《Advent of The Reincarnated Genius Mage》 Prologue (1) Depending on how you view life, you could either call his story an inspiring one, or a sad one, but one thing was sure. He was happy, but he wasn''t always happy, especially as a kid. Edward Walter''s was a kid who didn''t know his mother, she died during childbirth, she was a weak and frail woman, but as she was frail, she was very beautiful and charming. It was this charm that had attracted Edward''s Father. She was everything to Tyler(Edwards father) And when she died, he was in denial at first, but then his mind finally accepted it and the next stage he entered was depression. He just couldn''t imagine living a life without her, they had planned their happily ever after together and now she was gone. But the deed was done, he couldn''t turn back time to stop her from carrying a child, he couldn''t do anything about it. So he decided to raise Edward, the last gift that she had given to him with the cost of her life. As a nine year old kid, Edward was restricted from doing most things. He didn''t go to school. His father was too broke to afford school so he took on a job as a janitor in a nearby tech company. It wasn''t a high paying job, but he knew that if he kept saving up he could at least save enough money to send Edward to middle school. Edward was always at home, he only went out on strolls with his father once in a while. When Tyler was out working during the day, Edward was at home, Either playing with toys his dad bought him or reading books and stories. His dad taught him how to read and write and Edward was a genius at learning things, and reading has been his favorite thing to do. Stealing his Dad''s smartphone to operate and play games all day was his second favorite thing. Unauthorized content usage: if you discover this narrative on Amazon, report the violation. Tyler thought of Edward as an innocent, frail kid, His brown hair and brown eyes reminded him constantly of his dead wife. To Him, He was like a smaller, male version of her, that''s why any time he felt like killing himself, he would always shun that thought and moved on with life. But the truth was, Edward was never really an innocent and naive kid. He only appeared that way to his father. He was a mischievous brat with a plan for everything a genius kid who could learn anything he put his mind to. He had mastered the act of childlike Innocence. The day the turn around in Edwards life happened was the day when his father had woken up as early as usual by 8:00am in the morning. He microwaved some leftover food from the previous day for Edward, taking none for himself, he was going to get some snacks later to hold his stomach. Tyler never knew that the kid had a mischievous plan set for the day "First I''ll take the wallet as my assurance, so if he catches me outside, I can tell him that I came to give him his wallet, he''ll totally fall for that, he''s weak to my innocent demeanor." He chimed, a smug expression appeared on his face. ''I have to waste some time first though, so I wouldn''t get caught that easily.'' He thought to himself as he stroked his chin like an old man stroking his beard. "What better way to waste time than to eat?" He quickly opened the plastic cover on the food flask revealing the content of the food. It was noodles... Again. ''well, a hungry person has no choice I guess.'' He thought to himself as he slurped the noodles. After eating, he didn''t do anything else, he had only one goal, to sneak to the nearest school close to the street. He tried to recall the location of the school he had crammed and was Elated as he finally remembered after a few minutes of pondering and working his brain. "A-ha!" He folded his fists like a hammer and hit it on his palm, like a judge in a court. He stood up immediately, ran towards the exit and went out without even properly locking the door. He was just too excited to see what a school looked like in person. Edward was a smart kid, too smart, you couldn''t even decieve him with candy, the kind of smart that can actually scare you. He had no childlike Innocence, he didn''t see the world as beautiful, he saw the world like an experienced veteran, one who knows just how miserable life is. Tyler knew Edward was a matured kid, so he took advantage of it, but he wasn''t happy about doing it, leaving his son alone in the house when his agemate were socializing in schools. He knew that Edward will understand if he explained properly, because Edward never complained or expressed anger and discomfort in any situation that he found comfortable because he understood. Edward had done this before, it wasn''t his first time sneaking out of the house when his dad wasn''t home. He had done it countless times that he built a reputation among the kids in the neighborhood, they called him ''Ed the best.'' He was always fun to play with and a funny guy. He was also mischievous too, he often frequented the nearby park to play with other children, some of which were in his situation too and didn''t go to school. Some times the ones who went to school were on holiday, that''s where he met his friend Kerian who told him about school and how fun it was. Edward was determined to see the school for himself that day. The school was not close to the company that Tyler worked so Edward was sure he would never bump into Tyler, even if he did, he had the perfect excuse. Edward looked at the road carefully, waiting for the right time to cross. He was in the middle of the road when he heard a familiar voice shouting his name. "Eddddddddiiiiiii!!!" Prologue (2) Tyler had gone out to get coffee and get some fresh air, he realized that he lost his wallet so he couldn''t get the coffee. Mopping and cleaning where people kept passing and messing up every now and then wasn''t easy for him. It was a hard job. But he never complained about it. He was admiring the fresh breeze the day came with and the clear sky, the sun was shining very brightly that day, it reminded him of his wife. ''she used to love days like this, if she were here, she''d have dragged me to go to the beach with her.'' He thought to himself, a bitter smile on his face, you could see the pain on his face. ''what am I thinking on a great day like this? It''s s been nine years Tyler, give it a rest.'' He snapped himself back to reality. He still had to complete his job, he was only on a little break, he couldn''t afford to leisurely stroll around and enjoy the warmth of the sun all day. His eyes met the shape of a young child crossing the road. ''whose kid is that? Shouldn''t they be in school? Can''t believe a kid is crossing the road on his own... that''s dangerous.'' He didn''t give it a second thought, he was about to activate his fast walking to go back to his job before he heard it. The sound of the horn