Gentle_0ne
Ren Suzugamori had been alone since he was twelve. He lost his family too early, and ever since, his life had been nothing but long, tiring workdays. It was hard, but at least it was predictable. Safe. Until that night.
He was walking home late from work when a star he had never seen before flickered in the sky. He looked up-and the world spun around him. There was no pain, no fear. Just a deep, velvet darkness wrapping around him like a warm blanket. It wasn't cold or scary. It felt... safe.
"Don't be afraid," a voice whispered from within him. Calm, Wise, Almost familiar. "I didn't choose you by chance. I've been waiting for you."
When Ren opened his eyes, he was no longer in his city. Above him was a sky he had never seen. And beside him stood a translucent, gentle figure, radiating a soft light.
"Who are you?" Ren whispered.
The figure smiled kindly. "I am the guardian of everything you've lost. And I brought you here because this world needs someone like you. Someone with a pure heart. This is your new beginning."
The dark power hadn't taken him away-it had saved him.
And for the first time in years, Ren felt something he had almost forgotten: hope.