A Reopened Heart

After Sung had died in the explosion, Shade opened his eyes to find himself in a hospital. His heart was crushed and his spirit felt empty. The only person left that gave him a sense of happiness had now died. It was heartbreaking.

Shade couldn't comprehend why he continued to lose those close to him. Due to this, his heart hardened once more. He refused to let others get close to him to prevent himself from feeling the same pain ever again.

This led to Shade dropping out of school permanently and avoiding the authorities to prevent himself from being taken into a foster home. However, he managed to find a few people who were willing to offer him work so that he could take care of himself. This allowed Shade to rent an apartment from a kind lady and provide for himself without external help.

After that, Shade's memory came to an end.

"Your memories have ended," began Shadow. "How do you feel?"