《Ranger Reborn》


 Prolog: Death of a Ranger

    ¡°We¡¯re finally about to catch the bastard huh Richard?¡± John asked his fellow Ranger as they paired up with the assault


    squad. ¡°Yeah that sick fuck is finally going to get what he deserves.¡± Replied Richard with a grimace. For the past two years


    the pair had been tracking a serial killer that had claimed over 10 victims from South Texas in the last 2 years alone.


    The prime suspect was a young man from Houston by the name of James. After being interviewed two weeks ago, he had


    gone into hiding only hours before the local sheriff¡¯s department raided his apartment finding the mutilated body of a missing


    7-year-old girl and photographs of multiple unknown victims. As the leads on the case, John and Richard were finally able to


    track the killer to this rundown shack in the middle of nowhere. Taking his position behind the point man John prepared to


    breach, as the point man signaled the time until they would storm the building a wall of bullets seemed to jump out from the


    side of the old building. ¡°Go, go, go¡± screamed John as he kicked through the door. He came under fire almost immediately


    after entering through the doorway, he dove towards the closest cover he could find. Bullets followed him as he crouched


    behind a moth-eaten sofa. ¡°You assholes think you can keep me from my art?¡± A nasally voice cried out from atop the nearby


    staircase ¡°God speaks to me as I work! I have transcended humanity and I can see the future of humanity written in the blood


    of my creations!¡± ¡°Fuck you and fuck this!¡± screamed John as he jumped out from behind the sofa and fired his pistol towards


    the maniac above him. He was so focused on making his shot he failed to notice the cause of the sharp pain in his chest.


    John smiled as he watched the bastard he had been chasing for the past two years crumple to the floor as blood poured from


    three holes in his chest. ¡°John, John! I¡¯m here John! Stay with me!¡± Shouted Richard as he came to kneel beside the nowThe genuine version of this novel can be found on another site. Support the author by reading it there.


    coughing John. ¡°I guess this is about it brother, at least I got that piece of shit before anymore people were hurt.¡± John


    muttered weakly as his vision started to fade. The last thing he heard from his time on Earth was the sound of an ambulance


    and thecriesof sorrow from his friend.


    ¡°Now where in the hell am I?¡± John wondered aloud as he saw nothing but what seemed to be endless darkness surrounding


    him from all sides. ¡°Hello John, it¡¯s nice to meet you in almost person.¡± ¡°Ok am I in a coma or something what¡¯s going on?¡±


    ¡°Nonsense child, your physical body has perished and as such your soul shall be passed on to the cycle of reincarnation. I


    have decided to meet you in person in order to thank you for stopping that blasphemous murderer from using My name for


    his purposes. I¡¯m not sure why I ever created schizophrenia in the first place.¡± The voice replied. ¡°And before you ask, yes, I


    can read your thought and yes, I am God, Yahweh, Allah, and many other names. I can see your confusion and will let you


    ask your questions for your own sanity¡¯s sake.¡± Continued God ¡°Very well, first of all there are no thanks necessary, that man


    was no good for humanity anyways. So, do I get a thank you and then a good-bye? I¡¯m not exactly sure how meeting God


    works.¡± John rambled he was very nervous, it¡¯s not often that one meets the most powerful being in the universe. ¡°Well, since


    you asked¡±, started God ¡°Once any being has been exposed to my power, they themselves will have their souls strengthened


    and will be able to retain their memories of lives lived after that point. Also for doing me a favor, I will give you five gifts that


    will carry with you for the entirety of your existence. If you become powerful enough and do something worthy I may even


    offer you more gifts in the future for services rendered. On a more personal note I will give you some information about your


    next world, it is a world of magic with many races and true monsters. Technology is lacking and slavery is rampant, I cannot


    interfere with the affairs of mortals but know that I would consider it a personal favor if you eradicated it. I created a pantheon


    of Gods to manage this world as Earth is my favorite planet, some of them may choose to bless you and others may curse


    you, they are a rather dysfunctional family. You also have the option to be born to any of the humanoid races you may choose


    from. That is all I shall tell you of your new home, now decide what your gifts are going to be.¡± God finished with a sigh.


