Akira found an old Black Parade uniform in a dumpster. He then put it on, went down the street, and a man with white hair told him to take a seat and listen to his story. He began to tell Akira that when he was a young boy, His father took him into the city and they got to see a marching band. His father told him that he should be the savior of the broken, beaten, and damned. He asked him if he would defeat his demons and the plans they made. Because his father knew that one day he would leave them, so a phantom would lead him in the summer to join the black parade. He tried. Eventually he did. "That jacket is valuable. Don't sell it." He said. "One more thing." Akira said. "What's your name?" He looked at Akira, and said, "Gerard." Then he vanished. Akira than began to gather others. Akira became the new leader of the Black Parade