Bloody night sky

 Red, Everything before his eyes were red, stained by the blood of both his enemies and comrades alike

 The beautiful grassland once full of life now gone, It's beauty hidden away, painted over by the crimson hue of blood, now serving only as a remnant of a bloody Battlefield 

 No matter where he looks nothing changes, the only thing he was able to see was just fields of rotting corpses as far as the eye can see, yes the only thing left in that desolate land was just death, suffering, and the dark moonless night sky looming over him

 As a few hours pass by the night sky gradually fades as the sun begins to rise and brightens the land below, The land he fought for and called home, the land he loved dearly, now nothing but a horrid nightmarish sight filled with corpses and gore

 All of [suspension clan]'s best and brightest, who had sworn to achieve the pinnacle of power together, to protect their territory, and to spread their names far and wide, had lost their lives to the zenith clan now just another nameless bag of bones dropped dead on the ground 

“So we've won” the man, called Peter mutters to himself with a sombre tone, “i can't believe it, we actually won! We actually managed to defeat those monstrosities!" the man shouts excitedly but then his tone begins to become more saddened, as the man looks down at his worn out body ridden with scars plastered all over his body he thought to himself 'am i really alive?', It's unbeliaveble after all, after everything that had happened he should've been dead, yet here he is, still standing, pain resounding throughout his body that even a light gust of wind can knock him down

  

He then decided to search around the area and take a closer look at the lifeless piles of body gathered up around him

His expression darkened as he stares at the dozens of unidentified body he found around him, they were his friends, His comrades in battle, they were his family...

As he takes a closer look he found a few notable people of the clan “Even the best assassin [arie abyss] and the legendary dragon slayer [Daemon Connor] died" the man mutters to himself as a shed of tear falls from his eyes 'what a shame it wasn't their time yet, they were meant for so much more' he thought to himself beginning to feel sadness and regret tug at his heartstrings

As he looked further and further down the piles of bodies he saw a horrid sight, something he never wanted to see even once in his life, just seeing it wants to make him puke

He didn't want to believe it, he wanted to think that it was just a body that was similiarly build, but he can't, he can't just deny what's right in front of him after all, the body in front of him was indeed Elizabeth, his beloved.

Elizabeth, who was strong enough to kill even an executive, her skin slashed open and her right hand torn off

Looking at the scene before him he couldn't help but cry, but no tears came out as he had already cried too much, disgusted by his partners lifeless body, he decided to turn his tired bloodshot eyes to the many other bodies across the battlefield 

“all of this pain and suffering, all of these life ended prematurely, It's all because of them, all because of those Zenith bastards" he thought to himself angrily 

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THE ZENITH CLAN

They were the Despair that permeated throughout the lands, darkness that overtook day itself; The ones who shouldn't have existed; those who exist beyond Calamity… they were beings called as the Null gods, though the system simply refers them as [Errors]

They were beings with immense power, for normal people defying them would cost their's and their loved ones life, these beings were scattered across the continent, tearing the lands apart

They were so strong that it took every last one of us to finally put an end to their reign of terror

Well, almost every last one of us

Everyone died, except me every last one of them slaughtered no, annihilated by those monstrosities 

I once again stared at Elizabeth's emotionless face and the blooded pool beneath her and my knees fell to the ground, looking at the ground i once again tried to cry, yet still nothing came out,

"Ah….why am I the only one still alive, I, who was too weak to fight alone, survived while everyone else died” he said full of Despair, "it has always been like this hasn't it? Always me being weak and needed people to help me, making everyone around me in danger" i screamed at the sky until my throat got strained

I then closed my eyes and begin to recount everything leading up to this, from my death upto my reincarnation

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 It was 39 years ago

I was 45 years old when I died on earth, when I was happily returning home from 25 years of war from the frontline. I was killed by a bomb after saving two helpless kids at a supermarket

After that I Reincarnated into this accursed world called [stagnant] to a mother who died from childbirth, my father who blamed me as the one who killed his wife decided to punish me by making me suffer

After my father was done with me, I was sold to a mad alchemist for 30 million berries. Who then used me as he liked, he experimented on me all day and night, it was just part of my daily routine until I ran away from that place, and later found myself in front of a gateway to another continent called [AETHER]

As, I got into the gateway, i was put into a peculiar situation that i couldn't have done anything about, the gate stated that i needed to pass an easy mandatory trial of identification to pass into the continent of [AETHER]

But, it was all a lie, there were no easy trials of identification, As I came to the realization of this reality, i was already forcefully placed into the [passage of trials], a place where i discovered my [authority] for the very first time, In that place, I saw monsters for the first time in my life, for many days and nights I was hunted by them and was forced to finish the trials as quickly as possible 

The trial duration was set for 90 days. Set in a battlefield with constant struggle for survival. Engulfed into countless life-threatening situation, I hanged onto dear life for three months to be earned the authority of an (User) to enter the continent of [AETHER]

But the [passage of trials] was just child's play. The true start was at [Aether] itself. If the [passage of trials] was a battle of life and death, [Aether] was true hell itself

I faced much struggle when i first started my life in [Aether]

I desperately fought to live, because of that i had to push myself to my limit, as i was forced to adapt into this strange continent called [Aether], it was only with immense luck that i managed to survive 19 years on this hell called Aether 

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After he gathered his thoughts and finally calmed down he decided to check his status

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• 1. Name : Peter Parker                       

                                                                 

• 2. Class : Normal, Rod User, Grandmaster 

                                                               

• 3. Level : 85

• 4. Affiliated Nation :.............

