Kuto was always a stern person. He never smiled, rarely spoke, and always seemed to be on the verge of anger. His family had long since given up on trying to get him to lighten up and just accepted that this was who he was.
Kuto lived a relatively simple life. He worked as a janitor at a local school and spent his free time either watching television or sleeping. He didn’t have any friends and he didn’t really care for socializing. The only thing that mattered to him was his work.
One day, however, Kuto’s life took a turn for the worse. He was fired from his job after being caught stealing money from the school’s coffers. With no job and no prospects, Kuto began to despair. He started drinking heavily and became increasingly withdrawn from the world around him.
One night, while Kuto was lying in bed drunk, he heard something scratching at his windowpane. When he got up to investigate, he saw two glowing red eyes staring back at him from outside in the darkness…