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

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

his tongue

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

Bang—

dark as he felt a tremendous impact on his

was knocked out of his lungs, and a forced

"Uahk!"

taste lingered inside the back of his mouth as his

wondered to himself as his mind

fast for him to understand what had

hand in front of him that he finally understood

"Get up."

saw Ren standing a few meters away from him. His deep blue eyes locked onto him from the

"Khhh.."

Aaron gritted his teeth.

just caught

he wasn't caught off guard, he

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

His confidence slowly rose

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

wasn't long before Aaron was once again

SHIIIING— SHIIIING—

his dimensional space, Aaron took a stance and Ren once again

me how

seemed rather leisurely and his facial expression unchanging. Seemingly treating this brief exchange

he looking

where he saw a smear of blood. His fists

without saying anything else, pressing his toes into the ground he appeared right behind

if you can keep up

towards Ren's temple area. His movement

Swoosh—

about to hit Ren in the temple, Ren's eyes flickered slightly and

"Huh."

there was nothing special about it, but Aaron's attack, which was going at speeds faster than a bullet, shockingly missed completely.

"That's it?"

Two words.

felt as though two thunderbolts had

'H...how?'