1. Rebirth as Devil Sword

Run.

Runaway.

quick lest they catch up to you.

A boy was running away from the unknown while glancing back from time to time. He didn't seem to be old by the size of his body but his whole body was hidden by a cloak and hence no one knew what or who he was, how much old he was and what he was doing just that it could be observed that he was running from something that might be after him.

After much running, he started to heave as he runs but never did his feet pause on the now slippery snow that had accumulated now, unfortunately for him fate had other things planned for him as his feet betrayed him by slipping resulting in him falling headfirst. Even as his head grew blurry he didn't stop trying to stand he discovered that his legs no responded to him so he began to drag himself, every effort counts he thought to himself, I can't give up when they sacrificed there everything for me, repeating this sentence in his head he continues to drag his body.

The black nearing grey due to being worn out cloak was at some point left behind by boy now revealed to be 8-9 year old and despite being cold to nearing freezing, having rashes that would have made kids his age crying he continued to drag himself away from the place he considered his home yet also considered his and his friends' personal hell. After dragging he noticed that more and more parts of his body have stopped responding, 'it may be due to cold or it may be due to poison, maybe it is time to res....., NO he still has responsibility to live, in name of his friends, in name of his family, for him to complete their wishes, so that they won't be disappointed in him.'

With newfound vigor he stood up and ran only to fall in few steps, his head tilted in such a way that while falling he managed to glance at his slightly blue-green body, a telltale of the poison that they breathed just a few hours ago. 'Is this the end, I don't want to it to end up like this' he thought as tears unknown to him dripped from his eyes that were gradually losing their light. Tears for meaningless help his brothers and sister provided so that he can escape those madmen, in the end, all the boy wanted to do was live up to others expectation while he himself seems to have already given up, given up on learning stories given up on eating delicacies given up on everything he ever dreamed about,

"Huh!?...., are you okay?" an unknown voice sounded a bit far away. " Uncle Souji, what should I do, I don't know any healing spells, and he seems to be injured?" the voice continued in panic-stricken voice after light inspection and poking here and there that only seem to make him feel worse.

'can she stop that poking it is only hurting more, now that I'm about to die I don't want any more of pain' he thought while trying to convey the same to the girl that was now beside him.

" Ahh..., it seems like I will have to use them?"

"Ojou-san, are you sure?" a tall person asked the same one who had only been answering with nods and shakes of his head.

"...un, un I'm sure?" the girl didn't sound so sure despite her words,

but those were last words he heard, and was probably going to hear before going to whatever existed at other side, God? he wasn't sure and if he existed why didn't he helped us were his last thoughts

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"So lemme get this straight you want to me do this right, that you reincarnate me as my nearest equivalent in another world, while you would give me benefits for good karma I have accumulated across my life...." a person says to a lady drinking tea across table.

" correction, lives" lady corrects before continuing to drink her tea.

"...lives and then you want me to save the world from destruction in exchange for living a fulfilling life" the person concluded.

" Correct, now as I was saying your accumulated karma happens to be more than sufficient for having either a game-changing heaven-defying wish or three wishes with similar power but almost no development or three wishes with low power but normal development potential or five assisting ability. You have to choose powers to be similar or an extension of original on the basis of clues about the person you are going to reincarnate as which are: demonic energy user, swordsman, agility type combatant, versatile abilities, Ikemen"

"wait what was that about the last one was that necessary?"

"Hmm.., in case you want to adjust your facial features, oh and I will also drop in a clue, his name is Izaiya, even though he doesn't use that name and goes by another name"

"that still doesn't ring a bell" Lady who should be quite godly but appeared like a next-door neighbor aunty watched in silent amusement as the boy in front of her made weird faces of confusion, firm decision, etc.

Kiba Kisuke. 19 years old orphan. Graduated early earning a degree for civil engineering with motive to work in the public sector to help those in need a heroic person to speak of. Made some friends no one o close but no one distant either until his senior sought to 'educate' him about wonders of 2d girls in name of work. He became increasingly intrusted in this education but before he can enter even primary level in this type of new education the lady summoned him as she couldn't bring herself to watch a soul that can almost make it to her collection being corrupted so she decided to reincarnate him in a world where people are already corrupted in way she disdain so that her new point of interest may see what those horrors are after all she is general conscience but is also a lady.

And so the hero-in-making made his wishes deciding with only three as she sent him in a world she hoped to conquer, somewhere Gaia's influence didn't reach and told him this as a farewell,

Lady - " I hope to bring you under me after your life ends, become someone that would be worthy to do my bidding, for I am Alaya, the will humanity possess."

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And so Kiba Kisuke woke as someone who should now be called Izaiya, ready for new life and people to save before the memory hit him like a jug of cold water poured upon a person waking him to reality.