The Author's POV

"Are my words bringing back memories to you?"

It was Jezebeth's words that coaxed Kevin out of his thoughts and back into the present. When he raised his head, he looked directly into Jezebeth's eyes.

"How much do you know?"

Kevin asked, his eyes losing focus every so slightly.

"Not much."

Jezebeth replied, walking around the patch of grass he was on.

"My recollections are rather disorganized. Only fragments of the past remain in my memory. Many times, I recall beating you. I recall the various methods I used to defeat you...but I do not recall the exact events that transpired."

Jezebeth's feet came to a sudden pause, and his head turned.

"...Of course, this is due to the fact that I have not yet amassed every fragment. Once I've collected each and every one of them, I'll naturally remember everything."

"I see..."

Kevin blankly stared at Jezebeth and slowly closed his eyes. No one knew what was on his mind at the moment.

Slowly, he opened his eyes and stared directly at Jezebeth.

"...So the reason why you called for me is just for this?"

"No, no, no."

Jezebeth waved his hands in the air.

Even though his actions were a little over the top, Kevin felt uneasy around him.

Jezebeth exuded an air of calm and self-assurance, which gave the impression that he had everything under control at all times...and Kevin's countless regressions had proven that this was the case the majority of the time.

Of course, things were different this time.

Jezebeth continued.

"Not really the reason I called you here. I've just been wondering. If the records are your enemy, why don't you just work with me? ... Why don't you just allow me to consume the earth and access the records? I can put an end to them for you. If that is your objective."

Kevin merely smiled at Jezebeth before lowering his head and murmuring.

"...You wouldn't understand."

"What wouldn't I understand?"

Jezebeth asked, the smile on his face fading.

I can tell, your objective is the records. The same applies to me. If we work together, we will easily be able to get to the records. Once we reach them, I will assist you in defeating them.

"Heh..."

soft chuckle, and Jezebeth's face became

Me? The being that was created by the

head and waved his hand in the air as the world

was beginning to shatter like glass, including Jezebeth,

records. You should know full well that I was born to

that a puppet

Kevin hated the records or wanted to fight them, it was

nature, and betrayal would

defeat what controls me, and

and raising it once more. A dazzling white glow materialized on his

I needed to know to

about to completely shatter the illusion he was in, he heard a couple of

was about to open his mouth to respond, his eyes stopped on a spot right

"Wha―"

Kevin as he extended his hand in front of him and then

sure 'he' will be even more shocked than you, but that doesn't matter. Our time together

Crash―!

sentence, the world around him shattered into a

care of your body. It'd be a pity if you died before I even made it

hear those words for a moment before he was whisked away and found himself back in his

"Cough...Cough...Cough..."

blood once more began

the excruciating pain that had been radiating through his chest continued to intensify, he had no choice but to get down

'Shit...'

from the consequences of his decision to use the Akashic laws,

if it weren't for the thin layer of mana that was still circulating through his body and into

"Blergh."

him vomiting, and the floor was soon splattered with even more blood. The world began to spin, and Kevin's vision gradually

of sanity he had and managed to keep his balance before collapsing to the ground with his back resting against the wooden frame of his

vision spun, and his eyes drifted

have much time

***

was not a pretty sight. The sky was pitch black, and the surface lands were demolished; large swaths of

lying on the ground, where they had been left, even though it had been weeks since the battle

and sulfurous odor persisted in the air, permeating a significant portion of

a single living creature was in

C..crack―!

and silence of the world were abruptly shattered in one of the secluded parts of Immorra by a disruption in the sky, which was followed by the sudden appearance of a gate in

gate

a further imbalance in the world as the demonic energy in the air

demons surveyed the surface of the world, a voice that was both raspy and

"...What happened over here?"