3RD PERSON POV

Ghoul: So..........what are we doing here today?

2 ghouls stood outside the hidden facility keeping guard in case anyone comes as the project commences.

Ghoul #2: Just guarding the place.

Ghoul: Hey do you think we can-

*RRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIPPPPPPPP*

Two hands come out of there shadows, grabbing his friend's mouth before pulling and ripping him in half immediately. Scared, the ghoul tries to unleash his kagune only for the figure to stab his arm through his head, killing him immediately.

NEGATING REGENERATION OF ALL GHOULS IN FACILITY

Y/N: *grin* Ḫ̵̘̻̟̩͚̌̌̂͒̇̅̑͌̈́͗́͜͝e̴̘̗͓͌̊̌̾̾̿̿̏͑̓̋̋͝L̷̨̨̳̦̫̙͖̭̱̙̻͎͔͚̅̇̽̚l̷̨̧̨̡͍͈̣̲̹͉̜̬̺͇͛̾̊́́̔͘O̵̼̤͙̤͖͕͍̬̪̱̒̒̔́̇́̈͘͜͝͠ ̸̧̭̞̳̱͔̫͇̫̺͉͉̊̓̈́̐͂̋ͅͅę̵̨̛̖̦̻̮͕̰̪͙͛V̶̩̤̺̺̬̯̘͎̠͓̘̣̎̐̂̒͌̔̉̄͑̄͆̐͂̃̓͜ͅë̸̲̼̣̰́R̶̨̖̦͖̟̭͓̟̮͒͋̅̆̈́̈́͝y̶̛̬̥̗̲͚͉̜̻̌͋̆̂̊͛̾̏̊͊̅͝Ơ̶̝̤̻̒̂̍͆̈́̂̉̒̄̒͗͊͋͘ǹ̴̘Ȩ̴̱̟̞̘̫̳̮̽̋͒͌͌̈́́̓̊̇̅́͊͝ͅ~̶̧͔̤̻̽̓

Y/N walks into the building as everyone was either running away or running to him with their kagunes out.

Ghoul: HEL-

*BAM*

A fist went straight through his face, splattering his brains all over a printer.

V-Agent: INTRUDER-

*SLICE*

Y/N: P̵̨͎̺̰͈̠͚̩̖͗̓͜a̸̦̣̭͖̯̦͒t̵̨̧̢͕̭̫̱̞̞͎̰̓̀̅̇̌̇͆̔́̉͜ͅḧ̴̫̪͕́͆͝ͅe̸͚̩̙̪̺͒̃̉̓̆̚t̵̡̧͚̺̲̘̙̼͍̻̗̙͙̊͐̕ḩ̸̮̬̱͕̀̌̈́̿̍̀̑͝͝i̶͉̖̲͙̲̣̠̞̤̜͆͜ċ̶̛̠̺̝̞͓̥͎̗͔͚̥̪͑͊̑̓͌̐͑̈́͜͜

He wipes the blood off his sword and moves down the hallway, leaving behind dozens of decapitated bodies.

Agent: FREEZE YO-

*RRRRIIIIIPPPPP*

Y/N rips his arms off with a quick tug, earning a scream only for Y/N to rip his jaw off. He raises him into the other, pulling at his head and leg when..

*RRRRRIIIIIIIPPPPPPPP*

Y/N: Ŷ̴̛̠̰̈́͗͗̎̈́̑͂̆̕Ờ̷̧̛̼̞͉̖̩͉̟̹̠͍̪̫̥̏͆͐͆̍̂̃̽̕ͅŲ̵̧̡͓͚̟̗͍̼͇̣̂̉̊̚͜'̵̛̦̣̻̪͌͒̂̉L̴̢̟̗͍͉̘̫͒͊́͗͋̚͠͝ͅĹ̸̛̠̀̆̑́͛̾̇̈̾̆̀̅ ̴͇͔̮̈̽͐͗̓͌͗̀̀̿̅͗̀À̴̧̖̫̲̊L̴̢̲̝͔̰̺͔̮̳̗̙̣̠̉̓̃ͅL̶̠̻̥̦̭͍͈͔͔̲̣͔̖͕̑̈́̈́́̔͜ ̸̻̭͖̪̭͕̳͂̈́̒͐̆͂͒̽͝͝Ḏ̵̡̨̣̦͖͎̘͇̻̲͊̿̔͐́̔́̍͆͒̀̑́̽I̶̧̡̺̤̹̲̱̹͒̈̈́͑̀́̎͒̄͠͝Ḛ̸̛͓̘͚́ͅ

After throwing the body out the window, he treks forward, ready to kill every single ghoul in the facility.

