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…"

gotten an idea of what had happened

Why can I

Kevin, but he could

How was this possible?

suddenly occurred in his mind, and his face finally showed signs of

"Ha... hah…"

shock that he soon found himself chuckling. Covering his mouth with his hand, he bent over

he actually…

more he thought about it, the more the realization of the matter hit him. He already had a hunch beforehand, but it

He was

had transferred his

he'd go that

neither loud nor quiet, but it spread through

can't believe

neither angry nor pleased with the current circumstance. In

lonely life had

to at least say goodbye to

at each other's

really took his actions to heart. At the end of the day, they were just two people who had

there

is a

he found it to be less colorful than he'd previously thought. Perhaps, this was a perfect reflection of his

Clink―! Clink―! Clink―!

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

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

not been for these shards… he probably would've never been alive. One could say that the only reason his race had ever gotten a chance to rise was because of these shards

he had no idea where this cube came from, and the only thing he knew about it was that it had

that was what he had been

entirely sure of the origins

I get my hands on

The Records…

within the records. So long as he got his hands on them… He'll get all

"Soon."

hand, and the shards

far distance. In

"What is it?"

didn't sound very respectful. Rather, it was anything but respectful, but Jezebeth didn't mind. In fact, he rather liked the way he spoke

toward the

we known

"…About two earth years?"

his tone sounding somewhat confused by the

"What's with the question?"

"Just curious."

replied with

'Two years… huh…'

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

fact, he rather enjoyed

known each other for a meager

need from me? You didn't call me just to ask me

exasperation in it, and Jezebeth found

finally understood 'his' gaze

at the sky. A smile soon formed on his lips. "…It looks like you'll get your wish granted sooner than I originally

"Huh?"

extended his hand forward, and the