Chapter 1 - 01: Dying Wish I
Chapter one.
----The Forsaken Voidlord.----
Drip! Drip! Drip!
Rain slapped the city with sharp, angry smacks. The sound echoed between narrow brick walls, growing louder with each passing second. Water gushed from broken drainpipes and splashed over gutters clogged with garbage. Distant thunder cracked across the sky, and a harsh wind screamed down the alley, slicing through soaked cloth and bare skin alike.
John White (reincarnated name) stumbled forward with a stagger in his step, his vision blurring. A deep cut stretched across his abdomen, leaking warm blood that soaked into his shirt and spilled between his fingers. He pressed down on it, teeth clenched, but the pain still lanced through him. Every breath felt like inhaling glass.
His legs gave out.
Thud!
He collapsed to one knee, then fell against the wall. The bricks scraped his shoulder as he slid down, landing in a pool of rainwater mixed with his own blood. The storm kept hammering down. Cold droplets pelted his face, each one sharp as a needle. The scent of wet concrete and rot clung to the air.
He coughed once. Blood spattered the ground beside him. He looked down and saw the red blood fade into the puddle like ink.
"So this is it," he thought. "This is how I die."