The First Resurrection
They say death is the only truth, but they have never tasted the bitterness of being the exception.
My parents died in the war. My father was a high-ranking army commander, and my mother was a physician. I had the kind of life every child dreams of, but everything shattered when the Kingdom was betrayed. My parents died shielding me. I managed to escape, but I had nowhere to go. I wandered for days until my body gave out and I collapsed.
A man found me. He took me in, treated my wounds, and raised me. Back then, I didn't mind much because I was so young; they raised me well and treated me with kindness. But when I turned eight, the kindness ended. They prepared me to be nothing more than a tool for their experiments. They performed countless trials on me, failing time and again, until they finally discovered a path.
When they triggered that 'Curse' and it succeeded... I didn't realize I would feel such overwhelming hatred, but it consumed me.
On that cursed night, a warrior attacked, seeking the secret of immortality. He failed to steal it, but in the process, he slaughtered every member of the sect. Once again, I was left alone. That killer took me with him and subjected me to the harshest, most brutal
They say death is the only truth, but they have never tasted the bitterness of being the exception.
My parents died in the war. My father was a high-ranking army commander, and my mother was a physician. I had the kind of life every child dreams of, but everything shattered when the Kingdom was betrayed. My parents died shielding me. I managed to escape, but I had nowhere to go. I wandered for days until my body gave out and I collapsed.
A man found me. He took me in, treated my wounds, and raised me. Back then, I didn't mind much because I was so young; they raised me well and treated me with kindness. But when I turned eight, the kindness ended. They prepared me to be nothing more than a tool for their experiments. They performed countless trials on me, failing time and again, until they finally discovered a path.
When they triggered that 'Curse' and it succeeded... I didn't realize I would feel such overwhelming hatred, but it consumed me.
On that cursed night, a warrior attacked, seeking the secret of immortality. He failed to steal it, but in the process, he slaughtered every member of the sect. Once again, I was left alone. That killer took me with him and subjected me to the harshest, most brutal
I spent three long years in torment, never tasting a single moment of peace. He trained me relentlessly, shaping me into someone stronger than I could have imagined—but I never knew if it was pity or genuine compassion that drove him. Even on nights when he left, he made sure I was safe, leaving me asleep but cared for.
As time passed and I turned eighteen, I had become something entirely different. I thirsted for blood. I fought countless enemies and was defeated more times than I could count. But after a long and grueling journey, I finally arrived at a village called Hanamura.
It was there that I met my ally and first true friend, Haruto. Fate had a strange way of bringing us together. We were nothing alike, yet the fire of war forged a bond that made us almost mirror images of each other.
My name is Haruto. I once lived with my family: my father, my mother, and two younger brothers. War took my father. Illness stole my mother. My brothers… both gone. I was left completely alone. And three days after meeting Takumi, my mother passed away.
I hated my world. I hated my home. But standing amidst the ruins of my life, I made a choice. I would follow Takumi’s path—seek strength, carve my own destiny, and change a world drenched in hatred and despair. Wherever light shone, darkness awaited. And I would be ready to face it all.
