Chapter -2 - 1 : A second chance (2/2)

”So 'X', what are the conditions for you to be able to reincarnate me?”

X laughed hearing Arthur's reply then answered

”Good, good, straight into business, huh? That's what I like! Well, first I need to seal your hatred and rage until you can control them, or else you'll just slaughter everybody in your next life. Second, I need you to 'eat' this orb in my hand, it is quite special, believe me, it will help you a lot in your next life.”

”I thought the conditions would be harsher or disadvantageous to me, but if it's only that, then I accept your offer.”

”Alright, it'll be really exciting to watch you grow, I'll also gift you some unique abilities. By the way, you have to kill yourself to be able to reincarnate, since I can't interfere in this world's matters.”

He then passed him the black orb, which Arthur swallowed straight away. It tasted sour, but it was not that bad, actually, he really couldn't feel anything after swallowing it, so he asked 'X' why, but the latter just shrugged while chuckling.

'X' then sealed his rage, while saying that it would be better to keep it in check, just tapping his shoulder with his cane he had supposedly achieved such a feat.

After talking about the conditions once more 'X' vanished just like he appeared and time resumed once again.

Everything returned to normal and the people in the room resumed their movements. Just like that, they continued torturing him like any other day, yet this time he didn't care, because he knew he would soon die and leave this miserable world.

While they were leaving the room after having their 'fun' with him, Arthur laughed and was noticed by his wife, Claudia.

”What are you laughing at? Did you finally turn insane?” asked Claudia.

He just ignored her and kept laughing…

”You'll rot in here for your entire life or until you give us what we want, so no use laughing or searching for pity from me, I'm just your wife on paper, you didn't even take care of me or say that you loved me even once.” exclaimed Claudia.

Arthur finally stopped laughing and looked at her

”you'll get what's coming to you, one day I'll come back and KILL ALL OF YOU, DO YOU HEAR ME YOU B#*¤!”

He kept cursing her over and over again until she left while laughing at him.

When he was alone, he thought about how his life was meaningless here and how he was going to start a new one and hopefully, not be as carefree as he was here, while avoiding humans who were simple creatures full of greed.

After being lost in thought for a couple of minutes he bit his tongue as hard as he could to kill himself, the pain from biting his tongue was almost nonexistent, compared to what he had been through, it was simply nothing.

Though biting the tongue would not kill someone instantly, he kept doing it until blood flowed endlessly from his mangled tongue. Time slowly passed and when enough blood leaked out, his breathing became slower and his skin turned paler, a few more minutes passed before he finally took his last breath and died.

'X' never told him what the world he was going be reincarnated in was and which race he was going to be.

usually, reincarnation would lead him to a new life with a baby's body, while keeping his present memories, but this time maybe not? Maybe 'X' would let him keep his present body?

Void surrounded him for a long time until he felt the fresh air and opened his eyes, it was kind of blurry for a second as he adjusted his vision and tried to move his sluggish body.

But what surprised him was that he could see plants as big as mountains around him, first, he thought this was just a weird world, but then he saw some kind of animal that was as big as a mountain. Arthur dazed off for a second before thinking of a possibility...

'No, it couldn't be, right? 'X' wouldn't reincarnate me as a worm or an insect right? RIGHT? 'X!'