Reincarnated as Twins: And Then, I Was the Only One Abandoned - ☆60 The Fate of the Twins ⑨

☆60 The Fate of the Twins ⑨ 

“I-Impossible… What the hell just happened?!” 

Alexis glared at me, his face twisted in disbelief— 

Like a certain blond kid whining about getting slapped by his old man for the first time. 

“Huh? Looks like it actually worked.” 

I shrugged. 

If ‘nullification’ is reversed, it becomes ‘effectiveness’— 

Which means my ability’s override force was stronger than his. 

“My ability reverses everything.” 

I flexed my fingers into a loose fist, casually explaining. 

“Didn’t seem fair for me to be the only one hiding my powers.” 

“’Reversal’… So that’s it.” 

A flicker of calm returned to Alexis’ blue eyes. 

Then— 

He suddenly laughed. 

“Hahaha… You really are the most irritating existence.” 

Beneath that smile, I could hear the frustration bleeding through. 

His lips pressed into a firm line. 

“But the power I gained through relentless effort… isn’t just this ‘Null World’.” 

“Even if I defeated you with some innate ability I happened to be born with— 

That wouldn’t bring me any real satisfaction.” 

The distortion in the air faded, little by little. 

At the same time, the mana surrounding Alexis intensified— 

Dark light pulsed violently around him. 

“I’ve spent more time than anyone mastering my mana. 

Refining it, testing its limits, honing it.” 

His voice rumbled, shaking the very space around us. 

“I can do everything. 

Enhancing my body— 

Manipulating any elemental magic— 

I’ve mastered it all!!” 

With those words, Alexis rushed forward. 

He raised his fist— 

And swung straight for my face. 

—Pechii. 

A pathetic, flimsy impact echoed in the air. 

A moment of… awkward silence. 

Alexis was clearly rattled. He immediately threw another punch. 

This time for sure—! 

—Pechii. 

“It’s not just nullification reversal.” 

I emphasized my words. 

“I reverse everything. That’s my ability. 

So the more you strengthen your punches— 

The weaker they actually become!!” 

This time, I threw a punch at him. 

But— 

At the last moment, Alexis effortlessly dodged. 

“…Haha, I was just testing it out.” 

He smirked, unfazed. 

“It’d be pretty stupid to just believe everything you say, right?” 

…Well, fair point. 

Someone who only knew the old me would probably be cautious. 

“But I’ve confirmed one thing—You’re not lying.” 

A faint certainty lurked behind his words. 

“In that case— I just have to do this, right?” 

The mana around Alexis grew even more sinister. 

This wasn’t just unleashing power. 

It coiled around him— 

Sinking its fangs into his very flesh, as if he were tormenting his own body. 

Veins bulged across his skin. 

His face twisted in agony— 

Sweat dripped from his jaw. 

“Well then— 

Let’s start round two.” 

He growled through clenched teeth— 

And in the next instant, he was right in front of me. 

I had no time to react. 

A raised fist— 

I instinctively guarded my face. 

But— 

That wasn’t his target. 

—GWHAM!! 

A gut-wrenching blow slammed into my stomach. 

The impact tore through my insides. 

My breath vanished. 

I collapsed onto my knees, writhing on the ground. 

“Ghh…! Agh—!! 

Sh1t, that hurt!! No, seriously, that hurt like hell!!” 

I coughed— 

The metallic taste of bl00d spread in my mouth. 

Alexis— 

Ignoring the sweat trickling down his forehead— 

Grinned. 

“So basically— 

If I weaken myself, that means I get stronger, right? 

Buffs turn into debuffs. 

Debuffs turn into buffs.” 

For a moment— 

My brain completely stalled. 

“…I told you. 

I can wield mana however I want. 

Whether it’s strengthening myself— 

Or weakening myself—” 

As he spoke, a groan slipped from my lips. 

“Y-You idiot… You’re literally hurting yourself…!” 

“I didn’t just train my mana.” 

His cold, blue eyes bore into me. 

“While you wasted away, I underwent brutal military training. 

Of course, that includes hand-to-hand combat.” 

He stepped forward— 

Slowly. 

—But my body felt like lead. 

The damage from that last hit still lingered— 

My arms, my legs— 

They refused to move. 

And then— 

GWHAM!! GWHAM!! GWHAM!! 

GWHAM!! GWHAM!! GWHAM!! 

A relentless storm of blows crashed down on me.

I try my best to brace myself, reinforcing my guard— 

But even then, the impact still tears through me. 

Each and every blow rattles my body, 

And with every hit, my consciousness wavers. 

—Just as another groan escapes my lips, 

Alexis coughs violently, spewing bl00d. 

“Ghh… Huff!” 

Suddenly— 

His movements halt. 

I force my aching body to move, 

Swinging my arm upward. 

Even though it refuses to lift, 

I somehow manage to gather my strength and throw a desperate punch. 

But— 

It doesn’t land. 

Even in this crippled state, 

He dodges me with ease. 

And then— 

The storm of blows resumes. 

…Sh1t. 

Am I really left with no choice but to wait for him to self-destruct? 

With each hit, my mana dwindles. 

It’s not just my stamina— 

My mind— 

My very soul— 

Is being worn down. 

Wait… 

This is… really bad. 

—A fear unlike anything I’ve ever felt consumes me. 

My heartbeat races. 

My breath grows erratic. 

My vision blurs and sways. 

What the hell… is this…? 

And then— 

In my fractured, spinning mind— 

A face emerges. 

Elysia…….. 

Even in the middle of battle— 

Memories of her flash through my mind, 

Like a dying man’s final visions.