The Author's POV

A red sky enshrouded the world.

Rubble and debris appeared everywhere as corpses and limbs sprawled all over the ground.

Absolute silence enshrouded the world.

"Haa...haa..."

Breaking the silence was the sound of someone's rough breathing echoing throughout the space.

White hair, dull grey hair, and a presence that completely enshrouded the world. A man stood on top of a broken building.

With his right hand missing, and a long scar tracing down his well-built body, the man coldly looked towards the distance.

There laid a figure who had similarly colored white hair and red eyes.

With black blood seeping down from his mouth, and his body laying down on a broke building, the figure blankly stared toward the sky as a cruel smile sprung up on his face.

"...It's no use, you won't be able to kill me."

His playful words rang throughout the world as he proceeded to raise his hand.

The moment he raised his hand, the world seemed to have come to a standstill as demonic energy gathered towards the palm of his hand, forming a small ball the size of a basketball.

"Stay put."

But before the black orb could fully form, the white-haired figure with dull grey eyes, raised his hand and motioned it in a downward manner.

Crack. Crack.

As though gravity had been warped, cracks formed beneath the red-eyed figure as his body crushed against the ground hard as a crater formed beneath him.

Even though the force of the impact was huge, the red-eyed figure remained completely unfazed as he gazed in the direction of the grey-eyed man.

The smile on his face only deepened.

"...Stop with your useless struggle. I've already won."

"Shut up."

The grey-eyed figure replied as the area him pulverized into bits.

Whilst this was happening, standing not so far from the two figures was a male with jet-black hair and crimson red eyes. He was none other than Kevin.

Holding onto the left side of his arms, he dully looked at two figures before him. Then, turning his head he looked at the world around him.

Devastation.

Wherever his eyes looked, all he saw was pure devastation as the world he once knew had been turned into nothing but a desolate place. Recalling the memories of how the world was in the past, Kevin stumbled a couple of steps.

Having fought a terrifying battle for the past couple of days, he was on the verge of death, and right now the only reason he was even able to move was because of the effects of [Overdrive] which was slowly eating away at his life-span.

'H...how did things turn out like this.'

He thought as he slowly moved towards the two figures.

As he was walking forward, sensing his presence, the grey-eyed figure turned to look in his direction as he coldly muttered.

"Your turn."

With the palm of his hand motioned downwardly, he kept the other figure in check. However, it was painfully obvious to Kevin that his power wasn't enough to contain the other figure for long as his hand slowly started to shake more and more.

"What are you waiting for, end him."

The grey figure once again said. His voice sounded a little bit more rushed this time.

Turning his head to glance in the red-eyed figure's direction and then looking towards his surroundings, Kevin's lips trembled.

"I...is this the outcome that you wanted?"

"What are you talking about?"

replied back. His brows furrowed tightly, and his voice became

his teeth, Kevin

of humanity has been destroyed

throughout the world

to sacrifice the whole of humanity! What's the point of

listening to Kevin's words, the grey-eyed figure

"...Because I don't care."

"You don't care?"

sprang out of his body was

about the fact that because of your actions humanity

"What are you doing?"

words, the grey-eyed figure

palm of his hand, Kevin pressed onto the space next

should've done the moment I

Clank. Clank. Clank.

much to the shock of the grey-eyed figure, black chains suddenly sprang out from the ground beneath him clasping onto his legs and

while, the grey-eyed figure's face crumbled apart as he looked at Kevin who was staring

do you think you're

but regardless of how much force he applied, he couldn't move his body at all. The mana inside of his body

much of a predicament

did you

his face. Although he was also on the

going to be another

teeth, Kevin proceeded to ignore

"khh..."

his vitality slowly leaving his body. The hue around his body slowly started to fade as

end this now! End it!!!! You know full well that you're the only one that can stop him! What are you

he glared intensely in Kevin's direction. A look similar to desperation flashed across his

the

one more step forward, Kevin's feet came to a

Clank. Clank. Clank.

around the grey-eyed figure became more

reach Kevin, the grey-eyed figure

his head and glaring in Kevin's direction, the

will be

"I don't know."

Kevin shook his head.

will find out soon. At least for now, you won't

Spurt—!

right through his

at Kevin, the grey-eyed figure's eyes grew

"How d—"

the

***

"Haa...haa...."

his bed, Kevin's breathing was ragged as sweat trickled down the side

was only after he realized that he was back in his

"What just happened?"

loud as he clenched his

"Khhhh..."

a groan, he hunched his body over as he felt

'W...what's going on?!'

sensation was deeply etched

his mind became a

part of the synchronization reward that he had gotten from

caused his head to throb even more as he held

of Kevin's face as a

hands and clenching onto his

"...What should I do?"

***

days quickly flew by and

wearing a mask to hide my identity, my face

it still hurts

fact that a few days had passed since the incident, the discomfort that came from the damage my soul took was still affecting

it would feel as though a large needle pricked through my heart,

still on the fence on whether to heal my soul