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In a realm where magic and betrayal intertwine, "Frozen Destiny" unfolds the gripping tale of Winter, a betrayed soul who, after being slain by his best friend, Yuui, finds himself granted a second chance at life through reincarnation. Reborn without a trace of his former magical affinity, Winter emerges as an ordinary baby in a world vastly different from the one he left behind. As he grows up, he faces the challenges of a magic-deprived existence, navigating a society where power is determined by one's innate abilities. what will he do will he take revenge or choose to leave the past.

mr_pawn · Fantasy
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Winter's rebirth

In the realm where magic intertwined with the gleam of swords, gods held the power to pluck souls from other worlds, bestowing upon them extraordinary abilities and anointed titles: heroes. These chosen champions were tasked with the noble duty of vanquishing the malevolent demons and their lords that threatened the fragile equilibrium of the magical lands.

Yuui, a formidable hero with a sword as swift as her purpose, found herself standing at the precipice of destiny. Her divine calling led her to a confrontation with Winter, a demonic lord whose shadow cast darkness across the realms. With a calculated strike, Yuui thrust her sword through Winter's chest, a deadly dance guided by the gods' will.

The struggle between hero and demon reached its climax as Yuui, unwavering in her divine duty, turned the blade within Winter's heart. The malevolent force that fueled the demon lord's reign dissipated with the ethereal glow of vanquished magic. A sigh of finality echoed through the battleground as Winter succumbed to the inevitability of his demise.

Falling into the abyss of sensations that accompanies death, Winter clung to the remnants of consciousness. Desperation gripped him as he fought against the encroaching void, a fervent desire to defy the very nature of mortality. Vision blurred, and awareness waned, leaving him suspended in the silent descent into oblivion.

Yet, within the ebbing echoes of his fading self, a gentle voice emerged, a soft murmur that cut through the ethereal stillness. It resonated like a melody, a motherly call that beckoned him back from the edge of nonexistence. Slowly, Winter opened his eyes to a realm different from the darkness he had anticipated.

Before him stood a family, draped in opulence befitting nobility. The gentle voice revealed itself in the form of a lady, cradling him with a warmth that transcended the realms of both time and space. To Winter's bewildered gaze, this noble family was his new reality, and he, reborn, assumed the innocent form of a babe.

In this paradoxical twist of fate, Winter faced the dawning of a new chapter. Stripped of the demonic powers that once defined him, he now existed as a blank slate within the embrace of this noble kin. The journey that awaited him promised not only the physical growth of an infant but the intricate dance of redemption, self-discovery, and the untangling of threads woven by gods and mortals alike. Thus began the tale of Winter's rebirth, where the boundaries between hero and villain, light and darkness, crisscrossed in a tapestry of magical intricacies.