The Hero and the Bat (Com)

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I can’t believe after how awful I was in my last life that I’d ever get a chance to start over and make up for the bad things I did, nevermind by one person I had harmed more than anyone else, my son Kokawa, well I guess former son since I’m now a small monster bat girl.

In the last world, He was my first son, and for most of his life, we were a very happy family, at least I had thought so. I think he was around twelve when I found out that not only was my wife cheating on me, but she had been cheating on me since before my second son was born.

When I confronted her about cheating she scoffed at me and called me a loser who couldn't please her, and then said if I told anyone or tried to stop her, she’d take the kids and she’d never let me see them again.

I had just lost my wife and the love of my life, I couldn't handle losing my kids as well, so I bit my tongue and left. I ended up going to the bar that night and drinking until I passed out. It was also that night that my slippery slope into alcoholism started.

I spent most nights out of the house drinking, as being home with her was miserable. Any time she wanted something or wanted to sleep with someone in our bed she’d pull the “I’ll take the kids card” so it was easier to just be out.

That turned out to be a mistake as well, as she used my suddenly changed behavior to try and turn our kids against me, that way when she filed for divorce she could try and get full custody. I wasn’t going to let that happen, she had made me suffer for years before she finally filed the divorce.

So I fought her hard, using everything I had. In the end, since she was moving out of the country she gave up a lot of stuff in the divorce, and when it came to custody of the kids she got our youngest and I got Kokawa, mostly because he suggested it to get everything over with.

They moved away and I and Kokawa stay in our family home, although life was still depressing. I stopped caring about much, like cleaning and cooking, instead, I would just go to work and drink myself to sleep, with the occasional instant noodles.

I really wish I wasn’t so broken, and that I could have learned to cook for my son, had wonderful meals with him, ask him about his day… And most importantly tell him how proud I was of him for being such a strong caring person.

I didn’t do any of that though, instead, I pushed him away. I got him a job with a friend of mine who ran a convince store and after that, I didn’t see him much between my job and the bar, and his job and school.

I would occasionally come home to him with friends, or him cooking with the next-door neighbor, and I would just leave them alone, I was already enough of a burden in his life if he was happy with them, and I didn’t want to ruin that for him too.

Well, eventually Kokawa left me much like his mother had, although his leaving wasn’t his choice, it was due to an accident. He passed away and I was forced to bury the only person in my family who had stuck with me.

My ex flipped out on me for letting that happen and refused to talk to me, or ever let me talk to my other son again. The next time I heard from her was when my other son disappeared, she blamed me and said something about suing me and giving him back, but I just hung up.

I didn’t care, I had already lost my job, was sitting alone in a messy house, and had a pile of empty beer bottles on both sides of me. I was alone, miserable, and I had no reason to keep on living, and right before I fully gave up, I ended up here standing in front of my son.

He was happy and healthy. Not only that, he was a hero in this world and had a small army of powerful women working under him, all of whom were in love with him. I was proud of his accomplishments, and as a former male, I have to say I’m impressed at his luck with women here.

I would feel slightly better about that if I wasn’t now one of that women who’s madly in love with him. Yes, I know it’s a bit strange, but it’s a part of his power and I can’t help it, plus I was reborn in this world. I may have memories from that old world, but I’m a new person.

That’s something I hold onto dearly because I will live a better life here, one where I help people and have the strength to stand up and fight wrongdoings, and most importantly I’ll make sure Kokawa lives a wonderful life.

All I have to do is train and follow his orders and get used to this body. It’s so tiny, that I sometimes get mistaken for a small child. Luckily I missed out on those extremely feminine features some of my teammates seem to have.

I don’t have breasts, and my hips aren't wide, my butt is not plump and my thighs are quite skinny. I wouldn’t even have any curves if it wasn’t for these dresses and corsets I wear. I did think about taking them off, but Kokawa likes them, so I decided to keep them.

I also have long black hair which I’ve never had hair longer than a couple of inches, so it gets in the way a lot. I’m also a monster girl, some sort of bat judging by my wings, not a vampire even though I very much look like one with my fangs and pale white skin.

My abilities are pretty cool. I can fly really high and fast, and I can also see really well in the dark. I have a bit of enhanced strength, as I’m stronger than Kokawa, but not Minka and Frissi. I also have echolocation, which is my best ability.

I can use it for stealth missions, or scouting especially at night. It also helps with close combat fighting. When paired with my small build and speed, I can hear every move an employee is making even if they're behind me.

This makes me quite deadly and I’ve become somewhat the assassin in the group. If theirs a hostage situation I can go inside quickly and quietly kill any people guarding hostages and get them out before anyone has a chance to raise the alarm.

I’m sure I have other abilities, but I’m still training and figuring it out. When it comes to the other girls I still haven’t really gotten friendly with them. I don’t partake in training with them, or their petty squabbles over Kokawa.

Speaking of Kokawa, I never told him who I was. When he asked after summoning me, I told him I couldn't remember and that my memory was hazy. Being the kind caring person he was, he apologized and said he would help me find a way to get my memory back.

I don’t know why I didn’t tell him, maybe it was so I could make up for what I did, and him knowing who I was would prevent it from being selfless, maybe I didn’t want to make things awkward or bring up bad memories, or maybe I was scared and avoiding taking responsibility.

I may tell him one day, but right now he definitely doesn’t need to worry about that with a powerful monster trying to threaten the world and life he had built for himself here. For now, the only important thing is that I serve him and save this world, even if it costs me my life.

If that doesn’t happen and we save the world, I don’t know what will come afterward. I know the other girls are plotting some sort of victory party for him, but they tend to mention being naked for it a lot, so I have no idea what’s going on, but I think I would like to join… Just to make sure he’s safe I swear.