• 5. Affiliated Clan : – Suspension  

• 6. True Character · Nationality : Stagnant

• 7. Gender(s.e.x) : Male(38)

• 8. Height · Weight : 188.5 cm · 79.5 kg

• 9. Alignment: Anti – hero · Chaos

• [Strength 89] [Resistance 96] [Agility 91] [Vitality 79] [Magic Power 82] [Luck 42]

• (Remaining stat point is: 0 point.)

• < Achievements (54) >

• < Special Ability (2/2) >

• < Latent Ability (2/2) >

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this isn't the win that i wanted, this wasn't how it was supposed to end! if we were going to win i would've wanted to celebrate us winning together with the rest of the [suspension] clan members, i didn't want this! I'd rather die than this being the end!” Peter cried out to the sky wallowing in his own sorrow not expecting anyone to respond 

But then suddenly a ringing sound resounded throughout the area

[*Ding* Hello there Peter Parker! We would like to reward you and your [Suspension clan, member:1] for winning against the [Zenith clan, member:0], you shall be rewarded with a random [MASTER] rank item]

Peter frowned after reading the notification and seeing the number of the clan members left, it confirmed that he was the only one left, and he was also mad that all those death and suffering only resulted in a mere [MASTER] rank item

Sure it was a high ranked item, but at the cost of his friend's life, the system should have given him at least a [LEGENDARY] rank item

But then, something abnormal happened, suddenly the world seemed to completely stop moving, and all corners of his body felt numb, Numbness permeated throughout his body when a small gray [cube] suddenly appeared in front of him  

He then brought the small gray [cube] to his right hand, He then sees an inscription around the [cube], curious he then proceeds to activates the inscription located on the cube

Whoosh--

A gust of wind flew downwards from out of nowhere, when Suddenly, a muscular old man with gray hair, appeared

“….huh” Peter muttered confusedly as he looks at the man who just appeared in front of him

"Greetings young man! I am Husk, the system's overseer of time! Now may i ask, are you the one that have summoned me and wished to bend the rules of time itself?”

confused and honestly bewildered Peter panicked and asked "w-what are you even talkin about old man?" 

The man didn't respond and instead stretched out his arm to reveal an antique stopwatch hanging off his arm

Peter bewildered by this old man's antics opened his [status] to try to identify the stopwatch, the system then instantly identified the item as [System’s clock gears], 'what a peculiar name' Peter thought to himself

But more importantly, was the rank and description of the item, [Grade: [Mythical], [Description : this is a one of a kind Mythical item belonging to the overseer of time, It can defy the rule of reality and bend time itself 

Reading the description Peter gasped and realised that this man wasn't just some random freak! Now filled with renewed hope Peter asked the man "h-hey old man you're not joking right? This is real right?"

Hank just smiled and responded “this is the only way to win a war without death”

Smirking, Peter than said “Alright then! I shall request to go back 19 years. Back to that time when I first entered the [passage of trials]

“Are you sure with this decision? Remember you can only do this once” Husk spoke with a commanding voice, which fits perfectly with his muscular body and greenish - gray eyes

“Yes, this is it, this way i Can correct everything i did wrong in the first place!”

"Very well then! If that is what you truly wish for” husk says as the stopwatch begins to glow a silver gleam “I shall respect your wishes.”

The stopwatch then glows brighter and then Husk said with a serious expression

"When you return in time, remember that no one, will have the same relationship with you in this timeline, So, even if they don’t recognize you, just let it slide. Unless you want to create a Steins gate situation"

 The system first gear is the (past) gear. It continued to send time forward. This reset the 2nd gear (present) and 3rd gear (future) and input instructions would be registered in a person’s mind as soon as they held the item.

Chuckling at the reference, Peter then responded "Understood, old man” 

Glad that Peter Understood the reference, husk then activated the stopwatch

The previously paused environment then eratically moved all over the place, turning into a blur

Then suddenly the sounds of rusty Gears turning can be heard all over the place

*Kriiikkk* *kraaaAk* *kriiik* *kriik* *kreeeek*

And soon enough the sounds of clock ticking can also be heard ringing in unison 

*Tick* *tack* *tick* *tack *tick *tack* *tick*

"I guess this is it, one last chance to make everything right!" Peter thought excitedly, “I wish that next time, we wouldn't die like we did this round. Everyone I wish that we meet once again”

The dinging voice then suddenly grows louder

TICKTOCKTICKTACKTICKTOCKTICKTACK

KRIIIITTT KRIIKKKKK KREEEEEEK KRAAAK

But then it suddenly stopped

And the area was then suddenly filled by a grand and glorious almost robotic voice

[Received User Peter Parker]

 [Request. 25%, 50%, 75% 100%. Loading…. Approved]

[Authority “husk” permitted] 

[Authority “system” permitted]

[Access granted]

[Code Name “reset” shall commence. Please be ready

Immediately after the voice stopped, Light so bright that it stung my eyes continued to pour forth. The sound of rusted machinery once again filled the background..

 An incomprehensible and unnatural sensation rippled through my whole body and passed by. This was not unfamiliar. The sensation of space being twisted, and the feeling of something elapse, it's a feeling I once experienced when I died and reincarnate.

As more time passed, the radiant light covered me completely that I could no longer see my own body

When i Heard a small Whisper come on my ears “Be careful,the system has been watching you"

Although i was shocked after hearing that, I couldn't ask questions anyway, so i just closed my eyes and ignored it, whatever it was