Ryuji's life was a constant shadow of grief. At the tender age of 4, his world was torn apart. Kronos, a ruthless force beyond comprehension, murdered his parents right before his eyes. Alone and vulnerable, he became an orphan, abandoned to the cruel world that didn't care for the broken.

Every step he took felt like walking through a storm, weighed down by the loss of those he loved. The orphanage where he was placed provided no solace, just a cold, distant environment filled with apathy. But it wasn't the isolation that hurt the most—it was the relentless bullying.

In elementary school, his classmates mocked him for being quiet and withdrawn. They threw his lunch away, tripped him in the hallways, and whispered cruel things behind his back. By the time middle school came around, the bullying only intensified. Ryuji became a target, an easy one for the popular kids to pick on. His life became an endless cycle of humiliation.

High school was no different. The jeers, the taunts, the shoving into lockers—it all became so familiar that it felt like a part of him. He tried to bury the rage that burned inside him, but no matter how hard he tried to suppress it, it was always there, lurking beneath the surface.