I have no idea where I am, but there is nothing but darkness. A dark and completely silent space. So quiet, that if a needle dropped, you could probably hear it exceedingly well. I begin to start looking around to try and make out any of the surroundings, but I still can’t see anything. I can’t even see my hands.
This has to be the afterlife, because the last thing I remember I was being murdered. What a way to die huh? I should have just agreed with them and waited for an opportunity to escape! Urrgh what a stupid way to die! Well I guess there are much worse ways to die… Is this all that the afterlife has? It’s kind of boring.
“*Ahem* Sorry I made you wait! I had some...things to take care of.”-???
What the hell? Where is that voice coming from? It’s a voice of a man that is a little high pitched, but I can’t tell where it’s coming from. It’s like it’s echoing from every direction.
“Oh sorry. You must be confused. I mean you did just die afterall! Allow me to shed some light on the situation! You see, you are certainly dead, but this is not the after life.”-???
“A-Are you god?”-James
“God? Well I am A god, but definitely not the god you have in mind. I do create things just like your god, however they are not things one would usually want to meet…”-???
A god? So there are actually multiple gods?
“Anyways! Here is the situation! I have taken an interest in you, so i decided to pluck your soul before it was recycled and brought you here.”-???
“Recycled?”-James
“Yep! Once everyone dies their souls get recycled and they start over again. I believe people in your world refer to it as reincarnation! Back to what we were talking about! Like I said before, I have taken an interest in you and-!”-???
“Wait wait wait! Is that even allowed? Aren’t you a god? Wouldn’t that be like messing with the way of the world or something?”-James
“Well firstly, no, it’s not allowed, because other gods are not allowed to take souls from other worlds; secondly, yes, I am a god; and lastly, there is no such thing as the “way of the world” you speak of. You see, every world has their own god or multiple gods in charge of it. The world I took you from only has one and man, let me tell you, does he hate his job yhahaha!”-???
“But, if it’s not allowed, then how come you did it? Won’t that god be angry?”-James
“Of course he won’t! That guy absolutely hates his job. He won’t care if I take one soul from his world.”-???
Does he really hate being in charge of that world? Our world can’t be that bad compared to others can it?
“Why does he hate being in charge of my world so much?”-James
“Yahahaha! You’re kidding, right? It’s completely plagued with assholes! War, greed, lust, murder, etc. The list goes on and on in that world! Yahaha I would rather kill myself before I had to be in charge of such a place.”-???
Well he does have a point. After all, i’ve experienced the pain of it.
“W-Well why did you take an interest in me?”-James
“Why? Well I don’t really know… If I had to say, it’s because even after all of that torture in your previous life, you still remained sane! Most people would have definitely gone koo-koo for co-co puffs if you know what i’m saying yhahaha!”-???
“That’s all? Why would you care about that?”-James
“Well you see, there are different kinds of gods. There are gods of life, death, love, hate, etc. I am not one of the four that I just mentioned. I am a god of madness and it absolutely fascinates me how you were able to stay sane!”-???
“A god of madness?”-James
“Yes! But, enough about that! I will bring you into the world I am from and you will retain all of your past life memories, even the ones you want to forget! Oooh this will be so interesting! Here we go!”-???
“W-Wait! It doesn’t seem like I have a choice on if I go or not, so just answer one more question. What is this new world like?”-James
“What’s it like, you ask? It’s a wonderful place! Swords, magic, dragons, and adventures! It may not be as advanced as your world, but trust me when I say, it’s a wonderful world!”-???
Swords and magic? So it’s a fantasy world! Well I guess that it won’t be that bad then. I’ve always enjoyed fantasy novels.
“I can guarantee that you’ll have fun!...Well, maybe not for the first part..”-???
“Huh?”-James
My vision then begins to start fading into darkness and I begin to feel dizzy. Before I go, I here this supposed god speak again.
“Oh and don’t forget! My name is Taryn!”-Taryn
And I then fall asleep once more.