TETHERING V ALLIES TO FACILITY

Somewhere

Ghoul: W-Why I-is he killing everyone?

50 ghouls stood guard behind a gateway, holding quinques and dust guns like as they prepare themselves.

Agent: SHUT THE FUCK U-

*BUZZ*

The lights suddenly flicker before turning off, causing everyone to panic.

Agent 2: IT'S TOO DARK!

Y/N: The itsby bitsy spider climbed up the water sprout~

*CRACK* x5

5 random ghouls died instantly as their bodies were flattened into pancakes. An agent tries to run only to get decapitated, splattering his blood and flesh onto an agent.

Agent 5: AAAAHHHH!

*SLICE*

Y/N: Down came the rain and washed the spider out~

*CUT*
*THUD*

30 bodies fell onto the floor in multiple pieces as the remaining ghouls were scared shitless.

???: Out came the sun and dried up all the rain~

*SQUISH*

12 Agents: H-HEL-

*SPLATTER*

Their heads explode, showering the last ghoul in blood as he freaks out and runs away.

????50: FUCK IT I'M OUT OF HERE!

???: Now the itsy bitsy spider.....

He turns the corner only to catch onto a wire. Gasping for air as the wire cuts into his neck, he turns his head only to find Y/N grinning maniacally while holding the wires.

Y/N: *grin* ClImB uP tHe SpRoUt AgAiN~

*THUD*

His head rolls onto the floor after Y/N saws it off in one quick motion.

Y/N: Sector A to C? More time then.

Later

Bernadette: *scared* Y-Y/N....

BBQ was driving the bus as fast as he could with Suzuya's assistance, everyone except for Ryuoko and Hinami (still back at Beacon) watching the live footage with Hank's hacking skills as the ghouls in sector B were running away in fear.

Ghoul #34: R-RUN!

*BOOM*

Y/N slams his body against the metal wall, killing him and splattering his blood all over it before slicing 3 others into two with his Beast Cutter.

Y/N: *grin* W̸̧̘̗̱̮̬͔͙͌͂̌̒̊̊̋̂̀͋̀͝ḩ̸̈́͂̔̒̽̀̄̚a̵͎̲͓̻̲̣͉͉͇̬̬̞̿͂͌̈́̑̉̽͂́̑͐̉̌͜ṭ̸̢͕͙͂̾̃̾'̴͍̯̻̹̰͙̟͕̿̏̓̓̓̕͝s̶̨͚̿̕̚ ̷̡̥̥̯̬̆̒͒̑͘͠w̷̧̛͔̺͖̖͉̼̥̞͈̆̃̋́͛̌͒̑̒̌͑̚ȓ̸̨̛̭̫̟͈̰͓̰͓̠̐̉̋͛͋̆̃͋͛̔̊͆̿ó̵̧̜̞̗͍̹̹̫̘̱̹́̽̔̈́̋̐́̃̐͊͜n̴̦͎̮̥̣̟̖̼̱̰̕g̶͓̞̣̲̞̗̰̝̅̓̚͜͠?̵̢̘͎̖͚̤̗̹̞̫͔̘̩̺͌̔́̃

Ghoul #56: DIE YOU HUMA-

*SPLATTER*

Y/N's arm morphs into a hammer fist before he smashes the ghoul's body against two others, killing the three as he continuously slaughters every living behind in his way.

Hank: Shit...he lost it already.

Revy: H-HURRY UP!

BBQ: I'M TRYING!

They continue to hurry, wanting to reach Y/N before anything else happened over there.......if he would slaughter the CCG himself.

Later in Sector C

Y/N: Ten left.

Y/N: Let it begin.

*SCRAP*

*SCRAP*

*SCRAP*

Y/N drags his sword against the ground as he walks into the final sector. He walks past a medic office and hears voices from within, and being the curious person he is walks I-

???: GET HIM!

