‘It finally happened! My wish has been granted. I will be reborn in a new universe of swords and magic. I only had to die to receive this opportunity.’
"Child, what do you wish to be born with? Be aware that all is balanced. I give and I take."
‘This is uhhh some sort of deity I guess. They're quite dramatic. I wonder if they read Shakespeare as job training.’
"Ehm ehm oh great being, thou art so powerful. What may thee offer this lowly subject?"
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Now, what do I need most as a newborn in a new world? This is difficult. Every main character I've read used their old life's specialty as a theme. I never really achieved anything so that's off the table.
What do I want to achieve? No, that's the wrong question!
I have no idea where I'm headed and how the environment will be. In this type of risk avert situation, what I need most is adaptability... Yes, that's the most flexible option right now and it's good life insurance.’
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"Adaptability. I want Adaptability."
"That.. is a tall ask. May you find joy child."
‘..Was that pity?’
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Warped is the vision as he disintegrates.
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‘This feels different from death. I am really afra-’
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The wind caressed his skin softly. A child laid on the grass asleep. All the trees and rivers watch with anticipation. Our young hero wakes up slowly. He darts around and hurries home. His parents are anxious, he is not usually this late to dinner.135Please respect copyright.PENANAw3MuA0M8lJ
"Mom! Mom! Don't let dani grab my portion! I know he's praying to Eena for my absence." He shouts at the top of his lungs as he runs and trips.
"Enough. Don't run love, your plate is right here safeguarded by May."
The boy enters his home carefully. He feels a warm hand grab him softly, so small and heartfelt.
"HIII! is that you Maymay?"
"Who else could it be? Do you think Duster grew hands?"
He picks his little sister up and smothers her in embrace "Oh you are a jester now! What talent you showcase for your age! I am in utter disbelief."
"ooh chilly darkness, I arrive upon your doorstep" She mutters in irony.
"Have you been watching the town plays again? Didn't I tell you they're a waste of time?"
"Well, how would you judge?" She laughs.
"You little!" He starts tickling the little girl with playful irritation
"Wait, I was jesting!! HAAHHAHA-"
"Hmm you are spared, for this time you kept my meal" he lets go
"Merciful! Truly kind!" She laughs and runs then continues to speak "Oh by the way Duster took your piece of chicken hahaha"
".... ahh she learnt to run quietly so I can't follow her. She's so clever." He smiles wryly and takes a place at the dinner table.
"Where were you?" asks his mother with concern.
"I fell asleep on Old man jin's hill"
"How is he?"
"I don't know. He's been confined for weeks now. Maybe I'll try knocking next time"
"Ok be careful, you know he has wild dogs"
"Mom, Duster would eat them alive I tell you!"
"Ehm I can hear Duster's bones shaking, he must have eaten one too many"
"Hahaha an old beast is an experienced beast"
They continue their conversation as our boy eats his fill. His mother has already made him a second plate of chicken and removed the bones.
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'Ugh I am exhausted' He lays on his bed and thinks to himself
'What was it I felt during that nap? It was like a water droplet in my ear but I can't shake the eerie feeling'
He thinks hard to find answers and falls asleep minutes into his quest for the truth.
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“Hey, do you think this bra suits me?”
"hmmm nah pink was never your color. try the black one."
Soldiers discuss under the terrified gaze of a child. The little boy is well hidden and has held his breath for long.
"Did you check the perimeter?"
"Nah I like surprises."
"You're gonna get killed, you know?"
"Oh please by whom? This guy?" The soldier jitters around and kicks the severed head of a fresh body. The child, enraged, comes out of hiding screaming.
"Oh fuck!"
"Shoot him!" screams the soldier in the back.
However, the child got to him first and thrusted a fork in his thigh. As the commotion started, the boy ran into the ruins of what was once his home. He cries and holds his hiccups. He can not throw up. Food is scarce. His mother told him that. He must survive.
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Our hero wakes up gasping.
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