"I can't believe it..." A faint voice could be heard in the midst of the rubble. "Please, please tell me this is a nightmare..." The man who had just awoke was Shiju Shūdō, a former instructor of the institution that had just been burned to the ground: the Yuengiri Academy. Nothing more than flickering flames, ashes and rubble could be seen in the wake of this destruction. It was as if life itself had vanquished following the events. "Haaah..." Shiju panted, before his senses suddenly piked. He could feel the presence of others around him! "I can feel them...But where?"