In the dark room with a few beams of light coming from the cracked floor above we see Haru still in the same spot as before. For the better part of his time, he had been going over his memories of how his life had gone, many of which were not good ones. Haru had a pretty good memory and can recall nearly everything that has happened in any part of his past to the near exact moment, place, weather, detail, and what was going on. Almost like a photographic memory. He was looking for something with his memory, a moment of his life that he can't seem to recall. And he knew he was missing it. But what could it be?
For all his life he was homeless and has no family, but somewhere in the darkest part of his brain was an old memory shrouded in fuzz and fading clarity of a life that he thinks he once had. But no matter how hard he try, he can't seem to see the picture. It was bugging him to no end.
"What can this be? Why can't Haru remember this memory? It's important, Haru can feel it. Like… it holds a greatness that Haru needs to know. But what?" He asked himself.
After trying to remember the memory for another few minutes, he let out a frustrated sigh and just stopped. It was giving him a headache. So he went back to his other memories he could see. One in particular. It was some time ago before he met Hakufu, when he actually believed he finally found a friend. But it was all a lie. Hakufu wasn't just Haru's first friend, but also his first true friend. He met someone before her, a girl by the name of Ayaka. She was about 16 or so with red hair that went to her shoulders and brown eyes. She had the same body look as Hakufu or Ryomou but she was probably a tad shorter than them. They met at the park where Haru was just walking about. They bumped into each other and Haru was ready to say sorry and for her to yell at him. But to his surprise, she apologized first and helped him up. She stuns him more when she kindly introduces herself and asks if he wants to talk. Not knowing what else to do, he simply nodded and soon the two had a nice conversation and from there on Haru believed Ayaka was Haru's first friend.
At the time Haru thought Ayaka was someone who actually cared for him. Saying things like how she likes his looks or how his speech was cute to her. All these flattering things that made his heart sore like a rocket. To him, she was a godsend to his hellish nightmare of a world he lived in, an angel to show him the light. But it was all just a cruel and sick joke. One day Haru was going to tell her his feelings for her. He had found a rose in the park and was going to give it to her. He knew it was silly to spill your feelings for a person you only met for a week ago but he thought she would truly care for him. Haru finally found her with some of her friends. They were sitting on a bench eating some ice-cream. Haru went up to them but stop as they were talking about him. Interested in what they had to say, he hunched back a bit to hear their conversation.
"So what's it like hanging around that street rat Ayaka-chan?" One of her friends asked.
"Oh don't get me started on that little brat. He is a fucking eye sore. And that speech of his is driving me up the wall. I'm so glad this bet is almost over. Just one more day before I can say you can fuck yourself and die in a ditch." Ayaka sneered.
"And he must smell bad too being on the streets all the time." Her other friend said.
"Actually, he doesn't smell at all. It's weird that I think of it now, but all the times I'm around him he never once smells like a dumpster or some shit like that."
"Really? That is weird. But then again he is a freaky little bastard after all. Something about him gives me the creeps"
"Oh I know what you mean but I'm still pissed at you for making me do this. I rather spend my time doing something better than spending a second with that short little homeless kid." Ayaka said glaring at her friend.
"Hey, it was you that made the bet and you lost so don't blame it on me."
"Whatever, soon I won't have to see him ever again. And whatever happens to him I don't give a shit!"
"Amen to that!" Her two friends said.
Haru couldn't believe it, it was all just a lie. She never cared, she only talked to him cause she lost a bet and will be like the others in a day. He was heartbroken. He actually liked her a lot and thought she might too, but now he saw the truth. She was just like the rest, only playing with him or doing something like this bet and just throw him away. Haru left that day and he never saw her again. After that he rarely made human contact and it was all because of her. Now she wasn't the first to do this but it was her that struck the final nail in the coffin. Haru was once again alone. Even when he made friends with Hakufu and the others he was still wary of them because of what has happen to him in the past he couldn't fully trust them. But it doesn't matter now, they all know his secret and most likely hate him for it.
