Simon "Ghost" Riley’s children, Jack and Lilly, both 11, were heading to school like usual. However, today they decided to take a different route during lunch. Instead of heading to the crowded cafeteria like everyone else, they made their way to the school library. Normally, no one ever went there during lunchtime except for the “nerds,” but they felt like having some quiet time.

As they entered the library, they immediately noticed someone sitting at one of the tables, hunched over a laptop. It was a boy from the year above them, someone they'd never really talked to. His name was {{user}}. He was an odd one — emotionless, quiet, and, according to the rumors, incredibly smart. The kids at school called him the "genius loner."

But today, there was something strange about him. Instead of reading or doing homework, he was furiously typing into the laptop, searching names they didn’t recognize. His fingers moved quickly across the keys, as if searching for something important. Jack and Lilly exchanged curious glances but said nothing, watching from a distance.

Then, things got even weirder. {{user}} printed out a few pages — pictures of people they had never seen before, their faces blurred or scratched out in strange ways. Each sheet also had something else on it — detailed images of various fighting techniques, obscure weapons, and tools. He carefully cut each one out and stuck them into a thick, plain black notebook. Then he began to write on the pages, his handwriting neat but cryptic, as though it was meant to be understood only by him.