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.

your other self to completely fuse with your current self. If by that time the current you has still not killed the Akashic holder, the other part of

extended his hand and tapped Ren's forehead

face twisted in pain, but no sound escaped from his mouth as Jezebeth kept it sealed

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

wasn't someone that believed

how much

then he would always have a couple of backup

his nature to be

stop him from achieving his

to part. Don't forget

on the cheek as Ren's body floated slowly towards the direction of the portal in the distance. Throughout the entire time, the only thing he could

merely smiled when he saw his

have much time left. Whether you live

palm forward, Ren's body shot toward the portal that

his terrifying

couple of

have just killed

again, Jezebeth started to have

back at the glare, Jezebeth had an

doubt himself a little. I mean, how could

on an equal level with him. There was

four years. If, however, he does not commit suicide, the curse I cast upon him should finish the job for me. Additionally, as the akashic holder

This feeling…

his fists

'I don't like this.'

pleasant for Jezebeth. For someone of his caliber to feel this type of emotion, it felt

his backup

"I need something else.."

murmured

needed something else to completely feel

tides of the events on the off-chance that something wrong happened, and his

"Hmm…"

deeply contemplating the matter, Jezebeth scanned the room

long before they paused in a certain direction. At that moment, a startling notion crossed his mind as his eyes shone

"What if…"

***

him

broken equipment, an

room, Ryan looked at the portal with worry

while since he had

a deplorable state. Nearly everything was damaged, and Ryan believed that the entire

he wasn't the only one who was back as everyone else was also back. Everyone apart from Kevin, Emma, and Melissa who seemed to have teleported

and Ren were

that Smallsnake was waiting at

space. Angelica, who was speaking, turned to face Amanda who nodded in response to her query. She seemed rather uncomfortable talking to her, but she still

seeing Smallsnake. I told him to keep the portal open for

"I see…"

Angelica nodded her head.

of seconds, she frowned

you were with Ren.

her lips when

her head a little, she

I didn't want to hold him

able to help him get to the top level more quickly, but she soon realized that she would only be

had with him, she couldn't

too suffocating to

"The portal is reacting!"

was abruptly startled out of her thoughts by Ryan's yell as ripples

turned to focus their attention

as he looked toward

like they've made