Struggling as a Villain

"You shouldn't belittle yourself for what you have. Your skills are a blessing, so find a way to use them in a way, where others don't fear you anymore."

It was the first time for someone to accept Jin despite his deplorable personality and alarming skill to manipulate one's mind.

Someone who didn't avoid him and embraced his presence with open arms.

Someone who didn't ask him to change and accepted him as he was.

Rena was the only person who didn't look at him with contempt but warmth.

She...is the only person who saw the real him. And to gain her undivided attention, Jin did all this. Fighting hundreds, taking countless lives, and forming his stronghold over their corpse...he did everything to build a peaceful world where he could live alongside the one he adores.

However, just a single, a single entity destroyed everything he held dear.

Not only did he destroy things that took years for him to build, but he even took Rena—his Rena—away from him!

"Y-You..." A bloodied Jin tried to swing his fist, intending to inflict even a single scratch on Richard.

However, Richard easily swatted the fist and punched the man in the gut—making him breathless, as Jin fell to the ground while clutching his stomach.

"It's over for you, Jin. Although I am far from being satisfied, I don't have time to waste on you." Richard said as he raised his hand and a small red orb appeared at the center of his palm.

Jin gritted his teeth, as he raised his face and spat, "Why....why, just why?! Why, even when you don't love Rena the most, you are taking her away from me?!"

Richard frowned; what is this guy barking now?

"I have seen the glimpse of your most sorrowful memories...being betrayed by the woman you love, to the point you took your life...doesn't that mean you love her, not Rena?!"

Richard, for the first time, showed hesitation. However, it was not because of the question he was presented with. Rather, it was the realization of something he already knew but never acknowledged.

Being rejected by Emily in the last timeline was his worst memory, huh?

'....even though I have many deep memories with different people, Emily still stands out as the most significant part of my past.'

"If you can't make Rena your only point of focus, then why are you taking her away?!" Jin barked, his spit and blood tainting Richard's clothes.

Richard lowered his hand and, leaning forward, he told the scumbag, "It's because I know the difference between loving someone and attaining one's selfish desires in the name of love."

With that, Richard sent an orb of flame inside the man's head, burning his skin and eating his brain.

The man convulsed, his eyes rolled back in his head before he fell down on the ground, dead and gone.

Richard remained standing there for another second before heading towards the cell,

"My Lord, her situation is worsening."

Jasmine voiced as she held Rena by her shoulder and wiped her sweat.

Richard gritted his teeth, and said, "Take care of Brad and get away."

"But My Lord-" Jasmine was cut off as Richard picked Rena in his arms and wordlessly walked out of the cell.

Carrying her, he softly whispered, "This pain will go away in an instant. Just hang in there."

The girl, albeit quite weakly, smiled at him, "I wonder...if...childbirth...would be as painful..."

Richard smiled at the girl, "Guess we will find out in a few years."

He climbed the stairs and soon reached the base floor of the headquarters.

Walking out, he was met by an expected scene. The war between the two sides has completely demolished the place, and the soldiers from Jin's side were almost annihilated.

Richard levitated into the air, and while enhancing his voice, he said, "There is a catastrophe about to descend. If you want to survive, get away from here."

The soldiers turned towards the teenager, his presence ominous and his voice divine.

The one who responded to the command was Bennet, "Richard..." The soldier couldn't believe that the young hero was also here and was protecting the cause of the mayhem.

"Commander Bennet, it would be wise if you take your soldier and evacuate. This place is going to turn into a battlefield in no time."

Once Richard tries to change Rena's loyalty, a certain being will surely emerge and challenge Richard.

At that time anyone and everyone around him would cease to exist if they continued to stay here.

"I cannot leave unless I subjugate the cause of the mayhem. And that person is the reason why so many people died back on Clion!" Bennet warned, his sword raised and pointed at Rena.

Richard's eyes were cold as he stated, "The cause of the destruction is already dead. She was just an energy source, Commander, so step back down."

Bennet gritted his teeth, clutching his sword, he muttered through his tightly pressed jaws, "So you have chosen your side."

His aura made the ground tremble; the very air seemed to be ringing under his ether as the man released a presence that made the nearby soldiers step back in terror.

Richard narrowed his eyes, as he saw the man hell-bent on attacking.

'I guess I have no choice.'

Just as Bennet launched into the air, Richard raised a single finger.

"AGH!"

The man paused mid-air, before, faster than a meteor, he was sent hurtling back to the surface. Find your next read at empire

**BOOOOOOM**

A huge crater was formed in the middle of the arena as Bennet plummeted to the ground under Richard's telekinesis.

Seeing their commander being defeated the soldiers looked at Richard cautiously, as they heard him saying,

"I will ask you once more; move away and live, or stay here and perish."

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A/N:- This could be the second last big arc of the story. I won't drag the battle for long, this one is just to make him utilise his actual strength.

Well, thanks for reading.