was loud, it painted the air with it''s sound.. It was a truck, it was moving fast- too fast and the kid didn''t seem to hear the horn. "Sh*t that kid is in trouble!" He started running as soon as he saw that the truck was moving at a very fast pace and the boy was crossing at a slow pace, it was a recipe for disaster. He narrowed his eyes to look better at the familiar flower pattern on the boys shirt, it was Edward!! ''what is he doing here?!'' He started sprinting faster than he was before as soon as he recognized Edward. He couldn''t afford to lose another person precious to him. Not his son. Anything else but, Rose''s last gift to him(rose is his wife.). ''it doesn''t matter what he''s doing here. All that matters is his safety, once I''ve taken him out of there, I can ask him what he was doing there and scold him.'' The truck was moving too fast. He couldn''t get there in time, he was few inches away from Edward so he jumped to shorten the distance and take Edward. "Eddddddddddiiii!!!" He yelled loudly, his voice painted with frustration, fear and shock. He had miscalculated the timing of the jump, he thought he could safely take Edward and land with him on the other side of the road but this wasn''t a movie, the brake on the truck was failed and it was moving very fast. Even the driver had jumped out of it knowing that he''ll die If he remained there. You might be reading a pirated copy. Look for the official release to support the author. He pushed Edward away from the truck and got hit by it himself. Edward was safe now, but he wasn''t. ''looks like I''m coming to where you are Rose, I''m sorry I couldn''t take care of Edward properly like a father. I''m sorry Eddy, for leaving you like this. Maybe it''s for the best. If I die like this I can finally get rid of all my suffering.'' He was on the ground, limp, half conscious, almost fully unconscious. Blood was all over his body. The joint in his knee and elbow had bent in a reverse way. But strangely admist all this he didn''t feel any pain, he felt happy if anything, for the first time in nine years. He stared at the sky for a final time as he struggled to breath, his lungs were already pierced by his broken rib cage, they were bleeding internally. His eyes was foggy, His breath was raggedy and laced with effort. He loved the feel of the breeze at that moment, the cool and familiar warmth he felt and the afternoon sun radiating on his bloodfilled body. He smelled the fragrance of his Angel, his world and his only love, He knew who it was. It was Rose. He closed his eyes with a smile on his face. He rested. Right there in the middle of the road, killed by a truck. The truck had crashed into a building after dulling it''s acceleration with Tyler''s body. Tyler died. "What? Was that dad?" Edward found himself in a state of confusion, he had suddenly heard his dad''s voice and was pushed out of the road, rolling on the ground untill he found his balance, he scraped his knees and ankles too because of the force of the fall. He was lucky he didn''t break his bones. "Someone call the ambulance!" "He''s already dead!" "He was hit by the truck!" "Oh no, stop snapping a dead man!" Edward heard the comments of the people that were gathered round the spot he had just been at, some people were snapping the accident with their phones, some were snapping even him, some where trying to know what happened. Cars stopped and a traffic jam was formed, the car owners where annoyed and shouting, urging them to call an ambulance to move the collapsed man. Everything went silent for Edward, he couldn''t hear anyone''s voice again, he only stared at what he knew as his father on the floor. He had a blank expression on his face. He couldn''t believe it. His brain had a hard time processing it. The time his brain finally processed it was when he was in the hospital with his Aunt, his father''s sister whom had cut off connection with Tyler for years because of a dispute between them. "He''s already dead. There''s nothing we can do about it. His internal injuries and bleeding was too much. And the impact of the hit crushed all his joints, I''m terribly sorry." When the doctor said this, tears dropped down Edward''s cheeks, it was all his fault. He was the cause of this, if he wasn''t there, Tyler wouldn''t have died, he hated and blamed himself. His mind was filled with a thousand curses that kept spawning. He wished that he didn''t exist. He was broken thoroughly, his emotions where caught in a haywire, he couldn''t decide whether to cry or to just get angry. Immediately they got into his aunt''s car in the parking lot, Edward let out a low gutteral sound of pain, it was a sound filled with anger, frustration, sadness and burning fury, the fury was directed to himself and the sadness was from deep within him. His Aunt stared at him, her eyes were filled with sympathy and pity. They were both at the front sit and he was on the passenger front sit. "I killed him. didn''t I?" Edward said with a low tone, his voice barely audible, dripping with pure anguish. He was facing the window, staring outside trying to look like he wasn''t affected. "No you didn''t Ed." His Aunt was looking at him trying to look tough, She felt only pity for him. She knew how he felt. Tyler was the best brother for her while growing up, he was always there for her. He practically raised her, but something happened between them that made them stop talking, they cut each other off, she had already forgotten what even caused the dispute, it had been so long, she missed him everyday but her pride didn''t allow her call him, and Tyler was too busy trying to survive with his son. If she had reached out and helped him then maybe.. just maybe His life wouldn''t have ended like that. She was not poor, she was actually capable. "But it... it was my... Fault." His voice was still low, he was trying so hard to stop the tears from falling out, his heart felt like it was burning because of the emotions he felt. "Eddy, you.. you can cry it all out, don''t hold it in." As she said that, she grabbed his head carefully and slowly and put it on her shoulders. Edward cried his eyes out, he cried so hard that he felt like he had no tears in his body again. And after that day. He vowed to never cry again all his life and to never be stupid. Prologue (3) On the day of the funeral, the hall was empty. Only Edward and Juliet mourned him. From that day onwards, Juliet vowed to raise Edward as her own and give him the best life, even at the cost of her own life. It was her way of paying off the debt that she owed Tyler for not showing up during the tough times, she didn''t even remember he existed untill she got the phone call from the hospital, she vowed to raise Edward untill she died. She put Edward in school, Edward didn''t find it hard to