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Chapter 8 - Chapter 8: Midnight.

In the dead of night, amidst the slumbering world, a deafening explosion shattered the tranquility of Kazuya's home. Startled from his slumber, Kazuya's heart pounded in his chest as he scrambled to his feet, his mind reeling with confusion and fear.

Rushing outside, Kazuya's worst nightmares unfolded before his eyes. Flames engulfed his home, casting an eerie glow across the scene of devastation. His parents lay gravely injured on the ground, blood staining the earth beneath them. And standing amidst the chaos were two shadowy figures, their black clothing billowing in the inferno's heat.

Kazuya's father, wounded but defiant, rose to his feet, his fists clenched in a futile attempt to protect his family. But before he could act, one of the figures moved with lightning speed, delivering a single, deadly blow that silenced him forever.

A cry of anguish tore from Kazuya's throat as he watched his father fall, his world shattering into a million pieces. He stood frozen in shock, unable to comprehend the horror unfolding before him.

But as Kazuya cried out for his father, one of the men turned their attention towards him, a malicious gleam in their eyes. Before they could advance, however, Kazuya's mother intervened, summoning all her remaining strength to shield her son from harm.

"Please," she pleaded, her voice strained with pain, "leave him alone. He's just a child."

But the man's response was a twisted smile as he reached for Kazuya's mother, his intent clear. With a gut-wrenching cry, Kazuya watched in horror as the man plunged his blade into her, the cruel act unfolding before his eyes.

Tears streamed down Kazuya's cheeks as he stood frozen in disbelief, his mind unable to comprehend the senseless violence that had torn his family apart. And as the flames consumed everything around him, he was left alone in the darkness, his world forever changed by the horrors he had witnessed.