Man of a 1000 lives

“Wake up Chance! The village is under attack. We need to…” A blade pierced through my sister’s back, and her blood soaked my body. I sat there in horror as I saw her lifeless body tossed aside.

I couldn’t move due to fear. My mind was blank as I was picked up, and carried out of my house.

“We got a good haul today boss.” A guy who had missing teeth, and a scar over his right cheek. He laughed, and threw me in the cage.

I looked around to see all the village kids in the cage. Crying and begging to be let go. I stayed quiet, because begging seemed to be a waste.

We were driven out of the village, and taken to a camp. The trip was 5 days, and some of the kids died. Their bodies were tossed out, and left on the road.

There were 30 of us in the cages, but after the trip 21 were left. We all smelled of piss and shit as we got out of the cages.

We were taken to a river where we were stripped naked, and told to wash up. Those that defied the capturers were beaten, and thrown in.

After we washed up, we were given clothes, and taken to a huge house. “Here is where you will live for the rest of your lives. You will wake up at sunrise, and eat breakfast. Then you will go to your assigned job placement for the day. You will work there till sunset. When you get back you will eat dinner, and then go to bed. That will be your schedule. Those who defy us will be shown no mercy. Get some sleep. You have a lot of work tomorrow.” The gang leader informed us.

We were taken to a room that had blankets on the floor. There were others asleep already. Making our way around we found a place to lay down, and went to sleep.

The sounds of crying and whimpers were heard all night. We were woken up to the door getting kicked open.

Everyone got up, and made their way out of the room, and down the hall. Making our way to the cafeteria we were given a bowl of slop, and a piece of stale bread.

I forced myself to eat the food to survive the day. The gang leader walked in, and we were rushed out the door.

We were taken to different parts of the property, and all given tasks. I was mostly placed in the rock wall building. This was hard, and I was sore every day.

The only plus side was my body got strong quickly. Lugging heavy rocks to build a wall from sunrise to sundown.

Our numbers dwindled, but were replaced weekly as they kidnapped more children from the surrounding area.

The crazy thing was nobody tried to stop them. Mainly because the boss possessed magic, and skills to back it up.

Years passed, and our wall was getting closer to its completion. Looking at the years of hard work I put into the wall made me a little happy.

I was 5 when I first showed up, and now I am 12. The treatment was still harsh, and we were still dying. The only difference was the bonds we all had together. I got a girlfriend, and she is sweet. We make sure our relationship is not seen, and only get together at bed time.

Her name is Lilliana, and she is a gorgeous redhead with green eyes. She is the light of my life, and helps me keep going.

10 years have passed, and we are closer than ever. We are engaged, and plan to escape at night.

I have a great amount of strength, and have been watching the guards movements and schedules.

“You ready?” I asked Lilliana. She nodded, and we got up, and snuck out of the room. We made our way down the hall, and out the front door, but as we made our way outside we were swarmed.

“Good job Liliana! You are really good at fooling people. Go ahead, and change back to your old form.” I turned to look at her, and was in shock.

Lilliana was a woman in her 40’s. She pushed me to the ground where I was beaten by the guards.

They all laughed as I was kicked, punched, spit on, pissed on, and tortured.

The feeling of hopelessness sank in, and I remembered the night my sister was murdered in front of me. Tears rolled down my cheek.

I looked up at the attackers, and just remembered feeling so angry. The next thing that I knew, their blood and body parts were everywhere.

The gang leader was scared, but not as bad as Lilliana was. She knew she was screwed the most.

I looked at her, and she tried to back up. Her legs began to tremble as she stepped back. My mind was blank, and as I reached her, all I heard was her screams. It was silent as she exploded into a million pieces.

The boss was frozen in fear, as he just witnessed the murder of all his guards. The tables were turned, and he was begging for his life.

Without mercy or hesitation. I ended his life, and afterwards passed out unconscious. I awoke to the other captives surrounding me.

Their faces hovered over my body as I looked around. “Chance? Are you okay? What happened?” They all asked as I sat up.

My head throbbed as my memories were hazy. I saw the aftermath, and realized it wasn’t a dream. I was betrayed, and almost killed.

I got up, and didn’t say a word. I just walked off. I headed in one direction, and walked for days.

I survived off the land, and ate things I killed. My body was extremely strong, and I felt almost invincible. I was bitten, scratched by all animals, and nothing pierced my skin.

Traveling for about two months, I came across a massive city. Upon reaching the gates to enter, I passed out. My body was tired.

