"It's a shame," I remember overhearing when looking for the cafeteria in the base. I heard them say my full name, and stayed to hear what they were saying.

"He's been hallucinating way to often, I'm not sure if he's ever going to get to a higher level, Seth."

Yeah, that's me. Seth Kuso, a descendant of Daniel Kuso (a long, long, long line). Even though I'm not good at brawling, I'm good with strategy. I always mess something up in every single brawl. But, there's one other thing. I'm always seeing things that aren't there, like something's there. But, I've felt them before, what I've seen. But not one person ever believed me. One living creature did, how ever. But, we'll get to that later.

"Remember Barodious and Kazarina? The BakuNapper? Everything he seen!" leader of the organization Brawlers Who Always Fight For The Greater Good, or as they call it, the B.W.A.F.F.T.G.G. Yes, I know, the worst acronym ever. "All he's been doing is slowing every team he's teamed up with down and make us waste time going after an imaginary criminal, when they're needed elsewhere! I'm sorry, but we have to kick him off!" he finished. I (quietly) stormed off.

How could they just kick me off because I've been seeing things?! I thought to myself when I was in my dorm the rest of the night. "Ugh, I hate how they've always done this, since that new guy took over!" I shouted at my dorm mate, Riley.

Riley, with his glasses on the nightstand next to his bed, turned towards me and just said calmly, "Don't worry, it goes against the contract you and to old owner of the group signed. Just because Carl* is the new owner, doesn't mean he could ignore the contract." He did always know how to take every rule into account with every little detail. "If he even attempts to kick you out, you could sue him for so much, considering how expensive your contract was worth, Seth."

I thought about that first line he said, though, and completely ignored the rest (though I did hear it). "Thanks, Riley. I'll sleep on it and prepare my statement towards him in the morning," I finished. " 'Night, Riley. 'Night, EM." I said to the two in my room. Don't worry, I'll tell you guys who EM is in the next few days, story wise.

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I awoke in a strange room, nobody else around. It wasn't my dorm where I lived. It was some kind of.... isolation room. No doors in sight. No windows to break and get out. I was tied to the floor, anyway, so I couldn't break one, even if I wanted to.

Something started happening to the floor. As I struggled to get the chains holding me back to loosen, something started to arise. A dark, tall figure arose from the floor. It walked up to me. "Miss me, Seth?" the figure asked.

"No, not again, not again!" I said out loud. This was the first thing I saw, and the thing I saw most often. It was a familiar voice, I know it. The figure, too, but I could not pin a name to the mysterious stranger. "You're not real, you're not real."

"Oh, I'm real, Seth. As real as everyone you know." it continued as the room started to be filled with a purple mist.

"No, you're not real. YOU'RE NOT REAL!!!" I shouted, starting to feel pain. The mist came over my body.

"Join us, Seth."

"GET OUT OF MY HEAD!" I shouted for the last time.