Through the 18 years of my life, I have been left with a lingering thought.
Of what I could have been.
The idea, that perhaps if I was born in a different world, or maybe I was smarter about things in my life. But this is not what I expected to happen at all.
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It was around 2 pm, I was walking down the sidewalk to get to work. I was walking at a slower pace, lost in thought, avoiding the fact I was late for work. But unfortunately for them, I wasn't going to be showing up at all tonight.
I looked up at the large advertisement in the window of the clothing store I was walking past, but unfortunately I didn't see the advertisement, but rather the pane of the window falling out of its frame, and crushing me with it.
Nothing happened after that. No dramatic life flashing before my eyes, no final thoughts in the second I'm about to die. In fact, my only thought was: "Oh." Not even the feeling of sinking into the darkness of death.
All I did was open my eyes again. '
The shock and fear of me realizing I had just died sent me into tears, but the noises that came out were not my own, rather it was a baby's cry.
With the shock of both events, I cried until I passed out.
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It's been 2 years since I've woken up in my new body. My current name is Rune Von Alsetier, and I am the son of Sheen Von Alsetier, who is the ruler of the Kingdom of Alsetier. Which makes me the prince. I am the first and only child of Sheen, and his wife Zoe Van Helsyr. Life has been decent so far, but there's one thing. My family is way too powerful.
All noble families in the Kingdom of Alsetier have the ability to shapeshift into an animal. These animals have been dubbed ones "Alter". There are usually mutations in every generation, due to other things being brought into the blood. But so far, the entire bloodline of Alsetier has been the Divine Lion, just because the power the Alter has, but for me it was different. My mother's animal was the Prismatic Dragon, which was a mutation from the normal dragon of the Helsyr bloodline.
My Alter evolved into a new species, which was the "Prismatic Lion-maned Dragon".
Most children who manifest Alters (mostly nobles, but occasionally commoners will as well) can fully transform into their Alter at the age of 9, but sometimes a person has stronger synergies with their Alter, causing it to be possible sooner. At least that's what I've learned.
So why, at two years old can I fully manifest my alter?
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To continue with my ramblings from the beginning of this chapter, the sound of my thoughts has gotten much quieter since I've gotten to this world. Maybe it's because I can't deny that I'm truly in a brand new world, or maybe I've realized that I truly have another chance at life.
In my past life, which for some reason I can still remember, I had wasted it's entirety doing things that hurt me. I ate unhealthy, never exercised, breaking off friendships, fighting with people, and eventually I turned to drugs.
It started with just something fun, like weed. Then I was trying new forms of it, I was drinking as well, starting doing psychedelics, and then i went to worse from there. But I completely ruined my life. I was obese, I had quit 10 different jobs before I even turned 18, I was prediabetic, my friends that I did have were starting to grow tired of me.
It was all pretty much expected.
But now, rather than those thoughts that used to roam my head and ruin my past, present, and future, I had the burning desire to do something good with my life, to make the best out of it, take every opportunity that I have. I will not let myself down again.
This will be my story.