Chapter 1: REGRETS
Hospital room.
A 32 year old man, whose time's ticking away, Sane lies in a sterile hospital bed, surrounded by the beeping of monitors and the soft hum of machines. His frail hand trembles as he holds a cracked phone close to his chest. On the screen, a faded photo of his younger self with his parents — smiling, carefree, long before life crushed him.
Sane (coughing): "I never got to say… I'm sorry."
A strange blue light floods the room. The temperature drops. The walls ripple like water. From the center of the light steps a beast — tall, feline in form, with thick fur that shimmers like starlight. Its diamond-blue eyes glow with an eerie intelligence. A faint, intermediating blue aura pulses from its presence. Nyxcie.
Nyxcie: "What if I told you… you could start over?"
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Chapter 2: CHOICE
Nyxcie levitates a glowing scroll before Sane's dimming eyes. Words shift and glimmer on the parchment.
Nyxcie: "Eighteen years. A loving family. No pain. But death is certain the moment you turn eighteen."
Sane lets out a weak, bitter laugh. It hurts his ribs to laugh, but he does it anyways.
Sane: "Still a better deal than this life."
He signs without hesitation. As Sane's vision fades to black, Nyxcie's diamond eyes shimmer with what almost feels like pity.
Nyxcie (softly): "Then begin again, Sane…"
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Chapter 3: REINCARNATION
The first cries of a newborn echo through a well-lit hospital room. A man and a woman, the Lore parents, embrace each other with joy. Their child is named .. Scozza.
The Lore family are well-off — successful business owners, comfortably upper-class, but more modest than lavish. They live in a peaceful suburb, their home filled with warmth rather than extravagance.
In a shadowy corner, unseen by all, Nyxcie watches. Its diamond eyes glint like frozen stars, its furry ears twitching slightly in the silence.
Nyxcie (whispering): "Begin."
Scozza's tiny eyes blink open. His mind's not blank. He remembers everything.