In a town where I lived,
The town I loved...
Is now the town where I am going to die.
I am on a wooden surface, sealed by chains and ropes. My knees are bruised, and my body is covered in scars. It hurts... It hurts so much.
I raise my head and see many people gathered around, their eyes locked onto me... watching me die.
One man from the crowd screams:
"Kill him! Don't let him live!"
The others join in, their voices rising.
I... I don't want to die...
I want to live like a normal person. I want to be happy...
So why am I getting killed, just because I stole medicine for my sick sister?
Please, someone... someone save me...
Mom... mom... why am I calling for her? She's the one who helped them capture me so she could collect the reward...
I glance at my mother, standing with my beautiful little sister by her side.
I look at them, and all I can think of is:
I want to live. I want to see my sister get married, to have a happy life...
Damn it! Curse you all! Curse this world! May you all rot in hell!
A guard steps behind me, drawing his sword.
At that moment, I look at my sister. She's crying.
At least... you're sad for me... I'm happy for that.
The sword is raised. And then... slash.
My head falls, my body goes limp.
Everything goes dark... It's cold... It's warm... It's dark...
I can't feel anything. I can't see anything.
I guess I'm dead.
Just as I thought it was the end, I suddenly hear a sound.
A woman... screaming and crying.
Why? What happened? What's going on? Wasn't I dead?
Suddenly, I feel like I can move... breathe. I try to speak, but no words come out. I slowly open my eyes.
And the first thing I see is a beautiful woman with white hair holding me.
Huh? What's happening? She's... holding me?
I raise my hand and am shocked to see it—my hands are small, like a child's.
What the hell is going on?
The woman speaks to an old man wearing strange clothes, but I can't understand a word they say.
I stay with her, feeling warmth and comfort I can't explain.
Why does this feel like home? Who is she? Where am I? What happened to me?
A man enters the room. He's muscular, with black hair and red eyes. He looks at the woman and hugs her.
What are you doing, jerk?! She's mine!
Huh? Mine? Since when did I start thinking like that?
The man picks me up. What the hell?!
Then, he kisses me on the forehead.
Naturally, I should be disgusted, but for some reason... it feels good. It feels safe. Why? I wonder.
He walks with me in his arms, and after a while, reaches a big door. He says something, but I don't understand.
As I narrow my eyes, I see something glowing on the other side. My gaze locks on a mirror. My eyes widen in shock. What I see... is impossible. But there it is—me, as a child. Bald, no eyebrows, small body.
So... that means I really am... reincarnated.