New Life

Gabriel, as a baby, was abandoned to die in the streets. He was saved by an orphanage caretaker and grew up in that orphanage along with other kids that were also abandoned. And even though he grew up without feeling a parent's love, he still grew up as a joyous and bright kid because of his friends in the orphanage and their kind caretaker...

Now 17 years old, Gabriel is still staying at the orphanage, not accepting foster parents that wanted to take care of him, he stayed in order to take care of other kids that were also abandoned by their parents. He wanted to make these kids feel the love that they weren't able to feel because they were abandoned...

One day, the kids found out that their caretaker's birthday was coming, they decided to surprise her to show that they are thankful to her for taking care of them. Gabriel took on the job of buying groceries while the others were designing the room or cleaning the area. The kids were full of energy as they make a big smiling face and laughing and giggling while thinking of the reaction of their beloved mother figure...

In the grocery store, after buying everything they needed, Gabriel was on his way to the counter when a group of armed men stormed the store and took everyone hostage...

"GATHER HERE WHERE WE CAN SEE YOU OR ELSE Y'ALL WONT LIVE TO SEE TOMORROW!!", the armed man brazenly shouted...

While shaking in fear, every single one of them gathered near the counter and placed themselves on the floor. Tears were falling from the eyes of children and most adults were too scared to move...

"No... I don't want to die!", the little girl cried as she hugged her mother beside her...

Forced by his will to live, even though he was shaking in fear, Gabriel looked for chances to sneak away from the scene and inform the police...

"Hey cashier! Put all the money in this bag!", the armed man audaciously ordered as he threw the bag to cashier's face...

"Well, look at that! Aren't you a stunning babe, Miss cashier?", the armed man happily said as he gestured the others to come...

Noticing that the cashier was quite beautiful, the armed men gathered near her as they try to violate her...

"Please don't", the cashier sobbed while begging them to stop. But seeing this made the cruel men continue their unsettling deed.

While the others were facing the floor, turning a blind eye to this scene, Gabriel saw this as an opportunity to sneak out. He looked for the right timing and finally, when the armed men put their guns down, Gabriel dashed to the door...

He immediately let his guard down and released a sigh of relief when he escaped the store successfully, but he didn't expect to see another armed man guarding outside. He was still too naive to think of a good way to escape...

"Fuck! What do I do now!?", Gabriel worriedly thought...

Frightened, Gabriel attempted to run across the street but he was unable to reach the other side of the street because he was stunned when he saw a trailer truck running to his direction...

"No way right...", Losing all hope, Gabriel looked back to the armed man but as he turned his head...

< Bang! >

"...."

"I don't want to die this early...", Gabriel sadly thought.

"If only the truck ran faster, I would've been reincarnated to another world already. Damnit!", He regrettably thought...

Noticing that he could still think, Gabriel wondered if he really was dead so he opened his eyes...

"Woah! What's this? A wall?"

Gabriel was surprised by the large wall he saw when he opened his eyes...

"By the way, Where am I? Is this the afterlife? Isn't this too peaceful? So there is no Heaven and Hell?"

As he looked around, he saw nothing but the beautiful color of the sky that stretched endlessly. He was dumbfounded by the most beautiful scene he had ever seen in his whole life...

< Fwoosh! >

Surprised by the sudden gust of wind, he looked up just to discover that the thing he thought to be a wall was actually a large panel. In the panel, letters were popping up then these letters soon formed words.

[ You have died... Twice (lol) ]

Even though he was confused by the unanticipated situation, he couldn't do anything except read what was written...

"Lol?.... LOL!? Are you making fun of me? Dying like that is supposed to be sad not funny. Damnit!", Gabriel angrily argued.

[ Hoho! You're a funny lad... ]

"Funny my ass!", He vented.

[ As a reward for making me laugh, I shall give you the privilege to be reincarnated in another world as your next life... ]

"Next life?", He curiously asked...

[ What? You don't want to live another life? Then do you want to go here in heaven instead and continue to live your boring life? Hoho... ]

"Who said I don't want to? I even think it would be great if you just send me there already!", he angrily proclaimed...

[ Okay. Here you go... ]

His vision were eaten by glowing light. And when Gabriel was about to be annoyed by how long it took, he heard the sound that would signify his arrival in his new world...

< Ping! >

Gabriel opened his eyes in an unknown room and saw a small panel with the words "Status Info" written at the top right of it. He read it's contents that says...

[ Welcome to the world of Aqraisha, Mr. Gabriel. If you wish to open/close this panel, You can just think or say "Status". Having this, you will be able to search for info about this world anytime you want by pressing the "Help" button at the bottom right of the panel. You can also see your Physical Traits or "Stats" by pressing the "Character" button under the title of the panel. Under the "character" button is the "Skills" button, this is where you can find your skills. Your skills are mainly divided into 2, the active skills and the passive skills. Under the "Skills" button is the "Titles" button, this is where you can find your achievements. Achievements can be obtained by completing certain tasks. If you understand everything, you can now close this panel. May you be blessed with good luck in your second life...

P.S. This is God's mercy to you who amused him ]

"Mercy? He's really just making fun of me."

"Status", Gabriel said in order to close the panel...

"Second life huh... I definitely won't waste this life. And I actually thought I'll have to give up on my dream. I'll definitely miss those guys at the orphanage but if I stay there, I won't be able to achieve my dreams...", Gabriel thought as he walk towards a bed near him and opened the window in the room...

"If it's here then maybe I can achieve it. My dream to laze off, free from the shackles of the people. Doing what I want, following my feelings, travelling the world and having a partner with the same brain wavelength as mine."

But unfortunately, Gab will have to go through countless troubles and annoying situations in order to achieve this dream of his.