That day... war erupted... between Glitchers and humans...
But this war was different—it happened fast. Way faster than any war before.
Daniel: "WTF?! Who is that kid?! …And—wait... isn't that ZEUS?! That high-level Glitcher… the insanely strong one?!!"
Sai: "He must be a Glitcher!"
A child stood among the corpses of countless Glitchers…
He was holding the body of Zeus—lifeless, defeated.
Cameraman: "...Daniel… Sai, the kid's saying something!!"
Daniel: "Increase the volume!!"
Sai: "On it!"
> "W-who am I?" said the kid.
Right after he said that…
He collapsed.
Daniel: "Quick! Help him!!"
Cameraman: "Roger that!!"
Everyone rushed in to save the boy…
He was on the brink of death.
---
Five hours passed...
The child woke up in a room he couldn't break out of.
It was small. Claustrophobic.
He heard footsteps outside.
They were approaching.
???: "Yo... you're finally awake?"
It was Daniel's voice, speaking from behind the door.
Kid: "Y-y-yeah..."
"Where am I?"
Daniel: "Laboratory Square."
Kid: "Lab… labi-what?"
Daniel: "Laboratory…" (sounding tired)
Kid: "Labi?"
Daniel: "Hah… whatever, say it however you want."
Daniel: "Anyway, you're here now. That's what matters."
"Honestly, I just came to check on you."
His voice faded as the footsteps retreated…
Kid: "WAIT!"
He ran up to the door.
Kid: "Who am I?"
Daniel: "No clue. You'll have to figure that out yourself.
Because the only one who really knows... is you."
Kid: "Ah…"
Daniel: "And seriously, what kind of dumb question is that, YOU DUMMY!"
…
Silence.
No more voices.
No one around.
The boy sat down, staring at the floor.
> "Who am I… and why am I alive?"
That voice echoed in his mind.
!!
Footsteps.
Again.
Getting closer.
???: "Hey! You the new kid they found?"
Kid: "...Who?"
Hara: "Hara. Just call me Hara."
Kid: "H-Hara?"
Hara: "Yeah, that's right. Hara.
So, what's your name?"
Kid: "I don't know… I don't have one."
Hara: "Huh? Why's that?"
Kid: "I don't know..."
Hara sat on the floor behind the door.
Hara: "Alright, kid…
I wanna know—why were you surrounded by dead Glitchers?"
Sai: "Isn't it obvious? The kid killed them, you idiot!" (Sai barged in suddenly)
Hara: "No, Sai. You don't get it.
We saw what happened… but that doesn't mean we know what really happened."
Sai: "Woah, since when did you get all wise?"
Hara: "Heh, really?"
Kid: "Back then…
I woke up in a huge room.
It was cold… and dead silent.
No one was there.
But then—"
A dark room.
Cold.
Empty.
He hugged his knees in the corner. Silent. Breathing slow.
His mind was blank. But his eyes… were wide open.
Then it came.
Not a sound. Not light.
But a feeling—from outside himself.
He shut his eyes—
And saw.
A vision. Like a dream… but more real.
He saw another kid.
Messy black hair. Sitting alone in a cramped bedroom.
Drawing on a piece of paper.
His hands trembled, but his eyes were sharp.
And on that paper—he was drawing a boy.
A slim figure. Empty stare. Jet-black hair.
The boy… was himself.
The kid wrote:
> "I created you to become the ?!+!!#)# of the 30 #-@&@+($n d2&$+"
> "Find out who you are. Here's a clue:
You… are me."
The drawing faded away.
The boy in the room opened his eyes again.
Sweating. Shaking.
> "Who… was that?" he whispered.
"That boy… drew me."
"Am I… just a shadow… of someone's imagination?"
---
He stood up.
Pressed his head against the metal wall.
> "If I'm just imagination…"
> "Then… why do I exist?"
"Am I real? Or just fiction?"
"A monster… or a savior?"
Suddenly the room shook.
The ceiling lights flickered.
Cold air turned hot.
He snapped back to reality.
> KLAK—KLAK… KREEEEK—!
Without warning, the door opened.
No one outside.
No sound.
Only white light…
And a silence that threatened.
His body moved—on its own.
Like something invisible pulled him forward.
> Why am I moving?
My legs… won't stop…
He stepped out.
A black sky—starless.
Wind roared.
Ruins stretched across the horizon.
And above him—
Glitchers.
Dozens.
Maybe hundreds.
Floating still.
All eyes… on him.
> They're waiting…
---
Suddenly—
> 💥 BOOM!! 💥
Out of nowhere—
The Glitchers exploded.
One by one.
Without warning.
No attack.
No touch.
Like the world itself… rejected them.
Black blood flew.
Fiction screamed.
The sky burned red.
The boy stood frozen.
Breathing sharp.
No idea what was happening.
> What… is this?
---
CRRAKKK!
From the rubble, a sharp boulder rolled toward him…
Glowing faintly.
He stepped back.
> "W-what is this?!"
The sky replied to his fear—
THUNDER STRUCK!!
> CRAAKHHH!!
Lightning roared behind him.
The earth shook.
The sky spoke—
It commanded.
> "DESTROY."
Before him—
The body of Zeus.
Collapsed.
Still breathing.
Barely.
His eyes open, staring at the child.
Zeus: "You…
You're not human…
Not even one of us..."
"You're a creature… that should not exist."
---
The child froze.
> "I… have to kill him?"
"Why do I feel… like I'm being told to?"
His hand lifted.
Shaking.
Gripping the glowing stone.
> "I'm sorry…"
The sky screamed.
Lightning again—
BRAKHH!!
> "I don't know who I am…
But if this is my fate…"
He yelled—
> "AAAGHHH!!"
He struck Zeus.
Once.
Twice.
Three times.
123 times.
Blood flew.
Zeus's eyes turned white.
---
The child stood still.
Trembling.
Stone dropped.
Breath heavy.
Knees weak.
> "Why… could I do that?"
"Why did it feel… familiar?"
He swayed…
And collapsed.
> "...and when I woke up… I was here."
---
Hara: "Ahh, so that's what happened?"
He rubbed his chin, listening carefully.
Hara: "So basically, you just killed Zeus?"
Sai: "YOU IDIOT—is that all you got from that?!"
Hara: "Huh? What else?"
Sai: "It means this kid was created by imagination.
Which means he's a Glitcher!"
Hara: "Nope. He's not a Glitcher."
Sai: "Why not?"
Hara: "Didn't you hear? Zeus said he's not human…
or like them.
Meaning he's not even one of the Glitchers."
Sai: "Holy…"
Hara: "Alright, kid.
Calling you 'kid' is getting annoying.
From now on, I'll call you Kai."
Kid: "Kai…?"
Hara: "Yeah.
Nice to meet you, Kai. I'm Hara."
Sai: "Whoa…"
Kai: "I-I'm Kai."