The night had co when a boy covered in blood walked out of an eerie forest. Blood flowed from the nurous wounds on his body creating a trail behind him.
His steps were visibly growing weaker and the town was still so distance away. What should’ve been a minute walk now seed to take an eternity. He began to doubt if he could make it. He looked at the demonic wolf in his hands. If he dropped it, then he might be able to reach the town before he bled out. But that would an that all his effort would be aningless.
He couldn’t accept that, so he continued walking while carrying the demonic wolf.
His willpower, unfortunately, wasn’t enough to keep him alive.
Halfway there, he fell and no matter how much effort he put in, he couldn’t get up. He tried screaming to get the guards’ attention. But that didn’t work. Everyone knew to stay away from the forest, especially at night.
So, unless they saw him dying, no one would risk entering the forest because of a scream.
The boy could only look at the town’s gate as he bled. His body quickly lost all its remaining blood as life faded from his eyes.
"I’m sorry, Lilly," he muttered, before finally giving up his ghost.
The footsteps of animals, drawn by the scent of blood drew closer.
Then suddenly, a beam of light from the cosmos hit the body. All the boy’s wounds started closing and his body shone with a red light. When the red light disappeared the boy looked brand new.
The boy, who should have been dead, opened his eyes. A wide smile ford on Vale’s face.
"I’m back," he muttered in delight. He had doubted the lady’s words, but it seed that she hadn’t lied to him. She had really sent him back.
Vale stood up and inspected his new body for a second.
The body was a young one, but surprisingly strong. He wondered what type of work this boy had to do to get such a good physique.
He stretched his new body for a few minutes before shifting his focus to the transparent screen in front of him. As a forr demon hunter, Vale knew what it was.
The interface was still initialising. This ant that the previous owner of the body had awakened the system a few minutes ago.
Vale’s attention was caught by the dead demonic wolf beside him. He looked at it in surprise.
I can’t believe this kid actually killed a demon all by himself.
The Hunter system could only be activated by killing your first demon and looking at the freshly killed wolf. Vale could guess what had happened. Although he wondered why soone so young would go demon hunting all by himself.
Vale tried digging into the boy’s mories to further understand his situation, but they were too foggy and disconnected to make any sense.
Just as Vale was still thinking, the system finished Initializing and showed his stats.
The familiar words evoked a feeling of deep nostalgia in him. He could only give a bittersweet smile.
Na: Vale Vance.
Age: 15 years.
Class: Undefined.
Tier: (unlock class first).
Contracts (1)
(Get a class to fully unlock the System).
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His gaze lingered on the Contract, and after a few seconds, the interface changed.
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Contract with Maiden Samsara.
Details:
Maiden Samsara grants you new life. In exchange, you now bear the fate of her father
Status
Completed
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Vale furrowed his brow. He had no idea what the fate of her father ant, but hopefully, as life went on, he would figure it out.
Although in this life, he didn’t plan on taking things too seriously.
His previous life had been spent on revenge. He had achieved his goal, so he was now free to do as he pleased.
This ti he would make sure to enjoy his life to the maximum. He would try his best to be happy, after all, that was what she had asked him to be on her deathbed.
He hadn’t listened to her back then, but now that everything was over, he could finally fulfil her dying wish and be happy, or at least try to.
A few minutes later, the mories had gotten clear enough for Vale to go through them. He closed his eyes searching for the background of the boy.
The boy whose body he was currently occupying was also nad Vale.
He lived in the small town of Troken with his stepsister. He had been adopted by his sister’s parents when he was ten, and so years later, his parents had disappeared. Everyone knew they were most likely dead but Vale didn’t think so.
He and his sister lived together; she has a job at the town’s council. And it was barely enough for both of them to survive.
Vale had recently finished the compulsory educational course. His goal was to beco a successful demon hunter and take his sister out of this damned village. That wasn’t possible now, considering he was dead, but as thanks for the body, Vale decided to help him accomplish this goal.
Another information fragnt appeared in his mind.
During the period that Vale had been adopted, the sightings of demons near the village had increased.
Most people thought it was a coincidence, but there were a few fanatics who blad him because he was an outsider. He made a ntal note to avoid those people.
Vale’s sister was currently ill, and the dications she needed were too expensive. This was what motivated him to go on and court death by trying to hunt an actual demon as a normal human.
Although he had died on his quest, he had also killed the beast, because of his level of bravery; the new Vale made a note to never forget the original owner of the body.
After that, he walked towards the town carrying the demonic creature on his back. His clothes were in tatters and he was covered in dirt.
In honour of the original owner of the body, he made a promise to take care of his sister.
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