FIRST LIFE

Akir Herodotus, son of Persephone Herodotus, you will become... an ordinary wizard"!!

-"What?! Now my life will turn into hell... No, not again

In fact, before I became Herodotus, I was the Jack Walter of the modern world. I was born into a rich family that owns many companies. I was a person who loved life and adventure. There was nothing I did not try. Playing sports, intelligence games, and of course when I became the best in it and no one beat me, I get bored quickly, I live a whole life without responsibilities and without thinking about inheriting companies, and this is thanks to my older brother Adam

-"good morning brother ".

-"Oh, good morning, Jack. Did you sleep well?"

My brother Adam is a calm person unlike me.

We had a strong relationship since childhood.

He was always understanding and optimistic، considered him the closest person to me and in whom I trusted blindly.

-"Yes ..."

I turned around and did not find mom and dad.

-"... Where are our parents?"

My brother replied indifferently.

-"They're at work."

Then he looked at me and smiled

-"Will you go to the company with me again?"

I recently started going to the company, because of my brother's constant urging and boredom.

Seeing the excitement on my brother's face made me smile

-"Oh yeah, as you know you have piqued my curiosity about working in the company especially your obsession, so I will..."

rnnn rnnn

The phone was ringing.

-"Oh, I will answer."

Adam got up to answer the phone, and his facial expressions changed as he spoke

-"...Yes, I am.... What? When did this happen?"

I started talking loud, I couldn't control the pitch of my voice.

- "Brother, what happened, tell me?"

In a trembling voice, my brother spoke:

-"...our parents are dead"!!

My parents died in a traffic accident. It was big funeral. Everyone attended. I saw my brother with expressions of extreme fatigue and sadness, but he was steadfast, because he will be responsible after my father and he should not show any weakness, especially since we have enemies and competitors who are waiting impatiently for this moment.

People did not wait until the funeral was over, and began muttering and spreading rumors and gossip.

- "Did you hear that they say that it was a murder and not just an accident? Is it possible that the eldest son did it?"

-"Impossible. Why does he do this when he is the heir?"

My brother must have been listening to those rumours, it must have hurt him.

I went to check on him

-"Jack, are you okay?".

He looked at me with exhausted eyes surrounded by dark circles and said with a smile and a tired voice:

-"Don't worry, everything will be fine."

A month after the funeral, my brother became busy and kept away from home, even if he came, a sad atmosphere prevailed in the house. My cheerful and optimistic brother became sad and tired.

So I decided to help him in the company's affairs, so that I would ease the burden on him and become as close as we were.

-"Brother, I will help you from now on, and I will be responsible. You don't have to bear this burden alone."

With a slight smile, my brother replied:

-"Okay, take care of me."

I started working in the company for about three months, and the backlog is almost endless

Like other days, I stayed late today in the office. We usually close at 10:30 at night. I looked at the clock.

It's twelve o'clock at night, and I have to go to my brother's.

knock knock (The sound of knocking on the door)

-"Enter"

-"Adam, are you still busy? It's getting late. Let's go home. Everyone's gone."

He replied, who was among the pile of documents.

-"truly?!"

He raised his hand to check the time on his wristwatch

-"Oh, it's really late. Hurry me home. I have a few documents left. I'll come after I finish them."

-"Okay, but don't be late."

At home, it's one in the morning

-"My brother is late, I'll wait a little bit, uh-huh (yawning), maybe he'll come later...".

Rnnnnnnnnnnnn (phone ringing),

The sound of the phone woke me up, and I looked at it to answer the caller

- "Uh-huh (yawning) who's calling?"

-" Sir, why don't you answer the phone?".

His screams nearly pierced my eardrums.

- "Why are you screaming, what's the matter?"

In a trembling and hesitant voice he said:

-"Mr. Adam...died in a traffic accident" .

-"ww what"?.

The same event, the same place, the same strange looks, the same dark atmosphere, and the same sayings playing between people's tongues.

