In a bustling city, a man standing on the edge of a tall building is thinking about the life that he had lived so far. His embarrassing childhood, his teenage years, and his now every day working life...
"everyday is the same, I'm so tired of it..."
The man had lead a normal life, He had no regrets, although his parents died they had fulfilled their job in raising him.
Beside the man was his farewell letter under his shoes, wich he had written on his work desk a while ago. Just when someone was about to open the door at the rooftop, the man made up his mind and jumped...
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A loud boom of thunder shook the air, a big storm is pouring heavily on a village located at a foot of a mountain. It's already past midnight, yet the storm showed no signs of stopping. At the most isolated place of the village, where you wouldn't even see a stray dog wander around is a well built house, not grand but just right that it could withstand a storm like this.
With raindrops pounding on the roof and the ground inside the house there's a faint scent of sweat and blood the woman who is groaning in pain is giving birth by herself, she had no husband or a helper to assist her. Relying on nothing but her willpower, she endured it all and gave birth to a male child.
After this she reached out a knife beside her bed on a table, the knife was heavy because of the fatigue. While her hands are trembling she carefully cut off the umbilical cord of the child and did the work of a midwife by herself. "fortunately you're a healthy kid" the woman sighed in relief while embracing her child. Because of the intense exhaustion the woman fell asleep.
....The sun rose besides the mountain with the birds chirping in the distance, creating a peaceful scenery that you normally see on movies and such. At the same house, after waking up and thinking for a while the woman joyfully named his son Paul, Paul was in a cradle looking at his mother trying to play with him.
Paul had no reaction whatsoever, only staring at his mother. The sound of her childs steady breathing is giving her a cold sensation on her spine..."I have been reincarnated!" Paul thought.
The slightly confused woman started to recall that his child also did not cry in the process of being born making her ponder. "I am your mother after all so i guess it's to be expected" the woman shook it off cheerfully like it was nothing and proceeded to their kitchen to start making breakfast.
"huh? What the hell do you mean woman!?" Paul who was more confused than ever blurted out a phrase, His mother who was at the doorway stopped and then looked back intensely at the window beside the cradle with bloodlust... "huh, must be my imagination."
Paul, scared and confused became still like dry concrete and just stared at the ceiling
"what the fuck was that?" it seems like the man was reincarnated, coincidentally his name was "Paul" also.
A day has passed and Paul can now stand and walk around his cradle. his mother found out about it, but just smiled while looking at him. Paul can now walk around the house
And started wandering around looking if there's books that contains information about the world he lives in.
He finally saw something and read it until midnight besides his sleeping mother.
It seems like the world he was in was full of monsters, dwarves, and elves. Everything that you can imagine that is in a medieval fantasy novel with swords and magic in it.
"no wonder this woman wasn't confused, she was already living in a more confusing world to begin with." said Paul whilst looking at her mother.
A day after, Paul had miraculously growed teeth and seemed to have already knew the language befor he was born. "was it when my soul was being reincarnated?" Paul speculated for a while but couldn't find an answer. "anyways it was thanks to that, that i could understand this world's language."
Paul had revealed to her mother that he could speak like a full grown adult, the mother was baffled but she thought it was okay. After this the woman told Paul a story about herself, her name is Helena, she was a great sorcerer that was once in a hero's party but because of an accident she was banished and came to this remote village.
"what about father?" Paul asked "well... Remember when I said an accident happened?
I was actually a virgin." Helena answered. Because of this uknown phenomenon, Helena got accused of being a witch. "That explains why we lived in such a remote place." Paul thought while looking at the window besides him...
At the same time, a man holding a crown with bloodstains on it is sitting on a throne. the room was big but the lights weren't lit except for the moon light that was passing through a window, only revealing the the floor with a body of a decapitated old man in a golden bloodied robe. The man on the throne with his legs crossed and with his right hand supporting his cheeks, glared at his subordinate that's in the room who is trembling in fear with his knees on the ground bowing to his master.
"have you found Helena?" said the man. "n-no my lord" the subordinate replied while being devoured by anxiousness and fear, "hmmm. You're of no use" the man waved his hand as if he was telling the subordinate to leave. The subordinate did not say anything and decided to leave right away, but just before he was about to reach the two big doors the man immediately raised his hand.
The subordinate knowing nothing suddenly puffed up like a balloon, then
Explodes covering the door with blood and pieces of his organs. "oh Helena, why did you forsake me?"...
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