The Author's POV

The world was eerily quiet. The sky was a brilliant shade of blue, and there was a sense of calm permeating every part of the world.

The grass that covered the surface of the land leaned over as a light breeze moved past it, ruffling the hair of a particular figure that quietly sat over the grass.

While he was sitting on the grass, his figure seemed to melt into the background, giving the impression that he was a part of the natural world.

He had always enjoyed this type of atmosphere. It reminded him of his home world when everything was still peaceful and he was just a child.

Only in such worlds would he feel a sense of peace.

It was unfortunate that he didn't get to enjoy such sense for very long when all of a sudden...

"Hm?"

His figure shook, and his eyes gradually opened to reveal two crimson pupils. At the mere opening of his eyelids, the world around him gradually lost its color and appeared to come to a halt.

Turning his head, his gaze peered through the world, coming to a stop in a certain direction.

"The curse…"

His little mumble caused the surroundings to shake, and he gradually stood up. Lowering his head to stare at his hands, his white brows came together tightly as his usually calm expression stilled completely.

"…It's gone."

Rumble―! Rumble―!

It had been a while since Jezebeth felt his composure falter. However, as he felt the link between him and Ren disappear, he knew that the curse he had placed on his body a while back had been removed.

"How is this possible?"

He wasn't one to let emotions get the best of him, but at the moment, Jezebeth found himself experiencing such emotions as his chest slowly heaved up.

"This shouldn't be possible. I've made sure that the cu―"

He stopped himself mid-sentence.

As he opened his eyes, his vision sharpened as he peered through the space he was in, focusing on a planet in the far distance. It was an azure colored planet he was all too familiar with.

His eyes gradually opened up in shock.

"He's gone?"

Jezebeth remained immobile, dumbfounded by the sudden occurrence, as his hair was blown forward by a second breeze.

"Why… Why can't I sense Kevin?"

Jezebeth closed his eyes and tried to sense Kevin's presence. As someone who also wielded the power of the laws, Jezebeth could sense him anytime he wanted. It was also why Kevin never really went away from Earth.

If he did, Jezebeth would know.

Unfortunately, he also had the means to return to Earth before he could ever reach him. Otherwise, he would have finished him off by now.

"Gone."

Jezebeth reopened his eyes and was taken aback by the abrupt situation. No matter how hard he looked, Kevin was nowhere to be found.

"How… is this possible?"

Was he somehow able to find a way to hide away from him? That… it was the only thing that could explain the current situation.

"No…"

felt that he had gotten an idea of what had happened that his body

I suddenly

couldn't feel Kevin, but he

How was this possible?

occurred in his mind, and his face finally showed signs

"Ha... hah…"

he soon found himself chuckling. Covering his mouth with

he actually… I was right,

the realization of the matter hit

however… He

transferred his powers

he'd go that

but it spread through every

believe he'd

neither

already lonely life had just

I wanted to at least

they were never friends and always at each other's throats, Jezebeth never despised

motives and never really took his actions to heart. At the end

all there was

really is a

stared blankly at the sky before him. For some inexplicable reason, he found it to be less colorful than he'd previously thought. Perhaps, this was a perfect

Clink―! Clink―! Clink―!

his hand forward, a number of metallic fragments appeared in his grasp, and Jezebeth stared at them with

the only things left of his parents. It had saved his life a while back. Back when the Protectors

only reason his race had ever gotten a chance to rise was because

the only thing he knew about it was that it had once fallen from the sky, landing directly over where his

what he had

back then. He wasn't entirely sure of the origins of the

I get

The Records…

his hands

"Soon."

his hand, and the shards disappeared into

he kept his gaze fixed on the planet in the far distance. In

"What is it?"

but Jezebeth didn't mind. In fact,

toward

we known

"…About two earth years?"

figure replied, his tone sounding somewhat confused by the

"What's with the question?"

"Just curious."

replied with

'Two years… huh…'

thought. He felt a little lonely at Kevin's death, but… he wasn't completely alone. There had been someone keeping him company

fact, he rather

that they had only known

didn't call me just to ask me how long we've known each

voice contained a hint of exasperation in it, and Jezebeth found himself

finally understood 'his' gaze to some extent

that…" Jezebeth shook his head and continued to stare at the sky. A smile soon formed on his lips. "…It looks like you'll get your wish granted sooner

"Huh?"

forward, and the planet began to