The shadow figure turned its head to think about the question. "Because I had to find out if any of you were worth saving."
"The gods have put a lot of power into bringing those reincarnators here."
"The gods?" Ryn said it again, her tired mind trying to make sense of this new information.
"You think it was just luck that someone came back to life? Acts of mercy from God? The shadow laughed. "No. They were an investment."
"Pawns are set up on a board for a game that hasn't even started yet. Most people who are reincarnated get power and are told to save the world."
"Most of them become defined by the power they receive. They often grow overconfident, self-centered, and mean-spirited, convinced of their own importance."
It looked at Elias's broken body. "That prick was a sore loser in his past life."
"He was given everything but didn't do any single shit that mattered except bragging off like a little prick."