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I feel weak...I can’t move or even open my eyes. Where am I? It’s...It’s all sticky...and I can tell i’m in a small space. I need to open my eyes!
I struggle for what seems like forever and my eyes finally begin to slowly open. Once my eyes are open I get very confused. The walls are red and slimy. I am in a very small space too. There isn’t even any room to move around!
I then look down at my own body and what I see greatly surprises me. My limbs are tiny and I have a weird cord coming out of my stomach. W-Why am I so small? Wait I was reincarnated right? Does...Does that mean that i’m…
I begin to put the pieces together and come to a conclusion. But I refuse to believe it! So just to confirm my theory, I gather all of my strength and kick the slimy wall as hard as I can.
“Ouch!”-???
N-No! It can’t be! I’m a fetus! Oh god this is disgusting! I’m actually inside of someone! Is this what he meant when he said I wouldn’t like the first part?
“Are you okay honey?”-???
I then hear a deep voice which obviously belongs to a man. I can hear the great amount of concern in his voice when he speaks. This must be the husband which also means that he is my new father.
“Yes. The baby just kicked is all.”-Woman
“Really? Well It is almost time for the baby to be born. It’s been 8 months, so we just have to wait one more month.”-Man
“I can’t wait for our baby girl to be born!”-Woman
Wait, what!? Girl?
“No way! It’s gonna be a boy! Then I can take him hunting and teach him how to fight!”-Man
So they don’t know what gender I am yet? So just to check I look down, because my body should be pretty developed if it’s been 8 months. Once I see what I was looking for I instantly feel relieved.
Thank god! I don’t think I could go through life as a woman. I definitely couldn’t go through having a period if it’s as bad as girls say it is…
[AN:I lived with four women my whole life and they make it sound super painful, so I definitely wouldn’t want to experience that either.]
I then begin to feel dizzy. I think that I used...too much strength...I need to sleep…
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When I wake back up, I am still inside of this dark and sticky place. But I can hear something... It’s screaming! Whoever it is, is obviously in a lot of pain. Wait! I can feel the walls squeezing me too! Does this mean that i’m… So I can finally leave this place! Oh god, this is gonna be disgusting, but i’ll have to bear with it! Here we go!
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After about 6 hours of struggling and lots of screaming I finally made it out. I can honestly say, that this was the most disturbing and horrifying thing I have ever gone through. I will now and forever push this to the very back of my mind and never think or speak of this again.
Anyways, once I made it out a man wrapped me in a blanket and held me in his arms. The man was very old. His face had many wrinkles, he had glossy white hair, and a very warming smile that made me feel at ease. However, his eyes were strange… His eyes were a light blue that seemed to glow and his pupils were slits, like a snake’s.
“It’s a boy. Congratulations, Cassandra.”-Old man
I look to the direction of where the old man is talking, because I am pretty curious about what my new mother and father look like.
Laying on a bed is a beautiful woman. Her hair is black, eyes red with slits, and white jade like skin. I am assuming that she is my mother and I must say, that despite just giving birth, she looks stunning. However, she looks a bit disappointed, she must have really wanted a daughter. Then there is a man standing next to her. His body is very refined, but he has a scar going over the left side of his face, making him look intimidating. His eyes are purple with pupils, like the other two and he has black hair, just like the woman.
“It’s a boy! Hahaha yes!”-Man
“Aww I wanted a daughter, so she could have helped me clean.”-Cassandra
“Haha don’t worry honey, he can still help you clean.”-Man
These people seem odd. At least they seem like nice people.
“hoho, don’t forget about the most important part. You still have to give this child a name.”-Old man
“That’s right. Quickly hand him to Cassandra, elder.”-Man
“Okay, okay. Here you go.”-Elder
So I was handed to my new mother, Cassandra. Her embrace is calming and her smile is beautiful.
“What will his name be?”-Man
“...It will be Cyril. Yes, that’s a good name. Don’t you think so too, Corwin?”-Cassandra
“Yes. It’s perfect.”-Corwin
Now they are both staring at me with a delighted look on their face. I wonder if my previous parents ever looked at me in any point in my life like this... This is the first time anybody has ever looked at me like that… It was always fear or hatred.
