On a dark night, a boy was running, clutching a notebook to his chest as if it were glued to his hand.

Indeed, it was Rey, who sprinted with his notes, nursing a minor injury on his right hand.

After a few minutes of running, he glanced back and saw that no one was following him.

Once certain he wasn't being pursued, he allowed himself a sigh of relief.

Slowing to a walk, he reached home in ten minutes.

He approached the front door quietly and used a spare key to open it silently.

Tiptoeing towards his room, he noticed some plates on the dining table. Upon closer inspection, he discovered some food left by his mother, accompanied by a note.

"Son, don't get so worked up; relax for a while, okay? Because Emmy and I are always with you," came with a smile emoji in the letter from his mother and sister, causing tears to spill from his eyes, some falling onto his mother's note.

He crumpled the note in his hand, wiped his eyes, then quickly washed his hands, finished his dinner, and went to his room.

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He entered the room silently.

After placing the notes and the peculiar object on his table, he sat on his chair and began treating his still-bleeding injury. He was about to clean it when a single drop of blood fell onto the strange object, causing it to emit a faint glow, but Rey didn't notice.

Once he had cleaned his wound and covered it with a bandage, he glanced at the wall clock, saw it was already past 11 pm, and headed to bed.

He had just settled into bed, on the brink of sleep, when a voice caught his attention. Turning around, he realized a peculiar object had fallen from his table. As he was about to rise, a flash of light and the appearance of a middle-aged man startled him.

"Do you wish to rule over this world?" the man began, but Rey, sensing the man materialized from the round object, hastily threw it out of the room.

After discarding the object, Rey shut the window and took a deep breath to steady his nerves. Yet, the man reappeared before him, teleporting with a look of annoyance in his eyes.

Despite the surprise, Rey remained composed as the man, now floating, seemed lost in thought.

"Let's begin with introductions. My name is Aiden," the man said with a self-assured grin, prompting Rey for his name.

Rey remained silent, offering only a cautious gaze in response.

"I'm not sure who you are, but I prefer not to associate with strangers. I have a family to look after, and considering you've asked me to rule the world, I doubt you're just some random person caught up in this," Rey said, hesitating slightly.

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