### Chapter 0 – Vengeance Paid in Blood
The warehouse smelled of rust and old rain.
One bulb swung overhead, throwing slow shadows across the concrete.
A man lay dying on the floor.
His throat was already open, blood dripping like a broken clock.
Still, he begged.
"Please… bhai… I swear I'll change… forgive me…"
Above him stood another man.
Black hoodie soaked dark.
A curved dagger in his hand, dripping red.
He crouched and pressed the blade under the dying man's chin.
"You got my little sister pregnant.
Then left her for another girl.
She killed herself because of you."
The dying man sobbed.
His hands slipped in his own blood as he tried to crawl away.
"I didn't know she was pregnant…"
"Liar."
The dagger flashed.
A second cut across the hand.
Fingers went limp.
"You were family," the hooded man whispered.
"I called you brother.
But you destroyed her."
He stood up.
"Kill me… just make it quick…"
A broken smile.
"No.
I'm not killing you for her death.
I'm killing you for the life you stole from her."
He reached into his pocket.
Pulled out a pistol.
The dying man's eyes widened.
"You… you too…?"
"Yes.
I won't live in a cage.
If I'm reborn as a dog next life… so be it.
Anything but a man like you."
He pressed the barrel under his own chin.
"No one will ever make my sister cry again."
**BANG!**
Two bodies hit the floor together.
Blood mixed.
The bulb kept swinging.
Silence.
Then… a low, amused growl from the darkness.
Crimson eyes opened.
A pure white Shiba Inu stepped into the light.
Golden chain around its neck.
Tail perfectly still.
It looked at the corpses and spoke in a deep, human voice:
"Humans and their revenge.
Always so messy."
One slow, deliberate wag.
The golden chain glowed.
[System Notification]
[Soul #1 (The Betrayer) → Reborn as Slave]
[Soul #2 (The Avenger) → Reborn as Pet Dog]
[New Master: Fluffy Oberoi – Billionaire Boss]
The dog smiled, fangs shining.
"Welcome to your new lives.
From today… I own you both."
Fade to black.
**Chapter 0 – End**
This is not the beginning of Vikram's story.
This is the sin that created the dog.