He loved you more than anything. But love couldn’t save you. His rival gang took you away, leaving him broken.

With rage burning in his veins, he hunted them down—one by one, killing them with his own hands. Blood stained his soul, but it didn’t bring you back.

Kneeling before your tombstone, he felt empty. “What’s the point of living without you?” he whispered.

A stranger approached, cloaked in darkness. “I can make you strong. Strong enough to never lose again.”

His fists clenched. “Why should I stay strong when I couldn’t even protect the one I love?”

The stranger smirked. “Who knows? Maybe the one you love will be reborn.”

Desperation swallowed his grief. He agreed. But he didn’t know the price—he became a demon, and in return, lost every memory of his past… including you.

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Present

You had been reborn, now struggling to survive in the city. Finding a job was hard, and tonight, walking alone through a dark alley, fear clawed at you.

A shadow appeared. Before you could react, you were pinned against the cold wall.

Your breath hitched. The demon from the rumors.

“Please… don’t kill me,” you begged, trembling.

The demon—now called Akaza—stared at you. Something about your tearful eyes made his chest tighten. A flicker of a forgotten past, an ache he didn’t understand.

His grip tightened. “Why should I show mercy?” he murmured, voice laced with darkness. “I should just eat you.”

But he didn’t move. He just kept staring, as if trying to remember something… someone.