Evolution

The mysterious creature did nothing but mumble to himself, standing there in the middle of the road and the city, a faint cry, and unintelligible words came from his mouth

"What have I done... These memories... This suffering... This broken world... I was the cause of all... This damned machine... Caused everything... I caused... Everything" the creature kneeled "... I'm sorry... I'm so sorry... It's my fault... It's always my fault... Always... Always..."

The creature cried and weep to itself, people nearby felt bad for him, but at the same time, they were too afraid of approaching it. Several minutes passed with the creature still weeping and apologizing

"Why is he crying so much?"

"I don't know... But did you see it earlier? He's not human"

"Not only that... I don't think he's anything we ever seen or heard..."

"Is he from the Old World?"

"I sure hope not..."

The crowd murmured and whispered about the creature

After that, a team of what seems to be highly trained police officers - bearing striking resemblance to the FBI - and aimed at the creature

"You! Put your hands up now!"

The creature did not respond, instead, it kept weeping

"It's my fault... It's my fault... I'm sorry... I'm so sorry..."

"Sir! I said put your hands up! Now! Or we will have to shoot!"

"I'm so sorry... I'm so sorry... I'm so-"

Suddenly the creature stopped while lifting his head as if he was looking at something or someone

**Why are you crying? Get up!**

"... Huh?" the creature uttered in confusion **... Who... Is this...?**

Inside the creature's mind, amid all the memories and turmoil of guilt and sorrow, a figure stood stand and strong, shining as if it was the sun, it as inspiring

**... Who... Are you...?** The creature felt a sense of respect and power from this figure, its aura made feel like there were heavy boulders at the creature's shoulders, he felt as if he was supposed to impress this figure, to live up to their expectation

**If you break something or do anything wrong, crying won't do shit to fix it! Get your ass up and fix whatever you did with your own hands! You lazy bum!**

**I need to... Fix it?... Fix the people? Fix the people?... But how!? I don't even know where to start...!**

**If you don't know how then figure it out by yourself! You won't always get help when you need it! You will be alone in the world when I'm not here anymore, you hear that!? You gotta think for yourself, use that head of yours!**

The creature thought for a split-second, and the thought came to its mind as a train reaches its station

**Save?... Be a... Hero...? Help?... Redeem me...? What are these thoughts? They feel old... Child-like even...**

**Oh my... Do you really think playing hero will work?**

This time it was a different voice, with a more sinister tone **It's you!** the creature thought, remembering that this was the thing that told him when he was going to be free from the other dimension

**Right now, you are literally nothing... Every trace of your memory in the human consciousness, every bit of your soul, every fragment of your mind... All gone... Lost to the winds of time... You aren't even living in this moment, you are undead! Plus, there is the fact you were the one who caused all of this... How do you think people will react when they inevitably discover that their 'Hero' is the reason for everyone's demise!?... Come on... You're smart... You know the answer...**

**... They'll villanize me..."

**Yes! Yes, they will! And you know people... They aren't prone to easy forgiveness... So then... What should you do?**

**...**

**Come on... You know the answer... I know you do...**

**I have to... Be the villain... If everyone is going to make me a villain anyway...**

The creature rapidly stood up while not uttering a sound, not even making the slightest disturbance in the air surrounding it

"... N-Now put your hands where I can see 'em! Now!"

The creature lifted an arm and proceeded to make a motion with it

**... Then I might as well double down on it!**

Suddenly, the heads of all the officers around him, even the normal police officers and the innocent civilians gathered had all their heads exploded like a balloon

**Yes... Yes!! You learn fast! That's perfect! Now go on! Do it! Become the worst villain! Spare no one! No man or woman or child will be safe! Conquer the world! Make it a better place through your sheer merciless villainess! Become... a true demon...!**

"... I have no name... I have no identity... I have nothing... I am nothing... From this nothing... I shall make something that surpasses all... I shall be the strongest man in the world! I shall be a true villain! Fear me! Hate me! Dread me! Fight me! Kill me! This day onwards marks the day on which this world meets the villains of all villains! I will kill them all!"

**... Until the whole world... Kills me...**

That day was marked in storybooks as 'The day the moon turned red'

And the nameless creature seen that day was forever known by many names, but the one that strikes the most fear into those who witnessed that day and came out alive was the most terrifying

The man who came from nowhere

The monster who paint the Moon red

The strongest man in the world

The Red-Eyed Demon