It was a cold winter day. Everything was covered in white. While people were happily walking down the street, there was someone in the middle of the road with tears streaming down their face. It was a lost little girl. She was alone and helpless. Not a single person approached her to ask why she was crying.
The little girl took a few steps, then stopped, shivering in the snow. She looked around hopefully, thinking maybe someone would help her, but no one cared.
However, after a while, the little girl felt someone's hand on her shoulder. She turned her head and saw a silhouette wearing a black hood.
Mysterious person: "Are you okay, little girl?"
Mysterious person: "Why are you crying? Did you lose your family?"
The little girl nodded her head up and down in response.
Mysterious person: "Don't worry. I'll help you find your family."
After that, the mysterious man started walking with the little girl. Although the girl was wary because she didn't know him, she thought he was a good person because he was helping her. But she didn't realize she was making a big mistake...
After walking like this for a while, they came to a deserted, dark street. The girl was starting to get scared and wanted to turn back.
Suddenly, the man let go of the girl's hand and told her to wait there for a few minutes while he went to get her family. The little girl was very scared, but she wanted to be reunited with her family. So she decided to do as the man said.
About 15-20 minutes passed. The little girl was getting really scared when the mysterious man returned with a black bag in his hand. Seeing the man, the girl relaxed a little and ran towards him. She looked around but didn't see her mother or father. She asked the man where her family was. The mysterious man gave the bag to the girl and started smiling.
Mysterious man: "You'll find out when you look inside."
The girl excitedly opened the bag. When she looked inside, she felt a fear she had never felt before in her life. Inside the bag was a terrifying image that she couldn't quite understand.
Her whole body began to tremble. Her eyes seemed to stare into space. When she slowly raised her head and looked at the man's face, all she saw was a big smile.
Mysterious person: "What's wrong? Aren't you happy to see your family?"
The little girl froze. All she did was stare at the man's face.
Mysterious person: "That's it! My favorite facial expression!"
Mysterious person: "Don't worry. You'll be reunited with your family soon. After I take your energy, of course."
The girl was so scared that she didn't even think about what he meant by energy. She even forgot that she needed to run away. The man reached into his pocket, pulled out a knife, and started approaching her. Suddenly, he swung the knife at her, and she lowered her head and closed her eyes in fear.
A few seconds later, when she opened her eyes, she couldn't believe what she saw. The area was covered in blood, and the head of the man who had tried to kill her was lying at her feet. She was so shocked she couldn't even speak.
The little girl then felt someone's hand on her shoulder. She immediately turned her head. Behind her stood someone dressed in black, holding a strange-shaped, old, blood-stained dagger. In the darkness of the night, their silver hair seemed to glow glowed.
The silver-haired person said, "Are you okay?"
Although the girl didn't know this man, for some reason she wasn't afraid of him. Looking at his face, she thought he seemed kind.
The silver-haired man: "Don't worry. I won't hurt you. I just don't understand what a little girl like you is doing in a place like this."
The girl couldn't hold back any longer and began to cry.
The silver-haired man: "Don't cry. Other bad people might come. By the way, what's your name?"
The little girl listened to the man and stopped crying. She answered his question.
Mia: "My name is Mia."
Silver-haired man: "Mia, is that right? You have a very beautiful name. Let's leave here so that bad people don't come."
Mia nodded in agreement. The silver-haired person took the girl's hand. They left together.
Normally, Mia, who had been deceived once, should not have trusted a stranger. But for some reason, Mia felt safe with this person.
The little girl still looked sad. How could she not be sad after what she had seen?
The silver-haired person: "By the way, I saw you had a bag. Did that man give it to you?"
Mia began to tremble. Thinking about what she had just seen, she felt afraid again.
The silver-haired person: "Why are you trembling? Are you alright?"
The man realised it was about the bag.
Silver-haired person: "Because of the bag I mentioned?"
The little girl nodded in response.
Then the silver-haired person let go of the girl's hand and started running backwards. He was running so fast that the girl didn't even understand what was happening. The man turned back and looked inside the bag.
The moment he saw what was inside, he froze.
He clenched his fist and began whispering something to himself.
Silver-haired man: "That bastard. How could he do this to a little girl? I will never give up on my plan. People like this should be punished."
Silver-haired man: "No matter how many lives I have to take, I will purify this world."
It was as if this person harboured hatred for the world. Perhaps he had experienced certain things as a child.
He sees Mia coming and burns the contents of the bag, immediately throwing them in the bin. The little girl finally catches up.
Silver-haired person: "Ah, I'm sorry. Did I keep you waiting? I had something to take care of."
Mia: "What's your name?"
The man is surprised by the girl's question.
Silver-haired person: "Why do you want to know my name?"
The girl asks the same question again. At first, the man doesn't want to tell her his name, but he doesn't want to upset her, so he tells her.
Asher: "My name is Asher. Nice to meet you, little girl."
The girl is a little pleased to hear the man's name.
Asher: "Anyway, let's get out of here. We'll think about what to do with you as we walk."
They hold hands and continue on their way.