"What are you implying, Kevin?"
"I'm implying that you know why they're after me."
"What does that have to do with me?"
"At the very least, you must know something."
"…"
Kevin and Krauser glance at each other.
"Bıfrat, look, I understand. And I remember. Even if it's in pieces… from the things you used to say…"
Krauser adds:
"Look, old fart. You didn't hold back on telling me stuff either. Why the hell are you hiding it now? You want us to ask you from your grave?"
"Forget the grave. Just tell us already, Bıfrat…"
"You want me to tell you more than what you already know?" Bıfrat replies.
"Just tell us. I need my memory refreshed…"
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"Zack… Kevin's older brother by about five or six years. Even with the age gap, they looked so much alike… like twins.
Yes, Kevin, I did lie to you about some things. But it was for your own good. You were on the verge of death back then.
And I had already lost Zack… I couldn't bear to lose you too. So, I contacted my old friends from the Dragonomica Guidance Council.
You know I used to work with them when I was younger…
They said they could bring you back to life. But there was only one way.
Macu energy. Because while we were trying to find a solution… news came that you had died.
I lost my mind. And even if it was risky, I accepted it to bring you back.
They injected Macu energy into your body. You came back to life. But your memories were erased. You were thrown into a void—"
Suddenly, a creaking sound is heard.
Krauser turns:
"Denis! What the hell are you doing!? You're supposed to be asleep!"
Denis:
"I should be asking you guys. Fill me in, will you? I wanna know too."
Krauser: "Don't butt in, idiot."
Denis: "Bıfrat, get these old floorboards fixed sometime, hehehe."
Kevin:
"This isn't all, Bıfrat. Why did I die? And for what reason?"
Bıfrat:
"What I told you before—that Zack died in an accident—was a lie, Kevin. Krauser.
Zack was killed deliberately…"
All together:
"What??!!"
"How the hell?" Krauser asks.
Bıfrat:
"The Death Tournament… Zack entered the Death Tournament. I don't know his exact goal.
But he wanted to catch the attention of the High Council. He had a plan.
He said he'd tell us everything after the final match—but he never returned…"
An eerie silence falls.
Bıfrat continues:
"Back then, Kevin was living with me…
And the day Zack made it to the B-group finals, he came here to rest.
Before leaving, he told Kevin, 'You look bored here, why don't you come with me?'"
Kevin:
"Wait!"
"What is it?"
"I had a dream like this… yes… exactly this. 'You look bored here…'"
"Seems like the Macu energy sometimes stirs up your memory."
"But something's off… If I was seeing the past in my dreams… then why was I the one being addressed as Zack? Wasn't he talking to me?"
Denis:
"You guys are seriously tangled up…"
Bıfrat:
"It's actually a complicated topic, but the explanation is simple.
Kevin… your real name is Zack.
And your brother Zack's real name was Kevin. That's all.
I don't know why he did it exactly, but when he registered for the tournament, he used your name instead.
He switched your names, in a way."
Krauser:
"What kind of messed-up conspiracy is this?! My head's spinning…"
Kevin (Zack):
"..."
Bıfrat continues:
"The B-group final was hard, but he won…
However, in the Death Tournament Grand Final, he lost to someone named Ghost.
Ghost killed him…"
Kevin (whose real name is Zack) froze.
Bıfrat sensed the rage, the thirst for vengeance, and the unease born from the unknown in his eyes…
And he added one more thing:
"Don't compare Ghost to the guys you're chasing now… or to the opponents you once fought in the tournament…
He's a death machine. There's a reason he's called that.
And what's worse… he's the current wielder of Otto, one of the four core fragments of the Sacred Sphere.
The one that holds the power of Destruction…"
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File #013 – Sacred Sphere
Otto is a core fragment that grants its wielder the power of Destruction.
Also known as the "Hell Fragment."
So far, two types of attacks are known: Destruction and Savagery.
The rest remains unknown.