PROLOGUE

"Ughhh...." I groaned as I looked at my hand that was stopping the bleeding on my stomach. I am hurt, I'm badly hurt. This wound may take my life after a few minutes.

I' am dying.

Once again, I' am dying.

I wonder what I did wrong this time.

I died in my first life after the first hero killed me with his sword. But I was reborn again and I killed him.

In my second life after I killed that sword hero, another hero came, and he wielded an axe. He chopped my head off, that was painful and yet I was reborn again and killed the two heroes.

I died again, in my third life, the lance hero stabbed my heart, crushing it to dust but I was reborn again, and killed all of those three.

In my fourth life, after I killed the three heroes, they sent a hero mage who was able to withstand my power and burned me to crisp. I thought I wasn't able to kill him after I was reborn again but I did, I froze that hero's soul.

And now, in my fifth life, after slaying those annoying pests, I' am dying all over again!

I did what I needed to do, I've slayed all those misbegotten heroes, I've left their kingdoms and countries trembling in fear and I made them suffer for all their sins against this country's children.

I've done my role, I've protected this forest….

You didn't have to worry, you didn't have to shed your blood and you don't have to see more deaths.

I finally protected you.

And yet….

I wonder why?

Why did you do this to me?

"Urgghhh..." I groaned louder as I slowly try to lift my head up the silhouette in front of me. But to no avail, I slammed back to the ground.

"W-w-why???" I asked that person, my voice gurgling as a spouted blood. I extended my hand, hoping my voice and my fingers would reach that person. (—Why did you….do this to me?)

Despite of my blurry vision, I saw his mouth mumbling about something, his red eyes glaring at me and his fury tinged with sorrow enveloping me. He was saying something I can't hear but maybe, I think he was condemning me.

I did what I supposed to do….to protect the kingdom and to protect that important figure! And now,

I'm dying again.

Urrrghhhhh..."

I hate it.

I hate it. I hate it. I hate it. I hate it!

I hate dying all over again!

"Ahhh....."

I guess the pain is overwhelming, this wound is far worse than I received from my previous lives, I'm losing my strength and consciousness. The anguished of being betrayed ate up at my heart and I hate it, I'm so sick of it!

I rather die now than to feel this overwhelming pain in my body and remove the feeling of being tricked and thrown away!

"Ughhhhh...Ahhhhh!!!!!"

With what's remaining with my strength, I screamed. I punched my chest with all my strength and blew my heart up. The gesture may have startled that person but I want to die already.

Just let me die already!

Don't revive my soul. Don't let me struggle anymore. Just let me rest.

(Please don't let me...hurt anyone again.)

For the first time, I made a little prayer to that manipulative goddess of fate. In hopes that I don't have to experience another cycle of rebirth. Perhaps, a little faith will be the only way to stop me from being reborn again.

As I was having my final thoughts, the world slowly turned black and my consciousness drifted to dark silence. I felt I was once again drifting to a vast void of nothingness.

A tiny light shone from a distance, I seem to remember that this event happened before.

(I'm being reborn again...what a pain.)

I'm so furious, is fate playing with me?! What the heck, I even prayed to that thing! What do you want from me, you idiotic goddess of life! I want to die but you're making me live again!

The light started to shine more brightly, slowly engulfing me with its warmth.

(Argh. I guess I have no choice but to be reborn again. And what, to be killed all over again?!)

I continued to grumble in my thoughts as the light grew brighter.

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Okay. I've decided!

(To hell with those heroes, kingdoms and that idiot! I'll be reborn and….)

"LIVE MY OWN LIFE!!!!!!!"