Jake and Nexus watched as Noah became the Emperor, and then his life was simple and smooth sailing with no war or conquest.

    "Now, I am pretty sure it''s fake," Jake said, and Nexus nodded, agreeing with Jake.

    And the memory video ended. The scenery changed, and now Jake is having a cup of tea with Noah - the supposed War Monarch.

    "What do you think of my journey?" Noah asked calmly.

    "It was easy," Jake said.@@@@

    "And?" Noah nodded and asked.

    "It''s fake, right?" Jake asked.

    "That is true," Noah admitted.

    "This journey is what I hoped to have. The story up to my mother''s death is true," Noah said, his pain and grief evident.

    "I... I wasn''t able to imagine life with her by my side," Noah continued. "I must seem like an idiot still clinging to my mother''s death."

    "I''m not in a position to judge you, especially when I don''t know the true story," Jake shook his head and said.

    "You are honest," Noah acknowledged.

    Then silence fell between them, almost like they had nothing more to say.

    After five minutes, Jake spoke. "What happened after your mother''s death?"

    "I ran away, unlike the Noah in the story," Noah said. "I didn''t even properly bury her."

    "After ten years, I returned and destroyed that village with my Decaying power. It was a gruesome death for everyone."

    "But... then I felt empty."

    "Mira, the wife in that fake story, was the one who gave me a reason to live."

    Jake listened intently as Noah recounted his true story.

    "She became everything to me after my mother," Noah said. "We had a happy life, and then the Empire invasion began."

    "I lost her too."

    "My loved one, the second time, was killed by the same cursed Empire."

    "I lost it totally at that time. I became a monster. I killed and killed... By the time my sanity returned, the Empire was engulfed in Crimson Mist."

    "I reached the level of Monarch from Duke level, solely by killing."

    "The power I gained... I loathed it. It was based on the souls and blood of countless innocents."

    "I became no different from the Empire... No, I became worse. I killed every single living being of the Empire."

    "Close to 50 billion people. That is the number of people who died by the Crimson Demon."

    Jake looked at Noah, who narrated his story in a calm voice, although he sometimes quivered.

    "After my sanity returned, I burned in flames of regret."

    "I wanted to fix it... but it was futile. The dead never return to the living. What was done was done."

    "So, I lived the life of a hermit until the war began against the extraterrestrial beings who came to invade our world."

    "That was the time when the War Monarch, or Undefeated War Monarch, came to light."

    "Among all the Monarchs, my combat power was top-notch."

    "It means he was special to begin with," a calm and composed voice said.

    Michael looked at the sleeping lady and said, "You are sleepwalking again."

    "I am not. I am just conserving energy," the sleeping lady''s voice echoed even though she didn''t move her lips. She is Myre Ashenblood, a vampire with beautiful platinum hair, ruby eyes, and a voluptuous body.

    "You lazy witch," Luna mumbled, but everyone heard it. The sleeping lady opened her eyes and looked at Luna calmly, saying, "It seems ice has frozen your brain. Let me melt it for you," as a white, ghastly fire emerged from her hands.

    Luna retorted with her own white ice.

    Ragur and Michael sighed as they watched them.

    "Where is ''he''?" Ragur asked.

    "Dunno," Michael shook his head.

    ''He'' was the strongest among them all, but he is carefree, enjoying teasing students and causing trouble. His favorite hobby of becoming a ghost and scaring the hell out of teachers and students.

    Ragur is pretty sure he is somewhere causing trouble to students especially now when almost all the teachers are now looking forward to have a talk with Jake.

    "His habit of causing trouble hasn''t ended yet?" Ragur asked.

    "You know him," Michael smiled.

    Ragur massaged his temples, thinking, ''I have to take care of another ghost incident.''

    "Ah, he''s awake," Michael suddenly said, noticing the commotion downstairs.

    Ragur and the others looked at Jake, whose eyes were now shining in a menacing crimson hue.

    "It seems he got it," Michael said.

    "Yes," Ragur nodded.

    Luna and Myre looked at Jake, especially Myre, who felt an attraction towards him. Her White Extinction Lightning core was disturbed the moment Jake opened his eyes.

    "Is there any connection between him and the White Core?" Myre mumbled after calming her core.

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    Jake opened his eyes and felt blank all around him and then remembering the headset he removed it and what greeted him was a lot of adults looking at him intently.

    "Ah? Hello" Jake said awkwardly.

    "okay okay, give the young lad some space" Dr. Sylans came and shoved al the teachers aside and then he lead Jake to his Laboratory.

    "Come on, I will have to make sure, you didn''t get any abnormality" He said as he dragged Jake.

    "Abnormality? I don''t think so" Jake said sensing his body.

    "yeah yeah say that to those haunting red eyes" Sylan clicked his tongue and said.

    Jake pursed his lips and created a mirror and looked at his eyes, ''Yep, straight out of Horror movie''.

    ''Nexus what is the cause?'' Jake asked, hoping he didn''t lose his humanity.

    [It''s because your Insanity stat has returned] Nexus said.

    ''Ah, that stat that increases my ability every time I kill a living being'' Jake nodded and understood.

    ''How do I cancel it?'' Jake asked.

    [Find it yourself]

    ''I guess, it is one of that trial'' Jake sighed and then followed after Sylans.