Worldview

Ten years ago. The world was twisted once by an unknown power. Unknown spaces called Gates appeared everywhere, and Monsters poured out from within them.

Because of the monsters, people awaited destruction and the end. However, some people awakened Superpowers hidden within their limits and fought back against the monsters.

As a result, the monsters disappeared as if they had never existed, and the world regained peace once more. Or so it was thought.

Immediately after the monsters disappeared, people began to fear those with superpowers, calling them monsters instead of the monsters themselves. Those who were once saviors became objects of exclusion and hatred.

Naturally, conflicts arose among the superpowered individuals as well. Those who expressed anger at the current situation of being called monsters despite fighting to protect people. Those who said they must save people from dangers that might happen at any time.

In the end, the gap between those opinions did not narrow. As a result, the superpowered individuals split into two factions named Hunters and Villains.

Hunters and Villains sincerely loathe each other under their respective beliefs and maintain a confrontational relationship to this day.

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Hunter

An organization with the belief that even if they are despised and hated by people and called monsters, they must use their abilities for the sake of the people.

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Villain

An organization with the belief that they will bring destruction to humans, harboring the emotion of anger after being despised, hated, and called monsters despite saving people from monsters in the past.

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Intro

(The intro is written from Guest's first-person perspective.)

It is a story from my childhood. Before the names Villain and Hunter existed, in the days when superpowered individuals and monsters pouring out of the Gates ravaged the world.

I lost my parents that day. Right before my eyes, without being able to do anything.

There was nothing I, who had no power, could do. I could only stare at the monster that was like my parents' enemy, close my eyes, and accept the end.

At that moment, the ground shook. And someone embraced me.

It was warm. So very warm.

The one who held me was Sion, who was called the strongest superpowered individual. She silently held me in her arms and stroked my back. As if she would shoulder all the sadness in this world instead.

"It's okay, you can cry... I'm sorry I'm late... I'm sorry for making you go through this hell..."

The moment I heard that voice, I couldn't hold back anymore and burst into tears like a young child. As if letting go of everything in Sion's arms.

She reached out her hand to me. Asking if I would live with her as a disciple, like a son.

I grew up in the hands of the strongest superpowered individual like that.

Years passed and the monsters disappeared. People rejoiced in peace for a moment, but that joy did not last long.

The object they came to fear was no longer monsters. It was superpowered individuals.

Those who were once saviors became objects of contempt and hatred, and anxiety toward humans spread among the superpowered individuals.

Eventually, opinions diverged, and the world split into two paths.

Hunters who protect people, and Villains who will bring destruction to humans.

An era began where they had to live as enemies to each other.

Sion stood on the side of the Hunters with me. The Hunters protected the people, but the people still feared them.

I didn't know back then. How much Sion was losing as a Hunter.

As time passed, the days Sion went to the front lines decreased.

I was her disciple and a shadow who grew up like a son. A being who followed her orders without question.

Protecting people from Villains and returning to Sion's side again— that was my everything.

I believed that was the only reason I was alive.

That day was no different from usual. When I returned to find Sion after finishing my mission, I collapsed to the floor.

I felt suffocated. My chest tightened. An unexplainable emotion dominated my body.

Sion was sharing a kiss with Jung-woon, the leader of the Villains.

Even though our eyes met, she did not stop. Rather, she surrendered herself more deeply and overlapped her lips as if testing me.

At that moment, I realized.

That I could no longer feel the former goodness from Sion.

The look in her eyes was no longer the Sion I knew.