socialize in Middle school, he was a bright kid, lovable and intelligent, the teachers loved him. But over time, as he grew, his social battery started to get drained. As he grew older, he realized that he was actually alone, he didn''t have any friends, none of them really cared about him. It was all just funs and games, some wanted to hang around him because of his aunt''s money, some wanted to hang around him because he was popular and handsome, he was growing into a very handsome young man. He noticed the shallowness of human relationships very early on and started distancing and detaching himself from people. He soon became the anti social guy who didn''t let anyone get too close to him. He was very Intelligent, and loved physics. By the time he was in highschool, he had become a full blown loner, the distanced guy who only read books at the back of the class, he was the invisible nerdy guy. Even bullies didn''t make him a target because he wasn''t even worth it to them. He graduated high school as the best graduate in the entire state and was number one in physics in the country. You might be reading a stolen copy. Visit Royal Road for the authentic version. He wrote his entrance exams to go to the top college in the country and entered his first year as the best student. He was a full nerd now. He was a nerd with plans, his only goal was to be successful, that was all he found as his joy. He started studying physics in college. But during the middle of his first year, something happened. Juliet was dying, he had expected it, he noticed the signs but refused to ask her. He respected her privacy and waited for her to be the one to tell him. He hated prying. "I''m sorry I didn''t tell you all this while." Tears dropped down Juliet''s cheeks as she layed on the hospital bed, weak and barely summoning enough strength to talk with. "It''s okay, even if you did tell me, it wouldn''t have changed anything, I can''t heal your heart disease. And I knew something was off, you always gave random excuses as to why you were going out everytime, I knew you were always going to the hospital, I figured something was wrong with your health. I should have asked, it''s partly my fault." Edward held her hand as he muttered under his breath slowly and patted her head. ''im sorry aunt Juliet, I''m sorry I can''t do anything for you, you helped me when I had no where to go. I will never forget you.'' Edward thought to himself. He didn''t want to say it out loud, because he knew he would cry if he did. He promised never to cry again. He needed to stay strong. "That''s why I never got married, I always turned down proposals, I don''t even remember the last time I dated." Juliet coughed out blood as she said this. "I don''t have much time left, I''m already dying as we speak." Her voice was low and shaky, it was laced with fear. "I''m- I''m scared Edward.. I don''t know how death feels like." Tears ran down her cheek. Edward closed his eyes and held her hands close to his chest. He was fighting the tears. He hugged her. "Good-- bye.. Ed." She summoned the last of her strength to say this as she felt comfortable in Edwards embrace, she felt warm. Death was like a warm experience for her. It wasn''t cold and lonely like she thought it would be. She wasn''t pained or angry. The only regret she had was that she never got to see Edward become a man capable of fending for himself, she cursed her Chronic disease silently as she gave up the ghost and headed for the white, brilliant light. "I''ve lost another person dear to me." Edward sat down in a bar alone on a Thursday night. He drank himself to stupor, he felt like he was cursed to be alone forever. He hated himself. ''im not even surprised anymore. My mom died as soon as she gave birth to me, my dad died because of me, and now my aunt is gone.'' He had just finished with the funeral and ceremony for Juliet. Her funeral wasn''t as sad as Tyler''s, she had people who cared for her and people who mourned her death. He was 21 years old. He didn''t know anyway to react to this massive loss, she was basically his mother who had raised him since he was nine. She had left all her assets, properties and money to him in her will. He felt ever grateful. He was going to make good use of it. He was trying to arrange his thoughts in the bar when his head started aching him, he headed back to his house to get a good night sleep and forget about everything. "The dead will be dead. They''re gone, nothing I can do about it but keep living." He said as he crumpled on his bed in his room, tired from the long day of the funeral activities and drinking. "I think I might need therapy. My mind''s all in shambles." He went to sleep that night with his head in a mess from the drink and lonely, sad thoughts. He promised he would never cry again but he shed tears as he slept, remembering the times when Juliet will pet him to sleep and told him that he wasn''t a bad kid because he didn''t kill his father. He told himself that he was drunk so the tears didn''t count. Prologue (4) After the death of Juliet, two years had passed, Edward was now in his third year of college, he was doing very well in school, the professors all loved him. He was very popular on campus no matter how hard he tried to be distant. Girls called him "the icy beauty" because he was cold to every girl not even giving them a glance when they approached him. He had no friends because he hated attachments and knew the cruelty of the world. That''s what he told himself, but deep down, he was scared, scared of losing another person and ending up alone again, so instead of feeling miserable after ending up alone, he preferred being alone on his own choice. He had the looks, height, smarts. The word ''smart'' was an understatement... he was a genius, even the professors were surprised at how smart he was, he was even smarter than some Professors and he was rich, the perfect bachelor, in his first year he learnt about trading and he became intrigued, and in his second year he started trading Forex and Crypto and the occasional stock trading, he was very profitable in them, he became an expert who even attended seminars to teach. He invested most of Juliet''s money, he saved up profits from his trades and started real estate businesses, he was seeing real profit. "I''m sorry, I can''t afford to mess around with you, I have other things to do." His voice was filled with indifference and his face was completely expressionless as he told a girl who had approached him for his number. He shooed her with a flip of his wrist like how one shoos flies. "I-i promise I won''t disturb you, I just want to be friends-" the girl was cut off before she could finish her sentence. "Get out of my way." He said with his malice filled voice, and made and threw a glare at her, showing