Prologue

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It was a cold evening. The wind was blowing the fall leaves all around the aged, cracked, and graying pavement. The breeze rustled the branches of the trees within the small grove. A man wearing a dark blue cloak and scarf walked on the skinny trail, fumbling with something inside his pocket. He pulls out his phone to check the time, and, coincidentally, it started vibrating. It was a text message from Hastune Miku. 'Where are you, Kaito? We're all really worried about you since you left your birthday party so suddenly. Please come back.' Kaito sighed. He wasn't a big fan of parties, and this one was centered around him. He looked at the time on the very top of the screen. 11:12 'Huh, I guess I'll get there earlier than I thought' Kaito stopped and looked in front of him. The trail split into two paths. Kaito continued walking down the left path. The scenery started changing. Concrete replaced the the tough weeds and grass growing on the drying, cracking dirt. The trees eventually led way to abandoned buildings, crumbling from lack of maintenance and people. The end of the path was connected to a side walk. Kaito kept following the side walk, until he reached an alleyway. He walked in to it and looked at all the familiar surroundings, making sure he was going the right way. Though it didn't really matter, for Kaito had come here so many times that he memorized the directions and knew every single crack on each wall, which stairs still supported a person's weight for each building, the houses that are being used by robbers, gangs, even the homeless, and the fact that some of these places still have cashiers full of money. Kaito exited the alleyway on the other side and stepped into his destination.