Light.
Blinding white light.
Karam couldn't feel his body.
Couldn't think.
Couldn't… exist.
Then—
Darkness.
His eyes slowly opened.
A ceiling.
Clean.
White.
"...?"
He blinked.
Once.
Twice.
His body felt… normal.
No pain.
No power.
No system.
"Where… am I?"
He sat up slowly.
The room looked familiar.
Too familiar.
A small desk.
A window.
School uniform placed neatly on a chair.
"This…"
His eyes widened slightly.
"My room?"
He stood up.
Walked toward the mirror.
The reflection stared back at him.
Black hair.
Normal eyes.
No aura.
"...This is before."
Before everything.
Before death.
Before the system.
"Reset…"
The word echoed in his mind.
But something felt wrong.
He touched his chest.
A faint… pulse.
Different.
Not physical.
Something deeper.
"...It's still there."
A knock on the door.
"Karam! Wake up! You'll be late!"
His body froze.
That voice—
Familiar.
Too familiar.
He walked slowly to the door.
Opened it.
A woman stood there.
Smiling.
"You're always so slow in the morning."
Karam stared at her.
Silent.
His mother.
But—
"...I remember."
Fragments.
Broken pieces.
Blood.
Battle.
System.
Reset.
His head hurt.
"Ah…"
He held his head.
"Karam? Are you okay?"
He looked at her.
For a moment—
Something flickered in his eyes.
Emotion.
Then—
Gone.
"I'm fine."
Flat voice.
She frowned slightly.
"Hurry up. School starts soon."
He nodded.
The door closed.
Silence.
Karam stood still.
"School…"
He turned toward the window.
Bright sky.
Normal world.
Peaceful.
"This is wrong."
His eyes darkened slightly.
"Too normal."
📊 [System…]
A faint glitch.
For a split second—
A blue screen flickered.
Then disappeared.
Karam's heartbeat slowed.
"...So you're still there."
A faint smile appeared.
Cold.
"Good."
He picked up the uniform.
"This time…"
He looked at his reflection again.
"I won't be your weapon."
Outside—
A shadow moved.
Watching.
Waiting.
"Subject… has restarted."
⚡ [End of Chapter 21 – New loop begins]