The guardian of the continent (Fanfiction tbate)

ꟷAlice, please take care of my little oneꟷ whispered a beautiful woman with her last breath, handing over a baby wrapped in a soft blanket. Then, she looked at the deeply sleeping baby once more before whispering with tears in her eyes. ꟷI'm sorry, my little Alex, mommy won't be able to stay with you.

ꟷIsabella, you have to hold on, you can't leave like thisꟷ said Alice through her tears, trying to use her healing magic to help, but with little success. ꟷRemember we promised to raise our children together, how can you give up like this?

But in the next moment, Isabella's remaining strength was completely exhausted. Her arms fell to the ground like stones from a great height, and her eyes slowly closed, losing the last trace of light.

ꟷIsabella!!ꟷ Alice's broken voice echoed as she lamented, holding the little baby in her arms. ꟷDon't worry, little Alex, Aunt Alice will take care of you.

ꟷAlice, we finally managed to repel those bandits, how are you?!ꟷ said a young man hurriedly, approaching.

ꟷReynolds, I couldn't save herꟷ she said through her tears, hugging her husband tightly and crying.

Reynolds stood frozen for a moment, then directed his gaze to the woman's body on the ground, next to the baby sleeping in his wife's arms. With an idea in his heart, Reynolds could only hug his wife and try to comfort her.

ꟷDon't worry, darling, you did the best you couldꟷ he said, holding back the anger in his heart, wanting to avenge those bandits. However, he calmed his heart for a moment, knowing there was not much he could do, just lamenting his weakness.

ꟷAlice, let's leave quickly in case they come back. From now on, we'll take care of little Alex, he will be the older brother to our sonꟷ he said softly, hugging her.

Hearing his words, Alice could only nod, continuing to mourn the death of her best friend.

...

"Eh, where am I?" I wondered. As I looked around, everything was completely dark.

"Is this hell or heaven?" With that thought in my head, I tried to spot anything around me, finding nothing but darkness.

It shouldn't be like this, as I always thought what would come after death would be something completely different. Perhaps a place filled

with fire everywhere, with screams of agony and suffering echoing all around; or maybe a celestial place, with majestic golden gates, where angels stand guard and a being judges every soul that arrives, determining if it's worthy of entering heaven or not.

ꟷIf it's not heaven or hell, could I be in Limbo?ꟷ I said doubtfully.

Although I wasn't very sure about that possibility, since beyond the existence of heaven and hell, concepts that most people are familiar with, I never really understood the term "Limbo." Despite it being a possibility, I lacked a clear understanding of it.

But as I was thinking about it, something caught my attention, as in a certain direction, I noticed a light that seemed to be floating.

With the certainty that there wasn't much else to do and driven by curiosity, I approached this strange light. As I touched it with the tip of my fingers, the ball of light shot towards my head, triggering the appearance of information in my mind.

{Hello, Alex.

You might be wondering why you are in this dark space. Before addressing that, let me introduce myself.

Although I don't consider myself a god in terms you can easily understand, since that designation is quite abstract and carries various connotations, I can affirm that I am someone 'superior' to all of you.

This allows me to perform actions that are mere fantasy to you. I won't say my name, as it's irrelevant, and perhaps after this, we will never meet again, so I will spare you the details. In short, due to several reasons and some errors, your body was destroyed, but fortunately, your soul was saved.

 As compensation for this error, your soul's memory was reviewed to discover your preferences, and based on that, some decisions were made.

You were given three great gifts:

Firstly, some adjustments were made so that you could be reborn in a world you were familiar with, with an appearance you liked in your previous life, and retain your memory. Keep in mind that since your soul was in a weakened state, only memories from a brief period could be accessed.

Secondly, you were granted two exceptional abilities that you apparently enjoyed and wished for multiple times. You will discover these abilities upon 'awakening.'

The third gift is something you will have to discover for yourself, but I am sure you will like it as well.

That's all. I hope you enjoy your new life. Also, don't worry about anyone discovering you have reincarnated, as I have personally taken care of that. Anyone who can see your soul in that world will not notice any anomalies. Goodbye.}

"Ah, what a nice person," I thought, seeing all the benefits I received just from dying by accident.

I'm not sure if it's normal to feel such serenity knowing that I have already died. Although, I also doubt if 'death' would be the right word, since I only lost my body; my soul, according to what was expressed in that letter, managed to be saved.

I feel a certain sadness realizing that neither my parents nor my brother will see me again. However, I don't complain too much. Am I being selfish for thinking this way? It doesn't matter; what's truly crucial right now is to discover which world I'm about to enter. We shouldn't get distracted by unnecessary thoughts.

Clearing all unnecessary thoughts from my head, I slowly closed my eyes, eager to see the new world I would go to.

….

Gradually, various noises started to reach my ears. They were sounds that seemed hurried, while several people were speaking in a strange language that I couldn't understand at all.

"Is this the new world?", I thought, as I tried to slowly open my eyes to observe my surroundings.

The darkness began to fade away, then I noticed I was in a large cage, which was completely white, although it was oddly adorned with some quite childish drawings.

I couldn't move, or well, I should say I couldn't move in the right way, because my legs and arms weren't doing what I commanded them to do.

"I've reincarnated as a baby!", I exclaimed surprised in my heart, noticing my little arms and hands.

It couldn't be said that I wasn't a bit disappointed by this, as it's really uncomfortable to be a baby in many situations of everyday life. But this also brings quite a few benefits, and the most valuable one is always the benefit of time.

Being a baby, you can start preparing for the future from a young age, being able to advance yourself or at least not be behind compared to other people in the world. This advantage had been lost in several reincarnation novels I had read in the previous world, as apparently not many people realized this.

"But which world have I arrived at?", I thought doubtfully, while listening to several voices in the next room, but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't understand any word of what they were saying.

Until, suddenly, a voice came to my mind.

[Ding, the strongest auxiliary system has been successfully initiated.... Upon fulfilling the necessary conditions of the first awakening of the system, two unique abilities will be granted to you....]

[Ding.... Congratulations host for obtaining; Unique ability [Great Sage], Unique ability [Predator]]

[Ding, the system will remain in a suspended state until the host fulfills the following conditions, then the second gift of the system's awakening will proceed to be given]

As the voice of that system resonated in my mind, two bright points of light merged with my body. Instantly, a warm energy coursed through my entire being, as if I were submerged in a warm spring.

After about five minutes, that sensation disappeared.

Just as I was about to check if the system was still present, a loud scream caught my attention from the adjoining room.

Several voices continued to sound, which made me very worried, as I didn't know where I had arrived, nor what those people were talking about.

But at that moment, another voice echoed in my head again.

<<Activate ability [Language Comprehension] [Yes] [No]>>

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