Bedside a small river, laid a young boy, dressed in tattered clothing. His already tattered clothing now stained with dried blood from the multiple wounds along his body
The most visible being a deep gash above his left eyebrow, the blood causing his dirty brown hair to stick to his face
Two men stood beside him, shouting at each other, seeming to be arguing while looking and pointing at the unconscious boy
The older of the 2 men had a distressed look on his face while the younger one's face was filled with clear anger followed by resignation as he bent down to lift the boy, throwing him over his shoulder and turned to leave with a grunt
Much to the older man's dissatisfaction as he bent down to pick up 2 fishing rods and a grass basket filled with a few small fish before following
Unbeknownst to the two men, their voices caused the consciousness of the boy to start to stir
The boys eyelids fluttered before his eyes slowly opened, his eyes glazed over in his confusion
' where am I? ' thought the boy as he tried to move his head to look around, trying to understand his situation
Only to cry out. As the pain from his injuries flooded his mind. His movements causing the wound on his head to start bleeding once again
This happened to be seen by the older man who was following behind.
* Aluwha one whay * said the older man with a bright smile showcasing his brown teeth much to the boys confusion as he couldn't understand a word of what he was saying
Only to freeze as a sudden influx of information flooded his brain causing him a massive headache.
This pain alongside the rest from his wounds proved to much for the boy who passed out before he could process the information in his mind
***
' reincarnation huh ' thought the boy as he stared at the thatch roof above his head complicated
As he slowly processed the information in his mind, he finally had a better picture of what had happened
William, or should I say Leo. In his past life was a middle aged man. No wife, no house, no car. Nothing more than a passerby. He couldn't even remember how he died
In this life? Well he couldn't remember that part either. He could barely remember his name, his age and basic memories like the language of this continent
Everything else was scrambled and lost during the fusion of memories
' what happened to us ' thought Leo as he felt the condition of his body. He couldn't feel his left leg or arm, which wasn't a good sign
" you're awake " said the older man, who was now standing in the doorway of the room, holding a bowl
Startled, Leo turned his head to look at him only to grimace in pain, which was noticed by the old man who spoke
" you shouldn't be moving. Both your left arm and leg are broken. Multiple slash wounds on your torso and legs. Not to mention the gash on your forehead, deep enough to see your skull " said the older man as he walked towards Leo with the bowl
Pulling a chair besides the bed, he sat down then looked at Leo silently
" you should be dead with those wounds " said the older man with a serious expression causing Leo to become nervous, only for his eyes to widen in confusion as the old man burst out laughing the next second
" well thank the God of War that you're not " said the old man with a bright smile before he put a spoon into the bowl and blew on it before putting it to Leo's mouth
" here eat, you'll need the strength to recover from your wounds "
" where am I? " asked Leo with a frown as he tried to swallow the unpalatable mush that was in his mouth
" Fishing Village, number 9 " another voice came from the door causing Leo to glance towards it
" you're the one who carried me here " said Leo with uncertainty only to be interrupted before he could finish
" don't thank me kid. If it was up to me, you'd still be by the river bed. " said the man coldly before notioning towards the older man
" he just likes to play hero and pick up strays against better judgment " said the man as he turned around to leave, not bothering to care about Leo's reaction
" judging by your tone, you're nothing more than a stray yourself " said Leo unconsciously, annoyed with his attitude
His words caused the man to freeze then turned towards him with anger on his face, as he started to make his way over
" Jason wait " said the older man as he stood in front of the bed trying to stop the man as he walked towards the bed with angry steps
" move " said Jason as he pushed the older man out of the way before grabbing Leo by the collar and lifted him into the air with one arm
" you're no longer welcomed here " said Jason as he carried Leo out of the room amidst his weak struggle
He walked through the dilapidated house, right towards the front door. Before he opened it and threw Leo on the floor before slamming the door shut
Leo groaned in pain because he landed on his broken arm, tears filling his eyes alongside anger
" shit " said Leo as he listened to the arguing coming from within the house as he tried to roll over unto his back
He froze as he heard the door opening and heard steps coming towards him
' is this bastard here to finish me off? ' thought Leo in anger as the steps came to his face
Turning his head slightly, he saw the older man, standing above him with a long stick. Looking at him complicatedly, before he put the stick down in front of Leo and walked away
Leo listened to the door closing as his eyes locked unto the stick on the ground in front of him
Especially the round part at the top, which was covered in dried blood
" where the fuck am I " muttered Leo softly