- "Did you hear? It is said that the younger son is the one who killed his brother for the position."

-"Yes, perhaps that is true, as his parents died in the same way."

-"Is it possible to kill a family for money? What a hateful person!".

I kept listening to these rumours, but I had no energy to respond to them.

I am lonely, but I don't even have time to grieve. I have to manage my father's & my brother's business, and the last of my family.

Have i thought about my family right?..Yes, every day, but whoever manages the business that my father and brother worked hard on, I must preserve it and I will not allow anyone to take it from me...

-"I will not let you run the company, you are not qualified enough."

It's my Uncle Kevin Walter, who always claimed to be close to my father, but I knew he harbored evil for us, and this was his perfect opportunity to take the position from me.

I replied angrily:

-"What do you mean b<I am not qualified>, do you mean that you are better than me"?

He approached my desk and started juggling the papers

-"You didn't even study corporate management like your brother and you didn't help a father. I'm the best option left, so I'm the one who will run the business from now on."

-"How dare you say this, it's my family's inheritance. This property belongs to me and I have the right to manage it. You don't have any authority to decide who will manage it."

He approached with quiet steps and whispered in my ear:

-"Don't you think you're the last one who should speak, the one who murdered his family for office?".

Those words made me lose my mind, I got up quickly from the chair, while he had turned away from the desk and raised his hands and said:

-"The shareholders and I decided to take matters into our own hands, so you better walk away silently or you will go to jail."

He's playing on my nerves. Every word that comes out of his foul mouth makes me so angry

-"What did you say? You accuse me of killing my family, you vile bastard. You are the biggest suspect. You killed my family, and now you are targeting me because I am your last obstacle..."

Before I finished speaking, he interrupted me.

- "Do you think anyone will believe this? Think about it. The son, who had no interest in business, suddenly began to come to the company and learn to manage it. Oops, suddenly the father died. After a while, he joined his brother in running the business under the pretext of helping. Then Oops again, the brother died, and now this inexperienced son wants to be the boss, yeah, I believed you."

-"You bastard, I will kill you."

I couldn't stand his nonsense, I got up from my desk to beat him up, and he shouted:

-"And now you want to kill me for the sake of the company."

He rushed to the door and started screaming

-"Security, help me, he's trying to kill me."

Suddenly the police entered and arrested me, it was planned from the beginning

-"You bastard, you'll regret it, I'll never forgive you."

Those looks that were on the face of this scoundrel I will never forget, they were full of hatred, pervaded by looks of arrogance and loftiness, with a smile that denotes a victor

After a while, I got into a spiral of struggle to keep my position as a director of the company, especially after my uncle used the surveillance camera recordings as evidence.

I asked for help, but no one helped me. They all avoided me, believing that I was the one who killed my family،

Despite all this I did not give up, I remained steadfast, nothing will stop me from defending my property and I will do anything to achieve this goal

Ah, what is this feeling? I feel that my limbs are cold, but my stomach is warm... What are these sounds?

-"Help!!! They called an ambulance, someone was stabbed with a knife!".

Ambulance, why?..... huh, is she talking about me?

When I looked carefully, I found that I had been stabbed in the stomach

When did this happen? I was walking towards the company and now I'm lying on the floor.... huh.... (breathing hard),

It must have been my uncle's doing. He couldn't stand this long battle, so he got rid of me quickly

...huh.. am I going to die?, where is the mistake???? Is it my recklessness, my total dependence on my brother and family??

I don't want to die... Ih ih ih... (crying)

I want to live

I want a second chance, I swear I will not waste my life and I will set a goal, I will not trust anyone.

But what's the point? My life is already about to end... huh.... I'm sorry my family for being incompetent.. ih ih uh (crying) I'm really sorry.. eh eh eh...,

But at least I'll catch up with you .

With a slight smile and a miserable face wet with tears:

...I'll see you soon...my family...

And so my life ended...or so I thought