My name is subaru natsuki, I lived a normal life with my parents. Until I was 6.
It was a normal evening, dad and I were sitting on the dining table, asking how each other's day had been while mom was cooking in the kitchen.
Pretty normal and peaceful, I liked that. Until....
BOOM!!!
Through blurry eyes I saw nothing but smoke as the sound of a muffled voice could be heard."Target eliminated. No survivors. Over."
What? What's going on?
"U-ugh...mom? D-dad?...what.....happened?"
I uttered out weakly but it seems that whoever was talking earlier heard me.
"There's a Survivor!!!"
And that's the last thing I heard before losing consciousness.
I opened my eyes to nothing but white. It took a second before the pain hit. It was as if my skin was ripped off of my body and salt was being paured on my flesh.
It was unbearable yet I couldn't move. I tried but my body felt like lead.So, I tried to focus on the noise around me, there seems to be people around me, their voices tense and frantic.
"We're losing him! The wounds are too grievous! When will the priests arrive?!"
"It's a miracle he's still alive with these kind of injuries. 93% of his skin and 37% of muscle fibers has burned off, 32 of his bones have shattered and half of his liver has turned into paste."
"HE REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS!!!!"
"WHAT!?!?! THAT SHOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE!?!?!?"
"QUICKLY ADMINISTER ANESTHESIA!!!"
And with that everything turned black again. But the next time I opened my eyes, the pain was gone.
I looked around, I was in a completely white room while a drip was attachedto my arm, a golden fluid was being injected into me through it.
Even though the pain was gone. I still couldn't move. So, like before I tried to listen to the sounds coming through the half opened door.
This surprised me since the distance between the door and me was more than 10 meters. Yet I could hear them perfectly.
"I can't believe this. His compatibility is at 97.6%! Even that genius only had a compatibility of 72.9%. It seems like we found a original carrier. Who knew Kenichi's son would be s-!!"
"Shhh!! Shut up! Father Gabriel is here!"
'Huh? What's going on? Do they know my dad? Is he here as well? Who's this father Gabriel? What's happening???'
While I was drowning in the flood of questions, the door fully opened and in walked a man who looked to be in his mid 30s.
(Image)
Cain Leonhardt or Father Gabriel, leader and founder of the church of light, creator of the apostle program and the man who fucked my life over.
And don't judge him by his looks, this man is over 300 years old.
But I will find out about that too late in my life as he used us to do his biddings.
"Oh you poor thing, why must God be so cruel to kind souls like you."
He said, sitting on his knees next to my bed and holding my hand while his head was bowed. It looked like he was praying as tears fell from his eyes.
After what felt like days, I spoke my first words to the man who was showing empathy to me.
"Where.... where are my mom and da-*cough* *cough*"
I tried to ask, my voice raspy from my throat being dry as I entered a fit of cough from the effort.
The kind looking man gently sat me up and helped me drink some water while gently drawing circles on my back.
"Are you feeling better child? Whatwere you saying?"
He asked, his voice filled with concern as I nodded and replied.
"Who are you mister? And where are my parents?"
Now that I remember that moment, I feel bad for myself.
He smiled at me just like how my dad does.
"My name is Cain Leonhardt. But you can call me father gabriel. And as for your parents...."
He paused, his smile turning somber as he looked at me with sadness.
"They....are not with us anymore. I am sorry."
He said. My world shattered from those few words. It can't be true, It can't be!I tried to find any kind of lie in his eyes but to find nothing but honesty.
"No..y-you are lying...I..-they....I. .*sniff*...I...a-ahh..augh...*sob* urghh..."
The 6 years old me couldn't handle it as I began to breakdown.
The man hugged me and begin to comfort me as I buried my face in his chest, my body continously racking with sobs as I cried.
"Let it all out, let all your sorrows flow out. I'm here my child."
After hours of crying I ran out of tears, my eyes were red and puffy while my throat was sore.
"How....how did it happened? We were simply having a normal evening and suddenly, everything fell apart."
I asked father, he looked at me withsadness and patted me on the back.
"Demons. They were the cause of this. Your father used to be a part of the church and they found out."
"Demons? They exist? I thought they were simply myths and stories for kids..."
He gave me a small bitter smile and said.
"Yes they exist, not just them, all of the myths and folktale beings exist. They were just sealed away by the god to protect humanity."
I looked at him in confusion. If the God had sealed them, then how did they escape? Seeing my confusion he continued.
"As I said, they were sealed away by the god. But the seal begin to weaken 100 years ago. The day when god died."
My eyes widened at his words. The god is dead???
"Yes. The god died. And as a last effort to give humanity a chance to fight, he gave us his blood."
He said, taking out a small intricate bottle filled with a golden substance.
"The blood can only be used by the 12 chosens and you, my boy have shown compatibility with it."
I froze at the implications as he extended the bottle towards me. A sad smile on his face.
"Subaru natsuki. Will you accept this burden and help us defeat these foul demons so no one will ever lose their precious people by the hands of those wretched fiends."
I looked at him then at the bottle as the faces of my parents flashed in mymind.
And in that moment, I made my choice and accepted the veil, a flame of determination burning brightly.
"I accept."
And that was the biggest mistake of my life.
******
"Hey, kid. If you're not gonna buy anything then buzz off. You're ruining my business."
'Huh? What? How am I?"
I was back to where this whole mess started. In front the green haired fruit seller.
[Conditions met!]
[Name: Love of envy
Type: passiveDescription: a skill given to you by a girl who loves you unconditionally for unknown reasons, but her love is potent enough to bring you back from death.
Effect:
return by death: upon dying, owner of the skill will be sent back to a certain check point. ]
"What?? Hu-!!"
Before I can ponder on it, a sudden sharp pang of pain peirced through my head. I staggered back, something warm was flowing down my face.
I raised my hand to see what it was. Blood. My nose was bleeding like a fountain, smearing blood all over the lower half of my face.
'Ah shit.'
Those were My last thoughts before falling unconscious.
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(A/N: uhhh, so if you're wondering why it suddenly changed from backstory to his 1st respawn, that's because I will show his backstory after every death.
Don't worry, he'll also get his fair share of deaths like original subaru so his backstory will be revealed before season 2.
And I wanted to ask which one do you prefer, 1st person POV or 3rd person POV?)