The Author's POV

"hmmm…"

Jezebeth scowled as he fixed his gaze on Ren, who appeared to have lost his soul.

'…Is this really how he used to be?'

Overlapping his image with the image of the man he knew, Jezebeth only felt disgust.

"To think that the death of someone so insignificant was all it took to reduce you into this state…"

In reality, it most likely wasn't just that. He was currently in this mental condition as a result of discovering the genuine facts about his existence and the death of one his comrades.

The man he knew was someone that closely resembled him. Someone that would do anything to achieve his goals.

It was exactly because he was like this that Jezebeth liked him.

Unfortunately, this version of him that was before him was a far cry from the figure he remembered.

In any case, this didn't concern Jezebeth.

'Should I just kill him?'

In that split moment, he had the sudden urge to end him right here and there. In the first place, the only reason he was keeping him alive was to save himself some trouble as well as time, but it wasn't really necessary.

He had already won. All he needed to do was just wait six years and the Akashic records would be his.

...Just six years.

'No, now is not a good idea.'

It took quite a bit of willpower to stop himself from killing him.

Calming himself down, Jezebeth suddenly noticed that Ren was now glaring in his direction. A powerful and chilling pressure started to expand from out of his body. One that even made Jezebeth's spine tingle.

"Oh?"

His head tilted a little as the edges of his lips curled a little.

"Someone looks a little displeased."

A little would be an exaggeration. Currently, it looked as though wanted to eat him alive. That look…it was not bad.

'Too bad now is not the right time.'

Jezebeth thought while he shook his head.

Focusing his attention toward the portal in the distance, he motioned in the air with his fingers and Ren's figure slowly floated in the air. The previous pressure that was coming out from his body disappeared just like that.

The current Ren was nothing but a bug in his eyes.

"Regrettably, I don't have time to entertain your rage."

Motioning with his finger, Ren's body slowly headed in his direction. Coming to a stop in front of him, Jezebeth scratched his neck a little before his eyes squinted.

"Don't forget the advice I gave you earlier. Everything will vanish if you kill "him." You will have the option of either dying or living, depending on which of you chooses."

He spoke with a hushed voice and an icy tone. One that sounded like a thousands snakes were hissing at the same time in Ren's ears.

Extending his hand, he pressed it against Ren's forehead. A gentle glow enveloped the room.

Feeling Ren's soul, he mumbled.

"Four years."

Removing the palm of his hand away from Ren, Jezebeth took a step back.

Then, staring straight into Ren's eyes, he began to mutter.

self. If by that time the current you has still not killed the Akashic holder, the other part

the vicinity as Jezebeth extended his hand and tapped Ren's

began to form on Ren's wrist. His face twisted in pain, but no sound escaped from his mouth as

bloodstream just in case, in four years, something does occur and 'he' refuses to take control of your body or you two come to an agreement. When four years have gone and you haven't passed away, the curse I set in you will automatically come to fruition, and you will pass away

someone that believed all

he was setting Ren free, he understood just how much of a potential problem he

he would always have a couple

nature

stop him from achieving

part. Don't forget about what

direction of the portal in the distance. Throughout the entire time,

smiled when he saw his

have much time left. Whether you

shot toward the

his terrifying

only after a couple of seconds

have just

started to

the glare, Jezebeth

starting to doubt himself a little. I mean, how could

with him. There was no way he would treat him the same as the

for me. Additionally, as the akashic holder is the only person capable of killing me, there is no

This feeling…

his fists

'I don't like this.'

for Jezebeth. For someone of his caliber to feel this

now even his backup

"I need something else.."

quietly murmured

then that he realized that he needed something else to completely feel in control of the

able to turn the tides of the events on the off-chance

"Hmm…"

while deeply contemplating the matter,

a startling notion crossed his mind as his eyes shone a bright red hue. After a while, wearing a thin smile

"What if…"

***

him

room full of scars and broken equipment, an

at the portal with worry in

while since he had

and Ryan believed that the entire warehouse would have been lost

else was also back. Everyone apart from Kevin, Emma, and Melissa who

and Ren were

waiting at the portal when you got

distinct voice resounded across the space. Angelica, who was speaking, turned to face Amanda who nodded in response to her query. She

seeing Smallsnake. I told him to keep the

"I see…"

Angelica nodded her head.

a couple of seconds, she

you were with Ren. Why

pursed her lips when she

her head a little, she

didn't want to hold him

more quickly, but she soon realized that she would only be getting in the

with him, she couldn't stand to stay in

too suffocating

"The portal is reacting!"

by Ryan's yell as ripples

to focus their attention

as he

made