A frail looking man in his late twenties was lying on the ground, his messy pitch black hair drowning in thick red blood looked as dark as scarlet liquid...
'Is this the end of my miserable life? I think it's supposed to be like this...'
He dragged his right hand near his face which lost its pale tone because of drenching in thick red blood, and stared at a strange looking crimson skull mark on it that was lit up with a soft crimson light.
'If i had made a different choice that day instead of living like a coward, i wouldn't have in a pitiful condition like this..."
He glanced at his surrounding that was enveloped with thousands of human corpses.
'And... Even i would be able to protect them...' He coughed and with it a lot of blood poured out from his mouth.
'If i had a chance to go back in the past, i would definitely make a different choice....' His deep brown eyes hanged open, and he fell in an endless abyss surrounded by eternal darkness.
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"Hey bastard, you are knocked out just taking a lite punch. Such a fragile creature... haha..."
'Huh?!... Where am i? And why is it hurting so much even afterlife?! Wait a minute... What is this noise all of sudden, have i come in the Hell?!'
He lazily opened his deep brown eyes... then opened them wide: 'What the heck is this?! Where I'm?!'
And then, a strange thought entered into his mind: 'Hah, I thought it was just a false rumor before my death, but now, it's actually happening with me!'
There, he was lying on the ground surrounded by young people who were laughing at him. A dark green haired young boy with athletic build grabbed his collar to get him up.
'People often said that in the brink of death everyone seems to experience their entire life in a moment... But, why is it feeling so long-lasting?! And, why it's hurting so much as in real?!'
He extended his both arm to his own face and rubbed his deep brown eyes while not trying to escape from the grasp of the dark green haired young boy.
"Hey, I'm a joke to you?! You wretch!"
'Huh, what is this?! It really feels so realistic!' He thought with a frown on his pale face.
Albeit, after a split second, a sudden realization hit him... opening his eyes wide, he screamed: "Wait a minute!"
However, without listening him, the dark green haired young boy hit a devastating punch on his abdomen. The frail looking young boy clutched his stomach in immense while founding himself on the ground again.
The dark green haired boy bend down beside him, grabbing his right ear, he whispered: "Listen you wretch! If you didn't give me the protection fee by tomorrow, then, don't complain to me, it's none of my business what would happen to you."
The dark green haired young boy went from there, afterwards, other young boys and girls as well, leaving him behind in the crippled state.
Clutching his stomach, The black haired boy sat up and folded his legs with overlapping each other, then, he heaved a heavy sigh with painful expressions on his pale face that was become more paler though because of the immense pain in his abdomen: "aaah! it's hurting badly! What's going on?! Am I really regressed?! But... Let's not think about that. First, let's see, it is a reality or a hallucination of afterlife."
He rolled the right hand sleeve of his sky bluish shirt, and found a strange looking crimson skull mark on his forearm.
It looked like a sinister devil as his hollow eyes burning with crimson flames, protruding two horns upward which curved as a crescent moon, and emanating ethereal tendrils of crimson Aura.
Whenever, Asher had looked at it in his past life, it seemed as it threw a creepy smile to him, therefore, he had avoided it in his past life altogether.
When he gave a glance at the burning eyes of devil mark on his forearm, a cold shiver ran down on his back, he flabbergasted and stunned for a few moments.
Then taking a long breath, he whispered a few words, an ethereal bluish transparent status window emerged in front of his face.
After seeing the ethereal status window for the first time in this life, a wave of astonishing expressions filled his pale face, he shouted in excitement and enthusiasm: "I'm actually regressed! Hehe!"
Name: Asher
Rank: Novice
Level: 1
EXP: [0/10]
Attributes: [Mark Of Maniac], [Seeker], [Soul Dealer]
Fable: ____
Talent: ____
Inventory: [01/10]
"I remembered everything now... not everything but most of the things, I'm in "the Hunter Academy" where only chosen ones can entered, and it's summer in 2087. It means, i have regressed 10 years back in my hunter academy days!"
He lingered for a moment then heaved a long sigh: "However, today is my last curriculum class in this hunter academy, therefore, i could stay here only for a week more."
"But, it's fine, there is no time to avoid it anymore... i would challenge the tower in this life as soon as possible, and become a strong hunter, so i would be able to protect those around me."
Looking at the hanged status window in front of his face, he clicked on the attribute section...
Attribute [Mark of Maniac] Description: You possessed the soul of Carnage.
Attribute [Seeker] Description: Shades will be brightened up at your Will.
Attribute [Soul Dealer] Description: Souls will reclaim their lost Wisdom under your command.
"Although, In my past life, i was unable to interpret the true meaning of my attributes, however, during the dungeon break, i got some revelation about my attributes."
He lingered for a moment, after looking his left and right, then continued: "My first attribute "Mark of Maniac" is seemed to be in a dormant state, It'll awakened after passing the first trial.
As my second attribute "Seeker" is like an ability of inspection, albeit not as simple to use as an ability, it's utterly depends on the target, the more influence on the target to my existence the more clearer his status window will be. However, there is another aspect of it - to see the information about the inanimate things.
As my third attribute "Soul Dealer" is a very complicated attribute, although, i failed to understand it. However, i got an idea, it is an influential and catalyst type attribute that is related to the true potential of one's subordinates or companions."
"Now, God gave me a second chance, then I'm not going to live as a coward in this life. I'll absolutely become a strong hunter, and protect those around me."
After that he rushed over the class room...