"Interesting"
I was abruptly awoken from my slumber by a bumming voice.
I am very disoriented. I tried to orient myself with my surroundings.
That didn't help, because I was in a black void with a few stars.
The Black void wasn't empty near where I was was a white sun that reminded me of a neutron Star with long tendrils that reminded me of a jellyfish.
'But how can a star speak to me?'
"Simple little Soul, that because I am no Star"
That scared me a bit.
I wonder what it is and if it could talk a bit more silently.
"Is that better little Soul?"
'Thank you. That is much better. Can you read my thoughts and why do you say little Soul?'
"It has been a while since I talked to a mortal Soul and we Gods tend to forget how fragile you mortals are. And yes you are in my Realm so Reading your thoughts is very easy for me"
"You are little Soul because you are a Soul of a dead Being"
Oh yeah, I did die.
'So are you a God and if you are a God are you the God of the afterlife?'
"Yes I am a God, but I am not the God of the Afterlife."
"I am the God of Lost Souls"
'Ok, that sounds similar what is the difference?'
"The God of the Afterlife is responsible for all Souls of our Realm"
"I am responsible for Souls that wander in from Outside of the Realm"
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'Oh, so I am not from around here.'
'So what happens now'
"The next step of your journey is to be Reincarnated as a Being of this Realm "
'Do I keep my Memories of my life or is it like a complete wipe of my Memories'
"There will be Memories that will be erased some will be vague and others will be clear as day"
'Why? I thought that Reincarnation is a complete wipe of memories?'
"A complete wipe of Memory would have happened if you were born in our Realm, but you are not."
"You will have a Soul Shard transplantation so you can be born in our Realm."
"That will have a random effect on the memories you still have"
'What is a Soul Shard? Will this Transplantation be painful?'
"Soul Shards are fragments of Souls as the name Implied."
'Oh how do Souls fragment, because it obviously doesn't happen to all Souls'
"A Soul fragmentation happens when a traumatic event happens and the Soul isn't Strong enough to integrate it "
"All violent deaths produce Soul fragments and many deaths through torture obliterate the Soul in many fragments "
'So all Soul fragments were part of other Souls?'
"No The God of the Afterlife and I produce also Soul fragments just in case something were to happen"
"And back to your earlier question yes the Transplantation will be painful."
"I can put you to sleep if you like."
'That would be good thank you.'
'ah, I didn't catch your name God of Lost Souls. By the way, my name is Daniel.'
"My name is Cartana God/Goddess of Lost Souls nice to meet you, Daniel"
'Do you prefer God or Goddess? Do you use Singular or Plural Pronouns? I ask because in my Culture many depict that beings that feel or are Godlike use a Royal Plural'
"I prefer God and I use Singular pronouns as it's a reminder that I was also mortal once."
"I am of the opinion that kings that use the Royal Plural are fools because they are nothing like a God."
"It is like a child who wants to be an adult. It is amusing in the beginning, but after a while, they are a bit annoying"
'Ah ok, that is a different perspective. Are all Gods of the same opinion? And why did you introduce yourself as Goddes?'
"No, not all Gods are of the same opinion."
"Some were also Kings."
"Some were Peasants"
"Conflict between Gods happened because of what they experienced on the mortal plane"
"So you can always take what a God says or dos with a grain of salt"
"I introduced myself as Godess because that is what most people think of me as a woman, as a Mother that welcomes lost Children"
"Some see me as a Sheppard that introduced lost sheep to the flok"
'Thank you that clears it up.'
"Are you ready for the journey that is life, Daniel? "
'Yes, I am ready'
And just like that am I sleepy again.