Protagonist?Antagonist? I Reject Both

31  31:Death....?

"Okay, that hurts."

Leon grumbled getting up on his feet and spat the blood in his mouth. He wiped the blood and looked at the unknown old man.

Name:Kazel Greymore n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Age:53

Realm: Peak Martial Lord

Kazel observed the man with fury. If not for carrying the name of Befort, he would have killed him in his previous strike.

Moreover, he knew about his Young Master sending an assassin and it was unknown whether this had been spread to House Befort.

Even if a wolf is discarded from the pack, it's still a wolf. Every noble house has its arrogance and pride so killing its members has always been seen as disrespectful and a blatant threat to authority.

He might be nobody but his parents were not.

And as a mere protector, he didn't have the right to kill anyone from the big family out here in the open.

"Young master, what should we do with him?"Kazel asked worriedly.

"Leave him to me."

"Bu.."

"I will handle the consequences. Protect Alice, "Seph assured Kazel, stepping ahead.

Seph eyes locked on Leon coldly.

'I can't let this go. I should kill him and wipe all the evidence with the help of the system. Before that let's show you the difference between me and you.'

"I gave you a chance to lay low but you just have to be an eyesore."

Leon didn't engage in small talk and rushed forward at Seph who simply smiled at him.

Leon sliced through the air aiming straight at Seph's neck but at the last moment, Seph moved sideways at a terrifying speed and buried his knee into Leon's abdomen.

All the air in his lungs burst out as his mind went blank for a while, and in the next second Leon found himself flying and creating an arc he reached several meters away and tumbled onto the floor.

"The stronger one decided the fate of the weak," Seph muttered, retracting his and standing straight.

Alice who emerged, escorted by Kazel, was dazed by Seph movements. It was peerless and mesmerizing.

Seph didn't give Leon any time to rest and his image blurred appearing right before Leon, he punched but to his dismay, Leon ducked down avoiding the punch narrowly, and threw a hook.

"Useless!"Seph chuckled, avoiding the blow with slight movement, and then kicked in Leon's abdomen but this time he wasn't sent flying; rather a loud shockwave shook the place as Leon felt his gut punctured.

Vomiting blood, Leon collapsed on his blood. Shivering and wriggling, resisting the fate of the end that was drawing near.

'The difference is quite significant.'

Leon murmured inwardly trying to keep his fading consciousness.

Seph bending down held Leon's neck and lifted him.

"What is the reason for your arrogance? Your eyes are still indifferent."

"It seems you are unaware of the severity of the situation.

Seph's expression was distorted and he glared at Leon angrily.

Managing to hurt him was already a commendable feat.

A predator enjoys hunting its prey and Seph was looking forward to doing the same. Though Leon in his eyes was as harmless as an ant that can be trampled anytime still he wanted to see despair, panic, and fear.

He wished him to resist the end as even an ant would try to bite back but what he saw was serene and calmness.

And beyond the serenity, lay a ferocity, impactful enough to give him a shiver.

"You are wrong!''

Leon chuckled and held onto Seph arms weakly.

Seph raised his brows curiously, waiting to see what tricks this guy had.

"You said the stronger one can decide the fate and death of the weak. You are wrong. Fate relies on the decision and decision relies on one judgment."

"As per death!"

"Hahahahah!"Leon burst into eerie laughter, giving Seph a feeling of deja vu.

"No matter who you are, what you are. I choose my path and my own death."

Leon's grip tightened over Seph's wrist and he tapped on the small button on a ring on the index finger with a crazed smile.

"Isn't that thing in your head telling you something?"

Just as Seph frowned, wondering what he meant when a loud voice echoed in his mind.

[Host run, your life is in danger.]

'Fuck! Why didn't you say that before?'

[Because I am unable to assess him.]

Seph mind screamed in danger and releasing Leon's neck, tried to shake Leon's arms, and he attempted to flee but he was a step late.

BOOOOOM!

Seph covered his body in a layer of Qi yet he felt a hot gas enveloping him devouring the defense.

Seph was prepared to exchange fate points to buy protection but Kazel appeared behind Seph and pulled him away as swift as lightning while using his power to shield him.

A sudden thunderous roar ruptured the calmness. The building shook violently as windows shattered, sending glass shards cascading through the air. The walls trembled, and furniture became unrecognizable amidst the upheaval.

Kazel might have managed to save Seph yet amidst the escape, Seph lost the hand Leon held.

"Damnnnn!"Seph cursed aloud, ripping the destroyed burning right arm and throwing it away.

Gritting his teeth, he calmed down himself and asked the system.

"How much does it heal the hand?"

[Host, you need to exchange 1000 fate points.]

"Tsk!" Seph clicked his teeth and stared at the fire ravaging the place.

'It's good that you died easily. If there is a next life, I swear on my name, that you will suffer a fate worse than hell.'

....

[Detecting!]

[Host is dead. Special conditions for one of the special abilities have been triggered.]

[Special ability Daylight Redemption has been triggered.]

[Daylight Redemption:When you die, you would reincarnate a day back into the past with memory intact.

Limitation:However, the limit to going back a day, is the date when you first reincarnated into the world. If you die at the beginning or reach that day and die, you will die for real.]

Memories started flashing before Leon again.

In the memory, Leon walked to and fro with a solemn expression.

"Power of getting back to life on death like super regeneration of Deadpool or Phoenix power rising from ashes, won't make it cut as if Villain sees this with the system, then they would annihilate me until nothing left."Leon made the assumption.

Moreover, if he resurrects after death, the protagonist and villain would be head over heels to kill him and so would the world, who would look for him to gain this miraculous power.

"Can't we just reverse time?"

"Neither I nor anyone in the universe can do that except the universal consciousness. Reversing the time of the whole universe is even vexing for me," Vesturon answered with a helpless look.

"There might be some people who were born with a physique that enables them to manipulate time but the moment they are born, their abilities are locked and they are crippled. That's why it's called forbidden power."

Leon raked his head trying to think of something.

He might not fear death but dying without doing anything like a useless worm won't do it.

"I have an idea. You can't reverse time but what if I died, you send my memory and consciousness to my past self."

"Reincarnating back…."Vesturon made a surprise look and scanned Leon from head to toe.

'Just from where is he getting all these ridiculous ideas.'

"I can do that as it's not technically manipulating time."

"And please don't add memory wiped off in exchange."

"Nah! The penalty for this is quite simple. You would just lose a few spans of your life."Vesturon added while also adding a few notes.

"Does that look fucking simple to you?"Leon cursed.

'Just because you are immortal, you think that span of life doesn't matter.'

"Whatever, as long as it works."

[Assimilation Complete]

[You have gone back to the previous day to the exact 24 hours of your death.]