Blind Spot

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After receiving assistance credentials for my investigation, I head to Northern Ring Road that's located in the downtown area.
A detective lifts the barricade tape and approaches me. After we shake hands, he leads me to the crime scene. I set up the precision scanner I brought on the ground and turn it on.
Once the scan is complete, the data will be uploaded to the cloud that the Association can access. Then a detailed report will be generated for police use. In the low-quality footage the detective hands me, I manage to spot an unsettling figure lurking in the darkness. The creature's form is distorted. Weapons that look like hooked tendrils grow from its body.Compared to the ones l've encountered before...They seem to have grown significantly stronger. As I approach the damaged guardrail by the road, my Hunter's Watch immediately starts blaring an alarm. The sharp wail of an ambulance siren cuts through the wind and snow. It grows louder as it approaches. We both look up, our gazes following it. On my way home, I open the forum post that Tara sent me a few minutes ago. It's about Dawnbreaker. The Alterum and Dawnbreaker... These names sound like links in a food chain, destined to exist in a perpetual cycle of predator and prey. Those monsters... Come to think of it, I'm not so different from them.Will there come a day when others will try to erase my existence? As this crosses my mind again, I find myself strangely at peace. I hear a strange noise behind me. When I turn around, I notice foot... no, paw prints on the ground. Confused, I stand there. But then a white blur darts past in my periphery. My scarf suddenly tightens around my neck before vanishing. When I come to my senses, all that's left in the snow is a chaotic trail of footprints.The white blur has already vanished into the darkness around the street corner. In the run-down, gloomy alleyway, only scattered spots of light fall upon the snow-covered ground. Snow falls silently. My surroundings are so quiet that even the sound of breathing seems jarring. My heart races as I hold my breath and silently move forward. As soon as I turn the corner, I
raise my gun at the shadowy figure. In the dim lighting, several objects coldly flash from the figure's palm. They're ice shards, and they've pinned the teenager's sleeves and pant legs to the wall.
Black crystals cover the teenager's left arm and neck, but he's different from the test subjects I encountered in Skyhaven.
The realization hits me. He's an Alterum. In that split second, a sharp ice shard cuts through the air. It barely misses my cheek. Dawnbreaker, like the Grim Reaper, turns to face me. With cold indifference, he meets my gaze. "Zayne?"The white creature that had vanished into the snowy night suddenly appears from out of nowhere. It jumps onto Zayne.

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