Home / THE VILLAIN'S POV / Chapter 220: The One Who Was Always There

Read free on Ficlyn

THE VILLAIN'S POV

Chapter 220: The One Who Was Always There · Nov 01, 2026

Prev Chapter Novel Info Next Chapter

Chapter List (931)

Page number / 19

201 Chapter 201: Frey Starlight vs Seris Moonlight 2026-11-01
202 Chapter 202: More Mysteries Unveiled (1) 2026-11-01
203 Chapter 203: More Mysteries Unveiled (2) 2026-11-01
204 Chapter 204: When Light Shatters Shadow (1) 2026-11-01
205 Chapter 205: When Light Shatters Shadow (2) 2026-11-01
206 Chapter 206: Beyond Limits (1) 2026-11-01
207 Chapter 207: Beyond Limits (2) 2026-11-01
208 Chapter 208: A True Warrior 2026-11-01
209 Chapter 209: Before the Final Battle 2026-11-01
210 Chapter 210: A Feast for Crows 2026-11-01
211 Chapter 211: Frey Starlight vs Snow Lionheart (1) 2026-11-01
212 Chapter 212: Frey Starlight vs Snow Lionheart (2) 2026-11-01
213 Chapter 213: Frey Starlight vs Snow Lionheart (3) 2026-11-01
214 Chapter 214: The End of One Journey, The Birth of Another 2026-11-01
215 Chapter 215: The Death of Light 2026-11-01
216 Chapter 216: The Birth of Shadow 2026-11-01
217 Chapter 217: Ashes of Hope 2026-11-01
218 Chapter 218: When Death Becomes a Mercy (1) 2026-11-01
219 Chapter 219: When Death Becomes a Mercy (2) 2026-11-01
220 Chapter 220: The One Who Was Always There 2026-11-01
221 Chapter 221: To Live or to Die (1) 2026-11-01
222 Chapter 222: To Live or to Die (2) 2026-11-01
223 Chapter 223: A Letter to My son 2026-11-01
224 Chapter 224: Memories of the Fallen Star (1) 2026-11-01
225 Chapter 225: Memories of the Fallen Star (2) 2026-11-01
226 Chapter 226: Memories of the Fallen Star (3) 2026-11-01
227 Chapter 227: Memories of the Fallen Star (4) 2026-11-01
228 Chapter 228: Memories of the Fallen Star (5) 2026-11-01
229 Chapter 229: Memories of the Fallen Star (6) 2026-11-01
230 Chapter 230: The story of Abraham Starlight (1) 2026-11-01
231 Chapter 231: The story of Abraham Starlight (2) 2026-11-01
232 Chapter 232: The story of Abraham Starlight (3) 2026-11-01
233 Chapter 233: The story of Abraham Starlight (4) 2026-11-01
234 Chapter 234: A New Beginning (1) 2026-11-01
235 Chapter 235: A New Beginning (2) 2026-11-01
236 Chapter 236: To Wake a Nightmare 2026-11-01
237 Chapter 237: When the Chains Fell Quiet (1) 2026-11-01
238 Chapter 238: When the Chains Fell Quiet (2) 2026-11-01
239 Chapter 239: Rebirth Through Silence (1) 2026-11-01
240 Chapter 240: Rebirth Through Silence (2) 2026-11-01
241 Chapter 241: Even Normal Is a Lie (1) 2026-11-01
242 Chapter 242: Even Normal Is a Lie (2) 2026-11-01
243 Chapter 243: Refining Talent (1) 2026-11-01
244 Chapter 244: Refining Talent (2) 2026-11-01
245 Chapter 245: What the Shadows Remember 2026-11-01
246 Chapter 246: Two Blades 2026-11-01
247 Chapter 247: Orphans of Ruin (1) 2026-11-01
248 Chapter 248: Orphans of Ruin (2) 2026-11-01
249 Chapter 249: Ashes of Tomorrow (1) 2026-11-01
250 Chapter 250: Ashes of Tomorrow (2) 2026-11-01

Chapter 220: The One Who Was Always There -Frey Starlightʼs POV- ”Damn you.

Damn you.

Damn you!!”

I cursed, again and again and again.

Balerion, you treacherous bastard!

The cursed serpent coiled tighter around me than the chains ever could, suffocating me, choking out even the slightest trace of aura I might have released.

Muzzled, shackled in the darkness, I kept cursing endlessly. ”Let me go!”

Let me blow everything up!

Let me die ..

Thatʼs all Iʼm asking for.

I wasnʼt asking for much.

Just death.

Just let me die, for Godʼs sake!

I had no reason left to live anymore.

Not now.

How could I continue breathing in a world that slaughtered my family, destroyed my life, and kept torturing me even after my reincarnation?

It was supposed to be just a story.

Just a damned novel I wrote during a wild bout of inspiration.

Just a damned novel!

So how...

How the hell did it come to this?!

An unbearable emptiness gnawed at me, choking me even worse than the chains.

My body was shattered from the last use of ”Ignition.”

If not for that bastard Balerion, I would have blown everything to pieces...

Even my own weapon had betrayed me.

What did I have left now?

I seriously wondered, my mind completely blank.

Maybe the Empire would decide to execute me.

I had killed thirty-eight worthless NPCs anyway.

I only wished I had taken myself along with them.

I had exposed everything.

Maybe .. maybe they really would kill me.

And even before that, although Balerion saved me, my body had been damaged beyond repair.

It wasnʼt healing anymore.

Maybe... maybe I would just die without doing anything else.

Yes!

