I opened my eyes again. And yes, this time they actually felt like eyes.

The first thing I saw, although things were a bit blurry for some reason, was a plain white ceiling above me. Framing my view were some wooden bars. I glanced left and right, and realised that I was in a baby’s cot, and the bars were just to stop a kid rolling onto the floor.

Trying to lift my head was a shock. I couldn’t! What the hell? At least my arms responded, although they felt rather different. That was because, I saw as I raised them in front of my face, they were baby arms. Baby hands.

I was a baby! I was a baby in a crib!

There was a shimmer of light above me, and suddenly a pale, no, a totally white face, was looking down at me with eyes of silver. As far as I could see, he was dressed in a white suit, and was totally bald.

“Midex?” I tried to say, but all that came out of my mouth was a kind of gargle.

“Hey there,” the newcomers said cheerily. “Your new body can’t really speak yet, you’re only about a day old here. And no, I’m not Midex I’m, well, technically I am a part of Midex, like a slice of Midex, maybe? I don’t know how to explain it. You can call me Dex though.”

“Dex,” I tried to speak again, and again, only managed a gargling baby sound.

“Don’t worry, I can hear your thoughts, but hold off with the questions for now please, they will be coming to check on you shortly, so we don’t have much time, not that they’ll be able to see me.” He shook his head. “Anyway, quick information dump for you, so try to focus. Ready?”

Instead of trying to speak again, I waved my arms about.

“Good. Okay, firstly, you’re no longer on Earth. You’re no longer even in your old universe. You’ve passed through the Midex and are in another world where the rules are different. This is where your demon friend first came from. Probably the most important thing to note is that this is what you would call a ‘Swords and Sorcery’ world. That is, magic exists, indeed, is fairly common, here.”

Upon hearing this I kicked my feet excitedly. There had been traces of sorcery back on Earth, the dagger I’d used was imbued with some, but magic was rare indeed there, and weak. Back when I had a life, I’d been a big fan of fantasy, so the thought of actual magic was exciting. Wait! Would I be able to use it?”

“Oh yes, you’ll be able, more than able,” Dex replied to my thoughts. “In fact, you’re going to need it to defeat the demon again, when the time comes. To that end, we’ve made sure your new body is well equipped. You’ll also be stronger and faster than most.” He leaned closer. “We want you to succeed in this. However, and this is important, you will have to work for it. There will be many things to learn, many enemies to defeat, many friends and allies to make along the way. You will need to be in this for the long haul. Success is not guaranteed. Remember that.”

He straightened up again. “Of course, your previous memories of your first life will help. Initially your body will hinder and affect you a little bit, but you should quickly overcome the challenges. You won’t be at full strength until you’re older either, but that doesn’t mean you will be weak, not at all.” He waggled a finger and smiled, and then glanced to one side. “Your parents are coming, so I’ll leave you to it. Remember, strive to gain skill and power. Don’t worry about the demon for now, that will be a long way down the road.”

I heard a sound then, of voices getting close.

“I think you’ll enjoy yourself in this world,” Dex went on, with a leer. “The values here are not the same as on Earth. I think you will find them quite to your taste, the naughty fellow that you are.” He laughed then, a fairly evil laugh, and vanished.

I blinked. What did he mean by that?

Then there were two new faces above me. Nice faces. Pretty female faces! Oh, was this what he had meant? I was always a sucker for the ladies. That’s what had got me in this position in the first place.

The women were talking as one of them reached down and lifted me up.

One was a giant of a woman, with bright green hair and muscles that would make a body builder jealous. She also had the most magnificent rack, which a fairly skimpy leather top was only just managing to keep in check. Back on Earth I would have described her as Amazonian.

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The second woman, who was picking me up, was almost the complete opposite. She was petite, slim and fit, with long flowing golden hair, big blue eyes, and a kind face. Totally my type, back on the old world, wearing a long white dress. She hugged me to her, and I luxuriated in the warm contact.

I was then jiggled and passed back and forth. The big woman, with hands like iron, held me high at first, which gave me a nice view down her top, then she brought me close, and I nearly smothered in that same bosom, as she kissed my head, which was pleasant. Then I was passed back to the first one.

They carried on talking, but I couldn’t understand anything they said. I guess the new body hadn’t been fitted with a translator. Oh well, I’d just have to learn the language. Back in my previous life, even before my demon hunting days, I had travelled, and even lived, in various countries, and could speak several languages, so this wouldn’t be a new thing for me.

