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.

long it will take for 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

on Ren's wrist. His face twisted in pain, but no sound escaped

years, something does occur and 'he' refuses to take control of your body or you two come to

that believed all his plans

Ren free, he understood just how much of

didn't work out, then he would always

nature to

could stop him from

Don't

on his face, Jezebeth patted Ren 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

merely smiled when he saw

Whether you live or die, all

toward the portal that was

terrifying

a couple of seconds passed that the

I have

started

glare,

mean, how could he

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

as the akashic holder is the only person capable of killing me, there is no need to worry about him

This feeling…

his

'I don't like this.'

Jezebeth. For someone of his caliber to feel

unnoticed was unsettling, and right now even his backup plan didn't seem as

"I need something else.."

murmured

he needed something

to turn the tides of the events on the off-chance that something

"Hmm…"

middle of the room, while deeply contemplating the matter, Jezebeth

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

"What if…"

***

taking him

and broken equipment, an immature, borderline childish voice resounded

at the portal with worry in

quite a while since he had left the planet and he had returned to

and Ryan believed that the entire warehouse would have been lost in the annals of

one who was back as everyone else was also back. Everyone apart from Kevin, Emma, and Melissa who seemed

Ren were also still

waiting

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 remained quite

Smallsnake. I told him to keep the

"I see…"

Angelica nodded her head.

couple of seconds, she frowned

with Ren. Why didn't

pursed her lips when she heard

her head a

because I didn't want to hold

to her long-range shooting, Amanda was able to help him get to the top level more quickly, but she soon realized that she would only be

back at the conversation she had with him, she couldn't stand

felt too suffocating to

"The portal is reacting!"

by Ryan's yell as ripples started

room instantly turned to focus their attention on

was especially excited as he

like they've made it