again....

I never felt a sense of belonging

Did I have loyalty to my country?

Did you belong to a particular religion or ethnicity?

I did not have any of these ideas, nor even principles or beliefs that made me belong to a particular group

So I didn't think that I would be broken by losing my home one day

But really....I never expected to hear that name again

Bloody crescent

I still remember the first time I saw the bloody crescent, as if it had happened only yesterday

This phenomenon had occurred when the engineer had broken through to the Demi-Great One level

Unfortunately, I lacked a lot of information. So I didn't know how bad the situation was

Ascension to the level of a Demi-Great One level is accompanied by supernatural phenomena that may sometimes affect the entire world

For me, my ascension to the Demi-Great One level resulted in the appearance of the Silver Moon, which was a relatively common phenomenon and had happened many times before. So it wasn't very special

I once witnessed how a bishop from the Church of the Elements ascended to a Demi-Great One level, and how this led to the occurrence of a devastating thunderstorm, called the Heavenly Punishment.

The bloody crescent is also one of those phenomena that accompanies people's ascension to the level of Demi-Great One

It only occurs in the path of corruption or Metamorphosis' path

The bloody crescent was a symbol of corruption and all kinds of evil and twisted desires

But what is most terrible of all is the devastating consequences that accompany this phenomenon

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When the Bloody crescent appears anywhere, its red light will bring out the worst desires in the person

Killing, torment, and destruction

The person will turn into a monster out of control

That is why the bloody crescent was a sign of the destruction of the world

The inhabitants of my world were just ordinary humans, so as soon as the Blood Crescent appeared, they lost control of themselves and turned into hollows, destroying everyone in their path.

I didn't have enough knowledge at that time to know what to do

I thought I had enough time, but I was wrong

Because of my hesitation in many actions, I gave the engineer enough time to prepare this ritual and destroy the world

I had to escape from this confrontation because the effect of the Bloody Crescent had a strong effect on me even though I was at Saint level

I kept asking myself...

What if I'm not too late?

Would my world have remained intact, or would it have been destroyed anyway one day?

These questions were like nightmares that haunted me for years

again....

A new mistake added to the series of mistakes that I keep making

Those around me kept telling me it wasn't my fault

At first it was comforting to think that I had done my best, but it was not up to me

But as time passed and as my level of strength increased, the thoughts that I was trying to bury or escape from began to haunt me

I knew it inside me

I consider myself a sinner

My ignorance is in itself a sin

This is the truth no matter how much I run away or make excuses

I think this is the reason for my obsession with collecting books and acquiring knowledge, so that I do not fall into the sin of ignorance again

In fact, I succeeded in doing so to a great extent

However, that sight of the army of monsters led by the Engineer and countless Hollows destroying each other is imprinted in my memory and haunts.

Although I buried it deep down, it appears from time to time in the illusions that come when taking potions

I thought for a long time why this happened

Do I feel guilty because billions of innocent people have died?

This is very possible

But the thing that really affected me was the feeling of alienation that accompanied me for decades of wandering in the multiple worlds

It is true that I did not belong to a specific place, but that does not mean that I would ignore something like the destruction of my world and my home

Well, I tried that at first

But failure was all that awaited me

I was alive, that's indisputable

But...

I was faced with the harsh truth

I don't have a home to return to

I have met countless people over the years

But this did not ease my feeling of loss at all

I slowed my walking speed and looked at those around me

There were dozens of students coming from a place I did not know and going to an unknown place

I am surrounded by dozens of people

So why do I still feel like I'm the only one in this world?

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"Alexander..." A voice interrupted Alexander's train of thought

Alexander turned to the owner of the voice. "Rustin? What are you doing here?"

Rustin was running towards him and stopped just a few steps away from him. " You..."

Rustin hesitated to speak what was on his mind

“You can talk whatever you want, if you leave it like that you will keep thinking about it.” Alexander went back to walking and urged Rustin to speak

“Why are your cousins here? And what did that man mean by the Bloody Crescent Organization?”

Alexander shrugged. “They are a group of criminals who carry out acts of sabotage.”

“Really...” Rustin did not seem convinced by this answer. “ You look unusual.”

Alexander stopped walking and turned to him. " what are you talking about."

“You seemed lost for a moment when that man talked to you about the criminal organization, and then you ran away from that place under the pretext that you had to study for tomorrow’s exam.”

“That's because I really have an exam.”

"I've never seen you study before."

“However, I am a student and I have to study like other students.” Alexander's tone became more severe, expressing his annoyance about this topic

Rustin decided to remain silent because he felt that Alexander had no intention of talking about this topic now

"Come on, let's go find something to eat." Alexander returned the movement

Rustin walked behind him. “What about the exam?”

"Damn the exam, I'm hungry now." Alexander giggled

" I think you are right..."