The Cat with Nine Lives

The world swims back into focus, a thatched roof above your head. You are lying on a bed, small, weak, and unfamiliar. Panic flares – this isn't right. Your body is too small. A woman with kind eyes looks down at you, calling you "Toby."

Confusion wars with the ingrained discipline of a soldier. You remember the mission, the bomb, the end. But now you're here, in a child's body, with a head wound and a stranger who seems to think you're her son. The village outside is peaceful, rustic, a stark contrast to the war-torn galaxies you remember. As you navigate this strange new reality, you begin to piece together fragments of a forgotten story, a story you thought was just fiction, and the chilling realization dawns: you are Toby Calypto, the cannon fodder villain, in a world that is far more real—and dangerous—than you could have imagined.