Death death death death death death death death death death !!!

I want to die.

Just let it happen already.

Death death death death death death death death death death !!!!

I muttered like a madman, waiting for salvation. --- ---

The Temple.

Specifically, deep underground, inside the temporary prison where the shattered Frey Starlight was kept.

The number of guards was immense.

They were on high alert, all of them powerful warriors.

Hundreds of them, stationed for one purpose only:

To guard one boy. -Step-

His footsteps tapped softly against the stone as he descended, step by slow, deliberate step.

He walked past the guards as if they werenʼt even there.

Descending the stairs, one step at a time.

Everyone around him ...every guard he passed ... froze in place, as if their very lives had been stolen from them temporarily, just to allow him to pass by in utter silence.

In mere seconds, he reached the heavily fortified prison cell.

As if he had stopped time itself, he arrived there like it was nothing more than a casual stroll through a park, not one of the most secure locations in the Empire.

His body slipped through the massive iron door, as if phasing right through it, and appeared inside the cell.

In that dark, desolate place, only two figures existed.

Frey Starlight, who spent his days in a haze.. sometimes cursing and spitting rage at the world, sometimes falling back into hollow silence.

He sat there quietly now, staring at the ground.

The figure approached him.

Shrouded in black, with one arm missing.

At that moment, Frey Starlight raised his head.

And what entered his vision... was the true form of that being.

A strange figure, dressed entirely in black from head to toe.

Only the piercing blue eyes were visible ... eyes that looked like glowing glass orbs.

Freyʼs own eyes widened slowly.

He didnʼt need evidence.

He didnʼt need explanations.

Those blue eyes said it all.

It was him.

The life that had been drained from Freyʼs body suddenly reignited. ”UMMMMMM!!”

The gag over his mouth prevented him from speaking, so all he could do was hurl his broken body forward in rage.

The rattling of chains echoed violently as they tightened, refusing to let Frey take even a single step closer. ”...”

He struggled viciously, blood running down his arms from the force of his thrashing, desperate to break free and lunge at the man before him.

It was him.

The one responsible.

The one who had plunged him into this hell.

Standing right there in front of him ... and yet, Frey couldnʼt do a thing.

No one could possibly understand the agony Frey Starlight felt in that moment.

The Engineer didnʼt seem moved at all by Freyʼs desperation.

With his one remaining hand, the cloaked figure approached.

In a flash .. that hand pierced right through Freyʼs chest.

A violent emptiness struck him as his chest was torn open.

Their black and blue eyes locked.

Frey felt a searing pain tear through him, as blue lines of energy pulsed outward from the Engineerʼs hand, spreading throughout his body.

He screamed and cursed through the gag, but no sound could reach.

The Engineer carried out whatever task he had come for, without hesitation.

But even as he worked, his gaze never left Freyʼs broken face.

Frey could feel it.

The sheer helplessness.

Tears streamed down from his dead, hollow eyes.

He tried to mouth something, his words too broken to be understood.

But the Engineer understood them anyway.

He heard it clearly.

The one thing Frey wanted to ask: ”Why me?”

Why had he been chosen?

Why did he have to suffer through this nightmare designed just for him?

The Engineer finished his work, withdrawing his hand from Freyʼs chest.

The gaping wound healed instantly, and Freyʼs body slowly regained some semblance of vitality.

But he had already lost consciousness.

The body was restored.

But the soul inside had suffered wounds that would never heal.

The Engineer thought about Freyʼs question for a moment. ”Why me?”

He opened his mouth and spoke, his voice distant, cold. ”Why did I choose you?”

Such a foolish question. ”I didnʼt choose you.

From the very beginning... there was never anyone else.”

You were the only one.

You donʼt even understand the simplest truths about yourself.

You have no idea... how long Iʼve waited... and waited... ”Your suffering?”

I saw it all.

I was there.

When you ran alone through the Eastern Nightmare Lands, fighting just to survive.

Who do you think stood in the shadows, fending off the monsters that chased you?

Who do you think guided you to the Shadow Sect, where you fulfilled your first destiny?

I was there.

When assassins came for your head ... whether they served the Prince or others ... who turned their blades aside, unseen?

I was there.

When the Invasion came to the temple, who twisted the strings, showing the enemies a false future, just so you could survive?

I was there.

When the Moonlights sought your death, who revealed the future to Ada Starlight?

Who gave her the weapon to save you?

I was there.

When you tried to take your own life, who made Balerion stop you?

I am here.

I was there.

And I will always be here.

Until you reach it.

Until you reach the truth.

Frey Starlight ...

Until you learn who you truly are ...

I will remain.

Prev Chapter Novel Info Next Chapter

Recommended Novels

Reborn at Boot Camp: General, Don’t Mess Around! 直上青云

The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse P_Drop

Trafford's Trading Club White Jade Of Sunset Mountain

Arcane Academy: The Divine Extraction Legacy xlntz

Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely 半壶生姜水

Child of Destiny ProudMonkey

Invincible Little School Doctor Tang Bohu plays with Qiu Xiang

Supreme Husband System! & Supreme Wife System! Ongoing_Expert

Evolution Begins With A Big Tree Crimson Night

The Forensic Doctor Better Than a Detective West of the River Looking at the Moon

Taking the Mafia to the Magic World RVN_1998

THE GOD EATER DMadLord

The Return Of The God Level Assassin Tyramisu

Medical and Martial God White liquor three and a half jin

Brother Dao Took the Entertainment Industry by Storm, Fans Beg Me Not to Kill Anymore 孤风一醉