《Star Walker》 Prologue There was once a wise man who had lived for hundreds of years. Some says he was immortal, some says his a ghost. There right, his an immortal man whos actions changed the future and a ghost of the past... A thousand years later a small group of travellers found him, weak and feeble in an isolated planet called Tundra, the most coldest planet ever to be discovered. He wasn¡¯t expecting any company but was more than happy to have a decent chat. For once he heard laughter and felt joy in the voice of the merry band. Then the travellers left and the man was once again. He then thought to himself if he can also travel the galaxy. Happy of the thought that crossed his weak and feeble mind, He then left his humble cave and died in a blizzard... As his eyes saw nothing but darkness, crippled by the cold that once he could not felt, he was happy yet had many regrets in his mind... Then a bright light appeared before his eyes with two angels and a seraphim. "Such a poor soul i have found. The way he struggled and fought death was a sight to behold. His age aside he can be of use! Bring me the soul of a demon and an angel for this soul shall be a vessel, nay- a messenger!" The Seraphim said with his eyes flashing with malice as he smiled to his new found toy.A case of theft: this story is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation. The doomed man tried standing to no avail. He tried muttering words but none came out. He can do is look up to the seraphim as he smirked and pointed his finger at the doomed vessel. "You¡¯re name shall be Aroldo Ryder. A name fitting of your old self i must say, for you have lead an army once and never backed down." The Seraphim said as the soul of demon and an angel is at his hands. The man tried to crawl away but his body won¡¯t listen. Like before he could only watch, watch as the soul of a demon and an angel merge together in unison and the seraphim smirks as the angels held his arm in each side bring him closer to the Seraphim face-to-face. With a smirk the seraphim drived his hand onto the mans heart, piercing it and letting the vessel go as it hit the ground out cold... The seraphim left as soon as his work was done. He only needs to wait. Waiting for the man to be reborn. Yet he forgot that this man is immortal and a ghost. The man soon woke up from his slumber. He found himself staring at a wooden ceiling with a giant holding him. He reached out for the giant and soon realized. He was reborn. Reincarnated yet again! Afterthe man died and was reborn as an infant in a nursery located on earth or know known as Gaia, the mechant planet in the milky way galaxy known for its friendly and very wealthy society thanks to a certain ''mysterious person'' changing the course of history. Theparents where happy for there new baby boy as the nurse delivered him to them. Although the father was happy for there healthy baby boy, the mother seems somewhat disappointed. She may look like she is smiling but under that mask lies a different persona. The nurse asked the parents the name of there infant. They looked each other with a smile. They both nodded and the fater spoke.Ryder was the name of the boy. With a few paper works and a little bit of waiting, the boy is know official known as Ryder. After the paper works was done and the nursery closed, the familiy left and went straight home riding there car. As they headed home, the mother was holding her son and staring at him with malice and hate. The father noticed this, however he simply ignored it not knowing of the imminent danger this could bring to the child. As they finally reached there house, the mother enteredin a rush smiling. The father simply signed in relief and drove he the car to the garage. However, that feeling soon turned sour when the mother grabbed a knife and decided to cut the genitals of the baby. He cried as he was circumcised by his own mother. The details i''ll spare as for the baby died that day. With his first and final breath, he closed his eyes and the darkness and coldness crippled him once again... Then the same thing happened again, as thetwo angel and seraphim appeared before him. "My-My Ryder, what happened? Have i made a mistake? No, that couln''t possibly be the cause..." He signed as he scratched his back and smirked. "Well then!" He clapped his hands, "Let''s improvise! This vessel has suffered a far to early death opposed of his previous record. Let''s give him his third change and besides, third times the charm is it not!" He said, looking over at the angels as they nod and held his arms yet again for him to face the seraphim.If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it. "Oh one more thing. Since you where born a human, and was reborn a human, i was thinking if you wanted to be a something else if you catch my drift." He winked and smirked. "Know that i''ll let you decide. But if you don''t wanna decide then i''ll turn you into a girl! And you don''t want to be one now do you?" He smiled and said in a sarcastic manner. The man stayed quiet for a whole minute which made the seraphim impatient. As the seraphim finally snapped, he decided to turn him into a feline girl in his next life but the man said three words, "Fuck that Bitch!" To the suprise of the seraphim, this