Chapter 1: The Sentence That Breathed
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> "Once upon a time, the world ended... but no one noticed."
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A white space.
No walls.
No floor.
No ceiling.
No sound.
At the center… a figure stood.
Still.
Watching.
Breathing.
Then—he blinked.
A sentence appeared in the air:
> "Ranzō opened his eyes."
He looked at it.
Raised his hand.
Touched the words.
They trembled…
and changed:
> "Ranzō refused to be written."
The space cracked.
A tear opened in the whiteness.
From it, blank pages rained down.
All empty—except one.
It landed at his feet.
One word.
Red ink:
> YOU
He stared at it.
Then slowly looked up.
"...You're watching," he said.
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A city blinked into existence.
Neon.
Noise.
Trains.
People.
Ranzō walked among them.
No one saw him.
No sound from his steps.
No shadow.
No reflection.
In his hand: the red page, folded.
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From a nearby alley, a man watched.
Suit. Glasses. Sharp eyes.
He opened a black notebook and wrote:
> "The anomaly has awakened."
Then vanished.
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[End of Chapter 1]
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