1 Prologue

You can shape the world in any way you want to. You can either make the world simple or complex for yourself. Your choices are what impact the world around you.

That's what I used to believe until I realized the truth: You can't shape this world. Your choices don't impact it at all. The world will always be a cruel and pitiful place.

I figured this out back in middle school. My parents and older sister have tried to convince me that I was wrong, but I knew that they were the ones that were wrong. I knew it was too late to save them, so the minute I got into high school I moved out and rented an apartment.

I began writing novels about my thoughts on this world and the people that inhabit it. I wrote stories about everything being evil. About how making a choice to help the world only leaves you with pain and misery. About groups of people, that think like me, called "The Unknown."

The publishers loved my stories. The people of this world loved them as well and my works became a popular hit in Japan as well as the U.S, France, and China. I never wrote Afterwords in my works or revealed my name. The only thing that the people knew about me was that I went by the name "Blind Eye."

I'm 16 now and I have only one goal: Finish high school. I had no plans for college. The only reason that I'm not dropping out is because I can use high school to train myself be better at remaining invisible. I didn't talk to anyone. Nobody knows my name. Nobody asks me questions. Nobody knows me. I never say a word to anyone.

I've done this for so long that I never knew that breaking my rules...would be the only way for me to stay alive...