The next I knew, I was being taken down a short corridor, and into another room, this one appeared to be a living area. It was furnished with a comfortable looking sofa, some chairs, and a fireplace, which wasn’t lit. I guess it was summer.

Only then did I remember Dex had said my parents, plural, were here, which meant I had two mothers! So, this world was okay with that kind of thing. Not a problem at all for me, I was never homophobic. Plus, both my mothers were hot!

The one holding me, the petite one, sat down and I was presented with a very nice looking breast. I guess it was because I was still a baby, but I felt no sexual desire at this point. Also, she was my mum. Also, I found, I was hungry!

So I had my first ever meal in my new life, in my new world, with my new family. Shortly after, my body did what baby bodies do, and mother number one tended to me. Maybe I should have been embarrassed, but I found I wasn’t. Such is the life of a newborn.

And then, again, my baby body took over, and I fell asleep.

~*~

The next few months were frustrating for me. I wanted to explore, I wanted to learn about this new world, about magic and sword fighting, but my baby body betrayed me, constantly falling asleep, which, of course, is what young babies do.

The time that I was awake though, I made every effort to strengthen the muscles in my body. The first time I managed to lift my head was a triumph! My other priority, learning the language, was going slightly better in some respects. I was more often than not in the same room as at least one of my mothers. It didn’t take long to figure out that the slim one was Lissa, and the larger one was called Rath, which I thought a good name. In any case, they talked, of course, whilst I lay there trying to exercise.

And I found out my own name too! It took me longer than you would think, because they tended to call me pet names, like ‘sweetie’ and so on, but finally, when they introduced me to a visitor, I discovered my name in this life was Theodore. I quite liked the choice, although I’m sure people would call me Theo most of the time. Our family name was Helmage, which I thought sounded cool. Apparently in this world, or this country of this world, when couples married, they could choose either a name from one side or the other, or create a totally new one. This was a mixture from both my mother’s names.

In any case, maybe it was my experience from my last life, maybe it was because babies pick things up quickly, or maybe a bit of both, but I very quickly learned some language. I still had trouble speaking, but at least the noises I produced were starting to sound like words.

This was commented on, both by my mothers, and by any number of visitors that dropped by, apparently to see me.

And what a selection of visitors they were too. Some were fairly old, some were men, one visited wearing what could only be leather armour, and with a sword at his side, confirming what Dex had said about this being a world of swordplay. I wondered if would be good at that. In my last life I had, on occasion, done a bit of archery as a hobby, and was moderately skilled, but I’d never used a full on sword.

One woman who visited, a slim thing, and pretty as hell, was undoubtably an elf. Not only that, she carried a wand! A real wand! I actually messed myself when I saw her, which I had had to get used to unfortunately, as they didn’t even try letting me use a toilet.

A surprising number of visitors were younger, many teenagers, including many very cute girls. Even though my baby body was too immature to react, my mind was thinking lustful thoughts as I was hugged and kissed by these pretty lasses. Oh, I couldn’t wait to be a teenager again!

From the language I picked up, I soon figured out that we were in some kind of institute of learning, and that at least one, probably both, of my mothers were teachers there. It was probably a senior school, maybe even a college of some sort.

The first time I was held up to look out of a window in my mother’s bedroom, the sight I saw confirmed this for me.

Rath was holding me, squished against her magnificent boobies as usual, but the view held took my attention off them, for a change.

We were probably three floors up. The windows had been opened, so the view outside was clear, looking down onto some kind of massive open area. To the right the grounds were paths wandering around pleasant areas of grass, decorative flowers and small trees. People from about twelve on up wandered around or sat on the grass. Several groups appeared to be studying, reading books, writing, talking.

To the left side though, was an open, paved, expanse. A large group of youths, I’d say about mid-teenage age, were in pairs, sparring with a variety of weaponry. Some were wooden weapons, but some, mostly the older ones, had very real, very sharp looking swords and the like. My heart beat fast just looking at them. Here was real combat!

Unfortunately, Rath didn’t linger too long at the window, but what I had seen gladdened my wizened, cynical heart. I swore this time I’d take full advantage of my life, live it to the absolute fullest.

I mean, come on, who wouldn’t want a do-over?