his seriousness, she moved away and he made his way to the cafeteria. The girl stood at the spot where he was and was grinning sadistically like she enjoyed being ignored by him, it was awful, all the girls that approached him always behaved like that. ''i just don''t want to be caught up in a relationship right now, and I don''t think I can even handle it.'' he thought to himself. ''it''s not even something I''ll consi-'' His sentence was cut off when he bumped into someone.. The snacks on their tray fell off. "I''m sorry, I was deep In thought, I''ll pick it up." He said, he was embarrassed by his clumsiness and his cheeks were flushed with blushes "Oh, it''s okay, it happens." The person said. "No no no, I''m really sorry." He picked it up and put it on the tray. He looked at the face of the person whom he was just talking with. It was a girl. If you encounter this narrative on Amazon, note that it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. He was shocked, surprised. He felt his heart skip a beat, she was not the most beautiful girl he had seen, he had seen many beauties but there was something about the way she smiled at him that made him intrigued about her, he wanted to know more about her. She was on her way going, to go eat her food after their short exchange when he stopped her. "Um, excuse me, it might be rude of me to ask this but I can''t help but ask.. can I know your name?" He asked her with a smile on his face that went ear to ear, he was happy, excited, he didn''t know why, but he figured it had to do with her. "My name? My name is Marcelle.. Marcelle Duncan." She smiled her enchanting smile at him again and his heart melted. "I''m Edward." He extended his hand for a handshake. "Nice to meet you Marcelle." That was the start of his happiness, this woman single handedly brought the best out of Edward, Emotions that he had kept hidden inside of him for a very long time resurfaced, he felt his heart race for the first time in a long time. She was the end to his loneliness, she was the light to his world. To him, Everything about her was perfect. She was a perfectly sculpted master piece, from her black hair that shined with a unique glow, to her clear skin that was smoother than obsidian rocks, to her perfect shape that made the word hourglass seem like a joke, to her brown eyes that complimented his. He was in love, and it didn''t take her time for her to fall in love with him, his perfections and all his imperfections too, they spent a lot of time after their first meeting and Edward started to realize that she had broken away every wall he set up around his heart. His defense was being destroyed but he still let her in. He was in love. The love story between the Business major and the Physics student was widespread around college, it was the main gossip and gist in campus, people loved to talk about them and how good they looked together, the girls that thought he''d remain single forever were heart broken. They spent the remaining year they had left in college together, every single day, never getting tired of each other. They loved each other dearly and became the world to each other, they planned their marriage immediately after they both graduated college. Edward was a rich young man, he could afford just about anything he needed for a wedding, his job was to bring in the money, he didn''t care about anything else, about the party or celebrations or even the wedding day. All he wanted was to get married to Marcelle. "You may kiss the bride." The pastor of the occasion said in a joyful and harmonious tone as the couple had finished exchanging their wedding vows. The Field was big. It was a whole rented stage, even Edward was surprised at how many people came for their wedding, he didn''t know that Marcelle knew so many people, her family came, her friends in college. Even people that weren''t invited came, some were the fan club of ''Edcelle'' back in college, the people that acted like Eddy and Marcy were celebrities because of their relationship back in college. Although it had been a year since they all graduated, they were still hardcore fans. Edward and Marcelle kissed. It was a romantic and long kiss, one that marked a new chapter in their journey of love. And shortly a few months after their marriage, Marcelle was pregnant, Edward who was now the CEO of his major investment company that dealed with everything investment was very happy, so happy that he decided that he''ll never go to work again untill Marcelle delivered nine months later. He was stopped by Marcelle who understood the importance of his work. He was still happy, happy that he was going to be a real father now, happy that his life with Marcelle had grown to this stage, happy that he had met Marcelle that day at the cafeteria. "Okay, but just know that- nine months from now, I''d not leave the house untill it''s time for your delivery." He kissed Marcelle on her forehead as the pout he had on his face turned to a bright smile immediately she hugged him. ''sometimes he''s like a golden retriever- so cute.'' Marcelle giggle as she hugged Edward. "Of course, you can stay with me all day." She kissed him on the lips. ------------ It was a quiet day like any other. Edward was on the couch in the living room watching TV when he heard Marcelle scream. He ran immediately knowing that it was time, he raised her up, carrying her on his arms and rushed to his car, driving off to the hospital. In the hospital, his anxiety heightened. ''what if she leaves me? Please don''t leave me Marcelle, the baby can go but don''t, you are my everything.'' He was scared, pacing to and fro around the waiting area in the hospital like a kid who had too much sugar. He had seen how his father turned out when something similar happened to him. ''so this is how father felt like? It''s such a scary feeling, I can''t imagine how he felt when he Lost mom, I just can''t.'' He thought to himself. ''No, unlike mother, Marcelle is strong, I believe she can do it.'' He kept having nervous thoughts, refusing to sit down on the chair. He continued like that for hours and when the nurse finally came out the first question he asked was : "How is my wife? Please tell me she''s okay?!" He screamed, his voice filled with fear and anxiety, he was shaking visibly. The nurse smiled. ''so this is true love.'' She thought to her self, he didn''t even ask about the baby''s condition, only asked about his wife. "Don''t worry Mr Edward, both your wife and your child are safe." The nurse said to Edward, instantly relieving all his tension. His body felt lighter now that he knew his wife was okay. "Thank goodness." He sighed, exhaling all his anxiety. And both him and his wife went home the next day with a son. A son which they named... Dustin. Prologue (5) the fall It had been ten years since Dustin was born. Their first son. After they had given birth to Dustin, Marcelle took in and gave birth to another child three years later, a daughter, Mabel. Edward was a man now, Thirty Five years of age, and had a wife who he never stopped loving and she never stopped loving him for Ten years straight, he was blessed. *So get me some flowers, that''s all I need honey, you''ve bought me enough gifts that''ll last me a lifetime, it''s a lot.