    ¡°Very well, I want to be born as an Elf in my next life as for my favors, I wish to be twice as talented as the next most powerful thing in every field,


    I wish for total language comprehension, that means reading and writing for ALL languages, I want to have the maximum affinities possible in every


    field of magic, I want to have limitless stamina and mana, and finally I would like to be able to bond with any creature magical


    or mundane.¡± Said John as he fantasized about the possibilities of his new-found powers. ¡°Is that all you want?¡± God said


    sarcastically ¡°Very well, have fun being born. I hope you have enjoyed our conversation as much as I have¡±


    ¡°Wait, what I¡¯m going to experience b-¡° unable to finish his sentence John¡¯s soul was whisked away to a new world for of


    possibility and adventure. ¡°Gets them every time¡± laughed God as he peered down on his creations from on High.

 Birth of a Lord

    Magnea was an amazing planet full of mysteries and legends, most of which were true. Many different races called the


    planet home, and at over three times the size of the planet known as Earth there were countless wonders to behold.


    With eleven known continents and several islands larger than the state of Texas, the political situation on Magnea was


    ever changing and always complicated. The known continents in order of size were: Gania where our story begins, all


    sentient races have claimed territory here, Shein the continent of monsters, Krafst the continent of dragons, Journ the


    home of the calamity that left the entire continent covered in ruins and desert, Mansk home to the orc strongholds and


    immense clouds forests, Urrevi known as the human continent, they have complete control over Urrevi, Donnar a place


    completely controlled by an elder lich and his horde of the undead, Curak home to the elves and their enchanted forests


    as well as the dwarves and their ancient mountains, Adhal a strange land that does not allow for magic to exist, Warsh


    the land of demons, perhaps the only race more adept at warfare than the humans, and finally Numund a recently


    discovered continent home to the beastkin. Although the continents were vast, the major cities were all connected with


    Gates that led to areas both outside and inside the cities, which had been put into place by the Maijik Order, an


    extremely gifted group of wizards that allowed every race and nationality into their Order provided that they have the


    necessary skill. In their foresight, no more than 50 people every hour may use the gates to travel inside a specific city at


    a time so as to prevent using the gates for military gain but one thousand people every hour can travel to the gates


    located outside of a city. As for the so-called Gods that governed the planet, while John might know that the local


    members of the Pantheon are all just surrogates for God, even the members themselves did not know that, and the


    people of Magnea certainly had no idea that their beloved Gods and Goddesses were nothing but creations put in place


    to babysit them. All of the Gods of the Pantheon had differing personalities and more often than not they found


    themselves in direct competition with their brothers and sisters as they vied for power and control. Now while they


    couldn¡¯t directly interfere with the mortals below, they could grant them blessings to receive a portion of their powers.


    Many of these blessed people went on to become heroes or villains, while others became renowned craftsmen or


    alchemists. All nations worshipped these gods as their own, but each nation and people had their own specific set of


    beliefs and used the name of these gods for their own gains. The humans were the most populous of the races but also


    the shortest lived, and had no particular specialties that they were able to call their own other than the ability to wage war


    in an effort for more slaves to fuel their empires. Opposing the humans was an alliance of elves, beastmen, and This book is hosted on another platform. Read the official version and support the author''s work.


    dwarves. The elves were known well for their grace and beauty as well as their prodigious talents in magic that allowed


    them to live much longer than the other mortals populating the planet but in turn their birth rates have become drastically


    lower. The dwarves were known as the richest people on Magnea for their deep, vast mines and massive metal works


    that some said could rival the Gods themselves. The Beastmen were not known as magically talented but were more


    than able to make up for it due to the sheer power of their physical abilities, as well as their abilities to befriend the


    various beasts of the world. Standing alone on their continent of Warsh the demons stood strong and proud, turning


    away all attempts to invade their home with ease as they viewed the entire world with contempt, the only race that they


    begrudgingly respected were the dragons who called the fiery plains of Krafst their home. It was common knowledge


    that no one was to anger a dragon, and certainly no one should be dumb enough to try and fight one. Familial bonds ran


    deep to dragons, and as history had proven many times they had no problems levelling entire cities in retaliation for


    offensives most would deem as minor.