*STAB*

Y/N felt a kagune pierce through his torso but only stood there silently.

Shikorae: Heh. Got hi-

*CRUNCH*

Y/N reaches out and crushes the top half of his head in a vice grip. He walks past the dead body and looked into the office to see 2 agents shakily holding their guns.

Agent: Mercy?

Y/N: *grin* No.

*CRUNCH*

Later

Y/N: 7 left

*CRUNCH*

Y/N: 6 left

*CRUNCH*

Y/N: 5 left

*CRUNCH*

*CRUNCH*

*CRUNCH*

Wiping the blood off his tendril, he turns his head, grinning at the sight of a man running down the hallway in the other sector in a panic.

Y/N: *grin* Ţ̸̖̫̬̦̣́͂̄́̓W̴͕͔̑̎̀͜Ǫ̸̢̢̢̞̱̝̯̯̖̙̆̆̅̑̅͗̌̔̽́̋͜͠͝.̸̛̝.̵̞̫̦̿̓͒̑̿̐̑.̵̢͉̠̻̱̈́̿̾̆̑̚.̴̡͍͉̞̓̑̂̚M̵͙̈́̾̋͗̿Ọ̴̖̝͌R̷͙̯͎͉̤̺̦̺͓͕̥̦͒̊̋̈͊͐͑̂͆̀̀̃͝͝E̷̛̘͖͔̗͈̫̭̰͈͇̹͔̹͒͊̅͐͌͜.̸̨̨̧̻̬̤̈́̀̋̈͗͒͋̏͠.̴̛̱͙̩͚̓̊̋̎̎͑͐͌̆̽̐̓̓͝ͅ.̸̡̥͉͙̝̺̝̈͊̎̀͂̓͐̽͘̚͜͠.̸̢̼̜̒̀͑͛͆͝.̶͍͕̩͈̔̃̌̚Ļ̵̧͈̘̠̦̗̺̮͖̟̱͈̅̾̔̓̉̿̽̇̚͜͜Ë̴̩͍́̓̒́̀͆͠F̸̧̣̥̆̀͐̕T̴͔̳͕͕̰͈̤͖͓͈̪̘͕̐̈́̉͌̑̔̏̈͛̍̋̚͠͝!̸̨̢̝̯̗̯̩͈̙͖͉̗͚͐̒̿̀̾͜

Later

Karao: *panic* N-No! This can't be happening!

After learning that almost everyone in the facility was dead, Karao tries to run to the nearest exit to escape only to find it blocked off from the outside, held together by metal and poles. He turns around to run for another exit, not noticing the lurking figure nearby grinning.

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Ding dong
I know you can hear me

Karao turns to look behind only to find Y/N standing there with a horrifying smile and holding his bloodied sword in one hand.

Y/N:...........

Karao: *panic* SHIT!

He quickly grabs several steel pipes and runs inside a room, locking the doors with said pipes.

Open up the door
I only want to play a little

*SPLAT*

Y/N slaps his bloody hand onto the room window as Karao immediately covers it, wanting to avoid his terrifying gaze.

Ding dong
You can't keep me waiting

To his horror, Y/N pushes against the door with no resistance, causing the steel bars to bend. Scared, he throws himself through a window and lands onto the ground before heading into Sector B.

It's already too late
For you to try and run away

Thinking he was safe Karao turns around only to find Y/N calmly running after him. He was able to make his way up 3 stories and went straight into the vents without Y/N noticing. For 5 minutes he quietly and quickly MAKES through the vents while looking back to make sure Y/N wasn't there. Finally finding an opening, he was about to kick it down when to his horror Y/N was staring at him from a window on the 4th floor.

I see you through the window
Our eyes are locked together
I can sense your horror
Though I'd like to see it closer

*BANG*

Karao fell down the hole in the vent and ran out the room as Y/N follows him from behind grinning maniacally.

Ding dong
Here I come to find you
Hurry up and run
Let's play a little game and have fun
Ding dong
Where is it you've gone to?
Do you think you've won?
Our game of hide and seek has just begun
I hear your footsteps
Thumping loudly through the hallways
I can hear your sharp breaths
You're not very good at hiding

At this point Y/N was already hot on his tail, running and no longer was trailing behind. Karao activates his kagune and ran as fast as he could to look for any shelter....anywhere to hide from the monster behind him.