gave the answer to his next life. "Very well Ryder, you''re next reincarnation shall be as a Half-Canine!" He said and pierced the mans heart yet again as his body drop to the ground... After sometime, he opened his eyes, this time he was being carried. He looked at the person who was carrying him and saw a black mask and was wearing a black suit of armor. He knew that that fucking seraphim killed him yet again... or has he... After he was done beng carried, he was placed inside a small pod just his size. The pod then closed and an explosion occured. The masked person pressed the button and hails of bullets sprayed the room, killing the man who carried him. As the pod lanched in a high speed blasting him into space, he saw his own reflection and the seraphim really did reincarnate him into a half-dog. His silver colored hair paired with his and golden eyes made him realize that he was a shinu, a dog like person who is similar to dogs in Gaia as they are very affectionate and loyal to those they seem worthy of there trust. He was also wearing a loin cloth with a diaper and a necklace with his name ''Steel Ryder''. Although he is bewildered by his current looks and wearing, his more intrigued over where his pod is being taken. His question was answered by a space station which spelledBAD NEWS all over it. Reincarnated yet again! 2 As the pod carrying Ryder was finally found by the space station, a few drones caught him and delivered the pod to the hanger. He wasn''t scared but anxious of what they are going to do to him. If he was going to be sold to slavery, Going to be a killed, ransom, and other options he dare not to think. When they finally landed at the hanger and they opened the pod, he saw the same black mask and armor thus making sure that he was kidnapped. One of the kidnapper carried him and spun him around and tickled his nose thinking it could calm him down. It failed as Ryder did not give any baby like reaction or any at all. This made his surounding spring in laugther. Then the door opened behind them with two red colored armor going first and a woman whose wearing a white greatcoat behind her back, a white admirals cap, wearing white suit and pants underneat, and paired with white boots as well for a complete matching white outfit. "What''s this commotion about?!" She said whose presence alone halted the surrounding noise, "''Nothing Captain!''" All said in unison as They saluted there, "And what about you? What are you carrying? Hmmm?" Her voice made the man freeze from terror, "I-Its the baby captain! We believe that our guys succesfully finished there mission." He said, fear in his voice, "And what about them? Have they arrived? Or are they still fighting down there?" Her eyes flashng with malice, "Im afraid we lost contact with them a minute ago..." The tone in his voice confirmed it. They were dead... While that was happening, Ryder was looking at the captain taking a good look at her details. She has pale skin going well with her all white attire, long white blonde hair, hazel like eyes with white eyelashes, an hourglass body figure going 50-25-50 (bust/waist/hip) inches and a height of 72 inches (6''0). After a brief silence of Ryder looking at the captain, the captain bent her back just enough to see her clevage and is face-to-face with Ryder. She cocks an eyebrow and smiled as she looked at Ryder with dreadful eyes. "Hmph, at least they were useful. Bringthe the infantto the studios. The plan stays the same." She said, as she left the room and her presence gone. The kidnappers or pirates, have succesfully kidnapped Ryder and marched straight directly to the studios. Ryder however was also planning as well. With a thousand years of experience and wisdom he wastes no time to put his plans in action... Or so that was supposed to happen As the pirates marched directly to the studio, one of the pirate, the one carrying Ryder vanished. He ran away with Ryder in his hands and went againts his orders as he went to the hanger. This didn''t go unoticed as a camera spotted them and an alarm broke out and dozens of pirates flooded the hanger, there guns ready as they pointed at the door. But Ryder was one step ahead of them. As the man carried Ryder, he jumped out of his arms and landed on the ground hard as a loud ''thud'' was made. The man tried to grab Ryder but he heard footsteps in both directions. Ryder, however saw a vent a crawl into it. The man soon followed and they disappeared into the vents. Meanwhile, the captain who was waiting for Ryder was soon told of the recent traitor.Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on the original website. "#30021, A normal grunt with very high self-estem, very merciful, mute and is very friendly." Said the captain, "*sign, I knew this would happen. Sera, bring the traitor here, dead or alive. But don''t harm the infant. We need him alive at all cost." She said as one of her bodyguards nodded and left to look for the traitor and Ryder. After sometime of crawling through vents and Ryders natural sence of direction, it didn''t take long for him to find the hanger with dozens of pirates waiting at the door to see if it will open. And it did as a red armored pirate came out. The pirates waiting where shockas they lowered there guns. One of the pirates was called and the two of them started talking and Ryder can hear every single details since a Shinu has great sence of hearing like a dog. "What is going on here?" The red armored pirate said, The pirate saluted before answering, "We were waiting traitor to come here since this is the only entrance to the ha-" He said before being stopped by a saber through the forehead. Like hot knife through butter, it pierced through the helmet killing the pirate intanly, "FOOL! Do you think that this is the only entrance through the hanger?! There are many vents across this place! And let''s not forget that there are three doors through this place! What happened to the other two!?" She said, sending chills to the spine of the pirates across the hanger, "There jammed." Said another red armored pirate as he entered, "Bah! I don''t need your help Xeno! Go back to the captain like a good bitch you are." Provoking the Xeno, "*sign, not this again Sera. We all know who is going to win. And if you keep this up, you''ll end up humihilating and hurting yourself again... But if you insist." Xeno said as he unsheathe his weapon and took a figthing stance preparing for a duel. The situation got intence as the two red armored pirates had a fight and with Ryder being able to speak onehundred-fourthy-three (143) different languages across the universe, he was able to understand there talk... or heated rivarly. As soon as the fight started, Ryder crawled out of the vent and fell down but soon realised he still haven''t learned how to walk in this body. With him out in the open and screwing up big time, he instead did what he had to do and crawled in all fours which made him less visible thanks to his silver hair making him almost invisible to the naked eye... only if they aren''t so focused on the fight that is. Sparks fly in every direction as the duel continued. The hot headed bodyguard known as Sera is having trouble coping with her opponent as he jump, duck, lunge and parry all of her attack. The other side however is different. With a rapier as his weapon combined with his cool headiness, he dodges and parries all of her attacks. With a raging crowed cheering for Xeno, the hot headed Sera screamed and cursed while Xeno took this opportunity to strike his hindered opponent with a well placed blow to the jaw ending with a kick and a stylish backflip which made Sera fall to the ground and face to face with a rapier, ending the skirmish with Xeno as the victor. With a smirk and his hand extending to help Sera stand up. Sera declined Xeno''s offer as she swiped Xeno''s hand away from her face as she stood up on her own and stormed out of the room mumbling curses againts Xeno. On the other hand, Ryder was crawling from cover to cover with every little object he could find. Although he was able to find cover, he was soon spotted. When he was picked up however, he noticed something and realised that it was the same pirate who was carrying him previously. This didn''t go unoticed as a pirate noticed them whom alerted everyone at there presence. As the two of them lookedseemingly cornered, the man made a break for it and ran through the vent which they crawled into. However, he was quickly stopped with a blow at his temple rendering him unconscious and dropping Ryder direcly under the vent they came out from. As the fall made Ryders movements sluggish. He was caught by one of the pirates. The plan Ryder came up with failed. With a lot of mistakes here and there, made him realise that his intellectual mind also changed. The immortal man of the future and the ghost of the past are two different things but is made out of one person. Yet he failed to realise this. But that does not mean he had lost all hope. He must live in order for him to find the answer. And to find out what that seraphim did to his soul... Memories of the past, Visions of the future After failing an escape attempt, Ryder and the Traitor was standing infront of the Captain and her two body guards standing beside them. Though Ryder was still thinking of his plan on escaping and made a conclusion of forgeting he ever thought of that in the first place. Even if he was succesful in escaping, the vast and unforgiving space won''t take him to kindly. Ryder instead decided to stay at the station and hope he won''t be killed before rescue arrives. But, the man carrying Ryderisn''t afraid at all. Ryder can tell this by the way he breathes, the way he doesn''t shake nor shiver, and the way his heart beats seemed so calm. Like he knew the layout of the station already. Could this be the rescue Ryder was looking for? His savior from the pirates dreadful schemes? Or is this the cruelty of fate playing with Ryder when the man removed his mask and the captain and her body guards dropped there weapons... ''"C-CAPTAIN ON DECK!"'' The three said at the same time and saluted. The man, the one who was carrying Ryder the whole time was the REAL captain. His face, that dreadful look is menacing, as it send chill to the spine of the three pirates. His glare is just the same as before, like he was born this way. And his right eye is hollow indicating that he had lost his eye. Standing at a height 72 inches (6''0) like the admiral, his black armor with thin stripes of red at the sides of his arm like