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?"

back. His brows furrowed tightly, and his voice became

teeth, Kevin pointed towards the

of humanity has been destroyed because of your actions, and

the world as

him! You decided to sacrifice the whole of humanity! What's the point of killing him when there's no

Kevin's words, the grey-eyed

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

"You don't care?"

body. The hue that sprang out of his body was very faint and

that because of your

"What are you doing?"

words, the grey-eyed

his hand, Kevin pressed onto the space next to him and

I should've done the moment I remembered

Clank. Clank.

grey-eyed figure, black chains suddenly sprang out from the

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

you

he applied, he couldn't move his body at all. The mana inside

just how much of a

did you do

his face. Although he was also on the verge of death, there was a triumphant look on

looks like it's going to

teeth, Kevin proceeded to ignore

"khh..."

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

well that you're the only one that can stop him! What are you

the grey-eyed figure's words reverberated loudly as he glared intensely in Kevin's direction. A look similar to desperation flashed across his face as he

always the

Kevin's feet came to a pause a couple of meters away from

Clank. Clank. Clank.

the grey-eyed figure

words couldn't reach Kevin, the grey-eyed figure stopped shouting. His face

in Kevin's

will be enough

"I don't know."

Kevin shook his head.

At least for now, you

Spurt—!

through his own chest.

the grey-eyed

"How d—"

life slipped away, the world turned

***

"Haa...haa...."

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

realized that he was back in his own room that

"What just happened?"

muttered out loud as he clenched his chest

"Khhhh..."

body over as he felt his chest

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

as it came, but the sensation was deeply etched inside of Kevin's brain

his

that this was part of the synchronization reward that he had gotten from the previous quest, but he

his mind only caused his head to throb even more

trickle down the side of Kevin's face

and clenching onto

"...What should I do?"

***

days quickly flew by and the tournament

mask to hide my identity, my face

it still

a few days had passed since the incident, the discomfort that came

to time it would feel as though a large needle pricked through my heart, sending shivers all

whether to heal my soul or not, I had to endure the