* Marcelle told Edward on the phone, He could hear her giggling and he smiled. (* Is used to show that the person talking is on the other end of the phone) "Don''t worry, I''m going to get you the best flowers, and tell the kids I have a gift for them." Edward chimed. *I''m waiting for you Eddy, drive safe and come back soon, I love you.* "I''ll be there before you know it, I love you too Marcelle, more than you know." Edward kissed on the phone, he was elated as he hung up, it had been a while since he last saw Marcelle, a week to be exact, he had gone on a business trip overseas but now he was excited to go meet her again and maybe make another baby. He stopped by at a flower shop and bought the best bouquet of flowers that they had. He fast walked out of the shop and went into his car immediately, wasting no time. He had also bought chocolate for the kids earlier, he couldn''t wait to hear their cute voices telling him their random stories of what happened to the in school and kiss him all over refusing to get off him because of the chocolate, his kids loved chocolate way too much. He was driving on the road when it happened, he wasn''t even driving very fast. A truck loaded with building materials had run into his car. It was just like a movie to him, he was caught in slow motion. He couldn''t move or do anything, he just stayed there and watched himself get stabbed in the chest by broken fragments from his car and his waistline get divided horizontally. This tale has been pilfered from Royal Road. If found on Amazon, kindly file a report. His body divided horizontally into two in his car, separating his torso from his legs. He was dying, he never thought he would go out this way. Why? Why now? When everything was going smoothly for him? When he finally had the life he dreamed about? The materials from the truck fell on the car, crushing the car and his body with it. It was an irreversible damage caused to both him, the car and Marcelle''s heart. ''ahhh.. so this is what karma feels like? A cruel death for killing my father on that day. Truly cruel one, what is life? I had a hell of a life. I don''t ever want to live again if this is how life is. The only thing I enjoyed in this life was the time I spent with you, Marcy..'' His eyes were heavy and foggy, his brain couldn''t keep up with his thoughts anymore, he was feeling hazy. He was dying. But even on the brink of death, he clutched the flower he bought for his wife and the locket he always wore as a lucky charm on his neck with the picture of his wife and children and him in a family photo. He held them in both hands tightly, refusing to let them go. ''I will always love you..'' He drew his last breath, a painful death, A lonely death, A useless death, you could call it whatever, fate was indeed cruel to him. But it was the cruelest to Marcelle who lost her husband overnight. She didn''t know what to say when she was called by the hospital. She had been waiting for him all day and when she finally heard about him. He was at the hospital. "What do you mean he''s at the hospital??! He was just on his way back!!" *I''m sorry ma''am but-* "What happened to him??!! What happened to my Edddyy?!" Marcelle''s voice was filled with shock and fear. The woman on the phone wasn''t even angry or mad at Marcelle for yelling at her, she only felt pity for her. "Wait for me, I''m coming there right now!!" She immediately entered her car to drive to the hospital, the traffic wanted to delay her, but she left her car at the traffic and ran with her legs to the hospital, her breath was raggedy, sweat all over her face, she wanted to know what happened to her husband. What met her was shock, sorrow, anguish. Words can''t even explain how she felt back then as she heard of his death. She thought of revenge but the truck driver also died in the crash. Her heart was swollen with sadness, it felt like it was going to burst, she genuinely broke when she was given the flowers and locket that he held even as he was dead. His body refused to stop protecting it, she was carried home by her neighbor who had come to check on her sick mother at the hospital that night. She didn''t know what to do. She wasn''t sure how to go on, how to live or what to do with her life. She became a drunk and depressed woman who only came home at night. Her family did all they could to console her to no avail. Her mother comforted her, told her that it was okay. But Marcelle couldn''t even imagine living without Edward. ''I guess that''s why they say you should never fall too deeply in love.. now see where it got me, I can''t even reason properly without you. Haha, I know it''s selfish of me. But I''ll prefer to die than remain in a world where you''re non-existent.'' Marcelle, who had thought over and over again had reached a decision, one that was selfish. She didn''t care, not about how her children will be, not about how the people that cared for her will feel. Not about what people will think. She was tired of living a life without Edward, it had been months now, she couldn''t bare to go on. And on that night, when the stars were shining brighter than ever and the sky looked more beautiful than she had ever seen all her life. The weight of frustration and depression seemed to have melted off her shoulders. It was on that night she felt more lonelier than ever. She hung herself. Died for love. ''Let''s meet again my love... Edward.'' A/N: Now the main story begins. A New Life? Edward was dead and gone forever... At least that''s what he thought. #"It''s a boy, it''s a boy, Thank the gods."# (# shows words that Edward can''t understand.) #"Praise be the gods, they have blessed us with a male child."