Darkness

It was all Yuuto could see. Where was he? What happened? Then it hit him

"I'm dead"

In a rush it all came back. The squealing of brakes. The sound as his car crashed into the bushes. The sight of a rock straight ahead. Then nothing. What next? That was his biggest question. Would he just stand here forever? For that matter, how was he standing? Then he noticed it. A steadily growing light. Yuuto decided to try to walk to it, and to his surprise he found himself getting steadily closer. As he reached the light he saw it was coming through what he guessed was a door. He couldn't see much beyond, but he could make out what he thought was a tree. Without warning a small blue see-through window apeared.

"What the fuck?" Yuuto thought.

The screen had a message on it and as Yuuto read it, he only got more confused.

"Welcome to The New World. Your inventory has finished transfering. Would you like to enter? Yes     No"

The New World. It was a familiar name. Yuuto had played that game since it came out. He was ranked as one of the strongest players. What the hell, his best friend was one of the creators, yet now he was seeing it after death? This made no sense. What did it mean? Whose "inventory"? Finally Yuuto made a decision.

"Yes, " he said, "anythings better than staying here"

The light started getting brighter until Yuuto couldn't see a thing.

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"Ahhhhhhh!" Yuuto yelled as the light seemed to consume him.  

When the light died down Yuuto found himself in a clearing. What he had at first seen as a tree turned out to be a whole forest of trees. He seemed to be about half-way up a mountain. Below him was a large valley. There were many farms, dotted with a few towns. However beyond that he couldn't see much. 

Next he turned his attention to himself. Yuuto gasped. His body had changed. Drastically. He was now in what seemed to be his teens. His height was about 7' 6", a good 3 inches taller that he used to be. His hair was pure black, and styled in a rather unruly way. He wore a black coat that went to his knees, a black pair of semi-loose pants, and a black pair of boots, with a red highlight. looking closer he noticed the etching of wings that curlled along the sides. On his back were a red and a blue sword. after a few minutes of admiring himself, Yuuto realized something about himself.

"This character is the one I created in The New World."

That was the moment the window decided to appear again. 

"All transfers have been made. Would you like to name your character?"

It left a blank space for him to put the name. What had he called this account? Itsuki? No that was for a different game. After a moment he remembered.

"I chose the name Touma." 

"Verry well. Welcome to The New World. Many things await you Touma. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask the help function."

As the window dissapeard Yuuto decided to check a few things. After several tries, he discovered he could operate a status window, similar to the game window, by using his mind. Simple commands were still in place. If he said map, the map appeared. If he said inventory, up popped the inventory. The inventory itself was a wonder. all the items he had collected in the game were there. As a bonus, there was no limits placed on the inventory. The amount, size, shape, and weight made no difference! 

One he had checked everything out, Yuuto made the decition that he would head towards a village. There he could buy anything he needed, as well as find out a few things. Yuuto was so glad that his money had transferred weith his inventory!

Yuuto quickly checked his gear, then set his sights on a village.

"Let's go!" He yelled, as he began to run.