Chapter 1: A New Beginning in a Frozen World

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Captain Liu Wei was no ordinary man. As one of China's elite special forces agents, he had faced death countless times, navigating battlefields with cold precision and unmatched skill. His hands, calloused by years of combat, had grown familiar with the weight of a gun and the feel of blood. But on the day he fell, it wasn't the hail of bullets that brought him down. Instead, it was an ambush—a betrayal by those he once trusted—that ended his life in a fleeting moment of pain and regret. Liu Wei had always known the risks, but never had he imagined his journey would continue after death.

As the darkness closed in, Liu felt his consciousness slipping, his thoughts fading into nothingness. But instead of the eternal oblivion he had expected, he found himself drifting through a strange void, suspended between life and death. There, he encountered a being whose presence radiated power, yet shrouded in mystery. Whether a deity, a force of the universe, or something beyond comprehension, this being offered him a choice: to pass into the afterlife or be reborn with a new purpose in a world of unimaginable danger and opportunity.

Liu, ever the soldier, chose the latter. But it wasn't just a simple rebirth. The being—its voice both thunderous and soft—offered him Five wishes. Five powers that would allow him to carve out a new destiny in a foreign land where war, betrayal, and power struggles were as common as breathing. A land where shinobi clashed in the shadows of the Warring States, and the Yuki Clan, wielders of the Ice Release kekkei genkai, fought for survival.

Before he could even speak, Liu found himself drawn to the icy power of the Yuki Clan. Memories of frost-bitten winters during his military missions flashed through his mind, and he knew instinctively that this was where his path would lead.