The Author's POV

"Where am I?"

My mind was a mess. I couldn't really think properly. My body was numb, and the moment I opened my eyes, all I saw was darkness.

A pitch-black darkness.

A darkness that seemed to completely eat the world around me.

Placing my hand on the ground, or what seemed to be the ground, I propped my body up.

"...What is happening?"

I muttered out loud.

Glancing around me, and only seeing darkness, at first I was confused. However, recalling the events that had happened not too long ago, I was able to instantly realize that what was happening to me was definitely connected to the other Ren.

'This place, I have been here before.'

Once I made the connection with the other Ren, everything started to make more sense as I realized that I had been in this place before.

It wasn't that long ago as well.

Around the time when I had activated Monarch's indifference to test my theory and communicate with the other Ren.

Once my thoughts paused there, I instantly looked around the place in hopes of finding the other Ren, but regardless of how much I looked, I couldn't find him.

My brows knit.

"Where are you."

I muttered out loud. From what I recalled, the last time, when I called him, he instantly appeared before me. Perhaps it was the same now.

"..."

Unfortunately, I was only met with silence.

Just as I was about to call out for him again, I closed my mouth as I suddenly recalled something.

'Could it perhaps be the chains?'

Right before I appeared in this place, I remembered the other Ren being bonded by a series of chains. Was the reason why I couldn't find him because of this?

This was a plausible scenario.

Taking a look at my surroundings one more time, I took a step forward and walked towards the darkness. Even though I wasn't sure of where I was headed, it was better than staying in the same place.

After all, there was nothing but darkness around me.

Right now, my priority was going back.

***

"What in the world did he do?"

"That..."

Hearing Melissa's question, Kevin opened his mouth and tried to say something, but he proceeded to helplessly shake his head.

"I really don't know if I have to be honest. I was coming back from training and this is how I found him."

As he said those words, from the side of his eyes, Kevin eyed a black cat in the distance. At the moment, she was the only person that knew about what happened to Ren.

Unfortunately, for some reason, she refused to say anything or even show up.

Listening to Kevin's words, Melissa raised her brow.

"You don't know?"

"I don't."

into Melissa's eyes. This persisted

you

out of the room,

where are you

Melissa

else? I'm going

"What about him?"

down on the bed. Staring at him, Melissa scornfully looked at

to come here without telling me what type of situation this was? I only came here with the basic stuff. You expect me

say, '...But it's because you would've refused if I didn't do it this way.' However, he knew that this wasn't the time or

and preparations? Had you told me I would've been able to save so much time, and now because of you, I'm forced to go

you're right,

head and apologized. Honestly, all of Melissa's words went from one ear to the other, and the

care less about her complaints. But he knew that there was a time and place

she too realized how dire the situation was, saying a

Clank—!

"Haaa..."

room, Kevin powerlessly sat back down on the sofa as he let out a long and tired sigh. Turning to look

do to suddenly find yourself in

person that would try to not take any risks at all. For him to find himself in such a situation, Kevin just couldn't understand what had

he was about to take another long sigh, a charming voice suddenly entered his

will come with the elven queen and her mother, when that

"Huh!?"

he looked around the room. It wasn't long before his eyes

talk inside of my

asked. Nodding her head, Angelica sat down on top

in, if they do find out about me, which they probably

naturally understood the implications in Angelica's words. She was trying to tell them that if anything happened to her, Ren would die.

the queen was going to do something to her if she found out

of Kevin's

you have something to

"..."

Silence.

met with silence as

"So?"

yet again, he was

Ren told me to do so. Your job is to

why would they kill

yet again he

lack of answers caused frustrations to rise from deep within Kevin's body. All Angelica did was order him around without telling him exactly what was going on. Had it not been for his

attitude, and Angelica's attitude

I'm bound to find sooner or later. Since she told him that he needed

Angelica's direction, Kevin

just say Amanda's

[I did.]

Kevins' eyes to open

"How is that possible?!"

Kevin knew about her mother's circumstances. About how she had left her when she was young to never

mouth again, he

the world did she

[That's b—]

Clank—!

open and three figures walked in. Before Kevin had the chance to see

down on the bed, a look of worry flashed across Amanda's eyes as she stared at Ren's

look at him, Amanda bit

"W...what happened!?"

***

how long did I walk for? ...I really wasn't

at the same time, knew I didn't. The darkness around me made

suddenly occurred to me as