A Background Character's Fate
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"In war, commoners are the victims in victory or defeat."
Struck by poverty amidst a long and devastating war, an ordinary mercenary dies among the countless corpses on a snowy battlefield.
Yet by a stroke of luck, he regressed to his younger self with a mysterious power that alters his fate.
But such power comes with great consequences and destiny is ruthless.
Can one truly escape their fate?
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