# ''what is this language? It sounds like chinese.'' Edward had died and now he was hearing a language that sounded much like chinese, he was confused. Thinking that he had maybe regained consciousness in a hospital. ''was I taken to a hospital in china? No it''s not possible, my body got... divided, I saw my own legs get chopped apart- Then is this the after life?'' He kept pondering. His eyes were closed. He tried to open his eyes to look around, he wanted to see what heaven was like, he had heard many good things about it, although he didn''t believe in it himself. But how would he go to heaven? He was not a good person, he didn''t exactly live a good life, and he had killed his father, he didn''t kill him directly, but He lived his entire life believing himself to be a murderer. When he finally forced his eyes open, What he saw shocked him. ''what are these giant hands? Where am I? This can''t be heaven! It smells like shit around here.'' He was bewildered, he saw giant human like hands touching him and the environment he found himself in was dark and gloomy and smelled like feces and urine. He was the one that smelled, his body was stained with blood, feces and urine but of course, he didn''t know this. ''wait... isn''t that a woman?'' He said to himself as he squinted his eyes, trying to get a better view on the person holding him. She was the midwife. The other women in the room were dressed in maid uniforms, black gowns underneath and white gowns untop like something you''d see on a cosplayer, but they were more raggedy and looked more used, and they weren''t embarrassed about it, it felt like something they were used to. Edward was looking around the room, trying to process the insanity of his situation. ''why are these giants all dressed like they''re acting a medieval play? Or are we in a fare? It can''t be, this room is too dark and gloomy to be a fare. And something doesn''t feel right, why can''t I speak? Even when I try hard to speak my mouth just doesn''t want to move.'' He gave up trying to speak and focused his gaze on the one maid who seemed to be the midwife, she held him as he was limp on her arms, he furrowed his brows to look at her face again, she was definitely human not a giant. ''something'' feels wrong... Is it what I think it is?'' He said to himself, thinking that what he read in webnovels back on earth might have happened to him. He looked at himself, glancing at his small legs and hands and body. ''I''m- I''m a baby?!'' He finally came to a realization. He was shocked, more shocked than when Marcelle had told him that he was her first love, more shocked than when his father had died while saving him. ''hahahaha, this has got to be a joke. Maybe I''m dreaming.'' Edward thought as he couldn''t come to terms with the bullshit that had become his reality. ''i''m a baby? A baby? Me? What about my life with Marcelle? Huh? It''ll better if I had just died goddamit!!'' He became more and more frustrated at the fact that he couldn''t express his frustration properly right at that moment. He felt like screaming his lungs out, but all his body did was twitch a little. Unauthorized duplication: this narrative has been taken without consent. Report sightings. #"Huh? but why isn''t he crying? Aren''t babies supposed to cry as soon as their birthed?"# one maid pointed out, she found it odd that Edward was just limp on the midwife''s arm without making any sort of noise whatsoever, and he was twitching too, it made her scared because she had never heard a situation that a newborn baby was twitching like that. #"she''s right. Or Is he a still baby?"# Another maid supported. #"lord Alex isn''t gonna be happy if he hears that."# The midwife was cleaning of the feces, and blood stains on Edward with a wet towel, her annoyed expression tightened with the words of the maids. They were just assuming things without even knowing. #"He''s not a still baby. You shut up. He''s alive and breathing. Lord Alex was like that too when he was a newborn, it''s a Flameworth thing."# She said, her tone mixed with annoyance, she just wanted to clean the blood and feces and urine off of Edward and continue her business, she was forced to help with the labour process because she was the only one with experience as a midwife in the household. #"How do we tell Lord Alex that lady Kila passed away while birthing the young master?"# The one annoying maid asked the midwife. #"He didn''t about her when she was pregnant, do you think he''ll care if she''s dead? She was just a servant anyways."# The midwife responded to the annoying question, she quickly wrapped Edward in a of warm cloth as there was no blanket. #"that''s true, but he did like her at least a little bit, she''s the only one he showed actual emotions towards, I even saw him smile while talking with her once, something I thought of as impossible."# The other maid replied, her voice was filled with excited, ready to indulge in fruitless gossip. While they were talking, Edward was in deep thought, He couldn''t understand anything they were saying. He was trying to calm himself. Edward wasn''t the type to give up immediately, he was the type to try to find a solution in any problem he came across. He finally made a plan, in that short time, he didn''t even pay attention to the midwife that was wiping his buttocks with towel. ''i''m going to go find Marcelle as soon as I get a little bigger, then I''ll tell her that I never left her. That I''m still here, her love.'' He resolved himself, he just had to run away as soon as he gets big enough. ''But she might get scared. To avoid scaring her with the fact that I''m still alive, I''ll act like a homeless kid. Marcelle loves kids, she can''t stand the sight of one suffering alone. Then I can be by her side and comfort her, even if I have to abandon my identity as Edward.'' ''But first I need to get away from here, I don''t know who these people are but I''ll bare with them for a few years and run away. I need to be with Marcelle. I am thankful for the blessing of this second life ''If there is a god out there. I promise I won''t kill whoever my father is in this life.'' The first thing he thought of once he realized that he was given a new life was a way to go back to Marcelle. He was in the middle of thinking when the room door opened abruptly. It opened with a loud bang. #"Ugh! I hate the smell of this place!"# a bratty kid walked in with an air of mischievousness surrounding him. He was dressed in fine leather jacket and a short with boots, a medieval dressing. One that the nobles in the England of old would wear. All the maids and the midwife bowed down to greet him as soon as he stepped in. The fear on their faces when they heard his voice couldn''t be missed. He motioned from the door towards the direction where Edward was on the ground wrapped in warm cloth, the midwife had finished cleaning him up. His expression, that of curiosity, he had an evil smile that crept on his face and went ear to ear. He looked at Edward like he was his toy that had finally arrived. "So... This is the new Flameworth? The child of that Maid whore who slept with my father? It''s a boy. Perfect!" He leaned down and looked directly into the eyes of Edward who was on the ground. "But- are you all sure he''s a Flameworth? He has black hair." He turned to focus his gaze on the midwife who was standing at his back trying to at least prevent any danger or harm from that the young master might bring to Edward. "I