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?"

of his lips curled upward. Confidence rose in his voice, as he realized that Ren couldn't do anything to

definitely must've asked a few favors, but

his

Now that I know that you're alive, I'll do anything within my

Bang—

went dark as he felt a tremendous impact on his

air was knocked out of his lungs, and a forced sound escaped

"Uahk!"

iron-like taste lingered inside the back of his mouth as his

himself as his

for him to understand what had

a large hand in front of

"Get up."

his head up, he saw Ren standing a few meters

"Khhh.."

Aaron gritted his teeth.

just caught

he wasn't caught off guard,

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

had to be

himself. His

his hands behind him, Aaron slowly stood up. As he stood up, his eyes never left Ren

before Aaron was

SHIIIING— SHIIIING—

daggers from his dimensional space, Aaron took a stance

at me. Show me how much you've

and his facial expression unchanging. Seemingly

looking

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

toes into the ground he

keep

temple area. His movement was so fast that it left

Swoosh—

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

"Huh."

was going at speeds faster than a bullet, shockingly missed completely. Landing in the grass, Aaron looked behind him where Ren stood. His eyes opened wide in

"That's it?"

Two words.

words, yet when Aaron heard them, it felt

'H...how?'