The Author's POV

Bang—!

A figure crashed against a series of buildings, sending them crumbling to the ground.

With another muffled blast, the figure crashed against the ground, and a crater formed around the area around him.

Following the dispersal of the debris and subsequent clearing of the area, Kevin's haggard figure appeared to be seen standing in the midst of the debris.

His clothing was ripped, and he appeared to have a gaping wound in his chest.

His red eyes gleamed under the red, apocalyptic sun that hung in the sky, matching its intensity.

"How pitifully weak..."

A figure with white hair descended from the sky above him in a slow and collected manner. His presence loomed over the world, and his towering figure oppressed anything within its sights.

He looked no different than a god that had descended upon the mortal world, as his every movement caused the world to shake.

"I'm rather disappointed."

Jezebeth spoke while maintaining eye contact with Kevin, who was standing below him.

His icy stare was filled with what could only be described as disappointment, and he raised his hand.

Palm facing Kevin, he mumbled.

"…If you're really all the records have planned in order to stop me, then I really am disappointed."

Booom—!

The world tore apart, and Kevin's vision grew black.

***

"Come, eat your soup, Kevin."

Kevin's ears rang with the sound of a familiar voice as he looked down and took a quick glance at the meal that was in front of him.

It was a straightforward yellow clear soup mixed with a few different vegetables ranging from carrots, broccoli, and the like.

'It's bland, and the nutritional value is low…'

Kevin thought as he brought the soup to his mouth.

The taste of the soup was extremely bland, and it never seemed to fill him, even though he was once again five years old.

The only reason he never grumbled was because he understood that this was the best his caretakers had to offer.

A simple vegetable soup.

Kevin, in all candor, did not comprehend why the records would assign him to such inept caretakers; however, he was not programmed to question the system's decision-making.

The only thing he needed to do was follow orders.

But…

"Why do you take care of me?"

There was still a lingering sense of curiosity in his heart, and he just couldn't help but bring himself to ask his caretaker the one question that had been in his mind ever since his first life.

Why would such a creature risk so much in taking care of him when they couldn't even take care of themselves?

Wouldn't it be more appropriate for them if they just abandoned him and lived for themselves?

case, then they wouldn't be experiencing nearly as

their quality of life for

anything of it if they got rid of him. He knew that he was nothing

in all, it was the most

do I take care

at him with a friendly grin on her face as she

was, she kneeled down

your mother; why wouldn't I take

not a

his

mother's expression changed to one of surprise as she listened to his words, and then she smiled broadly and pulled

Why would you ever be a burden. My life has never been more fulfilled now that you're with me. I'm

the soft and warm embrace of his mother, Kevin didn't say

more confused

what broke him out of his reverie

rare

burst of excitement once again made Kevin

a

Humans…

far more confusing

***

Ding—!

System configured

100%

from the first life repeated themselves. The demons came, and

lifeless body of his

"Why?"

Kevin's mind replayed the events that had taken place in the subsequent minutes and seconds, he became even

"Kevin, move!"

still clearly remember his mother pushing him to the side in an effort to protect him from a demon, but she ended up being the one who was

father dragging him away and hiding him in the same

said that you didn't have to take care of me. Why did you do

poking at the dead carcass of

away from where he stood, was completely mangled, and

and father for an undetermined amount of

felt emptier than

this, but for some strange reason, he felt even

'Why is that?'

in an orphanage before he even had a

how it had been before, and Kevin's progress in strength continued at a steady pace as the

*

Twenty five years later.

Kevin found himself standing in front of

as it had been in the

previous life, Kevin was much more

a little bit; it was by quite a large

had been in his previous life by combining the knowledge he gained from his previous

skilled instructors, which contributed to his

swat his former self in just

look eerily

world, his eyes glossing over his body. With a raised eyebrow,

"…You couldn't possibl—"

already raised, and a white hue began to emerge from it. It covered the entire world around him, and Jezebeths' face

launched his attack not long after that, and a powerful wave of energy headed

"Akashic laws…"

appeared to have realized something, as evidenced by the

that I need in order