can assure you, Young master James, He''s a Flameworth. Although he''s hair isn''t red, His eyes carry the molten, crimson colour of a Flameworth." The midwife curtsied as she said this, choosing her words carefully to avoid pissing of the young master who was notorious for being a tyrant. She didn''t want to get roasted alive. "Hmmm, you are right. He does have red eyes." He turned to look directly at Edward''s eyes again. This time, his eyes glowed dangerously "Hello kid, I''m your big brother. Your step brother, we''re going to be having a loooot of fun when you grow older hahahahaha" As the sound of his laughter filled the air. The maids were frozen in fear. None of them dared raise their heads up, The midwife was no exception. The tension was felt by all of them present in the room. Edward felt something from inside his body vibrate. He was shaking, it came from inside of him, like a force had compelled him to fear. His body was afraid, he didn''t even know when he pissed himself, But his matured mind remained steady. ''what was that? This brat''s eyes gave off a strange and eery feeling that made this body piss itself, I do not understand a thing he''s saying but that laugh was the scariest thing I''ve ever heard and I''ve heard a lot of scary things in my life. Just what is going on?'' Edward found himself confused, but his confusion didn''t last long as he felt himself getting more and more drowsy. ''why do I feel soo... slee- '' He fell asleep, he was a newborn baby who had been exposed to raw and exposed energy. "Well, that was fun." The bratty kid said as he stood up, tucking his hands in the pocket of his leather jacket. "I''ll be on my way now." He paced slowly towards the door. "Make sure to dispose the mother''s dead body properly... And next time- don''t make them have a labour in an old, abandoned storage room." He gave the midwife one final glance as he walked out of the door. The kid was scary to the core, he didn''t even act like a kid. The midwife nodded her head "yes, Young Master James." And he left. ''Flameworths...'' The woman thought to herself with a smile on her face, the sweats of nervousness on her face were still present. END OF CHAPTER Getting Through It It had been about three months since Edward accepted his new reality, one where he had no way to express himself apart from crying. During the four days, he had not gotten a visit from any of his family members, not even the father. The only person who had come to visit him on the day he was born made his body feels real fear, one that pierced directly into his heart. So he was happier this way, not having any visitors, he couldn''t imagine what the adults must be like if just a kid was like that. ''so far, I''ve been alone in this room with the nanny that''s supposed to take care of me. My mother died during labour again in this life, something that followed me from my past life, what else is gonna be the same this time? Am I gonna kill my father again? Speaking of father, apart from that scary brat, no other family members have come to visit their new baby, although I prefer it that way, I don''t want to imagine how the other family members might be like of that one kid was like that.'' He was in deep thought, lying down on the bed that was made for him, It was a cradle made from wood. He did nothing all day, his job was to sleep, eat the occasional food that his nanny brought him and cry to alert the nanny when he wanted to pass the doo doo, he does this before before he sleeps again everyday. It had become his routine. ''That girl is always reading and writing, I wonder what she''s always writing.'' He glanced at the Nanny who was at the corner of the room on a wooden chair and table doing research. She was always researching, she did it so much that she didn''t even take care of Edward properly. The room they were in was a mediocre one, it wasn''t a room that screamed Nobility, it was a room for low ranking visitors, that''s where they kept the youngest lord of the Flameworth family, but nobody cared, he was just the son of a servant who the lord had abandoned anyways, he didn''t even visit her even when he found out she was pregnant. ''i want to know what she''s always writing but I don''t know how to get out of this damn cradle.'' He thought to himself. ''oh! I have a genius plan, hehe.'' Edward was always a genius at making mischievous plans, a trait that led to the death of his father in his other life. ~prrrrr It was the sound of terror for Jennette, the young Nanny who just wanted to research in peace, this sound meant she had to go through the same smelly process again of changing the feces filled cloth wrapped around Edward''s butt. "Ugh! Why does my life have to be like this? This isn''t what I''m supposed to be doing!" Her voice was loud and filled with annoyance, She immediately put a halt to what she was writing, her feather pen rolled out of the table falling on the floor, she shot a spiteful gaze at the pen as she stood up. "Can''t it just stay on the table? Too tedious!." She bent down to pick it up, holding her waist slightly to avoid the sharp pains she always felt when she bent down, not really a good sign for a girl in her late twenties, she placed the pen carefully on the table where papers where scattered on and some books where stacked. "Stay there this time!" She pointed her index finger at the pen. She rolled her eyes and let out a frustrated sigh, wondering if she had finally gone mad, talking with a pen. She motioned on our, straight to the the cradle where Edward was lying down at the end of the room. With a twisted expression on her face, and her breath held, She cleaned his butt and wrapped his butt with fresh, new cloth. Edward saw a chance and he took it. "Ba-bo!" He yelled out making the most baby like sound he could think of, it was the only thing he could say, along with a few other baby words ever since his voice started coming out, he tried to talk properly but it didn''t work at all like something stopped him from talking. ''That just made me cringe, hurry and feel my cuteness so I can forget about this forever. ''Edward thought to himself as he extended his fingers towards the Nanny''s face, waving his hand slowly with a wide toothless smile to further enhance his cuteness. Jennette''s eyes widened in shocked by the sudden spike in cuteness from Edward, she almost danced in joy for the fact that the baby was finally being a baby. ''i thought he was deaf and dumb or something, but it seems he can at least make noises, he''s Soo cute.'' Jennette had been charmed, his plan worked, she had fallen for Edward''s clever trick. Edward outstretched his hands to seal the deal, he made use of the opportunity wisely. ''can''t resist carrying a cute baby who likes you can you Hmm? Now carry me!!'' Edward