I can't feel anything.

Where am I...? I know that I died but...

What place is this? It feels as if I'm floating in space right now… If I have actually ever been into space before.

I cannot see anything yet it's so bright that I am practically wondering if I have gone blind. I also tried to speak but it was also useless.

I tried to feel my whole body but I couldn't feel it. It’s almost like I didn’t have one in the first place.

Yet it doesn’t feel weird strangely and my mind was as clear as the day even though I remembered the pain just a while ago.

Just as I was thinking of what happened, A portal appeared in front of me from thin air and before I knew it, I got sucked up inside of it.

I tried to scream but then again, It almost felt like I didn’t have a body so my voice won’t come out no matter what.

And before I realized it, my non-existent body crashed down.

‘Ouch’

What the hell…?

I swear I couldn’t feel anything earlier but why did I feel pain just now?

I tried to feel my body once more to confirm my suspicion but it proved to be wrong. My body is still missing. I’m trying to deny it but I came to the fact that I may be a ghost right now.

Am I even right? I mean ghosts should still feel their body…?

Ok no, no! In the first place ghosts aren’t real anyways and even if they do, have you heard of someone interviewing one and asking them if they could still feel their body.

Rampant thoughts fill my head maybe because I was paranoid.

So much to the point that I didn’t notice that “someone” was right in front of me.

"Can you hear me, Mortal?"

The mysterious being before me uttered those words.

My thoughts suddenly stopped. Did I just hear a voice just now?

No, It can’t be the case because I’ve been analyzing the things around for quite a while.

“Hello?!?”

‘Ahhhhhh!’

Oh fuck, it was actually real.

‘Who? Who the heck was that?’

I tilted my non-existent head towards a direction where something was different.

That voice… Was it he or she? I don't know.

Besides, I can’t describe this one’s appearance. "It” looked like a hole in time and space where only white exists in my naked eye. Like a being of the void.

"It seems that you are confused" the being spoke to me once more.

Confirming that the voice did indeed come from that space I came to the answer that: Of course, who wouldn't be?

I woke up here without any context or prior notice and to be completely honest right now… I’m really, really scared.

That “thing” sent me shivers just by looking at it directly. Not that I actually have a body though.

"Your worries are not unfounded then. Everybody would cower within my presence"

Hmmm, that did seem legit. I can’t describe this feeling properly but, It felt like I could trust this “being” for some reason. Am I even in the right mind now?

I would have liked it if I could speak but... I can't for some reason

"Do not falter, I can read your thoughts very loudly, you know." the being replied as if it reassured me.

Ah, is that so? Wow, how convenient. I wish I also had that.

Think about the things you’ll be able to do…

"You're surprisingly calm right now, Mortal"

No, I just don't know what to do right now. I mean, what am I supposed to be feeling right now?

"Then let me introduce myself, I am an entity known as "God" in this world"

Oh god. I feel like I heard this introduction before. Not just once...

"I see, then this conversation would be quick"

Is this really happening right now? Is this even real?

"I would like to reincarnate you in another world"

I fucking knew it! Just with those cliched lines I already knew it!

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"Honestly, people like you like this kind of thing right?"

That's… Actually a good point. I have always dreamt of reincarnating into another world like those overpowered protagonists that I read back then. I’m sure that I’ll also be given-

"I'm sorry but there will be no such thing as cheats. I would never give you anything like that"

Of course. It was too good to be true or was it being too greedy?

Realistically speaking, this whole thing shouldn’t even be happening or is it just a dream?

But that’s just the second reason though. The first reason was-

Because I wanted to have a second chance at life no matter what. Even if it meant that I won’t get anything.

Actually, reincarnating would be everything that I would want right now.

But…

'What's the catch? There's no way such a convenient thing exists'

"You're really weird you know? Whenever I send people like you into another world, they're really happy. Of course I know the reason why but If I am not mistaken then you would be happy too."

Of course I am but...

"Doubts I see, Then I should explain this much. The concept of reincarnation does exist in this world too."

The “being” in front of me explained that whenever a person dies, their soul would be collected in the underworld and there, they would be cleansed of their earthly sins.

In short words, Their memories would be wiped out along with their consciousness in that life.

The cleansed soul would then be sent into Heaven and they would provide that person a new body. They would pick a vessel and send them there as a newborn baby.