Just wait, you can't hide from me
(I'm coming)
Just wait, you can't hide from me
(I'm coming)
Just wait, you can't hide from me
(I'm coming)
Just wait, you can't hide from me

With some stroke of luck be runs back for some reason and he quickly finds a makeshift laboratory before quietly heading inside.

He quickly hid behind a desk before sighing in relief, thinking he's safe......

Karao: 'Thank God I-'

*KNOCK*

Knock knock
I am at your door now

*knock*
*knock*

Karao: 'N-no! I thought he left!'

*crack*

I am coming in
No need for me to ask permission

*CRACK*

Y/N rips the door open, tossing it to the side as he steps inside.

Y/N: W̴̞̗̔̎͗̓̂̆̆͝͝͝h̶̨̡̟̳̮̹͚͖̙̬̅̇̐͜ȩ̶̠̲͉̹̻̭͓̰̻̱̰̝̀̅̎́̉́́͘͘͝ř̴̢͍̤̮͈͔͙̠͈̠̹̌́̓̌͑̑͆͠ȩ̷̬̲̩̻͉͙̤̉̉̿̃͜͜͝ ̷̡̡͎̯̱̬̙̘̱̜̈́̿a̵̢̛͚̙͉̹̲̱̪̹̣̫͖̓̐͂̓͗̈͗ȓ̵͕̟̜̻̰̜̯̩̙̺͉̀͆̈́̎̏̓͋̒̉̇ḝ̴̢̩̜͈̦͔̰̫̮͕͈͔͍̎͌̅̉͗̀͊̒̒̀ͅ ̴̨̠̘̝͂̈́̍̈͑̋͋̐̾y̶̧̢̫̦͎̣̥͉͎̪͇͖̳̙͂̀̂̌̃͗̎̓̆͛͛̔̕͜͠o̴̞͍̳͚̙͌̃̉̑̈́̈̋̋͂̐̈́͊͜ư̵̧̢͇̦̘̦̦̼͌̂̃̉̒͗̄́̚̚͘͜ ̴̧͉̫̿́̈́̒̾̽͌͗́̋̕n̷̠͇͛͋̽̀͒ͅo̸̢̙̠̣͕̮͓͓͔̼͛̿́͆̉̑w̴̢̛̤̙̞͈̮͕̝̐̈̿̽͠?̸̨͚͓̮̤̙͚͗̈́͂͐́͊̽̎̃̆̚ͅ

Knock knock
I'm inside your room now
Where is it you've hid?
Our game of hide and seek's about to end

Y/N quietly walks along the aisles, kicking down desks to see who's underneath them as Karao held his breath.

I'm coming closer
Looking underneath your bed but
You're not there, I wonder
Could you be inside the closet?

Y/N stops at the desk which Karao was hiding under. He tries to hold his breath as Y/N stood there for who knows long.

Y/N: Looks like no one is here.

*STEP*
*STEP*
*STEP*

Karao: 'Finally I-'

He turns to find Y/N staring at him.

Y/N: Ì̶̧̧̛̫̘̺͉̠̥͙̥̣̘͒̀͋̍̽̄͜ ̴͙͈̠̟̤̓̇̇̒͌̏̄̚͘F̵̢̜̞͉̠̼͎̫̜̗̗̌̒̐́̀͗͑̾̍̅͘̕̚͝͝Ȯ̸̧̦̺̟̮̼̖͖̔̿͂̾̑͊̽̓̔͝͝Ṳ̶̧̧̡͔̤͉̬̞͕̿̔͆̈̾̒͛̐̋̚͝͝N̴̛̬̠͍̿̓̈́̐́D̸̨̫͖̮̦̥͉͇̳̟̜̘̱̚ͅ ̵̨̣̞̗̝͉̹̖̣̊̈́̍̾̏̇͆̉̉̈́͑̉͘Y̶̺̋̿́͑̄̀̀O̶͕̍̄̀̌͆̐͐͠U̵̼͔͇̼̞̼̼͚͇̅̌͒̾̒͊̇̾͑̽́̆̚̚

*BAM*

Screams filled the laboratory along with crunches, metal screeching and such as a poor soul was ripped apart.

