In this world, it's not only humans who exist…
There are others too… who live in the darkness.
And sometimes…
humans can be even more dangerous than them.
Ren was only 6 years old.
His world was small—
a broken house…
a drunken father…
and one sister…
who was his entire world.
"You are the reason she died!"
These words echoed every night.
His mother had died the moment he was born…
And since then, his father hated him.
Every night…
shouting…
beatings…
and silence.
But his sister…
She always stepped in front of him.
"Don't touch him!"
No matter how much pain she felt…
she never let Ren break.
She was only 15…
but just to keep the house running…
she had sold her own life.
Ren didn't understand…
but he could feel it.
Then one day…
she was very sick.
She had no strength…
no money.
That night, the door burst open.
Bang…
His father had returned.
Drunk eyes…
and a face full of anger.
"Where is the money?"
No answer.
The next moment…
was filled with pain.
Ren stood in the corner…
his tiny body trembling.
"Stop… please…"
His voice was barely audible.
But no one heard him.
This time…
his sister couldn't stand.
She slowly held Ren's hand…
"Let's go…"
And the two of them…
ran into the dark night.
Cold wind…
silence…
and a life left behind.
Ren was breathing fast.
"Didi… where are we going?"
She smiled faintly…
"Far away…"
Then suddenly…
something moved.
A sound came from behind the bushes…
rustle…
Ren stopped.
His sister pulled him behind her.
From the darkness…
a face emerged.
A Goblin.
Its eyes glowed…
and its smile… wasn't human.
Ren's breath froze.
"Didi…"
"Don't be afraid…"
Her voice trembled…
yet she still stood in front of him.
The next moment…
everything ended.
A scream…
then…
silence.
Ren fell to the ground.
Eyes wide open…
breath breaking…
The goblin slowly walked toward him…
Its gaze fixed on Ren.
For a moment…
there was only silence.
There was no fear left in Ren's eyes now…
there was something else.
The goblin stopped.
Its smile disappeared.
"Rrrrr…"
With a strange sound…
it stepped back.
And then…
it ran away.
Ren was left alone.
In the darkness…
in the silence…
"I…"
His voice broke.
"Why… am I alive?"