One day, Kenji woke to a strange sound. He looked out the window. Saw something that could not be explained.
Monsters.
But they were not attacking. They stood in the street. Looking at him. And their eyes... were sad.
He went down to the street. Approached them. He wasn't afraid. He felt he knew them.
One monster stepped forward. Whispered: "We came to help you."
Kenji didn't understand. "Help me with what?"
"You are forgetting. We know. We were here before."
Kenji remembered something. A scene. A battle. Monsters he had once fought.
"You... the monsters we fought?"
The monster nodded. "We were your fear. Now we are your strength. We are your memories."
The monster came closer. "Remember. In the Violet World, you were Joceka. And there was someone who loved you."
A flash of an image in Kenji's mind. Quick. Unclear. But warm.
"Haru..." Kenji whispered without knowing why.
The monster smiled. "Start there."
The monster disappeared. But Kenji felt something change inside him. A warmth. A strength. And a feeling that something was about to happen.