The Author's POV

—Kracka! —Kracka! —Kracka!

The repetitive sound of bones breaking resounded across the forests.

"Second shoulder, right arm, left arm, right ribs..."

Repeatedly breaking each and everyone one of Xavier's bones, I did not realize that Xavier had long passed out from the pain.

White foam streamed down from his mouth as his eyes had long, completely turned white.

—Kracka!

This time it was his left leg.

With rage clouding my mind, I completely lost myself in the torture. Of course, I wasn't aware of what was going on, but all I felt at the moment was the unprecedented urge to destroy Xavier.

"Ren, stop!"

"Huh?"

I could only wake up from my hysteria after I felt a slight nudge on my shoulder.

Turning around and seeing Hein and Ava looking at me with worried and fearful expressions on their faces, it was then that I finally realized what was going on.

Closing my eyes and exhaling deeply, I apologized.

"Haa...sorry. I lost myself there for a second."

Wiping the sweat that had accumulated on my forehead, I silently stood up.

'It happened again...'

Clenching my fists hard, I glared at the sky.

Four months had passed since I had escaped the Monolith, and even then, I was still suffering from the backlash of the experiments back in the Monolith.

Subjected to virtual simulations and serum dosages every day for months, a part of me broke, and at times, I would lose myself just like now.

To make matters worse, I had no way of controlling these types of moments.

Instead, they were now deeply engraved into my brain.

This was part of the reason why I didn't want to meet my parents for too long.

to see

"Haaa..."

my head, I looked towards

guys done on your side

taken

Hein replied.

of the

my head in

"I see. Good job."

—You guys finished?

voice suddenly rang inside of

my ear, I

here. You can come

—Okay.

Then, crossing my arms, I looked at Xavier, who was beneath my feet and on

all of his bones had shattered and he was almost

couldn't die

about to bend down towards

chest, she slowly removed all

long, any sign that she had fought

you've improved a

as she was removing the

eyes away from Xavier, I

situation

fourteen months had passed since I had

much slower, about a decade had passed

war in Immorra to end in about

decade, and it was only around three months ago that