Is reincarnation real?
Hahaha, what do you think?
It might not exist in your world, but in this world, where I alone am the mighty one, nothing is impossible.
Let me give you a piece of what I'm saying.
Here's a boy.
He is young, about 16 years of human age.
Just like usual, sitting at the top of the mountain of garbage. He isn't alone; he has his cat and a friend that no one can see or hear except himself.
And here's a little knowledge: death is approaching them.
The moon was extra beautiful today.
"It's a beautiful night. Don't you think, Leo?"
A frail boy sitting on a worn down sofa said this as he shifted his attention from the moon to a dark cat sitting by his side.
Turning his head, the cat met its blue eyes with the boy and nodded his head.
The frail boy smiled as he laid on the sofa and stared at the beautiful scenery above him.
"…Shut up."
Aiden said as he frowned a little. At the same time, Leo curled up and tried to go to sleep.
Clack
But he couldn't, as he suddenly heard something from a distance.
Raising his head, Leo looked at the place where he heard the noise.
Aiden had also heard the noise as he stood up and looked in that direction.
"What was that?" He said as he kept looking at the place.
It was nighttime, so he couldn't see properly. Even with the moonlight, it was dark. The dark bushed and trees waved as the wind was softly blowing.
After a few moments, within the darkness, two shiny yellow eyes appeared as Leo stood up in alertness and started hissing at the eyes.
Hissssssss
Aiden frowned as he quickly bent down, trying to hide himself.
"W-What? Where did that come from?"
He muttered as he tried to keep Leo silent.
Grrrrrr
From within the darkness, a big cat like creature emerged as it bared its fangs toward Leo and Aiden.
'Run run run RUN!'
Aiden heard the warning as he quickly picked up Leo and ran.
Growl
The panther didn't stay still as it climbed the mountain of garbage to attack Aiden and Leo.
Aiden hugged Leo as he recklessly jumped from the mountain of garbage. Fortunately, the mountain wasn't high enough to seriously injure him.
As he reached the bottom, he rolled his body, quickly stood up, and started sprinting towards the jungle.
Grrr
The panther reached the top in a matter of time and also jumped from the top to attack Aiden.
Fortunately, Aiden reached a long tree, as he quickly started climbing it.
Aiden was used to climbing trees, as this jungle is the place where he had grown up, so in a matter of time, he reached the top.
Shrrrrr
The leaves fell to the ground as the panther reached below them.
Growl
The panther growled as he looked at its prey with its yellow eye and tried to jump, but unfortunately for the panther, it couldn't jump that high.
Aiden looked at the panther and sighed a breath of relief as he looked at Leo.
"Are you alright?"
He asked, observing Leo's condition.
Leo was intimidated by the panther, but he had still tried to stand his ground against the panther earlier to protect Aiden.
Meow
Leo meowed as he rubbed his head at Aiden's chest in worry.
"…Don't worry." Aiden said as he patted him.
Shrrr Shrrr
More leaves started to fall down as the tree started to vibrate.
Aiden looked down as he realized that the panther was trying to climb the tree.
"Shit."
Aiden cursed as he looked around, trying to figure out a way to run.
He thought about jumping over other trees, but he rejected those ideas as the closest tree was very far away from him.
"Where did it even come from?" Aiden muttered as he looked at the panther. There was no panther in this jungle.
The only animals in the jungle were the boars, foxes, and a few bears, but even then, this place was safe from those animals since it was closest to the nearby village.
Shrrr
Even more leaves fell down as the panther was climbing near them as time went by.
"Shit"
Aiden cursed again as he looked at the nearby branch.
He used his full strength and broke the branch. The branch was sharp at the other end, so he quickly stabbed it towards the panther.
The panther wasn't dumb enough to stay still, as it took this chance and jumped towards them.
The sharp end of the branch brushed off the panther's face, leaving a wound, but that wasn't enough to stop the panther as it reached near them and slashed its paw towards him.
Aiden was still holding the branch, as he hadn't let go of it yet.
He quickly reacted as he swiped the branch toward the panther from the side, using all of his strength.