"Why can't Haru ever learn… Haru knows Haru can't have friends so why does Haru keep trying?" He asked himself.
"Maybe it's because you try to make friends with humans." Said a voice.
Haru jumped at the voice. He quickly looked around the dark room trying to find who said that. Haru got up quickly and hid behind some old boxes.
"Who… who said that?" He said in a weak and scared voice.
"Why I did."
A person slowly moved into one of the lights. Haru peaked through the box and saw it was a man in a suit with glasses.
"How… did strange person get in here… and who is strange person?" Haru asked.
"Don't be afraid, I'm not here to harm you. My name is Crnobog and I'm here to simply talk." Crnobog said in a smooth tune.
Haru didn't trust him, he was hiding something and he knew it.
"Haru doesn't buy it, Crnobog is here to hurt Haru."
"Oh no Haru, you misunderstand. I am here to help you."
"Help Haru?"
"Yes, cause I know what you really are." This shocked Haru.
"You… know Haru is… the Kanto Beast?"
"Oh please, that's what the humans call you. But I know what you really are. Cause you and I are alike."
Haru turned his head in confusement, just what did he mean by that? When Crnobog didn't get a reply, he just softly chuckled.
"I see we are skeptical. I don't blame you but perhaps you need a little demonstration? Now see that old desk in the far corner?" Crnobog pointed at the desk.
"Now just watch and you'll see."
Crnobog slowly raised his left hand and with a flick of his wrist a wall of ice spiked from the ground and shattered the desk in a million pieces. Haru couldn't believe what he saw, this man just made ice from thin air.
"How… but that's…"
"Impress are we? It's nothing special really for a god like me to do." Crnobog said, shrugging his shoulders.
"A… god?"
"Yes, for I am the Slavic Black God of Darkness and Winter, the Deity of cold, famine, poverty, and illness. Crnobog of the Slavic myths, or so the humans think I'm a myth. I am beyond a doubt as real as you. And I'm here to help you Haru."
"But why would Crnobog want to help Haru?"
"Cause I am the only one that understands you, for you are not human. You are like me in a way, a myth that humans believe. With powers beyond anything the humans can ever hope to have but yet you reject them."
"Because they give Haru more problems than Haru already has."
"That's because you never had anyone to properly teach you how to use them. But with my guidance I can show you to not only use them, but be a master to them as well. Think of it Haru, you can have all that you want if you join my side and leave this pathetic world of humans behind you. It has only given you trouble and pains, why not leave such a horrid place to these filthy, ungrateful, and barbaric races of man and join me where you can be like a king!"
Haru thought really hard about what he said, and most of what he said made sense. So far in his life he thought he was human and lived with them and what did that give him? Endless nights of being hungry, cold and being alone. Being hated, scorned, ridiculed, and laughed at by his appearance and speech. And being hunted, tortured, and used for other amusement. He has nothing so why not join him? He still doesn't trust him a hundred percent, but at this point what more could happen?
"Haru… accepts your offer." He finally said.
Heh, what a naïve and gullible child he is. He doesn't even know what's in store for him. Crnobog mentally laughed in his head.
"I'm happy to hear that, now come out from behind those boxes and I'll show you more of what's in store for you."
"… how did you know…?"
"Oh I knew you were behind those all the time. Like I said, I'm a god and not a human so I have better senses than them."
Haru slowly came out from behind the boxes and moved to where Crnobog is.
"Now then, let's head somewhere a little better than this old dump shall we?"
Crnobog swung his arm in the air and a dark portal appeared in front of them. Haru took a step back from the sudden appearance of the portal.
"Don't be frightened, Haru, it's only a portal. This is something I use to move from place to place in a blink of an eye and will be one of the many things I'll teach you. Now come, there's still much we need to talk about." Crnobog put his arm around Haru and led him into the portal.
The two disappeared in the dark.