Reincarnated As The Skeletal Legion’s Commander

Looking back now everything seems so unbelievable that it was almost laughable. It felt like this was just a dream and I could wake up at any moment. But I knew it wasn . Its been so long now that I know theres no return.

But why… How… When did it all start?

. . .

Ah… It was on that fateful day. The day everything changed for me.

The day… of my death.

I had been a normal high schooler once, just like any other kid my age. Its been so long that I don even remember my name. Well, the past me is already gone anyway. I was smart, mischievous, full of energy, and was just starting to discover life.

Sure, my luck was worse than average, but what could possibly go wrong? I had a small group of friends, made a few enemies, fit in nicely, and lived a happy life overall.

That was all until he appeared and everything went wrong. Everything. Even the laws of physics.

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”-you shouldve seen it, dude! He jumped out and then the building exploded behind him and- ”

”Cmon man, don spoil it for him! ”

It was around 6 in the evening already. A group of 5 young teenagers made their way down the road chatting with each other enthusiastically. It was the weekend and the mid-terms were finally over. They had literally hung out the whole day, watching movies, surfing, going sightseeing, splurging all their pocket cash on the latest video games, and eating up almost the entire stock of an all-you-can-eat buffet.

As well as some of the wilder stuff, like spray painting obscene words on a public advertisement, playing pranks on the local police department, and throwing fake puke on random parked cars.

”Darn… Wish I didn miss that part. ” One of them said with a half-glum, half-grimace expression. ”That sounds like it mustve been epic. ”

”Thats why I told you to go easy on the ketchup, mate! ” Another guy chimed in with a grin. ”Plus, you did eat something like 4 dishes of extra-spicy crab meat and tacos. ”

”5 dishes. And a pizza. ” He corrected with a sigh, waiting for the barrage of jeering remarks. He definitely did overeat a bit. As usual, his friends gave him no mercy with their teasing.

”Ahaha, for real?! That must be a new record. ”

”God damn, bro! What did you have for breakfast? A vacuum cleaner? ”

”Yo, imagine if the restaurant went bankrupt from you gobbling their entire stock! ”

”Dude probably destroyed every toilet plumbing line in the city after eating that much. ”

The boy tried to give his friends an annoyed glance but it came off more as an amused expression before he burst into laughter along with all his friends. He gave one of them a friendly poke on the shoulder and said, ”Tell me about the movie later. ”

”Nah, mate. ” His friend replied. ”Better yet, you should rewatch it. Ill bring the DVD on Fridays sleepover. ”

”Might have to set up another TV screen in the toilet, just in case. ” Another one said and made all of them laugh loudly again.

They chatted about other topics a while more, teasing each other and laughing a lot. They were extremely close friends and were able to trade back and forth even the rudest jokes, which they took as the usual teasing. Each of them knew the other didn really mean it and this made them quite close and able to talk freely with each other.

But their cheerfulness suddenly faded away as they turned the corner of an intersection in the road.

Another group of teenagers was strolling down the road, also 5 in total. They were bigger, meaner, and tougher, and were the ones that bullied everyone else at school including the group of close friends. They were large and tall and looked a lot angrier on this particular day.

They strode up to the first group, stopping only a few feet away from them. Both sides glared at the other, radiating visible hostility. Some of the wimpier kids in the first group shuffled their feet nervously, feeling the tensions rising.

Passerbys saw the standoff and avoided them entirely, crossing to the other side of the road or turning 180 degrees back the way they came. Most watched from a distance, pulling out their phones and hoping to catch something interesting like a street brawl on video.

”Hey, ” The biggest and meanest-looking guy snapped at the firs