Silence filled the room…
But this time—
It was not ordinary silence.
It was…
As if the world itself was waiting.
The entity looked at Kim.
Then said calmly:
"…Your choice."
"…Was not expected."
It paused for a moment.
"…But it is… perfect."
Slowly, it raised its hand.
Suddenly—
Space trembled.
Not a normal tremor…
But as if reality itself…
Was being rewritten.
System windows appeared.
But—
They were not the same as before.
They were darker.
Deeper.
Path accepted: The Free Entity
Name: Bearer of Pain
Reinitializing vessel
Recalling previous data…
---
Kim's eyes widened.
"…What are you doing?"
The entity replied:
"…A gift from me. I am returning… what was taken from you."
Suddenly—
A massive pain struck Kim's body.
He fell to his knees.
"AAARGH—!"
But this pain…
Was not destruction.
It was…
Reconstruction.
Inside his body—
Ancient energies began to return.
Memories of battles.
Skills.
Powers…
That he had lost when he returned to the past.
---
Restoring previous peak state
Reconnecting deleted skills
Merging Crimson Eyes with the new core
---
Kim screamed.
Visions rushed through his mind:
Battles where he destroyed worlds.
Moments of madness.
Moments of revenge.
Every version of himself… that he had lived.
---
Then—
Everything calmed.
---
Kim slowly stood up.
His breathing was heavy.
But…
His body was stable.
He looked at his hand.
Slowly clenched it.
He felt it.
"…It returned."
The entity said:
"Not only what you had."
It paused.
"…But what you lost as well."
A window appeared before Kim:
Skill: Crimson Eyes — Complete
1. Blood Archive: Reincarnation
2. Absolute Red World
3. Lineage Legacy
A new layer has been unlocked…
Kim's eyes widened.
"…A new layer?"
The entity answered:
"…Because you are no longer what you were."
New Skill: Heart of Massacre
The owner can use his eyes to create a certain number of soldiers who died in battle using their blood, placing them completely under his control.
Silence.
Kim smiled.
But…
His smile was not entirely human.
"…Interesting."
Another message appeared:
All previous skills restored
Ability restrictions released by 37%
Kim felt something…
Different.
Not just power.
But—
Control.
He looked at the entity.
"…Is that all?"
The entity replied:
"…This… is only the beginning."
But suddenly—
The sound of a door opening interrupted them.
The door of the room.
His mother had entered.
The entity vanished instantly, merging with Kim's shadow.
She looked at him…
And noticed he had completely changed.
She felt a powerful presence.
Fear gripped her heart for her child.
But she looked deeper and said:
"Kim… what happened here?"
The room was in chaos.
Kim looked at her.
He raised his hand.
A black flame emerged from it.
It merged with his body.
A mask manifested over his face, leaving only a part of it exposed.
He said, while she stared in shock at what was happening:
"If you want to continue lying… I don't care."
"But don't say it as if you are worried about me."
He spoke while turning his back to her.
"Mother… I returned only to see your face."
"But not because I missed it."
"…I only wanted to look at it."
Kim's mother suddenly summoned a sword from the void.
A blade filled with pure radiant light.
Kim looked at her and said:
"Do you really want to fight me?"
She rushed toward him and said:
"There is something wrong."
"You… feel like a threat."
"I have to kill you."
She lunged at him.
The sword was only moments away from cutting off his head.
He said with dry eyes:
"A threat?"
Then he vanished.
And appeared directly behind her.
"You were a threat to worlds… because of him."
"But now…"
"…the opposite stands before you."
"He was right."
He struck her.
The force sent her crashing through the wall.
She coughed in pain and said:
"…Who was right?"