Mushoku No Sonzai 無色の存在 (Colorless Existence)

I close my eyes in fear. My heart, pounding from the horrific sight of Kotome's body...
Ren...I'm sorry...
I feel the electricity intensify. My body exhilarating with fear...
I wait for a moment...Nothing happened. Was it painless? Am I dead...?
I tilt my head slowly, my eyes opening up.
As the electricity from the staff begins to lessen, I notice blood drip from the tip of the staff. Ren had blocked the attack with his wings...

"Ren!"

He doesn't move. His blood dripping endlessly from his wings. The blonde man slides the staff out of the wings. He twitches his fox ears and gives a grim smile.

"Ah. So it appears that girl wasn't the Angel."

He wipes the blood off of the staff with his hand...The blood of Kotome and Ren...

"Why..."

"Hm?"

He faces me with a stern look.

"What are you talking about? You broke the rules. It was only natural you receive punishment."

"Rules...?"

"Hah? Well. I suppose I'll tell the criminal what he's done wrong."

He points his staff straight up to my face.

"Hell does not allow the use of Mind Manipulation, as it disturbs the flow of events for us demons. You, criminal, have broken this code, and will now be punished by death."

Hell...? Mind Manipulation...? What is he talking about..
I glance at his fox ears and tail...
Don't tell me...

"He's a demon, Susumu! Return to the present! Command your Stil---"

The man kicks Ren in the stomach. When did he move...? I'm certain I was looking at him the entire time...

"Hai. Now shut up."

He looks into my eyes, fear consuming my body. I clench my fists...Returning was my only hope...I'm sorry, Kotome...

"Stilus! Retur---"

Suddenly, his staff swings up to the air violently, and releases a giant gust of wind. The current world, suddenly cracking away, like glass...
Kotome! I quickly run to her body. Her blood, disappearing.

"Kotome!!!!"

Her body disintegrates, like thin air...
No...
A blue light leaves her body. What is that...?

"Susumu!"

I hear Ren's voice. When I turn to see Ren, the time we were in had disappeared. Kotome was gone...
We were in my room at the mental ward...

"Phew. That was easy."

This man...shattered an entire time period...with a thrust of his weapon...
How...
Ren runs towards me, grasping my shoulders.

"Susumu!"

The man lowers his staff.

"Ah. You can still move? You know manipulating the human mind isn't very good, Angel."

Ren stands up. The blood from his back stopped dripping, and his wings disappeared.

"Tch. Then you guys should mind your own business."

"If we did, we wouldn't be able to keep order in the world. Know your place."

"Heh. Is that what Satan programmed you to say?"

"Perhaps. And what of it? You are playing with a human's will. You should have let nature take its course."

Kotome...
What am I doing? This was a serious situation, yet all I could think about was Kotome...I stand up anger...