    On the vast continent of Gania our story resumes as a large castle comes into view, the light, sand-colored bricks


    bathed in the golden light of the early morning Sun rising to the east. Inside the largest chamber of the castle various


    paintings and emerald tapestries covered the stone walls. But right now, no one would be able to admire their beauty as


    screams of pain brought worry to all inside of the room. Staphene had her raven hair plastered to her forehead with


    sweat and her normally beautiful smile was instead a grimace of pain etched onto her face. Gawain, her husband, paced


    back and forth across the pelt lined floor, worry clear upon his face as his stoic countenance was betrayed by furrowed


    brows and his long golden, brown hair not covering the anxiousness clear in his crystal, blue eyes. He watched as his


    healer kept Staphene calm and helped her to bring their child into the world. They had been trying for a child for nigh on


    twenty-five years now, and finally their prayers had been answered. Gawain was not worried about the effects of child


    birth after the delivery, healing magic made for a quick fix and some scarring would be the worst his wife would receive.


    But during delivery was an entirely different matter as any healing magic applied would only cause more harm to both


    Staphene and the baby. ¡°Push!¡± yelled Jamine the healer, with a final scream of pain and effort Staphene cried out and


    finally passed out from the pain. Jamine arose holding a small figure in her arms worry clear on her face, she quickly


    cast healing magic on Staphene and let her wake up naturally so as not to disturb her. No, the Lady was not the cause of


    her worries, she would be fine as she could visibly see the magic had already taken effect. Instead it was the silent baby


    staring directly at her as if it knew what was going on in this situation. ¡°My Lord, your wife is healthy and whole as is your


    son, but he seems strange. He hasn¡¯t cried once.¡± She said confusion clear in her voice as she handed him to his father.


    As if on cue the child suddenly started to wail as a newborn should. ¡°Hah, perhaps he just had to see someone as ugly


    as I am before he would cry,¡± said Gawain, pure joy and relief clear in his eyes. ¡°Thank you for your services Jamine,


    once again you have help our family immensely, speak to Hurwen before you leave he will have your payment for you,


    and feel free to have a meal before your trip home.¡± He continued as he sat down next to his wife. ¡°Thank you, Lord


    Verdun, I shall¡± replied Jamine with a curtsy and quietly left the room. ¡°Welcome to Magnea, Willum¡± Gawain softly said


    has he rocked his newborn son to sleep


    POV: Willum


    Christ that was disgusting! Why couldn¡¯t that asshole of a God just have me wake up inside this body. And speaking of


    this body, why the hell am I so weak? I guess even if I¡¯m super powerful, a baby is still just a baby. I wonder who this


    lady holding me is, she shouldn¡¯t be my mother if she already walking around. But I wouldn¡¯t mind getting to know her


    when I¡¯m older because dat ass. ¡°My lord, your wife is healthy and whole as is your son, but he seems strange. He


    hasn¡¯t cried once.¡± The sexy lady spoke. Oh shit I¡¯m a baby I¡¯d better act like it! ¡°Waaaah waaaahh¡± he cried. I guess the


    handsome man holding me is my father, and obviously the beautiful woman asleep covered in sweat would be my


    mother geez is everyone in this world just naturally good looking? ¡°Welcome to Magnea, Willum¡± my father said softly.


    Willum huh? I like the sound of that. Thought the newly born Willum as his eyes suddenly became to heavy for him to


    handle and he drifted off to what would be an interesting dreamscape.