My name is Dante Lyons and I'm not from this world.

Technically I was born here, but my soul isn't from here originally. I still remember my past life as a student going to college. I had just finished my enlistment in the military and was finally going to school to earn my degree. I had a car accident and now I'm here in this fantasy world. I was reincarnated like all those novels I use to read about.

I'm only 5-years-old here but if you add up my previous life, I'm thirty.

I had thought I was going to start from the ground up but it wasn't like that. It didn't take me long to learn the language and customs at all. I guess I have to thank my skills for that. Some people thought it was odd for me to be walking and talking at such a young age. They never voiced their opinions in public since I was the first born son of a noble lord. My family actually governs Balenos and the territory around it.

I was never a rich kid in my past life. I actually had to work and even joined the military. It's quite a difference when you can just do hobbies and hone your talents freely without a worry. It's no wonder people get jealous of the upper class when they could look attractive and have special talents. The only thing expected of me is to follow in my father's footsteps. Nobody questions what I do and few understand it. Not everyone is educated in my town either but I think I'll have to change that.

When I discovered my abilities, I was surprised and amazed. I thought I was just going to live a relatively normal life but it seems I had video game powers. I played RPG's before and I automatically knew what I had stumbled into. I had a status screen, stats, a map, and I could learn about skills just from watching people. To use those skills, I had to buy them with skill points I earned from leveling up. Reading books seem to increase certain stats too.

It's incredible, but I didn't know why I had these powers.

I was able to learn about magic from reading some books my father had. My father wanted to be a mage before but it seems he lacked the aptitude for it. In the end, he had a great deal of books dealing with magic. I use to venture out and test out my powers in a forest far away from Balenos. There were a lot of monsters there and I could earn experience points easily. It was there that I met him, Demitri the Hero Killer.

Demitri had sneaked up on me and I wouldn't have noticed him if not for my map. When I open up my status screen, a map is displayed of the surrounding area. I could use the map to see places I've been before. He was a yellow dot on my map, that meant he was neutral towards me. When I saw him, he looked like the typical badass assassin you see in games. He even had a eye patch made out of wolf's fur, dude looked insane.

I had to level up my inspect skill to be able to see some of his stats. It was crazy, he had so many titles, his stats were way above anyone else but there were things he had that I couldn't see. Some of his items, titles, and skills were hidden. Talking to him, I found him to be a very righteous man. It was because of him that I found out there were other people like me around.

The Hero of the Kingdom that I heard so much about was actually a Reincarnator. If there were other reincarnated people, that meant they had similar, if not better skills than me. I was only a young kid and I was under-leveled compared to the people around me. I only leveled up and learned skills because I was bored. It was interesting and something to do, I wasn't going to save the kingdom or rule anything.

Now I needed to level up and learn more skills just to survive. "Speak softly and carry a big stick" as the saying goes. I needed to be powerful as a natural deterrent from my enemies. Not that I have any but just in case. I also need more allies and I definitely need Demitri as an ally. He's not a bad person and he's pretty strong, so I know I could trust him.

Right now I'm inside my room in Balenos. I wanted to check my stats and opened my status screen. I don't know how it works, but all I have to do is think about it and it opens. I started checking my stats and some of the skills I acquired from Demitri. I gained a new class when I learned Demitri's skills, it was called Spell Thief. Probably a mix between the magic I learned and the skills I got from him.

Dante LyonsRace:HumanClass:Spell ThiefLevel:15HP:45/45MP:150/150Strength:8+5Dexteritry:10+5Constitution:3+5Intelligence:16+5Wisdom:17+5Charisma:18+5Title: Reincarnator (+5 All Stats) , Heir of the Lyons (+7 Charisma), Prodigy (+5% EXP Gain), Strange Noble (-5 Constitution)Skills: Magic User, Arcane Knowledge, Magical Perception, Magical Insight, Magical Detection, Inspect, Light Blade Proficiency, Stealth, Fast Hands, Silent Steps, Quick Reflexes, Acrobatic, Athletic, InvestigatorAbilities: Dash, Back Stab, Flee, Steal, Quick throw, Hide, Double attack, Heighten senses, DetectMagic: Fireball, Whirlwind, Gale, Light, Flame hands, Eagle Eye, Swift feet, Magic Steal

A knock was made at my door and I closed my status screen.

"Enter." I said.

An old man in a butler uniform opened the door. The old man's face was covered in gray hair but he kept it trimmed and proper. He was well built and kept clean. The butler moved inside and closed the door behind him smoothly. He proceeded to greet me with a bow and I nod my head back.

"Morris, so you've come back already?"

"Yes, Young Lord."

Morris was my personal butler and very skilled in the art of combat. He was a former adventurer and had long since retired. Morris used to be a great warrior but he also had skills of tracking and finding information. I trusted Morris enough that I told him about many things, just not my special abilities. I couldn't learn skills from Morris as my stats weren't geared towards them. If I had, I'd probably be more stronger than I am now.

"So, where is he now?"

"Just north of here, at Swillsden."

Swillsden? I heard from father that they were having a food shortage and some refugees had came here. My father expected more but they had just abruptly stopped. If Demitri was there, something must have happened.

"What was he doing there?"

"It seems one of his former companions is stationed there as the Mayor."

"What!? It seems fate is not too kind on Demitri."

Morris nodded and I started wondering if I should go there or not.

"Who else?" I said.

"There are some undesirables." Morris said with a heavy tone.

My eyes widen as Morris began to explain the situation. I felt disgusted in knowing something was happening so close to my home.

"What's going on there?"

"Trouble," Morris said. "And it follows him."

Morris had a keen sense for strong people and strange occurrences. He looked at Demitri once and knew that he was a good man. If Morris thought there was trouble, then there definitely was a problem. I wanted to go and help Demitri but something was preventing me from doing so.

I was still afraid of the warning I received earlier from that girl. When Demitri was here I couldn't explain it to him but after he left I started to remember again. It was a girl that talked to me in the Balenos forest and she warned me to stay away from him. She said that I was just like the false hero. Was she talking about the Hero of the Veil or Demitri?

She knew how to speak English too, that meant she was from Earth. Her magic was out of my league, I didn't notice it until it was too late. There were many mysteries still surrounding Demitri. Why was that girl following Demitri? Who else is after him? He hasn't told me what he's trying to do. I could understand the state of turmoil the Kingdom is under.

"Morris, go back and see if you can help Demitri," I said. "Maybe not show yourself, but help the townsfolk."

Morris bowed and quickly disappeared from my sight.

Demitri was a kind man and sometimes, things would get the better of him. I had Morris follow Demitri around Balenos before. That's when I found out about the children and Helem. Demitri had killed his friend who had taken the lives of children using holy magic. I might have to distance myself from the church here in Balenos. I wasn't a very religious man in my past life anyway.

I could already guess from his titles that he had a bleeding heart. Demitri genuinely cared about people and their plights. You wouldn't have known by looking at him. Although, Demitri always looked at me as if he saw someone else. I wanted to be more upfront with Demitri but I knew the value of information. I knew, I had to keep a lot of secrets.

For now, I'll focus my efforts in Balenos and strengthen myself. In the mean time I should try and help Demitri as well. I might need his help in the future. I could feel that there's something big coming ahead and I need to be ready for it. Advertisement Support "One Sin" PayPal Patreon Previous

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