"Get him, this is the last one"
Running, I've always been running, but now I can't anymore, because this is really the end, at least for me.
"This is the last of them alive and he is the weakest among them, how lucky for us".
Surrounded by five people I find myself with no way out, should I beg for my life ? Say that I am not a villain? Lying has no sense anymore... Fighting then ? No, from the beginning I never fought, even when she was gone I just ran away.
Before I could do anything one of them moved first and pierced my belly with his sword, then another pierced me with a spear, on my knees I fall hopelessly.
"Is this my end? Can't I just start over and do everything differently ?"
Unable to see anything I stare up at the sky in search of an answer, but no answer has come all the way.
[Confirming last human downed]
[Chapter 10 has come to an end]
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[You died, due to being the last survivor of your race and role will be granted a bonus reward]
[Reincarnation requested as a reward]
[Wish granted]
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[You will return in: (5)]
[(4)]
[(3)]
[(2)]
[(1)]
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A shadow appears in front of me, his voice is sweet and soft, it is a voice I would never be able to forget, I am lying on his legs, his smile lights up my view and his happy eyes make me feel good.
"Joel... Wake up"
She speaks and starts to move away, but from the sky a spear falls and pierces her chest, her last words come in my head like a hammer, her face covered with tears and the dripping blood make me panic.
"I don't want to die Joel!"
"Lydia!"
The whole place goes dark and the earth starts shaking, from the ground several graves appear, with names I know.
All my dead companions appear and start crawling under my feet, they all speak the same thing and beg me with their putrefied bodies, their wounds still living and their suffering stamped on their faces.
"I don't want to die Joel! Please help us!"
Their hands touch my body and pull at my clothes and along with them I begin to sink into the earth.
"No!"
"No!"
"NO!!!"
As I open my eyes I realize I am no longer in that place, sweat drips down my forehead, my heart doesn't slow down for a second, fear consumes my being like a small flame feeds on dry straw.
Gasping for breath I try to breathe, with one hand I lean on the table in front of me, my head is throbbing, my stomach hurts, my eyes burn and my ears are deaf, I can't focus on anything but my hand.
I feel a light touch on my shoulder and turning my face around I see a familiar face, the shaved head and thick eyebrows make him a virile figure.
"Adrian ? But you died..."
His mouth moves, but I can't hear what he is saying, I start looking around the place and soon realize where I am, in a school, all these young people I barely remember them, they are like sparks coming and going in my head.
"Joel, are you okay ?"
"Sit down there"
Slowly my hearing comes back, I have my doubts and soon I went to a window to get them off my chest and finally I can say with complete certainty, this is not Dreamland or Yggdrasil, this is Earth, but that should be impossible.
The sun, the blue sky, the gentle breeze, the cars moving from one side to the other, a plane crossing the sky and leaving a white line behind, stunned I start to laugh, the strength in my legs fades away and I fall down sitting up.
Tears stream down my face, I'm back, I'm back, my wish has come true, after years of pleading, of scheming and lying, I've finally been able to return, turning my head I look at those who are staring at me.
Their voices are still a little muffled, but I can still hear their complaints or jokes, it doesn't matter, I grab my cell phone and confirm the date 03/09/20XX is today, in a hurry and completely ignoring everyone I start to run.
From room to room I start looking, the corridor is long and I'm in a hurry, it didn't take long for a rumor about a crazy person to appear, or for someone to come looking for me and ask me to stop because I was scaring them, but I ignored them.
It was ten minutes before I could find the room she was in, opening the door slowly I scan the room with my eyes quickly and find her in the left corner, she didn't seem to notice me since she didn't say anything.
Slowly I approach, but before I could really get to her, someone stops me by holding my shoulder.
"Come on Joel, the director wants to see you"
Looking back I see a familiar face, again it is that Adrian, he is stout and a little taller than me, I don't have good memories with him so I try to ignore him, but this time he didn't let me, holding by my wrist he pulls me.
"Don't be crazy, you know you can't deny anything I say"
True, my cowardly personality comes from before entering yggdrasil, I always preferred to hide and avoid any conflict, but, no more, I am no longer that young man from before, I now possess enough experience to be able to defend myself.
"Let me go, big eyebrow"
The eyebrows come together due to the anger this man is feeling, the grip on my wrist becomes firmer, it causes a little pain even.
"I thought it was a joke, but it looks like you've really gone crazy"
The students around started whispering a while ago and even the teacher tried to intervene, but we both ignored him.
"No, I haven't gone crazy, I just won't be your doormat again, I'm sick of you, tired of pretending to be what I'm not"
With a quick movement I release myself from his grip and approach the boy.
"From today things are going to change"
This is more literal than metaphorical, I've wasted too much time already, soon the world will undergo a drastic change.