The sky above Lu-Men trembled softly.
High above the forests and villages, Kion floated silently in the air.
The wind moved around him, lifting his hair as he looked down at the world.
For the first time since his rebirth… he wasn't seeing the world like a child.
He was seeing it like a watcher of existence.
Rivers flowed like glowing veins across the land.
Villages shined like small clusters of life.
Even the movement of birds and animals felt clear to him.
Kion whispered softly,
"So this… is what it means to watch everything."v
Miles away, inside the sacred temple tower, Aurelia stood near a tall window.
Her eyes were closed.
Her aura sense had awakened.
Thousands of energies existed across the land, but one of them stood out.
It was calm.
Ancient.
And strangely familiar.
"Kion…"
She focused carefully and followed that aura through the sky.
But as she watched—
Her expression suddenly changed.
"That's not just his aura…"
Around Kion's presence were faint shadows of other auras.
Cold.
Dark.
Hidden.
Aurelia's voice trembled.
"…Devils."
A realization struck her.
"They planned this… they were waiting for his awakening..
CLANG.
Suddenly massive golden chains shot from the sky.
They wrapped around Kion's arms and chest.
His body froze in place.
Time itself slowed.
Below, his family stared up at the sky in horror.
"Kion?!"
"What is happening?!"
Then something even stranger happened.
Kion's body began changing.
Ten years old…
Twelve…
Thirteen…
Fifteen…
Twenty.
For a brief moment, the boy disappeared.
In his place floated a young man with ancient eyes.
The air around him carried a heavy presence.
A figure appeared beside him.
A Watcher in long robes.
The Watcher bowed deeply.
"My Lord…"
Then the sky cracked open.
A voice older than the universe spoke.
The Supreme One.
"Kion… Old One… it has been five hundred thousand years since we last spoke."
Silence filled the sky.
"I slept through ages of time," the Supreme One continued.
"But you, Watcher… you never sleep."
"Why have you interfered with the reincarnation system?"
The Watcher knelt respectfully.
"My Lord… the Devil's Right has begun moving again."
The sky darkened slightly.
"They used an Ultimate Spell to interfere with this reincarnation."
The Supreme One spoke again.
"And why does this matter to you?"
Kion slowly lifted his head.
His voice carried something both ancient and human.
"Because…"
"I was not always what I became."
The Supreme One waited.
Kion continued.
"Before I was called the Old One… before I became a Watcher of existence…"
"I was once human."
The wind around him grew quiet.
"In that life, humans were the greatest beings in the universe."
"They could grow stronger than angels, watchers, and even celestial beings."
"But when I ascended… I lost something."
"Emotion."
Kion clenched his fists.
"But in this life…"
"I was reborn as human again."
"And they gave it back to me."
He looked toward the ground where his parents stood.
"They gave me love… fear… happiness… and pain."
"So I will protect them."
The Supreme One remained silent for a long moment.
Then he spoke.
"…Very well."
"Old One."
"In this world, you will carry a new mission."
The sky trembled.
"The Devil's Right seeks to break the balance of reincarnation and control the universe."
"They have already placed their pieces on this world."
"You will stop them."
Kion nodded calmly.
"Yes… I understand."
The Watcher spoke again.
"My Lord, shall we erase the memories of the humans who saw this?"
The Supreme One answered,
"That choice belongs to the Old One."
Kion looked down.
His parents were staring at him with fear and confusion.
"I will tell them the truth."
The chains disappeared.
Time returned to normal.
Kion slowly descended toward the ground.
As his feet touched the earth, his body returned to thirteen years old.
His parents ran toward him immediately.
"Kion!"
His mother grabbed his shoulders.
"What just happened to you?!"
His father looked shaken.
"That voice… who were you talking to?"
Kion looked at them quietly.
Then he spoke.
"Mom… Dad…"
"There's something I need to tell you."
They waited silently.
"In my previous life… I wasn't just human."
His father frowned.
"What do you mean?"
Kion continued.
"I was once human… but I eventually became something called The Old One."
"A being who watched the balance of the universe."
His mother's eyes filled with tears.
"So… you're not really our son?"
Kion shook his head quickly.
"No."
"I am."
"This life is real."
"You raised me."
"You protected me."
"And nothing will ever change that."
His mother suddenly hugged him tightly.
"I don't care what you were before."
"You're my child."
His father sighed deeply.
"Well… that explains why you fixed the roof at age six."
Kion awkwardly scratched his head.
"…Sorry about that."
They all laughed nervously
But suddenly—
A strange light appeared around Kion.
His body trembled.
"What's happening?" his father asked.
Kion looked confused.
"My energy… it's disappearing…"
Then—
FLASH.
His body shrank.
The thirteen-year-old boy suddenly became ten years old again.
His mother gasped.
"Kion?!"
Above them, the Watcher sighed.
"The mission has begun."
"The system is sealing his power until the proper time."
Far away in the temple, Aurelia whispered softly.
"…Kion."
But deep within the shadows of the world…
The hidden auras of the Devil's Right began moving.
Their target had awakened