thought to himself. The narrative has been taken without permission. Report any sightings. "Aww, I can''t carry you though, I have a ton of research to do if I want to create my next circle-" She stopped herself from completing her words and gasped in shock, having almost revealing her big secret. "Don''t tell anyone I said that okay? It''ll be our little secret! I''ll carry you for as long as you want as bribery." She then carried Edward on her thin arms, he was too cute for her to ignore. ''He''s a baby anyway, how can he even know what I''m saying? Oh Jennette!!'' Jennette almost cursed herself out loud as she smacked her forehead slightly with her palms. ''but I still have to be careful, there are ears everywhere in this mansion!'' Edward could roughly understand what people said now, the language sounded a little bit like Mandarin which he was fluent in because he had learnt Mandarin and other languages back on earth, as a business man, he hated having to hire translators when he went on international business meetings, he called it ''a waist of money'' and ''Financial mistake''. ''why would I need to hire a person to translate for me when I could just learn the language myself?'' Is what he always told himself, and that led him to learn more than seven different languages, he was happy that he learnt Mandarin now, it was proving to be useful. "Aww, who''s a cute little baby? You are!" Jennette kept poking Edward''s cheek and pinching his nose softly, puckering her lips to look cuter and silly while giving him kisses all over his face. Edward had to play along like a baby so he could get what he wanted, an action that he hated very much, he wanted his heart to just stop then and there. ''Just take me to where the books are lady! I want to know what you''re reading, what language it is and if the writing is Mandarin!.'' That was his plan, he suspected that he was sent back in time to the past as a kid and he could never see Marcelle again, but something was wrong, judging from the few people he had seen, they weren''t Chinese at all, they didn''t look asian, instead, they all looked English with colourful hairs, some that he liked, but how could British people speak a language that sound Chinese in an era that seems to be medieval. There was only one possible explanation for this, one that he hoped was wrong: ''i might be in another world similar to the old days of earth and I could never see Marcelle again.'' Just the thought of it sent shivers down his baby spines. The thought of not seeing Marcelle again was something that he tried to avoid. ''then what will happen to my plans? I said I''d run away to go meet her when I get big enough, but now I find out I''m in another world? What kind of webnovel like shit is this? No I refuse to believe that I''m in another world. But what other explanation is there for this reality I''m forced to live in? I feel stupid for even thinking of running away to meet Marcelle if I get big enough, where would I meet her? Hahahaha!! I know! I''ll change my plans, I''ll kill myself.... Yes!!!! That''s the only thing I can do!! Maybe if I do so, I might get reborn on earth again? What if I don''t reincarnate? Again? Bullshit!! I don''t care, I''ll take my chances, b-but, it''s near impossible!! Arrrgghhh!!! Why is my life like this?! Why why why why why why why why why why'' Edward was breaking down mentally, he wasn''t sure he could keep his sanity as he digested this sudden realization, he considered just killing himself, living without Marcelle or any hope to ever see her again was something that suffocated him, he drowned in the pain that he felt, his little heart couldn''t carry this pain, one that was meant for a matured heart, his body automatically made him to start crying. "Why are you suddenly crying? What''s wrong? Am I that terrible at handling babies?" Jennette voiced out in confusion and worry, Edward who was on her hands, acting all cute suddenly started crying and rolling in her arms. ''it hurts!! It hurts so much!! This feeling hurts!! Marcelle! Argggh!'' Edward kept crying, his heart sinking with every tears, his mind shattering with every groan. It took an hour before Jennette could finally calm Edward down, she was worried about how he started crying, a baby that rare cried, if he cried, it signified that he wanted to poop or eat, he never cried for any other reason. She tried to feed him, but he refused to eat, she checked if he had pooped again but he hadn''t, she was confused, she finally stopped trying to feed him and started hugging and kissing him. "Little Charly don''t cry~ everything will be fine~ I''m here with you~" she started singing for him, in hopes to get him to stop crying, he was lying down on her arms and she swung him slowly in a satisfying motion, following the rhythm of her song. Her singing produced positive results, it happened like magic, Edward had calmed down, he had stopped crying. The pen on the wooden table where Jennette did her research and reading was falling again. Jennette reflexively moved her hands to catch it, but the thing was, she wasn''t close to the pen, she was holding a Edward, he slipped out of her arms as she reflexively twisted her body swiftly. Edward was falling down from Jennette''s arm to the ground when he was suddenly suspended in mid air. "Vlatu!" Jennette drew a circle on the air with her middle finger and divided it in half from right to left, pointing it towards Edward, immediately she did that Edward started floating in mid air, He saw light floating around him, dancing round his body. It was a warm light, bright and white like the moonlight, it floated round him, circling him and creating an air of mystery around the room. Edward''s eyes widened in surprise, he was surprised at the sight of his body floating in mid air and then the light that shined round him. Jennette had made a stupid mistake, she had used something that she supposed to keep a secret to catch Edward. "Oh no, it happened by reflex again." Edward landed on her arms again and she gave him an awkward smile. "Don''t tell anyone, okay?" A cold sweat ran across her forehead, she was lucky no one was there to see her and that Edward was only a baby. ''what is this? This light around me? Why am I floating? Something that should be impossible? No, it''s not impossible, I deleted that word and the meaning of it the moment I found out I was born into another world, so... Magic eh?'' Edward thought to himself, he had already understood instantly what just happened. After crying his eyes out and realizing properly digesting his predicament, his traits which was broken by Marcelle had regrown in him, traits that made him shoot to success. His calmness that seemed otherworldly and his intuition and cool headedness that didn''t make any sense.. END OF F CHAPTER