Chapter 0: Luar meet`s A new friend.

I never thought a single day could change my life so completely. It all started when I saw some money lying on the street. I didn’t think—it was just there. I picked it up. Big mistake.

Three men suddenly appeared, their shadows stretching across the alley. One, tall and broad with a scar running down his cheek, pointed at me. “Hey! That’s ours!”

“I—I didn’t take anything!” I stammered, my heart hammering against my ribs.

But they didn’t believe me. Another, shorter, with a nervous twitch in his left eye, grabbed my wrist. The boss, Tarc—or maybe that was his name—snatched a small, shiny cutter from his pocket.

“Let’s see if he’s lying,” Tarc said, his voice cold and sharp.

Before I could react, one of his men, who I later numbered as #001, held my hand, and the cutter sliced into his own finger by accident. He yelped, more startled than in pain.

“Stop! He didn’t steal anything!” another man shouted.

Tarc cursed under his breath, realizing they had gone too far. His anger was brief, replaced by frustration. They muttered among themselves, grumbling about grabbing food instead. I sank to the ground, trembling, covered in dirt, and with blood staining my hands. Fear, confusion, and a strange adrenaline rush washed over me at the same time.

I couldn’t breathe properly, my chest tight, mind spinning. Why did this happen to me? I thought. Why did I even touch the money?

Later, Mateo appeared. Calm, collected, with eyes that seemed to see everything clearly, he knelt beside me. “You’ll need to be stronger if you want to survive in this world,” he said, his hands moving carefully to bandage my finger.

“Thanks,” I whispered, my voice barely audible.

He nodded. “But first, you need to understand it.”

I watched him, still shaken, and realized he wasn’t just helping me with a cut—he was showing me a path forward. A way to survive, to fight, and to face challenges I hadn’t even imagined.

And that was the start of everything—the start of me learning how to answer questions, to train my mind and body, and to prepare for a world where abilities were rare, but deadly.

I couldn’t have imagined that day would lead to exams, battles, and challenges I couldn’t even dream of. But here I was, standing on the edge of a new life, with Mateo guiding me, ready to face what came next.