I awoke to a pretty face. She was a knight, and had a gentle smile. “Are you okay? What is your name?” She interrogated me.

“I am sorry to worry you. My name is Chance, and I just got out of being enslaved. There is a place about a 2 months trip from here. I alongside a ton of kids were taken from our villages at early ages.

We were forced into slavery, and I am not sure if they are still there, but I left. I was 5 when I was taken, and am now 22. Please, save them if you can.” I passed out again.

“Captain, we can’t send troops out. That is out of our…”

“I know Lieutenant! We need to take his clothes, and get him a fresh pair. His clothes are tattered. He looks awful. Get him a room, and when he wakes bring him to me, and we will have food. I wanna help him. As our sworn duty to protect our people, I can’t allow him to suffer anymore than he already has.” She ordered the men to take my clothes.

They all stared in shock as they saw the scars, and wounds on my body. Tears welled up in her eyes as she realized I was not lying about what I was talking about.

She had to leave the room, and headed to the King’s palace. “Father! I have a request.” She kneeled.

“Stand up Arora. You are my daughter, and Royalty. What do you need?” The King asked.

“Father, I found a man who claims to have been enslaved since he was five from people who kidnapped him from his village. He says there are more like him, and may need our help. I know we can’t do that, but can we help him? He has scars, and bruises from what I assume the capturers. He is currently unconscious. I have the knights taking care of him right now.” She begged.

Her father was a bit perplexed, cause it was over a guy. He agreed, and got him into the Academy she attends. He was to become her guard after that.

Meanwhile, I was just waking up in a room. A knight who was sitting in a chair beside the bed stood up. “Don’t move too much. I will order some food. Wait here, and I will have them bring it.”

I was confused, but obeyed. Looking around, I noticed the room was fairly nice looking, and had great furnishings.

Sitting on the bed, I patiently waited for my food. The door opened, and I saw a maid walk in.

She was a beast folk, and was pretty. She had a gentle face, and seemed scared. She was shaky as she delivered my food.

"I don't know how you are normally treated by people, but I won't hurt you. Please, you don't need to be scared of me. Thank you for the food." I told her.

I took a spoonful of soup, and as I swallowed a tear ran down her cheek. I saw her mouth the words, I am sorry. I looked at the bowl, and realized it was poisoned.

The poison acted fast, and I grabbed my chest. My body became hot, and I could feel the poison coursing through my body.

My muscles tightened, and my heart raced. I felt awful, and began to puke as the poison reactid with my stomach acid. I looked at her, and she was crying.

"I was forced to do it. I am so sorry!" She cried out as she dropped to her knees. I dropped to the floor, and blacked out.

I awoke in a place that was a void of nothing. All of a sudden the void shifted into a land of beauty.

I stood in a field of flowers, and a gazebo was placed in the middle.

A female with long silver hair, in a white dress, was sitting down. She was drinking tea when she saw me.

She smiled, and stood up. As she walked to me, I could feel my heart beating faster.

Her beauty was above any I have ever seen, and she was graceful in all her movements.

"You are at the end of the long journey. Nobody ever chooses that to get power. You are the first. As a reward, I will grant you this as well." She kissed my forehead, and then snapped her finger.

I dropped to my knees, and my brain began to hurt. I began to remember all my previous lives. All shitty as the one I just lived.

A thousand lives of being betrayed and killed. All for gaining the power to be a god basically. I looked at my skill list, and saw I was max level in everything.

I knew all magic spells, could wield all elements, use light and dark magic, could summon, and even revive the dead.

My strength, agility, charisma, luck, intelligence, vitality, and dexterity were all max as well.

I was a god, and then there was the skill I got from the goddess. Creation magic. If I could think it, I could make it.

I was the op character in the anime shows I loved before my 1000 lives.

"You will be sent back to the world you just died in. Save that beast folk. She is about to be killed for someone else's deed." The goddess snapped her finger, and I woke up in a coffin.

I broke out quite easily, and took in a deep breath. I could feel the power coursing through me. The power to turn my life around, and make a bright future.

The relaxation of knowing I was about to have a good life from here on out was refreshing.

Racing to the main street where her execution was being commenced. I saw the female knight crying. She was asking her why.

The maid was quiet, and just accepted her fate as she knew it was her time.

Moving through the crowd, I got on stage, and helped her up. The guards drew their swords, and I was quickly surrounded.

"Stop!" The female knight yelled.

