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.

that time the current you has still not killed the Akashic holder, the other part of you will take over and end

extended his hand

Ren's wrist. His face

years, something does occur and 'he' refuses to take control of your body or you two come to an agreement. When four years have

that believed

just how much of

didn't work out, then he would always have a couple of

was in his nature to be

stop him from

for us to part. Don't forget

towards the direction of the portal in the distance.

when he saw his

don't have much time left. Whether you live or die, all will depend on

toward

that Jezebeth saw was his terrifying glare that was filled with bloodlust. After

only after a couple of seconds passed that the silence

I have just

again, Jezebeth started to have

back at the glare,

how could he not? He knew

was someone who could stand on an equal level with him. There was no way he would treat him the same as the

as the akashic holder

This feeling…

clenched his

'I don't like this.'

of his caliber to feel this type of emotion, it felt nothing short of

now even his backup plan

"I need something else.."

quietly murmured

he realized that he needed something else to

tides of the events

"Hmm…"

the room, while deeply contemplating the matter, Jezebeth scanned the

that moment, a startling notion crossed his mind as his eyes

"What if…"

***

taking him

a vast room full of scars and broken equipment, an immature, borderline childish voice

Ryan looked at the portal with worry in his

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

his mercenary headquarters in a deplorable state. Nearly everything was damaged, and Ryan believed that the entire warehouse would have been lost in the annals of history if it weren't for the

everyone else was also back. Everyone apart from Kevin, Emma,

Smallsnake, and Ren

waiting at the portal when

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

Smallsnake. I told him to keep the portal open

"I see…"

Angelica nodded her head.

after a couple of seconds, she frowned

Ren.

when

a little, she

because I didn't want 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 getting

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

too suffocating

"The portal is reacting!"

Ryan's yell as ripples started

in the room instantly turned to focus their attention on the

face was especially excited as he looked

they've made it