Chapter 1 : All I want is a time to say goodbye.

• Celestial realm. •

An old man wearing a golden robe was sitting on his throne. This old man has a majestic aura around him that can make anyone want to worship him.

In his hands was a purple scroll that has a golden writings on it. After looking at it for awhile, the old man raised his head and looked at the person in front.

" Good child. This is now your 18th reincarnation and you've lived a life as a good person in each one of them earning you a huge amount of good karmas. Because of that, I'll allow you to enter the heaven. There, your soul can live forever and you can also choose the world in your liking if ever you wanted to reincarnate again. Congratulations child. Follow the gates in your right and it will lead you to that place. " said the old man as he looked at the man standing a few meters below him.

* Thud *

The man didn't do what the Old man said. Instead, he kneeled down on the floor as he started to kowtow to the old man sitting on the throne before saying, " You... you are God right? You are powerful right? Please.... I'm begging you.... please.. please let me see my daughter again. "

Tears started to flow from the man's eyes while saying that.

* sigh *

The Old man sitting on the throne can't help but sigh before saying, " Young child, I'm sure that by now, all of your previous memories from all of your eighteen lives have returned already right? So you must know how good that place called heaven was. This is also our eighteenth meeting so you should have known already that once you've died, you can never return to that world again unless... "

" I want to return. Please let me see my daughter again. I... I'm willing to do anything. I just want to see my daughter again. She... she's still so young and can't live on her own. I.. at least give me a chance to say goodbye to her and find someone to take care of her. Please God... I'm begging you. " said the young man stubbornly.

Yes. All of the memories from his previous lives have indeed returned. He also know how good that place called heaven was because this God in front of him had brought him there before and promised to let him go there after his 18th reincarnation. But so what? The only thing he wanted right now was to see his daughter once again and nothing more!

The old man stare at the man kowtowing before him and saw a very determined expression on his face.

" Are you sure young child? You should know the consequence of doing what you want right? Your soul... it will disintegrate preventing you from reincarnating ever again. Your existence will be totally erased. Are you still willing to do that? " asked the old man once again.

The man lifted his head before looking at the Old man on the throne and said, " I'm willing. I, Alexander has never regretted anything in my whole eighteen lives. But... I know that I will definitely regret it if I won't go back and see my daughter again. So please God. I'm begging you. Let me see my daughter again. I don't care whatever happened to me after that. I won't regret anything. "

Hearing his words, the old man fell silent for awhile before saying, " Fine. I'll grant your wish young child. I'll let you see your daughter once again to give you a chance to say goodbye. But I can only give you five days. After that, you'll disappear and will never return again so you must do everything you haveto do in this five days. "

" Thank you! Thank you so much God. Five days... five days... five days.... " said the man as he continue repeating those words while thinking what to do in these five this he got.

" Alright. Be prepared as I'll send you back now. Good luck young child. Live these five days without regrets. Good bye. " said the Old man before waving his hand making the man kneeling before him disappeared....

After the man disappeared, the old man sitting on the throne once again let out a sigh and said, " What a very beautiful soul. "

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Earth.

Inside a medium size house, a 7 to 8 years old girl can be seen kneeling on the floor crying. In front of her was a man that looks exactly the like the one whom was talking to the oldman just awhile ago. The man was lying on the floor without any signs of life.

" Papa, Papa. Please wake up. * sniff * Please... please dont leave me. You.. * sniff * you promised that you'll stay with me forever right? Papa? " said the girl before hugging the man lying on the floor.

( Alexander's PoV )

After God sent me away, everything turned black. All of my senses had vanished too. All I know is that, I'm currently floating in an unknown place right now. As for how long I've been like this, I don't know.

After awhile, I saw a faint light in front of me. Not only that, I can also feel my other senses slowly returning back to me and it makes me happy. When suddenly, I heard a faint voice.

" Papa, Papa. Please wake up. * sniff * Please... please dont leave me. You.. * sniff * you promised that you'll stay with me forever right? Papa? "

" Princess? Princess?! Is that you? " I said excitedly while doing my best to look around me but I still can't see anything yet aside from the light in front of me.

" Aaaarrggggg!!!! "

A sudden pain suddenly strikes me. It's so painful to the point where it almost make me insane and wish for death. But I persevered. My daughter's voice from earlier gave me an inexhaustible amount of will to live. This kind of pain will never be able to stopped me from seeing my daughter once again!

" Aaaarrggggg!!!! "

I continue suffering like that for around an hour before the pain started to lessen and soon, it completely vanished.

After awhile, I slowly opened my eyes and saw a person crying in front of me. I didn't waste anymore time and immediately hug her. By doing that, I can feel her body trembled before also hugging me back tightly as if she was afraid that she will loose me again if she let go.

" Papa! Papa! * sniff * You... you're back. Waaahhh! " she said before she started to cry once again but this time, it's louder.

I feel a wet feeling on my chest because of her tears.

" Yes Princess. I'm back. Papa will never leave you again. I promise. "

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AN:

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