Was it back in the 3000 Beast Mountain Range when he finally overcame the mental barriers that held his progression back so much?
It had been so long that the memories were starting to feel distant.
Back then, Damien was still young. He was still struggling with his past, the terrible traumas he'd incurred over years of suffering in silence.
When those traumas were confronted and resolved, Damien was essentially reborn into a new person.
However, while the wounds themselves healed, they left behind scars.
More specifically, a single, extremely deep scar.
Damien looked at the images presented to him with indifference in his eyes.
Shik!
Shik!
Shik!
A sword repetitively stabbed into a corpse on the ground. Its wielder showed no emotion as he cut off the last remaining hope of life for the blue-haired woman below him.
That woman was none other than Elena.