Killed Me? Now I Have Your Power

Chapter 18 – A Companion Named Death

DING!

[You are dead.]

The words echoed in Kaden's mind as his head exploded into oblivion.

And yet—death wasn't what he expected.

In his first life, he'd died a coward's death. He had taken his own life—not for honor, not for power—but simply to escape. That moment had branded him. Ever since, death had meant rest to him. An eternal escape.

The idea of death as anything else—an ally, a companion—had never occurred to him. It was a foreign concept, as alien as a language he had never heard.

But now, dying again, something changed.

This time, his death was a choice. Not to escape, but to return stronger. To transcend himself. To rise beyond.

This time... death embraced him. Not coldly, not cruelly—but warmly.

As if whispering: