They say that when you die you don’t remember it, will I can tell you that is crap. I can remember exploring the lost tomb in the dessert, I remember finding a jade amulet and thinking about the paintings and murals that lined the walls of what was obviously a burial chamber. Now I can’t tell you why I made a intern level mistake. As soon as I put on that amulet it felt like the entire ground began to shake. I didn’t even have time to look around before the ceiling fell on me. That was the last thing I honestly remember before I woke up in this strange dark place.

First thing I noticed was this bright light sort of floating toward me, I tried to blink my eyes only to realize that I had no eyes to blink. As The light came closer it seemed to resolve itself into a shape that I could not quite grasp no matter how hard I focused and concentrated. Was it male was it female, was it even human? As I stared into this creature, this thing I began to make out little details. I saw lines of power running through it as if it had been pieced together for multiple things.

“we are Ashshorean” It's voice dripped with duality as if multiple voices both male and female was speaking over each other. I began to realize that I recognize this being at least in the most abstract ways. I had seen pictograms and images of it on the murals in the paintings inside the burial chamber. I Still didn't understand what was going on but I began to fear something had happened in that chamber.

“You have died, and been lost in the cosmos.” The being said with it’s strange voice. “I am the guardian of fate and the keeper of the will of reincarnation. You have died outside of your proper time and place. You found that which was not meant to be found. The Jade stone is the embodiment of all that I am, the embodiment of chaos and change. Two options present themselves to you young human, two very unique and consequential options. I can send you back into your own world to be reincarnated as a new child with no knowledge of what has happened, or I can send you forward to a new world a new place and let you retain some of the memories that you have gained through your life.”

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“I don't understand” I squeaked out in fear and misery. I had died and I didn't understand it, I had spent years studying and learning just to be an archaeologist and now I died in the field. And what did they mean I had two options and reincarnation what?

“I am confused, do you mean to say that there is more then one world and that I could live on the other one?” oh all the things I could learn and see on a new world, just the thought of it was exciting. The chance to learn of a people and civilizations beyond that which we have ever known. This could be the chance for me to truly explore something that no earthling is ever explored before. How could I even refuse this opportunity this chance one in a lifetime.

“I would like to keep my memories and see this other world.” I answered this keeper.

“Then we shall send you to Pryde a world that had stagnated for over a millennia. Maybe you will be the best chance this world has of growing and reaching a pinnacle of success.” Ashshorean told me.

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I woke up in a warm wet place surrounded by comfort and peace. I can’t tell you how long I was there .I could here the dulled sounds of voices. After an undetermined length of time I started to feel trapped and scared. My place of safety started to feel more like a prison and the walls of my “cave” started to push on me. I was scared and started to thrash about and to try and escape, there was no directionality. Only fear and pain. I lost myself in terror, before I knew it I was free. I was even more scared at the bright light, and the feeling of openness. I can tell you that no infant should have this type of awareness, the pain the sounds and the light were all overwhelming and I blacked out. When I came to I was wrapped in a course material being held by a strange woman at least I think it was a woman it was hard to tell. I couldn’t understand anything that was being said.

“Ding” Welcome to Pryde. Time until system awakening 87599:59:59