I wake up and look at the clock, and it reads 6:38. Why did I wake up so early? I’ll just go back to bed. I look out the window; the sun should start rising in a few minutes. It is November. Just before I close the curtain, my eyes land on a guy in a black hoodie standing just outside the school gates, looking at my window. Something feels off about him, but I just ignore it. Maybe it's just a random dude roaming outside who just happens to come here to take a break. I go back to sleep, and wake up to my alarm at 9:30 o'clock. I quickly get ready for the day and make some miso soup for breakfast. By the time I’m done, it's 10:00. I put on a hoodie and go outside. There’s a black car, and Sensei Haru is waiting by it. I get there and Sensei tells me to get in. The person in the front seat starts driving, and the whole ride is silent. When we finally reach it, I see it's a hotel in Shibuya city. Sensei Haru and I step out and enter the building. “Sensei Haru, why are we at a hotel?” “Ren, this hotel is used solely by Aurents and the cover-up teams. No regular humans. It’s easier to hide in a crowded place.” He speaks to the front desk lady. “Room 238, please.” The lady hands him a card. I follow Sensei to the second floor. He hands me the card. When we reach the door, he says, “Ren, I need to go to the restroom. I'll be right back.” He leaves. I open the door, my heart is thudding. I see Mom, Dad, Carl, and Jacob. They are on the floor with wounds all over their bodies, and there is a wound on Carl's chest like a katana stabbed it. I step into the room where there are people in black suits. I close the door. I step closer to the bodies, and tears fill my eyes. “I’m sorry, I’m so so so sorry. It’s all my fault.” I am sobbing at this point. Suddenly, someone grabs me from behind, pulls me back, and holds me. My sadness goes away. “Hey, what are you doing!” The big one says, “Ha! We are no cleanup crew, we're bounty hunters. We are going to kill you, hunters claiming your bounty and restoring the balance of power.” One of the skinniest ones opens the door and says, “Come on, let's get out of here.” “Why are you in such a hurry? We haven’t even met yet.” Sensei Haru steps into the room and the door closes behind him. The big guy yells, “We’ll take him too for extra money!” Sensei laughs. “You people never learn.” He holds up two straight fingers right in front of his face like a focal point. Then, all the bounty hunters' heads get slashed by invisible slashes, and blood shoots up from their necks. “Let's go, Ren. Are you done saying your goodbyes?” “Yes, and I will become the strongest Aurent to have ever lived after you. I will be the strongest of today, a new era that I began.” “That's the spirit.”
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