assassination is "to murder by a sudden and/or secret attack, often for political reasons." Alternatively, assassination may be defined as "the act of deliberately killing someone, especially a public figure, usually for hire or for political reasons."An assassination may be...

 is sent to kill the inquisitor

Inquisitor

An inquisitor was an official in an Inquisition, an organisation or program intended to eliminate heresy and other things frowned on by the Roman Catholic Church...

 Halogen Übler and to destroy his base of operation.

Characters

The Assassin: A darkhaired young man with possibly some supernatural powers, such as strength and speed. He wears a black body armor and wields a scythe

Scythe

A scythe is an agricultural hand tool for mowing grass, or reaping crops. It was largely replaced by horse-drawn and then tractor machinery, but is still used in some areas of Europe and Asia. The Grim Reaper is often depicted carrying or wielding a scythe...

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Halogen Übler: The rarely seen antagonist of the story. No-one has seen his face after he became an inquisitor. It has also been over 50 years since the picture of his face was taken.

Tolaris and Lataris: Twin sisters who had been branded as freaks and imprisoned, however Übler had them released and put in to his service, possibly becoming his second in command. They wear high tech armour and may also have lesser supernatural abilities on top of those given by their cybernetic enhancements.

External links

• Digimortal on Omanga.net.