Pain.
That was the first thing Kai Ren felt.
Sharp.
Burning.
Wrong.
His eyes snapped open.
"…I'm alive?"
The ceiling above him was unfamiliar high, decorated, and far too luxurious for the cheap apartment he remembered.
Before he could process
Voices echoed around him.
"Hold the formation!"
"The heir is losing vitality!"
"Quickly begin the summoning!"
Kai Ren's pupils shrank.
Summoning?
He tried to move
Agony exploded through his chest.
Memories that were not his own flooded violently into his mind.
Noble family.
Weak body.
Dying heir.
Ritual chamber.
Kai Ren sucked in a sharp breath.
"…You've got to be kidding me."
Then
The temperature in the room dropped.
A terrifying pressure descended.
Even the air seemed to freeze.
From the center of the ritual formation, a figure slowly began to manifest.
Tall.
Ancient.
Overwhelming.
Silver eyes opened with cold indifference.
"This body… will do."
Kai Ren felt it instantly.
That thing
Was here for his body.
A violent instinct screamed inside him.
LIVE.
SURVIVE.
DO NOT DIE AGAIN.
The ancient soul moved to descend.
Kai Ren's vision turned bloodshot.
His fingers twitched violently.
Inside the collapsing body of the noble heir
Two wills collided.
BOOM.
The ritual formation shattered.
Priests screamed.
Nobles panicked.
But inside the body…
A silent war reached its climax.
Then
The ancient expert's calm voice suddenly trembled.
"…Impossible."
Kai Ren's lips slowly curled upward.
Hoarse.
Desperate.
Terrifying.
My life…
His eyes snapped open fully.
Wild.
Unyielding.
I'm taking it back.