Within the endless darkness, Krad Lee is unmoving as always.

He lost count on how long he has been within the darkness. He can not move, nor breath, but he was always been  conscious for who knows how long.

"Damn it, I'm completely sure those madmen overtaken my number 1 spot in the game already! Shit! This is very unpleasant!"

Krad has been worrying non-stop about his games. He has spent majority of his fortune on his games. That's why he reigned supreme!

He has been worrying on what would happen to him. Is he dead? Is this the after life? Or was I abducted and quarantined?

He can't help but be pessimistic about the current situation.

'Hmm?' 

Suddenly, Krad can hear faint murmurs, but he can't quite understand well of what the murmurs coming out from his surroundings.

'Damn, if only I  can open my eyes, or move. Damn it! Shit! Fuck!'

Krad  definitely likes to spew profanities whenever he's in a tight situation. He certainly does.

He can only heave a sigh of resignation upon the circumstances that befell to him at the moment.

The murmurs from his surrounding became increasingly louder as time flows by.

Krad  has been trying to comprehend the murmurs and perhaps he might have a chance to escape this damnable place!

Krad  didn't bother counting seconds about time. He lost count once, so he didn't attempt to do it once more.

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Quite some time passed.

Krad  can now comprehend some of the murmurs from his surrounding. Because of the repetitive usage of words, he could put together their verbal words and guess what they meant.

'This language is very strange, it doesn't seem to originate from Earth', mused Krad  to himself.

Murmurs can once again be heard. Krad  can now understand what some  murmurs meant, thanks to his innate comprehension.

'Inhale? Exhale? What's going on?'

'Hmm?!'

Krad was startled as he sensed that his head is in a tremendous pain, as though something is frantically grabbing onto and tearing at it.

His body is suffering an enormous pressure.

After enduring the dread of the pressure for awhile, he suddenly felt at ease, and then, he felt cold piercing through his body.

At the same moment, a breath of fresh air entered his mouth, as though it's the very first 'breath' Krad  had taken since his paralysis.

"FUCK!!" After taking a deep breath, Krad  let out a cry.

But he didn't hear his marvelous words. His vocal cord felt so weak, as though his body wasn't his to control. He can move his body however, but only to a certain extent. he felt so feeble, so weak.

He now had the sudden urge to cry, as though he must cry at this moment. But he resisted the urge.

''Congratulations! Felicitations , Duchess, it's a boy!"

"The first born of Duchess Arcana has finally come! Felicitations, Duchess!"

Although Krad's hearing is a bit distorted, he could still understand what they are saying.

"Is ...is this... "

The woman who underwent labor had a pale face. As though devoid of blood. This woman has a ravishing beauty. It is said that beauties at this level can cause empires to fall!

The woman looked meaningfully to her baby. A tinge of sorrow  within her eyes. She gave a loving look towards her son.

"Finally..my..son" said the woman in a weak, faint, and feeble voice, as tears ran down her cheeks.

Krad  was struggling to open his eyes, but to no avail. He suddenly fell asleep because of exhaustion.

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After a short while of rest, Krad  finally opened his eyes.

What he had seen first are the lights floating  above him. Those lights are varies in colour. Some are yellow, some are blue, some are white.  Flickering lights with strange markings within them are floating mid air, seemingly alive. It was a spectacular sight!

"Wh-what? These....these are like the ones in MMOs. Unbelievable."

Krad  took his time appreciating the spectacle. It was after all his first time witnessing such grand display of seemingly alive lights. He was fond of illuminations. His favourite are fireworks display! But these lights before him are only second to fireworks. It was as if they are fairies in the moonlight. Krad lost himself in reverie.

"Such splendor!" Krad praised.

After a short while of dazzling spectacle, Krad immediately woke up from his reverie. He understood the situation now.

It seems that he had been reborn!

'Sigh, I truly did die. Then, this must be the 'life after death' that those folks talked about.'

Krad couldn't help but heave a sigh of disappointment. He haven't yet even finished watching his downloaded anime collections. Yet..... But what's done is done. He died, thus he can only accept.

But what he doesn't understand is: why did he retain his former memories? If there's a life after death, then Einstein should have invented time travelling machine long ago. Humans should have futuristic era by now.

'Could it be that life after death was set in a different world? A different realm?'

Krad Lee can't help but feel some excitement over his speculations. After all, he has been dreaming of it for so long! To be reborn to a different realm, use magics, and conquer worlds!

"Ha..haha..I DID IT! I FINALLY DID IT! AHAHA!!" cried Krad Lee, but his vocal cords are still weak. He could only produce high pitch sounds, akin to a baby laughing.

But suddenly, realization struck Krad, as he thought of the problems he's going to be facing  for the incoming years.

'I...I have to pee myself, poop myself everyday for a year. This...'

Krad  gave up to his fate. Oh, such cruel fate. He can only accept the tribulation he's going to be facing from now on.

'I-it's okay. You must endure Krad. For the sake of magic! Ahaha!' Krad said consolingly to himself.

'..So hungry..'

Krad felt his sudden urge to eat. He hadn't felt hunger nor had he chewed anything for the past months!

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He naturally felt his hunger hit him.Thus, he 'cried' to notify the maids that he, their young master, is now hungry.

'W-wait a sec....I'm a newborn so....'

Krad suddenly had a glint of excitement on his cute and tiny eyes.

'B-boobies! I'll finally have to experience how to suck 'em! Ahaha!' rejoiced Krad.

He had never been into relationships before because he spent most of his time fooling around, in the internet. But the very thought of him sucking them made him feel excitement he had never felt.

'Hehe, it should be anytime soon!' he chuckled mischievously. 

Creeeaak

Clink clink clinkk

A maiden wearing a maid outfit walked into the room pushing a food trolley with variation of cloche cover sizes. It seems as though they truly brought their young master his needs.

"W-what?! It can't be! Why?!" protested Krad, but only baby sounds came out from his cute little mouth.

The maid then attentively fed this young master his warm bottle of rich, high-class milk.

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Time slowly passed, it has been 3 months.

Krad was enduring his 2-year long  tribulation as planned.

'I haven't seen my parents these few months, did something unexpected happen to them?' Krad wondered. He couldn't help but worry. They are his parents in this life after all.

"Since this is a supernatural word, various things beyond comprehension should be happening to this very moment. I can't wait to grow up! Adventure! Woo-hoo!"

Krad was energetically kicking his tiny limbs as he imagined those thoughts becoming real.

A baby swiftly moving it's limbs in its bed while 'talking' was quite the sight.

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A year had passed in a blink of an eye.

Krad patiently waited for his tribulations to end. Finally, the day has truly come!

"Ahahaha!" laughed baby-Krad. His voice was crisp. It was simply pleasing to hear. Baby-Krad's muscle are now more developed as he can now crawl and speak words.

"I shall  conquo this woyld! Ahaha!" yelled baby-Krad. His attendants could only giggle at the sight of their young master pointing his right arm to the heavens and his left arm on his waist as he stood staggering. This baby-Krad is simply too adorable.

'I still can't walk upright, my muscles are just too damn weak. Sigh'

'Maybe I should ask my attendants to teach me how to read! It would be wise to get familiar with this world as soon as possible. I can't let that thing happen again to me'

Krad suddenly remembered his horrific experience with those two pitch-black shadowy figures. Sweat immediately pervaded his tiny forehead.

His cute little eyes suddenly turned sharp as it lost its previous splendor. A flash of killing intent deep within his eyes.

He clenched his tiny hands tightly and wrinkled his nose as he mumbles words to himself, as though swearing an oath to the heavens.

'Someday, I'll slay you friggin shadowy bastards with my fists!'