PROLOGUE
HUMAN INTELLIGENCE DIRECTORATE
SURVEILLANCE REPORT NO. 441-∆: "THE WANDERER"
Classification: Kinetic Anomaly / Possible Omega-Level Threat
Designation: PULSE_01
Status: Uncontained
Objective: Detainment
Last Confirmed Location: China–Russia Border (6 Months Ago)
Prepared By: HID Ops MENA Division – Junior Agent Seo Seung-min
There is no conclusive proof he exists.
Because all we have are fragments.
Jittery footage. A blur. Shattered glass. A child vanishing from the path of a screeching bus—only to reappear safely in the arms of his sobbing mother, ten meters away.
In Damascus, they call him The Black Wind.
In Edmonton: The Vanisher.
But in Seoul, Jakarta, São Paulo—and across the globe—the name whispered most often is:
"The Wanderer."
Over three hundred verified eyewitness accounts across twenty-seven nations. Each report follows the same pattern:
Kinetic displacementZero technological residueFaint auditory pulse, low frequency (~32 Hz)No confirmed fatalities; minor injuries in some cases
He arrives. Intervenes. Disappears.
No name. No message. Untraceable.
Just a flash of light, a kinetic flicker—
And he's gone.
INTERVIEW – Survivor, Mumbai Train Derailment
Subject ID_24(name redacted)
"I never saw him until later. I felt the air fold, like a sandstorm had taken over, and then the train—just stopped.
One second, we were hurtling toward the bridge… and then—nothing.
He never said anything. I can't remember his face.
He looked at me while carrying a little girl with no shoes.
He looked scared.
I don't know who he is, but if he's out there—I want to thank him.
Let him know I'm praying for him."
Field Agent Report: Paris, France
Agent Vernedal – HID European Division
"At approximately 22:41 local time, subject entered a burning residential complex and rescued three children from the fifth floor.
He never spoke to the medics or firemen.
One grainy video shows a dark silhouette leaping roughly 200 meters across rooftops—
and then appearing to take off into the air."
Analyst Note: Motion signature and behavioral patterns consistent with subject PULSE_01.
Deleted Voice Message – Karasawa, Daichi
(Director of Global Operations)
(Recovered from encrypted archive)
"He's no hero. He's a walking anomaly. A ticking time bomb.
The more he runs, the more lives he endangers.
All it takes is one false move, one tic, one piece out of alignment—
and the world burns.
HID will save the world by taking him in.
And we will burn through every resource we have to do it."
(click)
**Initial Flagged Report – "Osaka Spike"**
Date: March 26, 2015 – 21:58 JST
Event Type: Unregistered Anomaly (Retrospectively Tagged)
Description: Kinetic displacement event recorded near major entertainment agency building in Osaka.
Duration: 1.4 seconds. Faint kinetic pulse, no fatalities. Subject evaded capture.
EM Pattern Match: PULSE_01 – 81.7%
Analyst Note:
"Earliest confirmed signature. Subject fled before contact. Civilian witness reports withheld due to potential resonance exposure. Anchor subject proximity confirmed. PULSE_01 pursuit unsuccessful."
**Most Recent Flagged Report – "Seoul Bus Rescue"**
Date: August 17, 2025 – 19:12 KST
Event Type: Micro-Resonance Event
Description: Civilian rescue involving Bus #241.
Duration: 2.1-second kinetic pulse signature detected
EM Pattern Match: PULSE_01 – 93.2%
Analyst Comment:
"He's back."
End of Report.
Begin File: CHAPTER ONE
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Time Elapsed Since Last Contact with Anchor:3,676 Days