To die defending one's people is the highest form of honor, one that King Dovah had accomplished. Fighting against the mighty Verian Empire, he and his 1,000 elite warriors had delayed long enough for his people to retreat.
In his final breath, he threw his spear at the Verian King. Upon seeing the light leave his eyes, King Dovah smiled, before allowing death's embrace to claim him, expecting to join his fellow soldiers in the afterlife.
He instead woke up in the body of a child, under the scrutinizing gaze of an older man. His adventure was only just beginning.