Crack
Unfortunately for Aiden, the branch collided with the panther's paw, but the branch stood no chance as it instantly broke.
"Shi-"
MEOW
The intimidated Leo made a desperate choice as he left Aiden's embrace and launched himself towards the panther.
"LEO"
Aiden shouted as he tried to catch Leo, but he swiftly dodged Aiden's attempt to catch him and appeared in front of the panther.
HISSSSSSS
He stretched out his sharp nails and attacked the panther's eyes.
Taken by surprise, the panther had no time to act as it just closed its eyes, but Leo's claws weren't to be underestimated.
GROWL
The panther growled in pain as it lost its two eyes.
BAM
It clashed with the tree as the tree shook fiercely, making both Aiden and the panther fall down.
'Oh no'
Aiden thought as the height was quite high.
He tried to lessen the impact as he used all four of his limbs while landing on the ground.
GROWL
MEOW
The panther, now blind, tried to get rid of the cat that was still on its head with his nails deep inside his eyes.
"L-Leo"
Aiden muttered as he tried to save the cat.
But he was too late.
Slash
A small, skinny cat was nothing against the strength of a panther.
Leo was instantly clawed by the panther. Leo's body split in two pieces as the panther bit the lower half and started chewing fiercely.
Urk
Aiden's stomach felt disgusting as he covered his mouth with tears running down his face.
His head started to get fuzzy as he looked at Leo.
Meee…
A tiny sound erupted from Leo's mouth as Aiden opened his mouth to call for him.
'STOP'
A loud voice screamed in his mind as Aiden hesitantly stopped himself.
'Don't let Leo's sacrifice go to waste. The panther is blind, so you have a chance to run away.' The voice said as Aiden still hesitantly tried to walk toward Leo.
'DON'T LET HIS SACRIFICE GO IN VAIN.'
The voice screamed as it tried to enter sense into Aiden's mind.
The words carved deep into Aiden's consciousness as he stopped himself and ran towards the village that was nearby.
'This is right.'
The voice spoke as it faded.
…
"Fuck. How could you not realize that the panther has escaped?"
A man wearing a camo uniform said with worry as he looked at the head lowered junior in front of him.
"I-I'm sorry, sir. The cage was loosely locked." The juniors spoke as his body shivered.
"THAT LOOSE CAGE WILL CAUSE DEATHS." The senior shouted in anger.
The panther was a wild animal recently caught and rescued by them.
They had planned to ship the panther to the zoo, but it was nearly impossible now.
"Sigh. Quickly take the animal control team and head towards the village near the jungle. The people of that village are the first priority. If anyone of them dies, we are fucked up." He said this as the junior shivered more violently as he quickly put his hand on his head.
"SIR YES SIR." The junior said as he quickly took out his phone and jumped on the truck that had an empty cage.
The panther was their responsibility, so if the panther killed any humans, it would definitely be counted as their fault and would be punished heavily.
The senior looked at the leaving truck as he massaged his temples.
"For fucks sake."
He cursed as he turned around and walked towards his office.
In a matter of time, an armed group of people reached the village as they warned about the danger.
The people of the village looked pale, as they didn't dare to come out of their houses.
…
'Run run. For Leo, you have to run. Ask those villagers for help.' Aiden thought to himself as he ran without looking back.
But suddenly, he felt weird as his running pace slowed down.
"Those villagers would help?"
He muttered as he held his head and crouched down.
He went silent for a moment before suddenly bursting into laughter.
HAHAHAHAHA
"Those fucking villagers won't do shit."
Aiden said in frustation as he hit the ground with his two hands. He bit his lips as his mental condition deteriorated.
He was an abandoned child.
Since the early days of his life, as long as he could remember, he has been looked down on by everyone.
The villagers never dared to help him; they never even dared to touch him.
He remembered the day they drove him out of the village. With tourches and shovels on their hands, Aiden had forced himself to forget the look on their faces.
For them, Aiden was a disgusting kid who was an outsider.
The villagers, just like the panther, were also monsters.
Leo was the only one who didn't treat him wrongly.
Leo was the only family he had in this world.