"You are alive? How? You were dead! I saw your body!" The female knight screamed. She couldn't believe her eyes.

"I am immune to poison, and had to fake my death. You see, I knew the soup was poisoned. I acted my death to see if she was the one or someone else did it. As I pretended to die. She apologized to me. She stated she was forced. Why would someone force her? Who would do this? Why? I am but a simple guy who has had a terrible beginning. Then I realized something. That man who was in my room. He was a person who visited the place I was captive in." I turned to see the man shaking.

"You lie! Why would I go to that place? It is out of our jurisdiction." He scoffed.

"How would you know that? You see, I never told you where it was. Only her. How would you know it was out of your jurisdiction?" As I asked him, he froze.

"I simply overheard from fellow knights." He lied.

"So the guy who visited wasn't you? So your name isn't Reicher Blanfort? Second son of the Blanfort family, and one of the princesses' suitors?"

"How does he know that? He was unconscious in the room." The female knight asked as she walked to him.

The knight couldn't answer as he was caught. "I know this, cause you wanted to cut a deal with the leader. The leader I killed before I escaped. Along with Lilliana."

"How, she was a shapeshifter?" He drew his sword, and lounged at me.

"How would you know that? She was my girlfriend for 10 years. Till she betrayed me, and nearly got me killed." I smiled as I caught his sword between two fingers.

He tried to pull his sword from my grip, but couldn't. He struggled till he was caught by the other guards.

"Why? Why would you save me? I am a beast folk. We have demon blood running through our veins." She cried.

"Why not. You are innocent, and were forced to do what you did. I am not one to treat you differently, because you are a beast folk. You work hard for what you have, and that is more human than you think." She cried in my chest.

"So, I am gonna head out, princess. I just got a new life, and want to start anew." I jumped off the stage, and zipped through the crowd.

The Princess was baffled, as she didn't know what to do. She has never met someone like me.

The maid was let go, and she returned to work as usual. I was outside the kingdom gates when I flew off.

Flying through the air felt amazing. I have always dreamed of flying.

I simply flew for hours just to fly. It wasn't till the sky became dark that I decided to find a place to camp.

I landed in a forest I saw below me, and set up a camp. The fire was easy as I could use fire magic.

I then realized I had no camping supplies, and I haven't eaten since the poison soup.

I quickly created a tent, and some cookware. I then created some food and seasonings.

As I was cooking up some steak, I began to hum. It wasn't till I felt a tap on my shoulder that I realized I was no longer alone.

Turning to see an elf girl and a dragon kin girl standing behind me. "Hello?" I said confused.

"We were wondering if we can camp with you? We have our own camping things and food." The elf girl asked.

I looked at them, and saw they were beaten up, and their gear was in shambles.

"Look, I don't wanna sound rude, but your gear is in terrible condition. Let me set up another two tents for you both. I am making dinner right now. One second, I will create some chairs." I closed my eyes, and pictured chairs in my mind.

Three chairs appeared, and I created a table as well. They sat down, and were shy.

"I will need to fix your gear, and heal your wounds." I began to noticed more things wrong with them.

One thing at a time, I thought to myself as I served them food. I began to scarf down the food, and when they saw that they did as well.

"Why are you in these woods? They are the most dangerous woods. The monsters here are all high level, and are super strong." The dragon kin spoke.

"I haven't seen a single monster yet. I thought it was empty. Anyways, if it is so dangerous, why are you two here?" I returned the question.

"We are trying to get stronger." The elf girl said.

"Hope all goes well. My name is Chance. It is a pleasure to meet you two." I introduced myself.

"Amelia.' The dragon kin introduced herself.

"Ivy." The elf girl said.

"Well, let me make you some good equipment. I don't want you two dying." I got up, headed into my tent, and began creating gear.

I did it in secret to keep them from freaking out. Guy they met just creates gear out of nothing. This would raise a lot of suspicion. I walked out, and handed them the gear I made.

"You can get changed in the tent. I will stay here. If it makes you more comfortable you can do it one at a time. One change while the other stands guard. I am a stranger after all." They looked at me, and nodded.

They got changed, and I simply sat facing the other direction. When they both got done, they walked up to me.

"Thank you for the new gear." They both bowed.

"No worries, and don't worry about payment. I don't want any. I am gonna sleep. Don't worry, I am not gonna do anything shady. I am not that kind of person. Just a nice guy passing through. I only ask that you not tell anyone about me. My skills are valuable. Not trying to be a slave." I went into my tent, and passed out.