Chapter 1

Jack was 22 years old this year and he was an orphan.

He did not even remember his parents face clearly. Sometimes, when he was heavily drunk or in deep sleep, he felt a warm hand touching his head or a soft voice calling his name. But those memories were blurry and it was like a dream disappearing like nothing after waking up.

Life never gave him enough time to think about such things.

His days were passed with worries of survival

He survived by stealing food, fighting with other street kids, and sleeping in the dirt. Nobody in this world would care whether he lived or died.

As he grew older, he learned the ways to survive in the streets

The weak got themselves bullied, while the strong bullied others. It’s always the survival of the fittest in the streets.

And above the strong were the gang members who ruled the dark parts of the Milford town.

Jack was not brave enough to challenge them.

He often bullied and stole from the weak and feared the strong, mainly the gang members in the Milford town.

That was how he survived until now and he was just another normal street thug.

Tonight was no different.

Jack whistled casually and walked through the empty streets with a can of beer in his hand. The cold night wind blew against his face as he slowly wandered around the town looking for his prey.

If he could find a drunkard or someone weak walking alone, he could extract money from threatening them with his knife while wearing a mask on his face. It’s a standard thief strategy he picked up recently.

Even though it was an old strategy, sometimes it had given great results.

The road he was walking on was one of his favorite places. It was quiet and far from the crowded parts of town.

Normally, there would be at least one unlucky person passing through here at night.

But tonight, luck was not on his side.

Jack frowned and looked around.

"Damn..."

He kicked his empty bear can which he just finished.

"Looks like someone has been spreading rumors about me."

He laughed to himself.

Over the past few weeks, he had robbed a few people on this road.

Since a few incidents happened on the same road, rumors started to spread.

People started to be on guard, not taking this route to their homes at night, Jack muttered.

The streetlights were weak and broken in some places. The farther he walked, the darker the road became.

On one side of the road were old trees and thick bushes. On the other side was an empty field.

Jack was already thinking about giving up and heading home. Then suddenly, he noticed something strange.

There was a faint pink light coming from the bushes beside the road.

Jack stopped walking

At first, he thought he was imagining things because he was drunk but when he looked again, the light was still there.

A light pink glow was shining from deep inside the bushes.

"What the hell is that?"

Jack got curious, so he slowly walked closer to take a look

As he walked through the bushes, the pink light became brighter and brighter

When he got close enough, he finally saw it. There was a strange pink stone lying on the ground.

It was about the size of his fist. The stone looked smooth and beautiful. It almost looked like a gem.

The pink light was coming from inside it.

Jack’s eyes widened.

"No way..."

He crouched down and stared at the shining stone.

"Is this some kind of diamond?"

His heart suddenly started beating faster. If it really was something expensive, then his problems would disappear.

He could pay his rent and eat good food for weeks.

Maybe even his whole life would be settled after he sold this thing.

Without wasting time, Jack reached his hand toward the stone.

The moment his fingers touched it, the pink light exploded.

"Ah!"

A bright pink flash covered everything around him.

Jack could not see anything.

Then suddenly, the pink light rushed forward and entered straight into his forehead. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

Jack froze.

For a moment, he could not move an inch from where he stood.

His whole body became stiff and the world around him became silent.

Then, after a few seconds, everything returned to normal.

The light disappeared and the stone was gone.

Jack stood there blankly when he touched his forehead.

He felt nothing.

No visible wound or any pain came from his forehead.

He blinked a few times.

"What the heck was that?"

He looked around nervously.

There was nothing in the bushes anymore.

Only dirt, dead leaves, and darkness.

Jack frowned.

For a moment, he had really thought he had found something valuable. He thought it was some kind of rare pink diamond.

He had even started imagining all the things he would do with the money but now everything is gone.

His sudden happiness disappeared as quickly as it came.

Jack let out a long sigh.

"There is no such thing as luck in this world," he muttered under his breath.

He rubbed his forehead one more time and stepped out of the bushes.

He looked around the empty road one last time and walked away from that mysterious place.

After that Jack wandered around the outskirts of the town for another hour.

He checked a few alleys, looked around near an old bar and even waited near a small bridge.

There was nobody worth robbing and everyone had already gone home.

Finally, tired and annoyed, Jack decided to return to his small rented apartment.

The roads were dirty, trash could be seen in the corners and stray dogs barked somewhere in the distance.

Jack eventually stopped in front of an old apartment building with many small apartments

The only reason he lived there was it was cheaper and this place was more than worth the rent he was paying.

He slowly climbed the stairs and opened the door to his room.

The room was tiny.

There was an old bed in one corner and a table and chair

Jack closed the door behind him and dropped onto the bed. As he stared at the ceiling, he suddenly remembered something.

He still had three months of unpaid rent.

"Damn..."

The landlady had already warned him many times. She was an annoying woman with a loud voice and a bad temper.

Every time she saw him, she demanded money.

Jack frowned.

"I don’t know what that woman will do if I can’t pay again."

Then he snorted.

"What can she do? Kick me out? That’s all she can do."

He was already used to such things

If he got kicked out, he would just find another place.That was how he had always lived.

Jack closed his eyes.

Within a few minutes, he fell asleep on the old bed.

Outside, the night remained cold and silent.

While inside Jack’s forehead, a faint pink light flashed and it slowly started to cover Jack’s whole body.

(AUTHOR NOTE: Our MC is an orphan who grew up in an orphanage. That place was like hell with a lot of corruption and illegal things going on there, after that he left that place and started his life in the streets.)