The Author's POV

"You remember me?"

A chill ran down Aaron's spine as he heard those words. Those indifferent and cold eyes, menacingly staring at him from a few meters away…and that familiar face. A face he thought he would never see again.

"I…impossible…"

Aaron muttered, pointing in the direction of where the other person stood. His hands shook slightly. Still unable to process what was happening before him.

"You should've been dead!"

He said out loud as he took a step back.

"How is possible? I've watched you die…You can't be alive!"

A crazed look flashed in his eyes as he recalled the day of the incident, around three years ago when he used his ability to swap with him. He saw him get engulfed by the flames, it should've been impossible for him to have survived that kind of impact.

It was impossible

"Why would I be dead?"

Ren cocked his head to the side, unmoving from his spot.

"Y..you…y…"

Aaron opened and closed his mouth multiple times, seemingly struggling to find the right words to say. But regardless of how much he wanted to speak, no words came out of his mouth. The shock was too much for him.

For a brief moment of time, his eyes just focused on the figure before him. The figure that should've been dead.

"Huuuu…"

'I need to calm down.'

But the shock did not last for long as letting out a long breath, Aaron forced himself to calm down. He had been trained for incomprehensible situations such as these, and thus he knew best that he had to remain coolheaded.

Losing his mind at the moment would not benefit him in the slightest.

And so, lifting his head up and staring at Ren right in the eyes, he coldly muttered.

"I don't know how you are alive...but it doesn't matter."

Turning his head and staring at the building in the distance, calmness returned to his face.

"You think you'll be fine if you do anything to me? You forget who is inside of that building?"

Confidence rose in his voice, as he realized that

strange. For Ren to have been able to get some people to lead him here, he definitely must've asked a few favors, but that didn't really matter. He knew just how valuable his life was, and his death would only lead to

his tongue

should've stayed dead. Now that I know that you're alive, I'll

Bang—

a loud bang, Aaron's vision suddenly went dark as

lungs, and a forced sound escaped

"Uahk!"

inside the back of his mouth

to himself

happened too fast for him to understand

front of

"Get up."

Ren standing a few meters away

"Khhh.."

Aaron gritted his teeth.

just

caught off guard, he would've

defeated. Plus, he had not been slacking during the time the incident happened. He was miles stronger than most people his age. How could someone like Ren, whom he had already defeated in the past manage to

had to

himself. His

stood up. As he stood up, his eyes never left Ren who was standing opposite

before Aaron

SHIIIING— SHIIIING—

his dimensional space, Aaron took a stance

me how

unchanging. Seemingly treating this brief exchange

he looking down on

his mouth, Aaron looked at his finger where he saw a smear of blood. His fists clenched into

anything else, pressing his toes into the

can keep up with my

swung his dagger towards Ren's temple area. His movement

Swoosh—

the temple, Ren's eyes flickered slightly and he leaned his head

"Huh."

simple movement, there was nothing special about it, but Aaron's attack, which was going at speeds faster than a

"That's it?"

Two words.

said two meager words, yet when Aaron heard them, it felt as

'H...how?'