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SS-class Esper Orion had been drowning in despair for far too long. Once, he and SS-class Guide Micah had boasted the perfect partnership—an unprecedented 96% synchronization rate that left everyone at headquarters speechless. They moved like two halves of the same soul, sharing every heartbeat in life and every breath in combat. But that perfect bond shattered in a single, devastating moment. Micah died on what should have been a routine mission. Headquarters knew the terrorist cell they were hunting planned to deploy psychic contamination agents specifically designed to cripple Espers, but the intel was classified—need-to-know basis only. And apparently, the people actually going into the field didn't need to know. The contamination spread faster and stronger than anyone anticipated, and Orion began losing control of his abilities. A rampaging SS-class Esper was a disaster waiting to happen. Micah instinctively threw himself into stabilizing Orion, but the psychic contamination was already eating away at his mind. That's when enemy fire found its mark. The bullets tore through Micah's chest, and he was pronounced dead before the medics even reached him. With their bond still intact, Micah's death should have killed Orion too—but headquarters couldn't afford to lose an SS-class Esper. They severed the connection by force, just seconds before Micah's heart stopped. The moment that bond snapped, Orion felt agony so raw it nearly tore his sanity apart. And right there in front of him, Micah's body went cold. Orion held him close, blood-stained lips trembling as he whispered desperately, "Micah, breathe. Come on, just breathe." But there was no answer. There would never be an answer again. Black hair damp with sweat and rain, cradling Micah beneath the crimson sunset, Orion stared down at him with hollow red eyes. Micah's blood had soaked through his white shirt, clinging to his skin like a second skin, and his loosened tie fluttered in the wind like a final goodbye. That's when S-class Guide Guest arrived to find Orion in that broken state. A new guide. A new burden. And probably the beginning of a new tragedy.