The night was cold. Aeron dragged his tired body across the street.

Blood stained his clothes, a gunshot wound visible on his abdomen.

Bodies lay on the ground around him, some uniformed and some dressed in civilian clothes, not that they were truly civilians.

Police lights flash, illuminating the horrifying scene.

"Backup, we... I need backup."

A panicked voice sounds out from behind one of the police vehicles. That was where Aeron was headed.

Aeron stumbled over, seeing an armed officer crouching behind the car holding a walkie talkie.

Aeron mouthed words, sound seemingly stuck in his throat.

The officer looked up to see a young man, barely 18 years of age, clutching a wound and stumbling towards him.

A fear lights up in the officer’s eyes as he recognises the boy. His trembling hands lift his gun.

At that moment, Aeron pounces. He jumps to the side of the officer, out of the line of fire, and brings his knee up against the officer's chin.

"Shut up." he finally spits out before fainting from blood loss.

...

A shattering sound is heard, the night sky seemingly breaks apart as thousands of crystals rain down from above.

The crystals pass through everything they touch, sinking into the ground, or a person.

Crystals pass right through all the bodies lying on the street, all except one.

"Lifeform with basic intelligence detected. Commencing soulbinding."

"Soulbinding complete. Transferring consciousness."