"Sorry Saint, but I have to do it."
Says a muscular man holding a giant sword above his head.
"Don't worry child, you are only doing your duties, god will forgive you."
says an old man around his seventies.
He is Saint, a pure one at that. He never did anything wrong his whole life,
he's never hurt anybody willingly, not even insects. But now he is being
executed for saving someone.
Two days prior, when he was walking down a path near the forest just
outside the town,
he spotted a man bleeding and almost unconscious, so he helped him using his
healing magic despite knowing that the man he saved was demon. Though demon
he could not watch a soul die in front of his eyes. But it just so happens that the demon
was being pursued by Royal Knight but due to Saint's healing the demon, the demon escaped. So, the healer was arrested for helping a demon by Knight and today was
his execution.
Though the Saint felt that his life was relatively boring when compared with others but
he was still happy with the fact that he was respected by towns people. And he accepted his punishment without any resentment or regret because he lived his life the way he wanted; by helping people around.
The executioner asked him a last question: "Do you have any last words, Saint?"
The Saint looked around the square at thousand of towns people who came for his execution, and almost every single one of them were watching him gloomily and with sad eyes, but the Saint smiled a brilliant smile and said "I'll just say that may everyone lead a happy and healthy life."
With his final words spoken, the executioner swung his sword albeit reluctantly.
With his life taken, everything surrounding the Saint turned dark. And when Saint opened his eyes in this darkness, a memory flashed through his mind.
A memory of a blackish brown haired boy with black eyes in a different planet than his own, of a planet called Earth. The boys life, how he grew up, his love for fantasy novels, his parents, friends, girlfriend, and how he died of cancer at age of 30 amidst crying parents, family, girlfriend and relatives who were trying to console them.
But the Saint knew better, he knew that this was his memory of past life. He lived two different lives, or that he at least remembers, in two different ways but without regret and among someone shedding tears for him. He was truly happy even if his soul were to disappear he would still be happy.
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But the scene infront of him abruptly changed. Now he was not in any dark place but was in room which glowed in golden light. He was surprised momentarily because in his first death he was taken to hell for few years for punishment then after atoning for his sins, he was sent for reincarnation by angels.
But this time, he was in some room basked in golden light with gold walls with some black curved lines in wall. Thinking this situation as funny as he remembered from his experience in novels from his first life, he smiled.
"Oh! you are rather calm and even smiling in this situation as expected of a Saint."
sounded a rather ancient voice.
"I am extremely sorry my lord, I found the situation rather funny like those in novels from my old world." replied the soul of Saint.
" Hmm you even realized I am a god? and even remembered your previous life indeed your soul became strong and not even intimidated by my presence, must say I am impressed." surprised, asked the god.
"Of course and thank you my lord. If I may be so presumptuous to ask why was I graced the presence of a god?"
"Straight to the business? well not like I care. I am father and ruler of all gods and because of your saintly works, you are going to get five of your wishes fulfilled before your next reincarnation.So, you should think and answer me what you want."
This revelation got him startled and he started thinking. He lived two lives in two different styles, one somewhat introverted and things what he did in first life was fun, second life though somewhat boring he lived among people, so now he wants to live a life with both mixed fun and among a lot of people, he wants friends, girlfriends and a family but he will forget his life in next reincarnation. So, he decided he will mix it all up, his fantasy dream of first life which he could not lead in first life along with experiences of second life. So he said:
" My lord first I want my previous two lives memories intact, second; I want every single language in multiverse to be comprehensible to my soul, third; I want to be born as strong demon with endless stamina, vitality capabilities as physical traits, fourth; I want to at least be attributed to space, darkness, lightning magical affinities and last but not least I want strong regenerative and shape-shifting abilities as demon traits." said the saint.
"Hmm... okay. Now you will be sent to your new world."