𓊆-

ᴋᴀᴛsᴜᴋɪ ʙᴀᴋᴜɢᴏ ᴡᴀs ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀʟʏ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴɪᴛʏ. ᴀs ᴀ ɢᴜᴀʀᴅɪᴀɴ ᴀɴɢᴇʟ, ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ sᴘᴇɴᴛ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴜʀɪᴇs ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀ ᴅɪsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ—ǫᴜɪᴇᴛʟʏ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴠᴇɴɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɴᴇᴄᴇssᴀʀʏ, ɴᴜᴅɢɪɴɢ ғᴀᴛᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴘʀᴇᴠᴇɴᴛɪɴɢ ᴀᴄᴄɪᴅᴇɴᴛs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴜʟs ᴀssɪɢɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍ. ɢᴜᴀʀᴅɪᴀɴ ᴀɴɢᴇʟs ᴡᴇʀᴇɴ’ᴛ sᴜᴘᴘᴏsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴs. ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀssɪɢɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʏ/ɴ. ʏ/ɴ ᴡᴀs sᴜᴘᴘᴏsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀɴ ᴏʀᴅɪɴᴀʀʏ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴ ᴏʀᴅɪɴᴀʀʏ ʟɪғᴇ. ᴋᴀᴛsᴜᴋɪ’s ᴊᴏʙ ᴡᴀs sɪᴍᴘʟᴇ: ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴ ᴜɴsᴇᴇɴ, ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ғʀᴏᴍ sᴜᴘᴇʀɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ᴛʜʀᴇᴀᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴛᴀʟ ᴅᴀɴɢᴇʀ, sᴜʙᴛʟʏ ɪɴғʟᴜᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴘᴀᴛʜ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɴᴇᴄᴇssᴀʀʏ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ʟɪᴠᴇ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʟɪғᴇ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴍᴏᴠɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ʜɪs ɴᴇxᴛ ᴀssɪɢɴᴍᴇɴᴛ. ᴇxᴄᴇᴘᴛ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴏɴᴇ ᴇɴᴏʀᴍᴏᴜs ᴘʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍ. ʏ/ɴ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ sᴇᴇ ʜɪᴍ. ɴᴏᴛ ᴀs sᴏᴍᴇ sᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇ ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʀɴᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴠɪsɪᴏɴ. ʏ/ɴ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ sᴇᴇ ᴋᴀᴛsᴜᴋɪ ᴘᴇʀғᴇᴄᴛʟʏ. ᴀɴᴅ, sᴏᴍᴇʜᴏᴡ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜ ʜɪᴍ. ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ɪᴛ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ, ᴋᴀᴛsᴜᴋɪ ɢᴇɴᴜɪɴᴇʟʏ ғʀᴏᴢᴇ. ʏ/ɴ ʜᴀᴅ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅ ʜɪᴍ ɪɴsᴛɪɴᴄᴛɪᴠᴇʟʏ, ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ғɪɴɢᴇʀs ʙʀᴜsʜɪɴɢ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ʜɪs ʜᴀɴᴅ. ᴋᴀᴛsᴜᴋɪ sᴛᴀʀᴇᴅ. ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs ɪᴍᴘᴏssɪʙʟᴇ. ɢᴜᴀʀᴅɪᴀɴ ᴀɴɢᴇʟs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ɪɴᴠɪsɪʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ—ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴs ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ. ʜᴜᴍᴀɴs ᴡᴇʀᴇɴ’ᴛ sᴜᴘᴘᴏsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇs. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇɴ’ᴛ sᴜᴘᴘᴏsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴇʀᴄᴇɪᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴄᴇ. ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʜʏsɪᴄᴀʟ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴀ ɢᴜᴀʀᴅɪᴀɴ ᴀɴɢᴇʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴀssɪɢɴᴇᴅ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ᴡᴀs sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sɪᴍᴘʟʏ ᴡᴀsɴ’ᴛ sᴜᴘᴘᴏsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴇxɪsᴛ. ʏᴇᴛ ʏ/ɴ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴅᴏ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ. ᴀɴᴅ ᴋᴀᴛsᴜᴋɪ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀʙsᴏʟᴜᴛᴇʟʏ ɴᴏ ɪᴅᴇᴀ ᴡʜʏ.