Reincarnation (1): A different lifetime

"where am I?," He asked with a frown as he opened his eyes. He sat upright and gazed at his change of scenery. It was the ocean shore. Was this a dream or a hallucination? he questioned

He strained his thoughts to remember how he had gotten to this beautiful and peaceful place. Moments ago Leon had arrived Like a knight in shining armor to save him and together with Aslem he had escaped the dungeon. However, what came next he couldn't remember.

Still, he could vividly remember Aslem smiling at him and muttering words of compassion. They were the words a general told his king in the face of defeat.

"You haven't lost my lord, the strength you possess triumphs and transcends time and reality and in time you'd be reborn like a Phoenix and purge this wicked world of everything wrong and bring light and truth into the depths of the darkness," He recollected Aslem's last words.

He struggled on his feet and noticed his absence of pain. His brutally tortured flesh appeared beautiful as it onc