Ding dong
I have found you

*BAM*
*CRACK*

Ding dong
You were hiding here

*CUT*

Now you're it

*CUT*

Ding dong
Finally found you, dear

*CUT*

Karao: P-please s-sto-op.

*BAM*

Now you're it

*CUT*

Ding dong
Looks like I have won

*CRACK*

Karao: N-no- *cough blood*

*SLICE*

Now you're it
Ding dong
Pay the consequence

Y/N: D̶̢͇͉̯̳̤̠͉̯͍͍͍̲̄̐̓̀͒̍͌͗̄͘İ̷̩̤̗͉̳̍̈́̽͠E̶̢̢̛̩͚͖̳̪͚̦͙̥̦̥̱̘̍͗̍̒̎̍̿̇̐̎͆̕͠!̸̺͇̮̓̉͒͐̄̂̌̍̆̈́̓̇

*CRUNCH*

Y/N: One...more~

Later

Ding dong
Looks like I have won
Now you're it
Ding dong
Pay the consequence

*BEEP*

Furata rages, hearing the last of his comrades die over the radio as he throws a temper tantrum.

Furata: MY PLANS ARE RUINED! NOTHING IS WORKING! AND SOME MANIAC IS GOING TO MURDER ME!

But as he ponders, he suddenly grins, turning to Eto with a thoughtful expression.

Furata: But maybe just maybe. *smirk* At least I have a lot of time before he finds this place. If I can't kill you might as well enjoy my last moments.

Furata began to walk to Eto as she sat on the chair still tied up and weak.

Eto: What the hell are yo-

*CRACK*

Furata slams her body onto the pavement as she lays there. To her horror though, Furata rips her bandages off revealing her bare chest.

Eto: *panic* No no NO! DON'T TOUCH ME!

Furata: Yes. I figure that in my last moments despite you in your weakest state I can't kill you. Which is why....

*RIP*

He rips the bandages off her lower body, revealing her whole naked body as she thrashes around screaming with her hands forcefully held together by him.

Furata: I'll take something from you. Something you can NEVER forget. But first~

Eto: *crying* S-stop. N-no. Anything but this!

He grins, lowering his fingers to her crouch before suddenly jamming 3 fingers into her roughly, earning a shout of pain.

Eto: *cry* STOP PLEASE!

Furata: Oh....*disappointed* You're not a virgin?...*grin* This makes it even more fun~

Seeing her expression, he slams his fingers into her crotch, earning a pained cry again as he repeats this motion while laughing at her pleas.

Furata: Mmmm....tight but this should do.....well~

He takes his fingers out.....before slamming 4 inside of her, earning a scream before he swiftly takes them out. Grinning, he takes off his pants before positioning his dick to her crotch, laughing at her pleas and cries.

Furata: *chuckle* Its been a pleasure seeing the great one eyed Owl beneath me....any last words?

Eto: *teary* Y-Y/N.......

Furata: Ah it's a shame...here I-

Y/N: AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

*BOOM*

He hears a roar.....a one of pure anger before the metal door explodes and an unseen force punches him, reducing him into red mist and blasting a hole through the entire building.

Y/N: E-Eto....

He immediately kneels down in front of Eto, hugging her while healing her.

Y/N: *teary* I-I'm so sorry.......I-I should've been here.....

Eto: *cry* Y/N!!!!!!!!!!!!!

She bawls her eyes out, crying into his chest as he hugs her tightly. Tearing up, he hugs her, whispering comforting words into her ear, hearing her crying.

Y/N: *hug* Shhhhh.....I'm here Eto. I'm here for you. He won't hurt you anymore.......no one will ever....I'm here......

Eto: *crying* T-Thank you.......

They both sat there, Eto sobbing as he hugs her tightly, trying to comfort her while whispering some encouraging words into her ears.

Later

Y/N: Eto?

Eto: *yawn* Yeah?

He was already back at Beacon, teleporting there to find no one in the dorm lounge room. He sits down onto the couch, carrying Eto who was wearing his oversized shirt so he was practically shirtless.

Y/N: Can I sing a song to pass time till my friends get back here?

Eto: *nuzzle* Go ahead.

