At the stormy night at a small, humble-looking village, inside the house, could be heard the voices of laddies telling a woman, giving birth, "Martha! You can do it, you could definitely do it!"
Plop
After moments of the air in the room filled with tension, the baby came out from the woman giving birth, Martha. She was exhausted and so are the ladies helping her, one of them, went to another room and informed the men.
Seconds later, around 6 men rushed into the room now filled with the sound of a baby crying, they rushed inside with a worried expression on their face, all of them rushed toward Martha, but one stood out, he grabbed her hands. He sighed in relief, "…Thank god you and the babies are safe"
With heavy panting, the woman gave her best to let the words out of her mouth, "Let's… name the baby… Aiden"
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14 years later.
In the same humble village, a boy with brown hair and a beautiful pair of blue eyes walked on the street with a wooden basket full of firewood on his back. While he was walking, he thought about the angel, 'This world doesn't seem that bad, I must thank the angel that chose this world for me when I meet him again!'
He smiled out of nowhere and continued his thought while walking, '… I still miss my grandson and granddaughter, are they doing fine in the old word. I didn't even get the chance to see grow up and find a partner for life…'
This time, he dropped his head and smiled, his teary eyes were visible as some tears left his eyes. But then, he felt a hand on his shoulder and cleaned the tears with his hand as fast as possible before looking back.
He saw a beautiful young girl, a friend, and smiled at her. She noticed the tear mark immediately and asked, "What happened? Why are you crying, did Ryan and the others bullied you again this time?"
The boy smiled and shook his head, "Nothing, something went inside my eyes. By the way, you want to bring me there again, didn't you? Let me drop this basket of firewood to the house first, then we could go there"
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A few minutes later, he found himself sitting right beside the girl, both of their feet are soaked in the shallow water of the small river, 'This place feels pretty nice for me, an old man, peaceful and calm… A cup of tea would be perfect while watching the scenery of the forest, I appreciate Ava bringing me here"
The only voice that could be heard was the sound of birds chirping and leaves rubbing against each other, all was quiet and peaceful. Until the girl asked the question, "Hey Aiden... do you have any girl you like in this village?"
He knew what was going around and thought carefully before answering, 'What am I supposed to answer, if I flirted with her, wouldn't it be weird. What kind of 14-year-old flirting with each other? The fact that I'm an old man is even more disturbing, wouldn't this be the case of p*dophilia?'
She faced him straight in the eyes with her curious expression, waiting for the boy to answer her. Aiden gulped and shook his head with a firm expression. She turned away and he sighed, thinking it was all over.
But she was even more straightforward by giving another question, "Then, how do you consider me? Should we get engaged and marry each other in the future? I'm sure our parents will agree!"
He sighed and thought about it with a kind of blushing face, 'Bruh, how- we are fourteen though... I mean, she's quite the beauty, cute and petite with her black silky hair... but, me and her? Would things even work out?'
She faced him once again and stared right into his eyes, "Don't need to be so nervous around me, it's not like we just met each other yesterday. Just count how many days we have visited this place together? Exactly 296 times in a year! There's no way I'm the only one who developed…"
She looked away once again, this time, her eyes were filled with disappointment. The boy was silent and the situation became tense and awkward. After a few seconds, he decided one thing, 'Okay, this is my second life, let's leave everything behind and tell the truth to her'
He gulped, placed his hand on the girl's shoulder and said, "Ava, I'm sorry I disappointed you just now for not being honest, there was something on my mind just now… Let's say, we could take things to the next step, but not too far"
(Haha, for some of my readers, even my MC can get a girlfriend, heck, she is the one that confessed, git gud scrub)
"Run-run!" A man shouted in horror from the direction of the village as he ran closer and closer toward the place where Aiden and the girl were chilling. They both were pretty confused when he saw the man rushing toward them both.
"Kids! Run to the nearby city, the village is under attack by a neighbouring kingdom!" He kept running toward the direction opposite of the village while informing the kids. At this point, the boy understood clearly what is happening around.
"Ava, go follow that man, I recognized him and he is a kind person. I'll try to find my parents and your parents" With an expression of horror on her face, she complied without any hesitation and ran toward the same direction of the man.
[Sudden quest]
[Your very own home, the small peaceful village of Caerleon is being attacked by a small regiment of 30 armed soldiers. As you promised to a girl named Ava, you need to make sure your parents and the girl's parents are safe and escaped]
[Winning condition: Make sure your parents and the girl's parents are safe]
[Losing condition: One of your parents or the girl's parents die]
[Optional: If you eliminate the regiment of 30 armed soldiers while keeping the parents of yours and the girl's safe and alive. You will be rewarded handsomely by the village and by the system]