a tract suit, thick leather black leather gloves which match the getup, a well built body figure, a small pistol at his side and what looks like a sword at his back. "Explain this to me Admiral! What had you been up to when i was away?" Cap. Jonnes said with him dropping Ryder at a table, "W-We did what you said Captain. Kidnap a son of a wealthy family and threaten them by killing there son if they don''t comply." The Admiral said, looking down and gasping for air after being punched at the abdomen, "FOOL! That plan was abolished! Have you forgoten the orignal plan?!" Cap. Jonnes Roared, as the admiral stood up grunting from the blow, "N-No Captain. I... I haven''t," Shaking and hesitant to answer, she mustered up all her resolve and stood straight, "As the Admiral of the Dreadnought, i shall perform my duties even if it cost me my life." She said with nerves of steel. "Also Captain, why did you disquise yourself as a grunt?" Xeno asked, "Yeah!," Sera said, "What would have happened if we have tried using our weapons on you?" Sera asked, A moment of silence passed and was interupted by a cough or ''Clearing of Throat''. "T-The Captain has already planned this and knew that the both of you would be figthing again and you''ll both run out of batteries after the fight finishes," The Admiral said with a wink towards the Captain. The Captain smirked and nodded. However Ryder wasn''t out of the woods yet, for the Captain looked at him with an intent to kill. Ryder noticed this and flinched backward. He immidiately crawled out of the square table and fell down only too be caught by Xeno. "What a quirky baby," He said sounding a bit confused. Xeno then put Ryder in the table with the four of them looking at Ryder with the Admiral and the Captain having such malice in one''s eyes (and eye).The author''s tale has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. "So Captain. What do we do with the baby?" Sera asked, "Can we keep him?" Xeno mockingly added, "Hush Both of you! The captain will decide," The Admiral said as the three of them looked at the captain. After a moment of silence, the captain went towards Ryder pistol in hand and sword on the other. The Admiral smirked while the two simply crossed there hands. Is this it? Will this be the end of Ryder''s third life given by that stupid Seraphim? Will he die before finding out what the Seraphim has done to his soul? Will he ever live a forth time? Or is this another one of fates cruel joke on Ryder as the Captain placed both weapons at Ryders side... Ryder was surprised and clearly so was the three pirates. The Captain whispered to Ryder whether he would choose the sword or the gun. Ryder was clearly shocked by this, although he doesn''t show any facial expressions which makes him hard to read. However, this cleary made everything obvious when Ryder looked left and right in quick succesion. "I knew you weren''t a baby," The Captain said with a frown, returning to his serous face like before, "Shinu races always mature faster than that of other races. However your different. Being able to grow trice as fast than regular humans always had its advantages... And weaknesses." A brief pause continued with another lecture, "Shinu races always have twice the advantage when it comes to strength, speed, and fear. A shinu like you is identfied as a baby by human standard. In reality you are already a child. A child who can either choose to fight in battle, or die this instant." Ryder was already identified as a child and he had forgotten that. Fora Millenium, he stayed in touch with the populace of the Shinu races. Centuries of research, of learning, of culture, of history, and memories all gone in an instant. This is what Ryder feared the most. Beingindeterminate of his past life. This made Ryder realize that he had forgotten many, many, many things in his past life. All his dicoveries, all his achievements, and all his lovers all gone and only a shell remained as he tried to remember the vague memories he hadcreated. And now, Ryder is faced with the decision to live or die. Ryder looked at the captain with his baby like eyes. He then pointed at the bookshelf behind the the Admiral and grabbed the pistol and shot it, leaving behind pieces of burned paper and wood. Ryder tried uttering the words, ''Whoops'' but instead came out baby voices. The Captain smiled with his answer and was conviced that he would be kept as a smuggler for the pirates. This even made Ryder confused of what he did and the Admiral look very surpired of it. Then, the Captain looked at the Admiral and said, "Admiral! The boy is at your hands. Your duty will be nursing him, teaching him literature, and making sure he doesn''t run off." The Admiral looked surpired but simply accepted her duty. "As for the two of you. You will be teaching him how to fight. The both of you shall plan your own Routine. His training will start when he learned to talk and use his two legs." The Captain said while the two saluted and accepted there duty as well. "Good, now bring him to the stations nursery. From today on he is now a member of the Dreadnought." The Captain said, taking his mask and puting it on again and exited the room, leaving the four of them alone in the silence as the three looked at Ryder and vice versa...