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Y/N: I hear music in the air tonight
One familiar fading tune
Something pulls at my infected soul
I think I remember you
... I burned your world away
Devoured by my conviction
I left you home afraid
While mother's ventured out
Don't cry when lanterns fade
Soon we'll be awakened
But it breaks my heart to say
No one will save you now

I could be your own avenging angel
But this dream is ending soon
Don't you scream when all the wolves come find you
Underneath this bleeding moon
... I burned your world away
Devoured by my conviction
I left you home afraid
While mother's ventured out
Don't cry when lanterns fade
Soon we'll be awakened
But it breaks my heart to say
No one will save you now

Listen closely for your sister's footsteps
Lest you fade here all alone
I have never seen a night this haunting
In these streets of blood and bone
I can't hold the beast that crawls through my veins
Sacrificing my own eyes
No confessions left to purify me
Something's watching from the skies

I burned your world away
Devoured by my conviction
I left you home afraid
While mother's ventured out
Don't cry when lanterns fade
Soon we'll be awakened
But it breaks my heart to say
No one will save you now
... I hear music in the air tonight
One familiar fading tune
I can't save you from the monsters coming
But we'll wake up very soon
... Forgive me...

Y/N: I'm really sorry I wasn't there for you sooner.

Eto: It's alright. *snuggle* You're always here for me. I understand.........*hugs* I understand.......darling.....

Y/N: Of course my love....

He gently runs his hand through her air as she closes her eyes, enjoying the comfort of her lover.

Later

Amon: Oh.............

Tatara: This.......is quite the predicament.

Hank: Yup....

Many people arrived and surround the entrance of the facility only to find the dismembered bodies of hundreds of ghouls all around the place, some so gruesome even Ayato was sick to the stomach.

*BEEP*

Ozpin: Oh....Ms. Fueguechi?

Y/N's friends and girlfriends' eyes widen as they hurry to Ozpin who was screen viewing Ryuoko.

Ryuoko: *whisper* Y/N's at Beacon.

Hank: Wa- HUH?!

Ryuoko turns the scroll for the camera to find Y/N sitting on the couch, soaked in the blood of the ones he killed yet he gently rubs Eto's hair as she was sleeping peacefully while pressing against his body.

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Y/N:

All around me are familiar faces
Worn out places, worn out faces
Bright and early for the daily races
Going nowhere, going nowhere

Their tears are filling up their glasses
No expression, no expression
Hide my head, I wanna drown my sorrow
No tomorrow, no tomorrow

And I find it kind of funny
I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I'm dying
Are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you
I find it hard to take
When people run in circles, it's a very, very
Mad world, mad world

Children waiting for the day they feel good
Happy birthday, happy birthday
And I feel the way that every child should
Sit and listen, sit and listen

Went to school and I was very nervous
No one knew me, no one knew me
"Hello, teacher! Tell me, what's my lesson?"
Look right through me, look right through me

And I find it kind of funny
I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I'm dying
Are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you
I find it hard to take
When people run in circles, it's a very, very
Mad world, mad world

Enlarging your world
Mad world

He smiles, a bright smile reassuring the group of friends as he quickly wraps a blanket around the one eyed ghoul before closing his eyes.

Hank: *relieved* He prioritized her safety over killing everyone in CCG...

Revy: Damn...he's also like that with us.

Mado: So much corpses.......

Ryuoko: *whisper* Let them sleep alright?

Later

Hank: *whisper* Alright.

Ryuoko deadpans, seeing Hank giving his response 15 minutes later but leaves the room as Y/N's group observes his peaceful form resting with Eto, his finger unconsciously tracing against a freshly inflicted scar on Eto's neck.

Ruby:....'Poor Y/N....'

Ren: 'Did he gain such strength because he's afraid of being weak....or wanted more power?'

Velvet: *whisper* Girls~

They all nod their heads before they made their way to the two and laid besides them. Immediately though Y/N was jolted awake as he stares at his 4 girlfriends....before resting his head onto Bernie's shoulder.

Bernie: Sleep Y/N.....*smile* you deserve some rest.

Y/N closes his eyes without saying a word, falling back asleep as everyone hurries to their bedrooms. But no matter what, all of them still had a question....a lingering one that made all of them pity Y/N.

Just what the hell did he go through in that one world that reduced him to his current state?

Next Chapter: Relations