The girl sat with her legs crossed at the top of a skyscraper tower, looking at the view of the city which looked so busy under the full moon hanging in the dark sky. She hummed, while listening to the Killer's song through the black neckband earphones that covered his senses.

The small sailing object in his hand suddenly rang, a sign of an incoming notification. She immediately opened it without turning off the music she was hearing.

“Marian City District 15, Zackary Handerson, age 18.” The girl then sighed, "still too young, what a pity..."

She put his cellphone in the pocket of his jacket then stood for a moment, her small eyes looking at the city of Marian with a cold and cruel gaze. The blonde hair and big parachute jacket he was wearing fluttered wildly in the night wind before he jumped from there with very fast movements.

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 “Zack… help me!” 

“Zack!”

The young man with dark brown eyes that matched his hair flinched when he heard the exclamation of another young man who was sitting right next to him. He then turned his head, looking questioningly at one of his friends.

"You are called to the podium, you are the best graduate!" exclaimed the pale-skinned young man, named Aaron, with an expression of pride towards his friend.

Zack turned to the front and everyone was looking at him, waiting for the young man to come up to the podium to say his welcoming words as the graduate who had the highest final exam score. Zack stood stiffly then walked past the other graduates towards the podium.

From a distance, his father and only teenage sister looked at Zack, who was wearing a pastel blue robe and toga hat on the podium, with great pride. Likewise with the school principal and teachers who were present there. Zack is known as an outstanding student and is easy to get along with with anyone, so many people like him.

After the graduation ceremony, they took photos together with other graduates, teachers and also with their families. Until the sky got hotter and some graduates and their families started to leave school.

"So, where are you going to college, Zack?" Aaron asked when they gathered.

Zack shrugged his shoulders once. "I don't know, I haven't thought about it."

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"Ah, if you apply anywhere you will definitely be accepted!" Aaron exclaimed while patting Zack hard on the back.

“Zack!”

A beautiful girl with long and caramel hair greeted Zack. She also wore a toga that looked too big on her body.

“Irene!” Aaron exclaimed excitedly and the girl responded with a smile.

"Congratulations, Zack," said Irene, "I'm happy because you are the best graduate at our school."

"Irene, I heard you were invited by Royal University, right?"

Irene nodded enthusiastically. “Yes, I will study there.” She turned again to Zack. "And you?"

"I haven't decided where I will go to college," said Zack.

"Ah, you... Irene has already decided where to go to college, when you, the best graduate, don't have a goal in life yet! It sucks….”

Zack chose to remain silent, not wanting to respond to Aaron's chatter.

“Uh, I'm called my mom. I'll go first, okay?" Aaron then ran towards his family then he waved at Zack and Irene. Irene waved her hand at the young man and Zack just looked at his friend from a distance.

“Sometimes that Aaron can't keep his mouth shut.”

“I don't care what he says,” said Zack indifferently, “besides… I'm used to him.”

Irene chuckled then she looked at Zack. “Zack… you're okay, right?”

Zack looked confused at Irene. "Me?"

“Yeah, I felt something… it seems like you're harboring something like that.”

Zack was silent, not expecting that Irene, who was actually not very familiar with him, could feel the confusion in Zack's mind. "I …."

“Irene!”

Irene turned to a group of girls wearing togas. From a distance they waved at Irene.

"Come on, take a photo together!" 

Irene nodded enthusiastically towards her friends. She then turned to Zack, "I'll go there first, Zack!"

Zack nodded then Irene immediately ran across the road. There was a loud sound of a car horn as Irene ran. Zack's eyes almost popped out when he saw the car speeding towards Irene. Then he moved quickly towards the girl.

Everyone turned and were shocked to see what happened, so quickly. Suddenly Irene seemed to be rolling on the asphalt and then her head hit the pavement hard. She was still conscious and his hand moved to touch his forehead which felt sore. Fresh and bright red liquid flowed there.

Irene then realized and quickly turned towards the street. Her big eyes widened perfectly when she saw people rushing towards Zack who was slumped in the middle of the road, unconscious. 

Irene hurriedly ran to see Zack's condition and so much blood came out of Zack's head there that it wet the asphalt.

“Zack!” 

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Zack suddenly opened his eyes, the clean roof immediately appeared in his dark brown eyes. He got up and looked around in the direction. The room was all white, and the sound of medical equipment was so loud and scary that Zack realized he was now in the hospital.

“Oh, you're finally out.”

Zack gasped and looked forward. A girl with blonde ponytail hair, wearing a large jacket covering a short sleeveless leather jumpsuit, suddenly stood right in front of Zack's bed, crossing her arms under her chest. The girl had skin like snow and small sharp eyes with eyeballs that contrasted sharply with the color of her hair.

Zack was surprised why there was a girl he didn't know in his room. Moreover, the girl's appearance is so fashionable. "Who are you?"

“It doesn't matter who I am. Now, come with me!”

“I don't know you anyway… why am I here?”

Suddenly Zack remembered what happened this afternoon, he remembered when Irene crossed the road, ran and pushed Irene and after that... Zack quickly looked back and looked down, he could see himself lying down with medical equipment that helped his heart keep pumping.

“I-I….” Suddenly Zack's throat tightened seeing himself lying helplessly there.

The girl quirked one corner of her lips. “You saw it yourself, right? You are dead and now that you are a spirit, I am in charge of planning your death and sending you to the afterlife to undergo the soul justice," she explained, "now, come with me before it's too late!" 

“No… I can't die now,” Zack's voice sounded shaky.

The blonde haired girl rolled her eyes lazily. “Whether you are ready or not, you have to come with me now!”

“But, I… have to help someone before I die!”

The girl put her hands on her hips and glared at Zack while lifting her chin slightly. "I've taken human lives thousands of times, you think you can postpone your death as you please, huh?"

“It's not like that... if I die now, my spirit will never be at rest forever!”

Suddenly there was a loud roar in the room. Zack and the girl turned to the side, towards the source of the roar. Zack jumped in surprise to see the face of a giant, terrifying monster with sharp teeth filling its mouth cavity and also bright red eyes, piercing through the walls of the room.

"What's that?" Zack screamed hysterically.

While chuckling in annoyance, the blonde looked at the clock perched on his arm. "I knew that creature would appear," she grumbled.