It had been 5 years since I had reincarnated. But my memories and knowledge of reincarnation had been a bit hazy. I was able to remember some of the details of my reincarnation, like I was given some abilities but I had no idea what they were. It was irritating. I tried to remember more but I just couldn't. I had a feeling it would come back to me. I also didn't know which world I was in.
I didn't know why this was happening. Then I just decided to let it be. Since there was absolutely nothing that I could do about it.
Then I started enjoying my childhood with the kids in the orphanage. It seemed like I was abandoned by my parents but I didn't dwell too much on it. The people at the orphanage took care of me just as well if not better than most parents.
I helped out the adults with some chores that I could do. Well sometimes I just want to be away from those little devils. They are outright annoying sometimes.... I think I feel this way because I am someone who has lived another life. I have developed maturity because of that reason. It's not all that bad with those kids though. I also did some exercises to develop my body more. Overall, life was not bad here.
But I never would've thought that the peaceful childhood I was living here would quickly become a bloody massacre. The screams of the children. The helpless look on the faces on the adults. Nearly everyone in the orphanage turned into pieces flesh and bones. I wasn't scared. I was absolutely terrified. I just kept watching that thing eat the flesh. If it wasn't for the adult screaming for me to run away, my body would've stayed frozen. I ran outside with everything I had. Ignoring the brutal screams. I just kept running into the forest. Then I heard its footsteps. Like a predator approaching helpless prey. At that moment I just wanted to scream at the unfairness of the situation.
Just as I was about to give up all hope. The world went black and white. It was like the world had frozen. Nothing was moving. Then in front of me, a worm hole opened. All I could see was endless darkness. But it felt like it was the only safe place in this world. As I stepped forward, I was enveloped by the darkness. Then I emerged on the other side. And Just as that happened. All the memories and knowledge flowed into me.
As soon as that finished happening, I let out a mirthless chuckle. Of course such a thing would happen. Then someone familiar appeared in front of me.
He bowed and spoke to me. "As a god I am deeply ashamed that I didn't know about your situation. I am truly sorry that you had to go through such a thing"
The god that reincarnated me was bowing before me asking for my forgiveness. If I blamed such a person then I would be nothing short of a shameless person. I had been given a chance to live at the cost of becoming a part of my world's fate. That meant getting involved in the supernatural. It would was bound to happen. If I didn't search for the supernatural, then the supernatural would come to me. I shook my head before speaking.
"Please raise your head. I don't blame you for what happened to me. When I accepted the offer to live again. I accepted it knowing I would get involved in the supernatural. If this was bound to happen then there would be nothing that could be done. Only the strong can change their fates."
I said to him. He looks up at me in surprise before shaking his head and speaking.
"Your humility does amaze me but it's still my fault for not remembering the weak connection this world has to the Akasha. Because of that reincarnation was affected. The blessings also got delayed."
"I see. Thank you for informing me. I just..... is it possible to revive them?" I ask him.
He looked at me with understanding. "It is possible but then gods of death in this world would be alerted immediately. While I understand your sentiment, I just hope you can move on from this. One day when you are truly above the gods you can revive them. But by that time they would probably be living another life due to the cycle of reincarnation in this world."
"I... see. Then now can you explain my situation currently?" I moved on to another topic.
"Yes certainly. Right now the time in your world is frozen. I pulled you into the dimension where the dungeon exists. Because of my failure, I have added a few more features to the dungeon. While everything else is still the same like the monsters and floors, the extra feature I have added is that in the dungeon you will stop ageing. You will still have biological processes but now your cells won't degenerate. The next feature is that you can spend how much ever time you want in the dungeon while no time passes in the outside world for you." He responded.
I looked at him with disbelief. "Isn't that just too powerful?"
"Yes. And because of that you can only have access to the dungeon once a year now. That is the only limitation. This was done because we didn't want you to fully involve yourself in the dungeon and forget about the world that is out there. You were given a chance to live so that you could help change the fate of this world."
"Yes I still remember." I said to him.
"Good now I will take my leave. Now you will be let into the dungeon. We have deposited some basic weapons and rations in your inventory. Remember if you die in the dungeon then you die for real. Be careful and Good luck on your journey"
As soon as he said that, my vision distorts and find myself in a murky-looking place. I remembered all the knowledge regarding my blessings. I start to view my status:
Name: Yamato Rengoku (A/N: Rengoku is the first name)
Age: 5 Years old
Race: Human
Class: —
Strength: D
Agility: D
Vitality: D
Dexterity: D
Mana: —
Skills:
Longevity- EX
Enter Dungeon- EX
Inventory- S
Calm Mind- D
After looking at my skills, instinctively I am able to grasp their uses. I immediately use my inventory and equip myself with the basic leather armor and a steel short sword.
I started lurking deeper and came across a small green monster which has the features of a goblin. As soon as it noticed me, it rushed at me. I saw it come at me with great speed. I duck while anticipating the lunge and turn around while brandishing the sword. I block another attack before retaliating and striking at its chest.
Blood splattered all over me as the goblin fell lifeless to the ground. I let go of the sword and started shaking and vomiting to express the repulsion I felt at my own actions. This kind of violence was not what I expected in this life.
I sat on the ground for a few minutes just to recall what my life had become in a span of a few minutes.
But I had to move forward. I had to grow strong. If I have to survive then I can't stick to the ideology of the modern world. I remembered the brutal scene of a demon just feasting on the flesh. I shook my head immediately.
The memories of their happy moments are what I need to value. Taking revenge is fine but it shouldn't be the person's goal or else you would lose sight of everything else around. I stood up and picked up my sword.
I have been given infinite time to train myself and find the goal. As soon as I leave this dungeon, I will return to that very moment where I had lost all hope. At that time I will be ready to face the demon.