The Awakening of Lucy refers to the brutal killings of Tomoo and his fellow bullies in the orphanage, marking the start of young Kaede/Lucy's journey into madness and murder as a regular thing under the influence of her DNA Voice. The story begins with a young girl. Abandoned as a mere baby by her insensitive father, she was found by an Orphanage, and named Kaede (It remains unknown whether Kaede was the name her mother meant to give her, or merely one given at the orphanage). Unfortunately, it was not meant to last.