The Author's POV

The sight made Jezebethʼs body tremble as excitement started to course down every fiber of his being, and he swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

ʼIʼm close… Iʼm almost there…ʼ

He could feel Renʼs breath weakening with his fist and smacking his head once again; Jezebeth felt Renʼs breath almost drop to a pitiful low.

Bang—!

Bang—!

Bang—!

Bang—!

Bang—!

ʼYes… I can feel it…ʼ

Renʼs lips were busted, and blood leaked from his head and lips. Extending his hand forward, Jezebeth brought his hand to Renʼs face, and chains burst from beneath the ground, binding Ren at his arms and legs.

Clank! Clank! Clank!

Sealing his every movement, Jezebeth clenched Renʼs face with his hand. Taking a small breath, he tried to feel for the laws within his body, and when he did feel them, his body trembled once more.

ʼCome to me.ʼ

A white glow burst from Renʼs body all of a sudden, and the surroundings started to quake.

Rumble—! Rumble—!

Power started to enter Jezebethʼs body, and his surroundings flashed between earth and what seemed to be an enormous library. The entire library was covered in an ethereal glow, and right toward the very distance, he could see a small patio made out of wood and surrounded by glass.

There… he saw a book lying down on top of a small altar, and Jezebethsʼ breath stopped.

ʼThe Records…ʼ

Never before had he been able to see them so clearly, and for a moment, he didnʼt know what to do as his mind blanked.

When he came to, he found that his surroundings were back to normal and that his hand was still grasping at Ren, whose entire body was extremely husky. Almost as if everything had been sucked out of him.

All the power that Ren previously had was gone, and silence predominated their surroundings.

Weakly, Ren opened his eyes to expose his two blue eyes, and their eyes locked. For the first time in a while, Jezebeth opened his mouth and spoke to him.

”…if it had been the other you, perhaps things mightʼve ended differentl—”

WIIIIIIIIIIING—! But just as Jezebeth was about to suck the very last bit of the laws that were contained within Renʼs body, he felt something powerful coming from behind him, and when he turned his head, he was shocked to see a white streak covered in golden runes head his way.

”What?!”

Shocked, Jezebeth tried to move, but two hands grasped at his forearms. When he looked down, his gaze met Rens.

”You… let go!”

Jezebeth tried to free himself from the grasp, but he was baffled to see that his grip was extremely tight, preventing him from moving.

”Let go! H… how is this possible? How do you still have power left?!”

Panic started to spread across Jezebethʼs face as he tried to free himself from his grip, but Ren just refused to let go, and soon his mouth parted open.

”Indeed… i..f it had been the other me, the result wouldʼve been completely different.”

His voice was weak and frail. As if it was about to break at any moment, but his eyes seemed clearer than ever.

”Let… let go!”

”…Unlike him, I donʼt work alone.”

WAAAAAAAAAANG—! The world turned white.