9 Years ago...
3rd P.O.V.
He stood there. Frozen, terrified, and shocked. The long-armed monster loomed over his body as it stared at him with its pale, lifeless eyes. (Y/N) was too afraid to do anything, at least, not after it saw the creature crash its arms into buildings and people, partially eating them after brutally killing them, causing all the death behind it as (Y/N) could see his small home village destroyed, complete with collapsing structures and half-eaten carcasses littered across the area. And there it stood, staring right into his soul with no expression as (Y/N) was laying on the ground in pure fear. It was as if he was staring into the empty Void of a black hole, faced with his inevitable death without knowing why he had to die.
The monster suddenly took a step forward, terrifying the child as he attempted to crawl away, only to be backed up against a tree. The creature's face was mere inches away from (Y/N)'s now, as it slowly started opening its jaw, the boy cried "Please! Don't eat me please!!" The beast suddenly closed its jaw and stared at the boy with eyes wider than they already were. It suddenly moved back.
the Void: "...N... No.... I... I'm... Sorry..."
The creature spoke out as a tear started running down its face. The child was looking at it in tears, confused and scared. The towering monstrosity suddenly jumped back and sprouted wings from its long arms, taking flight into the night, never again seen by the poor, traumatized young boy.
He had lost his whole family, his home, everything... The scene of his crumpled village etched into the very depths of his brain, the memory forever encased in his skull. (Y/N) came to be known as the Sole Survivor of the event known as the Hollow Night.
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(Y/N) was taken in by an orphanage after the Hollow Night. Even after the case was thoroughly investigated however, nobody could find out what truly happened, and absolutely no signs of that creature ever turned up. (Y/N) was the only person who knew about the events that transpired, but since he was a mere child, a traumatized child at that, no one believed him. He was never fooled though. Even as the Heroes, the police, and the rest of the people who talked to him about it tried to tell him, (Y/N) wasn't convinced it was just a regular attack of bears or wolves. Hell, he didn't even know if there actually were any of those in the area, but nonetheless, the boy knew what caused that terror, and he would never forget its appearance, especially since he had nightmares of it ever since.
Living at the orphanage was tough for the young boy. None of the other kids wanted to play with him since they thought he was crazy. However, the other outcast of the orphans approached (Y/N) with a small smile.
???: "I believe you."
(Y/N): "Huh?"
???: "I said, I believe you."
(Y/N): "Believe what?"
???: "Your story, the one about your village being destroyed by that demon with the long arms."
(Y/N): "Really? You mean it?"
???: "Yup!"
(Y/N): "Why?"
???: "'Cause nobody believed me when I told 'em demons killed my family."
(Y/N): "I'm sorry to hear that..." said (Y/N) with a sad tone.
???: "Yeah... So what's your name?"
(Y/N): "Huh? Oh, I'm (Y/N). What about you?"
Dante: "My name's Dante! Nice to meet you (Y/N)!" He said with a big toothy grin.