Then the person would have to die again eventually and the cycle would repeat again.

"Normally, you would also be sent into the Underworld. However, for some reason another crack appeared again"

A dimensional rift that connects this world into other worlds. The “being” calls them as simply "Cracks"

They are basically a tear in the space time continuum that causes irregularities in its surrounding areas.

In fact, the existence of another world is not even possible in the first place.

But the “being” explained that cracks appear because of the people's collective imagination and “desire”

This desire was something akin to a soul’s wish to change their fate that was already over. Their collective unconscious wills have the ability to change the reality of this world.

Doubts, sadness, bitterness and other thoughts are some of the examples.

They say that imagination is the driving force of this world. Humans have imagined and believed that gods exist. And with that, Gods became true in a sense as well as other stories that the imagination of the human mind made. But It wasn’t absolute in a sense.

“Gods” here are more like a unified concept according to the “being” that talked to me.

Back to desires, If humanity desired to change their fate, It would have been possible If it weren’t for the fact that the human mind itself is a hypocrite in its own right.

In other words, our minds betrayed our desires.

Unconsciously, Humanity would think that it would break the laws of this world.

And because It was humanity that established that, They took the form of “gods”

The gods, having received their purpose, created a way to control desires.

They created a facility that contained all of their desires so that the world would receive them again so that the balance of desire would not disrupt the laws of this world. And that was the reincarnation system that the “being” told me earlier.

But according to them, it wasn't fool proof either. Sometimes the desires would overflow.

If the desires that manipulated reality would leak out, they would have nowhere to go.

So, they would be accumulated in one space and that would be bad news.

That accumulation of desire would eventually "crack" reality in that space.

Because imagination is essentially a part of it, the crack would manifest characteristics based on the desires. In other words, the crack would essentially create a way to another world.

It was more or less similar to earth but “that” notes that it’s way different because rifts essentially “connects” them not “creates”

And according to that "being", that rift would eventually become bigger over time and would eventually devour the world.

The gods themselves don't let the desires spill that much by regulating them properly but around this time, they were forced to.

And of course the gods also have a solution for the "Cracks"

The only way to combat desire is another desire.

And a conscious mind is stronger than that of a dormant one.

And their solution would be sending that "soul" into the rift and the "crack" would close on it's own

But the only problem was that it violated the laws of the world. Because it would break the very system they created just for that purpose.

But the gods found a loophole on that law.

If the soul consented to be sent into another world, Then the causality would lose its effect and therefore the soul could pass through the rift

"And particularly guys like you who wished for a second chance are the ones who are most likely to give in our offer"

It wasn't that bad in my case.

I could live again and fix my life again. I wasn't like those people who reincarnated for them to have glory and power

"And that's why you're the perfect soul in this case."

I see, so that's how they played this. The more likely a soul would be persuaded means that they have a higher chance of accepting their offer.

"I'm sorry but cheats are out of the question. Even we can't give those freely. And when you cross that rift, you are subjected to new laws of that world meaning that we can't do anything for you."

In that case then I would see some people refuse this

"But I know that you won't"

That's right because... I want to change.

"We don't know the details of the world you are going to... You'll have to survive with that thought in mind. Your soul would then join the cycle of reincarnation in that world so of course you would start as an infant. We have no biases here. Maybe you'll end up in a better position but... We wouldn't care that much"

Without insurance huh? Then I would have liked to refuse this offer more.

"But of course, we can only offer you your own memories in this world. We won't wipe them out"

I guess? I mean my knowledge can be useful too. If the world is primitive, then a 21st century person like me can adapt more quickly.

"New world means new rules. That's the thing you should keep in mind. Are we clear? The moment you agree, we would immediately send your soul in order for the crack to close fast. Your life on earth would truly end."

'That's alright. I have made up my mind anyways'

"Then we would now make your mind unconscious once more. Goodbye and thank you for your help."

It's kind of weird being thanked for this kind of thing

But who am I to complain?

I guess this is the first step to becoming a “new” me/

"We will now begin. Sleep Mortal, and when you wake up..."

My mind began to feel dizzy and my eyes that didn’t even exist closed on its own.

And before I could comprehend what was happening, I was sucked again.

It felt as if I was falling into the void no, into complete darkness.