As the battle between the knights and the beast raged on, Kai was left in stunned silence. Ardyn? The hero of legend? That couldn't be right. He wasn't a hero. He was just Kai—a regular, ordinary teenager from Earth. The idea that he could be anyone else felt like an impossible joke.
The silver-haired knight approached him, carefully stepping over the moss-covered ground. His eyes were sharp, his voice steady, and there was something heavy in his gaze. "You have no memory of it, do you?"
Kai shook his head, trying to make sense of the words. "What do you mean? I'm not—"
The knight raised a hand to stop him. "You're the reincarnation of Ardyn. The one who once saved this world."
Kai's stomach dropped. He had no idea what the knight was talking about, but the way the man spoke—the certainty in his voice—made it impossible to dismiss.
"I... reincarnation?" Kai stammered, his mind reeling. "I don't understand. What is going on? Where am I? How am I supposed to be this 'Ardyn'?"
The knight's expression softened slightly. "This world, Eldarion, is cursed. Thousands of years ago, Ardyn, the greatest hero of this land, sealed away an ancient evil. But the curse returned, and it has begun to corrupt the world once more. You were summoned here to finish what Ardyn started."
Kai's heart pounded in his chest. "You're telling me I'm supposed to save this world?"
The knight nodded grimly. "Yes. You are our only hope."
Kai looked around, his mind spinning. He was no hero. He was just an ordinary high school student, dropped into a world he didn't understand. Yet, the weight of the knight's words pressed against his chest, an overwhelming responsibility that seemed impossible to ignore.
Before he could respond, the sound of the beast's final roar echoed through the forest. The knights had won.
The silver-haired knight turned back toward the battlefield. "Come with me. You need to learn how to control the power inside you. Time is running out."
Kai hesitated. His mind was a blur of confusion, fear, and uncertainty. But the weight of the knight's words—and the strange energy surging through his body—told him one thing: There was no turning back.