Ares remained somber for the next long while. He needed the time to himself, finding himself suddenly alone in the world. Not quite alone, for he had his allies around him, but rather… lonely. For once, unbelievably, he missed his old life. It hadn't been all bad he supposed, though of course thinking further on it, he was still glad he had been transported to this world.
Even now he didn't know whether or not he had died, or if something else had happened. His body was completely new, and he rather enjoyed having such a body, especially with all the perks he had gained from Levi. Whenever he had thought about the previous life and what had ended it, the cold sweats clung and gripped his core, as though a greedy merchant unable to let go of his wares. Yet the one thing he wanted to know more than anything was why.
Why?
