~??? POV~

The land came dry and filled with sand in the wasteland that brought me back to life from my previous farewell.

I put on the nearest set of clothes in the old building I came upon and extended my hair making sure it was still the same purple color and long length as before.

"Couldn't I have awakened to something different?"

I felt a large surge of mana overflowing a specific area waiting to unleash its wrath upon the world any moment in a matter of minutes or perhaps just seconds.

The intensity was immense, as it rampaged its way through a field that by this location seemed enormous but considering the size of the world, it is only a speck.

[Host Search]

With my vague skill, I searched for the origin of the chaos that erupted but the source was only a blur that avoided my sight.

"Greedy bastard. Not even a small glimpse."

My belly growled from the starvation I endured in a long slumber in this abandoned home. The landscape outside stood dry with no signals of water or even plant life.

I could only sigh at the upcoming distance of travel I will find myself embarking on just to feast after such a long uneventful time. Shouldn't someone have awaited my return to this god-awful world?

"Just a pile of trash anyway. Wonder what new things will come out of living in the new era."

Devil Empress; Dionavi Suroirve

~James POV~

A grim dream of a disaster back in my friend's home overshadowed my night in the tavern we took shelter in the distant ocean of the Solice Continent.

It had been only a few months since our last adventure together and that dream only worsened my mood from what I believed they wouldn't fail to survive.

A large horde of monsters destroyed the village and the actions of a priest against their first child, Elysia.

I left my bed and headed downstairs to where the tavern keeper stood awake for anyone that planned to venture into the wilderness in the middle of the night. She was a beautiful woman, sadly married.

"Get me some booze please."

"Coming right up."

Only a few people stood awake in this tavern drinking their life under the influence of alcohol, meanwhile, others arrived from the dangers outside for a break.

The last part of the dream was gruesome, to be completely honest even I have no idea as to what was going on as I saw many innocent lives taken away from an enormous storm that emerged a part of that kingdom.

Terrifying, shivers traveled my body with just the simple thought of what popped from that quick dream.

Even I would just end up drinking my worries away with the influence of pure alcohol. Perhaps I should avoid talking badly of those who only spend their time drinking away their worries and anguish.

The night was long altogether, and my worries were banished as I spent my sweet time lingering around with each cup of booze that took a toll on my mentality and self-esteem. The others in the group had to lead me out as the morning came and it would be time to leave away in search of an adventure in a labyrinth not too far off from our location.

Should've avoided alcohol after all.

B-Rank Adventurer; James

~??? POV~

Everything seemed to be normal, as it had always been in these parts of the world. Monsters scattered my building in the darkness that emitted vastly in the area. I was alone after all.

It had been a long time since a feeling such as the one that is spreading in the world had awakened instantly without much of a warning.

The thing that made it scary, was the similarity it hold to the awakening of the devil-god Laplace. In a matter of who knows how much time, an incident much like that day, not recorded in books will occur and raise questions in the world.

Although I wonder for how long, the impact it comes to bring will last. Back then it was all about war and conquest, and this era is entirely different from before.

"Is this his doing, or just another wannabe Laplace in the works?"

This reached my curiosity, after all, I laid secluded in this wreaked place for a very long time now, and by this moment perhaps I will reunite with my sister.

The building tumbled down as I moved only for a moment since the structure was not completely a perfect build and only came down from a single movement.

"Geez, that's gonna cause some issues."

The monsters around reacted to the vibration as the large basilisks made their way up to lay a severe bite on my body. But my body was hard as steel, and their bites wouldn't even sink into my bones.

I grew in size turning into a large miniature titan as I struck my prey with my rough fists breaking apart the land below and creating a new river on the ground.

After eliminating the monsters that roamed near my former home, I shrunk once more to a regular human size despite my abnormal physique being taller than the usual and muscular.

"Now then, let us find this thing that's bringing problems to the world."

Devil Prince; Rielv Sunaire

~??? POV~

The surging power lifted the land inflicting harm while still leaving other areas intact. It had taken effect, although it seems too soon of activation compared to Laplace.

I turned in seeing lights scattering the sky as different objects traveled at different speeds into different parts of this vast world. It was nerve-wracking, seeing such similarities happen again centuries away from the day Laplace came to storm the world.

Times were changing once more, either for the best or for the worst. Only time will bring out the conclusion to this unveiled disaster.

"Still, this had never happened before."

I worried about this change intensely, as it shouldn't have happened unless something interfered with my future goals.

I proceeded forwards to the labyrinth that lay dormant in the high mountain in the Solice Continent. The entrance was sinister on its own, but what occurred next terrified me.

The source of such vast power landed directly into the entrance, digging deep into the center of it all, heading into the worst ends of this labyrinth.

"Guess fate is intervening in our paths. Whatever, I will just end it if it's related to that bastard."

Dragon-god; Osiris