A long time ago, I was but a normal man, living naught but a normal life.


    Of course, that did not last long. Upon my tragic end, a strange being offered me a new life. I gladly accepted his offer, of course.


    However, I could not rid myself of the hatred I bore towards those of my old world. Therefore, in order not to fall into depression, I guided my hatred towards this new world.


    With my endless armies of monsters, I razed countless kingdoms to the ground, brought many races to extinctionand brought an age of darkness upon this world.


    I was known as the Night King, but my real name was unknown.


    For even I had forgotten.


    Eventually, my end came. It wasn''t a pretty end, but at least it wasn''t one I cannot accept.


    A hero had been called down from another world and thinking back on it, I presume he came from the same world I did.


    His progress was terrifying. In less than a month, he came to be almost as powerful as me.


    The final battle was earth-shattering. The entirety of the surviving humanoid races banded together and fought back against my endless hordes.


    In the end, even my immortal and ever-regenerating body was destroyed by a combined desperate attack by every single human. It was almost surreal.


    As my body disintegrated, I looked at the hero straight in the eyes. His shining sword had stabbed through my heart, in more ways than one.


    I remember reaching out to him with my hand and whispering a silent thank you before I died. Even I do not understand the strange sense of release I felt upon the void that is death.


    So here I am now, just a lost soul without any idea of my purpose. Why can I still think? Isn''t it supposed to be the end?The genuine version of this novel can be found on another site. Support the author by reading it there.


    "No." A familiar voice said. I didn''t need a long time to realize the situation.


    "... Manager." I said, sure of my statement.


    "Indeed. It''s been a long time, my dear." He said. Even though I could see nothing in this void, I could still picture him smiling boyishlyfrom some sort of desk as he greeted me.


    "... It has been a long time indeed." I answered.


    "Yes, yes, hello. Now, let''s see what you did... Well well, you''ve been reeeeal naughty back in that world. What''s this, a kill count of over 8 million? Ouch, that''s almost at the level of Hitler."


    "Who would that be?" I asked, curious. And here I thought I was the most brutal being ever.


    He chuckled as he answered "Just an art student who got rejected by his school. Anyways, I''ve got a proposal for you."


    "A proposal... Am I going back to mylife?" I asked


    "Eh... Yes and no. It would be a waste to just throw a soul as advanced as yours back into reincarnation. Furthermore, it was still fun watching you. Therefore, I''ve decided to give you a new life, yes, but I''ll give you a new body. Any requests?"


    "You''re being... Awfully generous." I asked. I wasn''t the same naive human who first got caught by this being.


    "Aw, you''re no fun. It''s not like I have bad intentions, I just wanna have fun..." He whimpered jokingly.


    "You... Fine... What''s the trick?" I asked, but he ignored me.


    "It''s great you agree. Do you want to change races or is your old race fine?" He asked. I sighed regretfully. Arguing with idiots was impossible, and I was particularly bad at it, being incredibly antisocial.


    "Yes, being anything else would be... impossible. Please make me the Vampire again." I said.


    "You sure? Not the Demon Lord? not the Werewolf? Hell, I could make you human again?" He winked at me.


    "I''d rather have my soul destroyed than be a human again," I growled, altho, being a soul, I suspect I wasn''t really that intimidating.


    "Fineeee. You''re so boring. Well, off you go I guess."


    I felt my world turn dark again, almost like falling asleep. When my senses came back to me, everything felt... Different.


    I looked around myself. Trees, trees, and trees. Some smaller plant here and there too.


    This place felt familiar. It was the same exact place I first awoke in this world.


    I slowly raised myself from the ground. My body felt extremely weird, and I also felt weak. Hungry.


    I looked at my arms. Whiter than white. Paler than pale. Also, much smaller than what I was used to.


    Something tickled my neck and back. Grabbing it, I brought it in front of my eyes. Of course, it was hair. Much longer than the hair I had in my previous life.


    I sighed in regret as I touched my chest. Larger than it should be.


    It didn''t take a genius to figure out what had happened. I took a deep breath before letting out a roar.


    "MANAGER! NEXT TIME I SEE YOU I''LL RIP YOUR BALLS OFF!"


    And like that, my third life began.