Suddenly, Jhonathan captured Ricardo's fist mid-strike.
The air cracked under the pressure.
He stepped back.
"We will hunt you down."
Ricardo didn't hesitate. He pulled his arm free and drove his fist forward again—an explosive strike that detonated against Jhonathan's body like a collapsing wall.
The impact shattered the ground beneath them.
"As Wrath," Ricardo said coldly, "I will end this here and now."
Jhonathan's body began regenerating instantly, flesh and bone rebuilding as if destruction meant nothing to him. He rose again.
But Ricardo was already moving.
Another punch came.
Jhonathan forced himself upright, timing the next moment with everything he had. He gathered mana into his fist.
"Lucky Punch."
He struck Ricardo's stomach.
The blow landed cleanly. Ricardo staggered and fell—but the recoil hit Jhonathan as well, tearing through him like shared damage.
Ricardo's eyes sharpened.
"I will always return your attacks," he said. "This is the power of the Reincarnation of Sins."
In a single motion, Ricardo grabbed a blade nearby and brought it down.
Jhonathan's head was severed.
Darkness.
He woke up running.
Instinct forced him forward, back toward the cabin. His breath was uneven, his mind still catching up to reality. He already knew something was wrong before he arrived.
When he reached it—he stopped.
Silence.
Inside the cabin lay Sylviana and Leerooey.
Their bodies were broken. Final. Irreversible. Slashes across their torsos, devastation beyond healing.
For the first time…
Jhonathan could not bring them back.
His hands trembled.
His breath broke.
Then—
A window appeared in front of him.
RESET DAY – LEARNED
He stared at it. Quiet. Empty.
"…I will save them this time."