My name is Elliot Jewell and I am twenty-seven years old. I work in an office as an assistant to Montigue Sullivin. He is a manager for one of the largest companies in Japan. Today was just like any other day. I was on my way to work when I was attacked. A man wearing all black, including his mask, pushed me into an alley. I punched the man, but it felt like I was hitting a brick wall. He slammed me into the wall. “You’ll pay for what you did to my family!” He screamed. His voice was cold.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about!” I screamed back, but he pushed me harder into the wall.
“You’re the reason I lost them. If only I had been there.” The man’s eyes squinted as he spoke about his family, and I could see the violent change. They became cold as ice, and he pulled out a knife. He pressed the knife against my face. “I’ll make you pay.”
“I told you I…” I felt a cold sharp pain in my abdomen. My hand slid down to cover the fresh hole in my body. I struggled to free myself from his grasp. “Get away! Help!” I screamed to the people on the road, but they just looked on in shock before walking away.
His blade entered my body for the second time and blood spilled out. I could feel the warmth of my blood soaking into my shirt. “It’s your fault! Your fault!” Again and again, he stabbed me. I could hear the police sirens, and people screaming as I fell to the ground. I clung to my life. I tried so hard to stay awake, but I couldn’t. My mind was racing as the blood pooled around me. I closed my eyes and felt my life drain away.
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I felt a warmth I had never felt before and my body no longer felt the pain of being stabbed. Slowly, I opened my eyes to see a person standing before me, a female with brightly shining golden hair. Her face was round and heart-shaped with bright red eyes. She smiled at me. “You have suffered many misfortunes in your life. As a form of compensation, I am giving you a second chance at life, but in a different world.” Her voice was angelic and demonic at the same time.
“Why me?” I ask not able to comprehend. “I’m a nobody.”
“Your fate will change. You will no longer live in any man’s shadow. You will rise up and have good fortune.”
“I don’t understand.”
“I know it must be hard for you, but this is my gift. I have seen your misfortune, and I have taken pity on you. You should not have died for somebody else’s mistake.”
“I’m dead!” My mind screams as I realize I can never go back to my life. “Why am I dead?”
“You died for your boss’ mistake. Do not worry for I am giving you a gift. You will have a new life. One where misfortune will become your luck.”
“Misfortune? Into luck?”
“Yes. Now walk towards the light.”
“Who are you?”
“I am Lathrol. I am what you would call a Goddess. I watch over many worlds.”
“And you chose to do this for me? Why?”
“Because you made me believe in you. Go now, child. Embrace the new world and make yourself known. It is time.” I nod and move towards the light. Bright light fills my vision and thus my new life began.