The light slowly faded.
Kieran blinked once.
Then twice.
The figure standing a few meters away finally became clear.
Arianna froze.
Kieran froze too.
Because the person standing there...
Was him.
The same black hair.
The same face.
The same height.
Even the same scar near his jaw.
It was identical.
Except...
His eyes.
They were wrong.
They looked old.
Not physically old.
Just... tired.
Like someone who had seen too much.
The man shoved both hands inside his pockets and looked around.
Then he clicked his tongue.
"Tch."
He looked at Kieran.
Then at Arianna.
Then sighed.
"I see he gave you the Core."
Kieran narrowed his eyes immediately.
The stranger nodded.
"Good."
He stretched his neck.
"I'm here to take it."
Silence.
Arianna was the first to speak.
"...Who are you?"
The man looked at her.
Then laughed.
Not a crazy laugh.
Just amused.
"You really don't know?"
She frowned.
"And why are you wearing his face?"
The man looked at Kieran.
