7 souls-2/2

*soul of gluttony*

Staring at the wall, he muttered weakly, "What am I?"

As a teen, he felt nothing, prioritizing a selfish desire for any feeling.

His life continued until university.

He was the smartest of his year, but still felt nothing. Driven by his selfish desire to feel, he found a girl. She thought they loved each other, but he didn't.

In their third year, he confessed everything on the rooftop.

"You know? I didn't even love you. I just wanted to feel something," he said expressionlessly.

"Huh?" the girl said, bewildered.

"I have a condition where I don't feel anything, not even pain," he said, looking into her eyes.

"As the person who stayed by my side, I'll say this: I may not have loved you, but I would sacrifice myself for you," he said, smiling with lifeless eyes.

"Why are you telling me this?" the girl asked, tears streaming down her face.

"I'm killing myself. To fulfill my selfish desire to feel something, I needed to tell you this," he said happily, his eyes regaining life. "Yes, I felt something for the first time in my life, so thank you," he said as he fell from the roof.

"Ahhh!!!!" the girl screamed, watching his body fall.

~~~

*Soul of greed*

The Ultimate Martial Artist

"The boxing genius"

"The taekwondo champion"

"The karate master"

"The Muay Thai legend"

"The sword prodigy"

"And many more"

He was a prodigy, but his ambition was insatiable.

"I need more," he told his family.

"Why?" his sister asked.

"I don't know, but I feel alive every time I achieve something."

"You're being greedy," his father said, worried.

"I know, but my ambition demands more," he said as he walked out.

'What fighting styles are left?' he wondered, entering a convenience store.

'Wait, isn't running a movement? And movement is part of fighting!' he thought, grabbing a ready-made meal.

Leaving the store, he was lost in thought when he heard,

"Help!!!" a girl screamed, being chased by a knife-wielding man.

He turned and was about to intervene when he saw the knife nearing the girl.

"Stop!!!" he shouted, pushing the girl aside.

"Arghhh," he cried as the knife stabbed him. He overpowered the man and pinned him to the ground.

"Ahhh!!! Are you okay?" the girl cried.

"Don't worry about it," he said as blood poured out.

"Be...because of me you..." He didn't hear her, dying on top of the man.

~~~

*Soul of wrath*

In a world ruled by strength, there was an individual so powerful he was known as the Wrath Demon. Every battle he fought became a massacre, making him a legend among legends.

"Is this all you have?!" shouted the man. Despite his handsome, almost feminine appearance, everyone knew him as the Wrath Demon, a fact that commanded respect.

"No, sir!" they replied respectfully.

"Good. Then let's train harder. The war against the Celestials is approaching," he said, his face turning grim.

The Celestials were the invading force on Earth. The only reason Earth still stood was because of the five heroes:

- "The Wrath Demon": A legendary swordsman who wreaked havoc with every swing. He earned the title Wrath Demon not just for his skill, but for his constant anger and the wrath he unleashed upon his enemies.

- "The Sovereign of Magic": The greatest magician on Earth, capable of compressing the moon to the size of an ant.

- "The Divine Healer": Called "divine" for his unbelievable healing abilities. He could even revive the dead by using all his mana, which was as vast as an ocean.

- "Dragon King": The sole survivor of the destroyed planet Draguc, who now lived on Earth.

- "Hero of the Void": Born and raised in the Void, he fled to Earth when the Celestials invaded, offering his help to defend the planet.

As night fell, the Wrath Demon returned to his camp. Suddenly, they heard a voice.

"Pitiful humans," a divine voice echoed.

"My children may have failed to kill you all, but I, the Celestial Lord, have come to end you myself," he declared as a blinding light filled their eyes.

"What the--?!"

"What the hell is that?!"

"Is this the end?" a calm voice asked, filled with resignation.

'So this is the end,' he thought as his vision faded.

~~~

This is the end for the souls, and they will live as one again. This is the prologue; the next chapter is where the story truly begins.

I mentioned seven lives, but there will actually be nine. These souls are concealed within the modern main character, and their memories will awaken as he reincarnates into the novel he read: "Rise of the 8th Hero in the 7th Kingdom."