What is happening? Is there something wrong with me?

I woke up after my death back to the beginning where it started from, the escape. My death was still fresh in my mind, the betrayal I faced for whom I thought I could trust. It angered me and I took action.

I didn't understand his shock when I strangled him. Why had he betrayed me and us? I thought we were a team, working together to fight for our freedom. In the end I died by his hand so it shouldn't be a problem if I return the favor.

My other teammates screamed at me. They tried to get me off of him to save him. I didn't give up. My hands wrapped around his throat and I looked into his eyes.

"You betrayed me." I said.

A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. The pain of suffocation was real for him. He should feel it. It's what he deserves. I watched his face twist and struggle to grab my hands. He opened his mouth with his last breath.

"I will come back." He said.

I opened my eyes again and I was back to the beginning yet once more. No why because I didn't die but killed him. So why did everything restart again?

"Hey. What's wrong, Vine. It's time to leave."

There was an unfamiliar person in the room with them but not him.

"Who are you?" I asked.

"Are you joking? It's Austin. Why are you acting like you don't know him?"

"I really don't know him. Who is he and where is Ian?"

My memory rewind. I try to recall him. Ian….Ian became Austin.

I've figured things out. Everything remains the same except for a certain person. When that person dies the world resets. I am the only one who is aware of it. That person is Austin or later someone else. It's all the same.

Austin died. I opened my eyes again and this time it's no longer Austin. It's Ian.

Ian looked at me and said.

"I am back."

"Who am I?" I asked.

"A character." He said. "An in-game character."