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?"

rose in his voice, as he realized

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

clicked his

you should've stayed dead. Now that I know that you're alive, I'll do anything within my power

Bang—

dark as he felt a tremendous impact on

knocked out of his lungs, and a forced sound escaped

"Uahk!"

taste lingered inside the back of his

wondered to himself as his

too fast for him to

hand in front

"Get up."

a few meters away from him. His deep blue eyes locked onto him from

"Khhh.."

Aaron gritted his teeth.

just

caught

happened. He was miles stronger than most people his age. How could someone like Ren, whom he had

had to be

reassured himself. His

stood up, his eyes never left

Aaron was once again

SHIIIING— SHIIIING—

his dimensional space, Aaron took

Show me how much you've

facial expression unchanging.

he looking down

where he saw

saying anything else, pressing his toes

can keep up with

his torso, he swung his dagger towards Ren's temple area. His movement was so fast that it left

Swoosh—

the

"Huh."

at speeds faster than a bullet, shockingly missed completely. Landing in the

"That's it?"

Two words.

only said two meager words, yet when Aaron heard them, it felt as though two thunderbolts had struck his mind, sending him

'H...how?'