“I still have to check if he has any innate skill, remember? Quickly hand him to me, please.”-Elder
So I was then handed over to the old man referred to as elder. He began to stare at me, almost like he was staring right through me. After a few minutes, his expression changed. It went from satisfied to shocked, which made me nervous. He was so surprised that his reptilian looking eyes were as big as a baseball.
“W-What’s wrong, elder? Is there something wrong with Cyril?”-Cassandra
“.....Would you prefer the good news or bad news first?”-Elder
My new parents looked at each other, then back to the elder. They had on a serious expression as they said in unison “Good news”.
“This child has the innate skill “God’s tongue”, which allows him to speak any language in the world. This is extremely rare. He also has high resistance in dark magic and mental resistance, which is extremely strange since one usually has to work hard to raise their resistance...Not only that, but he also possesses a great amount of mana.”-Elder
The elder takes a short pause. I also take this time to take a look at my parents and they look like they just found the holy grail.
“This is great! He will definitely be a genius in the future and become the pride of all dragons!”-Corwin
Will my future really- wait a second...did he say dragons? B-But these people don’t look like dragons! This definitely wasn’t what I was expecting dragons to look like.
“Yes, but here is the bad news. I looked at his blessings out of curiosity and found something shocking. He has been blessed by the mad god, Taryn which gives him the [berserker] ability. This...I do not know what to make of it…”-Elder
I once again look to my parents for their reactions. They have a complex expression on. Looks like they don’t know if this is a good thing or not.
“I-It doesn’t matter! He is still my child and I will love him no matter what! Right, Corwin?”-Cassandra
“Honey...Yes, that’s right! So what if he was blessed by a mad god? We will still love him.”-Corwin
“...I see… Well I respect your decision.”-Elder
T-They’ll love me no matter what? I...I havn’t *sniff* ever had anyone say that about me before. *sniff* Of course there was that crazy chick *hik* but that doesn’t count. Hearing that I will finally be loved no matter what, a great feeling begins to swell up in my chest.
“WHAAAAA! WHAAAAA!”-Cyril
I begin to cry just like a normal baby. This makes everyone in the room panic, so my father snatches me from the elder and puts me in my mother’s embrace. I calm down pretty quick, because this woman is so warm and kind. Everytime I look at her, I feel safe.
“Well should we introduce Lucas to his new brother?”-Elder
“Oh, that’s right! I’ll go and fetch him.”-Corwin
I have a brother? I’ve never had a brother before. I hope we don’t fight much…
A couple of minutes pass and the door creaks open. Now in the doorway, is a child that looks like he’s about 8 years old. Ruby red eyes like tmy new Mother's coupled with black hair. Father is standing behind him. The child looks anxious to step into the room, probably because he was scared by the amount of screaming my mother did. All of a sudden, father gives him a small nudge from behind.
“Go and meet your new little brother, Lucas.”-Corwin
Lucas gives a small node and walks up to my mother and me.
“H-Hello…”-Lucas
I can’t talk yet...What should I do? I’ll just do what i’ve seen in movies. So I give a big smile and reach out to my new brother with my tiny hand.
“Look, Lucas. He likes you!”-Cassandra
Lucas also reaches out one of his hands and sticks out his index finger. I’m assuming that he’s expecting me to grab it…
I grab his index finger with my tiny hand and give another big smile. This seems to also make him happy.
“Welcome to the family, Cyril!”-Lucas
After he says this I have a genuine smile that’s going from ear to ear on my chubby baby face. It...It makes me so happy to finally have such a nice family…
“Now, now everybody. Little Cyril needs to sleep now.”-Elder
I am then handed over to the elder. He puts his wrinkled hand over my face and his palm begins to glow a faint, blue light. It feels warm, but it’s making me very sleepy.
“Sweet dreams child.”-Elder
I then fall fast asleep.
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