The Author's POV

Fear.

An unpleasant and inescapable emotion caused by the threat of danger, pain, or harm.

It begins with your hair standing up. Next, your palms begin to sweat, and your body experiences a wave of nausea, making it difficult for you to comprehend what lies before you.

The world feels foggy. Everything that seemed so clear the previous moment becomes blurry, and in an instant, your entire body begins to tremble, and your heart beats so loudly inside of your head that it feels suffocating.

Fear starts off as an instinctive and primitive response designed to help us avoid dangerous situations.

…But what would happen when you're in a situation where you can't avoid this so called danger?

Helplessness.

That was what they would feel.

A wave of helplessness would wash over the individual as they find themselves in a situation where they could do nothing.

"Don't tell me you're planning on leaving right as I arrived?"

Jezebeth's words echoed inside of my ears, while the hair at the back of my neck stood up.

Fear was slowly starting to permeate my body.

"Haaa…haa…"

Unknowingly, my breathing became heavier.

As I slowly lifted my head up, my eyes met Jezebeth's, and my heart stopped for a moment.

'S..shit.'

I was overcome with a wave of helplessness as his presence completely enveloped my body, stopping me from moving at all.

"Hm?"

In the midst of my struggle, Jezebeth frowned.

Coming a little closer to me, he tilted his head a little.

"You…"

He pointed his slender finger in my direction, as his glaring red eyes scrutinized my body up and down.

My body felt completely naked as his eyes scanned it. It was as if he knew every secret inside my body.

Gradually, as he continued to stare at me, his eyes dropped and his head shook.

"…You're not him, again."

There were hints of disappointment in his voice as he turned his head to look away from me.

Right as he turned, I was able to hear his soft whisper.

"He would never make such an expression…"

Taking a step away from me, he looked around the room and continued to whisper to himself.

"This is strange…I'm sure I detected his presence before coming here. I don't think I'm wrong."

For the next couple of seconds, he didn't say anything and just quietly walked around the room with a pensive look on his face.

Coming to a sudden stop, he turned around to look at me.

Once again scanning my body, his brows jumped and a thin smile formed on his face.

"I see…"

Tap.

Taking a step closer to me, it didn't take long for him to arrive before me.

Extending his hand, my vision darkened as his plan covered my face.

I tried with all my might, staring at the hand that was snatching at my face, but it was all in vain; he stopped me without any effort on his part.

"Don't move. I'm trying to check something."

His voice loudly echoed inside of my ears.

As soon as his words vanished, I experienced an electric shock throughout my body. My body began to tense up in response to what he did, and my eyes rolled to the back of my head.

I wanted to scream, but it was all futile effort on my end as my mouth was sealed shut. No matter how much I struggled, I couldn't say anything.

"Mhh! Mhhhhh!"

The only thing that came out of my mouth were low muffled shouts.

"Ah, it makes sense now."

Taking his hand away from my head, Jezebeth once again turned away from me.

He had a satisfied look on his face.

"It's just like I predicted. You were the ones that resulted in Magnus's death, and it doesn't look like an accident either. As expected of you…"

Turning his body around, our eyes met. This time, his smile faded a little.

must be

said these words, but I didn't

began to calm

"Oh?"

raised at the

not that different from him. You can say that you bear striking resemblances to this demeanor at times.

his head and slowly lifted his head.

purpose. How about you disappear and let the real you take over? I have no interest in playing around with a

gentle manner, every word he

a sense of helplessness as a result. Even though it pained me to be reminded that I was a

with a slow head

"I'm good."

"You're good?"

at me with

"Ha."

face with his hand, he let out

his

think you have

room as he snapped his

"Khurk!"

instantly dropped on both

I slowly raised my

Tap. Tap. Tap.

slow and rhythmical footsteps echoed throughout the room before they

right at that moment that the pressure

"Khuak!"

pressure disappeared, my body reflexively gagged and a wave of

on the ground, I began to heavily gasp for

"…My bad."

heard Jezebeth's voice echo

how pathetically weak you are at the moment. For a moment, I

on the ground, Jezebeth placed both of his hands on the ends of his

are lots of things I want to say, and even though you

his finger, my

"How should we start?"

a bit, Jezebeth tapped his head

I'm having a hard time remembering certain things. Don't mind me if

his head, Jezebeth looked

he takes over. I'll say a couple of years.

hand while extending the other toward me until his

moment, I caught a whiff of death lingering

you before he takes over? There have

thoughts like many whispers, resembling the hissing sound that snakes

right now, a lot of my problems would go

became, sending me into this weird phase that made it hard for me to keep my focus. Everything around

I've got

his hand away from me that the hissing sound stopped and he appeared in my vision once more. He kept the same

did he

at Jezebeth before me. Although his looks were similar to that of a human, and the way he acted was also similar to how a human acted, I couldn't

a complete enigma

was what made him especially

confused look on your face, you must be wondering why I did

read my thoughts, I was jolted out

thin smile on his face, he slowly

The sound of

records are weakening. No, the Akashic records are already

I swallowed a

started to tremble as a

have the power of the Akashic laws, but with every regression,

time isn't cheap regardless of what type of entity you are. Be it me, you...or the records, meddling with time doesn't come cheaply. Whatever the case, unlike me and you, the records don't use that much energy to reset the universe. Every reset is just a fraction of their power and thus the

his footsteps, Jezebeth turned his head to look

times that the records slowly start to lose their powers like a fighter running out of stamina, and what if they get so desperate that they start to use even more of their powers to help the one

feel my heart beating loudly as

His words…

experience a sudden feeling of dread as I began to comprehend

regressions within my mind with each new regression that happened. The records could no longer expend any energy in trying to make

hand, a white glow enveloped

"This power…it's so addicting."

spoke in a low whisper, his words reverberated so powerfully inside the room that it

attention toward me, the glow

it. This is the last loop. Once 'he' dies, the loop

body grew more intense with each word he said, and my face began to

back to why I

loudly inside of my head, and my view of the surroundings started

then, I tried my best to keep myself

to hear what he wanted to say. I wanted to know why he wasn't killing me. I

because I don't need to kill

my eyes blinked several times, unable to comprehend

face as his two glaring red eyes stared at me. No, he was staring at

end, right? Then carry it out. Kill yourself right now.

Jezebeth halted himself mid-sentence.

placing his hand over his

yourself just yet.

take long for his brows to relax. The smile also returned to

my direction, his smile became

be

I knew he was looking

want to live don't

suddenly asked while he looked straight into my

to die, while another