1 Chapter One: Just an Ache
"Get out of the way orphan!" A group of four students said, pushing a boy out of the way, despite the corridor being large enough to fit at least twelve of them.
The boy who was pushed to the ground lifted himself off the ground and turned to face the boys.
"How could you be so cruel! Didn't your parents teach you manners at home, shit-holes!" The boy shouted, while dusting off the dirt on his clothes. He seems to have sustained a little bit of injury from the push, but he discarded it to face the students that were standing a couple of metres away from him.
Although he wasn't the only one that was pushed, a few more students like him had also encountered the same thing. Due to how strong the push was, most of them had fall to the ground, sustaining a few injuries here and there. They too were starting to lift themselves off the ground as it has become a daily occurrence to them. Bullying was something no one could stop in the school, not even the teachers.
Mostly would just ignore the bullies, just for the sake of not attracting trouble but for the first time in history, one of the victims had mustered the courage to speak up. But that didn't go unheard by the bullies.
"Huh? What did this brat just say?" One of the bullies said, walking over to the student.
"You're all shit-holes!" The boy repeated again, this time his voice was raised a little higher.
"You bastard! What did just say."
One of the toughest among the bullies dashed towards the boy with a kick, but he was quick to react as he dodged to the side, evading it completely. Then at the right time, he ran towards the bully giving him a punch on the side. A cracking sound could be heard but it wasn't from the bully, rather it was from the boy's wrist.
'Ah! What's this guy's rib made of. I think my knuckles are broken.' The boy thought, gritting his teeth together in pain.
The bully was fine as he stood in the same position he was, smiling as he realised what just happened.
"You must have underestimated me!" The bully raised his fist as he intended to punch the boy on the face.
The boy thought he could stop the act of bullying by standing up to the bullies, beating them up for treating others like scum. But at the very last moment, he realised how wrong he was.
He was regretting his actions and was silently praying for some sort of miracle to happen. Hopefully wishing to go back in time, towards the time when he was pushed by the bullies. He promised not to speak up if his wishes came true, but that wasn't going to happen. And the boy was fully aware of that.
There was no escaping. Going back in time were fictional things that only happen in movies and story books.
'I almost forgot that I'm not a protagonist in this world. I'm just some random extra with no name.' The boy said to himself.
Although he's a skilled fighter and he punches well, his punches were weak against the bully in front of him. He couldn't understand why someone like him was so difficult to punch. Not only was his body was as hard as rock, his punches were strong and excruciatingly painful.
At that moment, he regretted talking back to them. He scolded himself for calling them shit-holes. Now realising that the one currently in a shit-hole was him.
The fist had landed on his face, heavy and painful as ever; causing him to fall to the ground. And before he could attempt to escape, a group of four boys had surrounded him with smirk written all over their faces.
His jaws were grabbed by the bully who appeared to be the leader of the group and he was told to clench his teeth.
Suddenly everyone knew what was going to happen. If the punch manages to hit him, surely, two to three of his teeth will be flung out.
As the bully's grip tightened on the boy's jawline, a dark presence of fear suddenly emerged on the edge of his vision. It was like a spot of blackness that hid in the corner of his eye. Sweat dripped down his brow as he watch the bully clench his fist to punch him on the mouth.
At the clutching hands of fear, the hair on the back of his neck stood erect and straight. It was like an invisible fingers running along his spine. He couldn't dodge the heavy fist coming for his mouth, he could only close his eyes and wait for the painful collision.
Until suddenly, everything stopped. He was still breathing but the pain he imagined to have hit him wasn't there.
He subconsciously open up his eyes to see what was happening and he saw a man standing beside him. He shut his eyes and opened them again only to see that he wasn't imagining things, this was real.
Someone had appeared to save him? This was a first! Is it one of the teachers? No! It can't be. They never turned up no matter what happened.
That was when the boy decided to peek at his saviour who had just appeared to save him at the most desperate time. Looking at the man beside him, his appearance doesn't seem like someone who was young, and at the same time he doesn't look too old. If he was to guess, the man was in his early thirties.
He was one of the most handsome person he has ever came across in his life. He was dressed in a blue coloured suit and wore a nice black tie. He had a jet black hair which was nicely styled in Afro.
A slight frown was on the man's face as he held the bully's fist. It was just inches from touching the boy's face. He pushed the fist to the side and frown even deeply at the bully.
"Why are you bullying him?" The man said with a calm but stern voice as he released his grip from the bully's hand.
The bully whose face was filled with awe and disbelief suddenly grabbed the Man's hands.
"A-Alex! You're Alex!… The popular music artist! I swear I'm one of your biggest fan!"
Just as he said this, every other students who had heard him suddenly turned around to see who he was talking about.
"Alex?"
"Is it really Alex?"
"Alex!"
Soon, news of Alex's presence had reached the ears of everyone as they all started running towards the school parking lot.
Within a few minutes, everyone had gathered towards the man. He was a star musician with over a hundred billion dollar net worth! He was one of the top twenty richest people in the whole world. And had gained recognition by millions of fans all over the world.
Much of Alex's wealth has been attributed to his successful entertainment company. He was popular for his songs and had received countless awards a musician could get. He also appeared in a few movies which tends to sell faster due of his superb acting skills.
He is the CEO of several prominent industries, like Mimi Shopping complex, and Alley Agency. He also recently got positioned as the CEO of a popular social media platform called XTok.
He ranks number one on the top 10 solo ranking players in the Dungeon Fighter Game - a fighting VR game played by 90% of everyone in the country.
He was indeed a one in a million that no one could defeat…
Sensing that his identity will soon be revealed to everyone in the school, Alex decided to leave. But before heading towards his car, he decided to face the boy he just saved.
He placed his hands on the boy's shoulders, leaning slightly towards him.
"Boy, next time you get bullied, make sure to report this to the teachers or the school admins. And if they don't do anything, fight your way out and triumph."
He rubbed the boy on the hair and swiftly turned around, trying his best to avoid being captured by any of the student's shuttering cameras.
A few guards had appeared in front of the man as they prevented the students from getting close to Alex while he walk back into his car.
"I guess I'll have to visit this school another time. Remind me to wear a face mask when next we come here." Alex said to his personal bodyguard who instantly bowed in response.
"Yes boss."
Just as Alex was about to enter into his car, he suddenly felt his stomach ache with a tremendous amount of pain hit him all of a sudden. He felt sluggish and dizzy before collapsing on the floor.
"Boss! Boss!" Alex could hear someone calling him but it was way too faint as his consciousness seems to be fading.
[ Compatible User Found ]
[ System Activated ]
[ Reincarnating the User ]
[ The user's death day was due, but have been given a chance to reincarnate ]
[ Congratulations on being alive ]
"What?" Alex muttered.
He slowly opened his eyes as he is yet to regain much of his consciousness and by his side he saw his own physical body, laying helplessly on the ground.
He was unmoving for a few seconds before eventually passing out.
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Faint distant sounds could be heard from the background…
It sounds like people were talking and discussing…
But then, everything stopped…
The sound of the door creaking open could be heard…
Until suddenly, Alex fluttered his eyes open only to find himself in a strange place…
"Where am I?"
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