A man stood on a raised platform.

He had the kind of face one could see anywhere—plain, unremarkable.

And yet, there was something about him that made it impossible to look away.

It wasn’t because both of his arms were missing.

It wasn’t because his face was covered in countless burn scars.

It was because of the sheer intensity of the spectral energy gleaming in his eyes.

With those ghostly eyes burning with fury, the man spoke, enunciating each word with precision.

“—I was once a husband, a father of two, and an ordinary accountant running a family business.”

“—And I was also a failure of a man who could not protect his home, a failure of a husband who could not protect his wife, and a foolish father who could not protect his children.”

“—I was a fool who believed in the kindness of the world. A wretched sinner!”

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His voice was rough, unpolished. His speech pattern was awkward, lacking the natural cadence of a skilled orator.

Yet, his words carried something far more powerful—raw, unfiltered sincerity.

There was grief in his voice. There was sorrow.

A deep, festering han, a resentment so thick and bitter that it seized the hearts of those who listened.

“I am a sinner. That is an undeniable truth! How could a man who failed to protect his family claim otherwise? That is why I do not run, I do not hide, and I do not deny my sins! But—!!”

“Why is it that those who have committed far greater sins—!! Those who have sold the name of God, those who have forsaken their duties—why…!”

“Why do they claim to be free of sin?! Why do they smile so shamelessly as if they have done nothing wrong?!!”

His voice thundered with indignation.

Even though decades had passed, the wounds of the past had not faded. Time had not eroded his grief; it had only concentrated it, distilled it into something more potent.

The man’s sorrow had transformed into something else entirely—hatred.

A desire for vengeance burned within him, an unquenchable fire that would consume him only when he had seen his retribution fulfilled.

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