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the birth

(Main Character Introduction)

Name: Akuma Kamui

Alias: Kanzoku Kamui

Age: 16

"Ah… not again," the pharmacist sighed.

Whoosh! The door burst open as a college boy stumbled inside.

"U-uncle, can—"

"Stop it, kid," the pharmacist interrupted, already moving closer. "They beat you again, didn't they? I told you to report this! Why don't you ever listen? …Come here."

I stepped forward silently and began applying bandages to his face.

His condition was worse than before—cuts across his cheeks, bruises on his arms… even his hands were trembling.

After a few minutes, the bleeding finally stopped.

"You don't have to pay today," I said calmly. "Bring it tomorrow. By the way… where are your friends?"

"They… had some important work," Kamui replied quietly.

After saying goodbye to the shopkeeper, I stepped outside.

I looked up at the sky.

"Damn… it's going to rain. I should hurry."

On my way home, something strange caught my attention.

A notebook and a pen… lying in the middle of the road.

No one else seemed to notice them.

Then—

"Help… help… help…"

A girl's voice.

I froze.

The voice… was coming from the notebook.

Slowly, I walked toward it. My heart was pounding.

The moment I touched it—

Everything went black.

When I opened my eyes, I was somewhere else.

A different world.

And then… I saw her.

My sister.

She was walking toward me.

For a second, I felt relief—

But then—

A truck appeared out of nowhere.

CRASH.

Time stopped.

Her body flew back.

Her hand… separated in the air.

My vision blurred as tears filled my eyes.

I couldn't breathe.

I couldn't move.

I couldn't even scream.

And then

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