User blog:Gremoria/WWYD Re: Reincarnated

 A response to user  TheTrueYeng's  WWYD scenario:  "Reincarnated"

Author's Note: ''I loved this one and I admit, it was a challenge to write an honest reaction to someone looking at their own dead body, but I did the best I could. I decided to go with a slightly different approach, maybe linking it with my own Monster Girl Setting down the road. As per usual, I hope you enjoy.''

It all happened so fast, I didn’t even see it coming, just the screech of tires, bright lights and finally blackness. I was hurting, for what only seemed like mere moments, I could barely make out the figures standing over me. Then, I felt nothing: the pain, the warmth of my body, gone, just like that. Before I knew it, I could see everything, although, not as one would normally see such a sight, floating above it, looking down at what was my lifeless body. Heh, it’s kind of surreal, looking at your own husk in such a way, almost humbling, I don’t know, I can’t exactly describe it. Just how in the hell would you describe being dead to… well anyone? I could feel a warm, white light emanating just above me, somehow, I felt drawn toward it, it was so cold, I just wanted to feel warmth again. No, I had absolutely no idea what this was, but I didn’t care either, I was just glad the pain was over.

Heh, heh, heh, so this is how I go out? Death by giant mental box on wheels… what does that even say about me? I don’t believe that it matters at this point, so, wherever the hell I’m going, I’m ready. What happened next was truly something, I found myself standing in a large empty grassland that knew no end, the blue sky above, gently obscured by small puffy white clouds and the warm sun shining overhead. So, this is where I ended up? Well, that’s boring, then again, I was only starting out in life, not much time to have too many hobbies outside the ones my parents imposed upon me. Nope, just the mundanity of freshman university life, filled with nothing but classwork, frat parties and late-night dorm gaming binges. Huh, is that a woman? Coming this way? She’s certainly pretty, nothing like the girls from the sororities, having a more, mature allure about her. Perfect height and proportions, milky white skin, long, flowing blonde hair, deep blue eyes, and… is that a toga? This has to be some kind of prank, no way in hell someone that beautiful could be coming for me.

“I would mind your thoughts in this place, young man.” She would say, still approaching me.

The fuck? Did she just-

“Read your mind? Yes, again, I must ask that you cease using such vulgar language.” She finally stopped a few feet away from me, her expression seeming to be one of disappointment.

I wasn’t the tallest guy in the world but this woman seemingly towered over me, a good few inches at least, it was intimidating to say the least. I wanted to say something, but found that I couldn’t, especially when she spoke once more.

“You have died young man, far too young, you had so much life ahead of you.” She would say to me.

No sh-… er… no kidding! I remembered I had to watch what I said… er… thought. This was too much, I had no idea what I was going to say.

“I do suppose that suddenly arriving here is a bit overwhelming for someone so young, but you are not the first, let me assure you.”

Yeah… that REALLY put my mind to rest, so I’m not the only dude to end up dead because of negligent drivers, I mean, I knew that but still…

“I know you have many questions and I may not be able to answer them all for you.” Her serious expression seemed to melt away, her pink lips formed into a small smile, “I am here to deliver unto you, a second chance.”

I stood silently as I felt the warm, almost motherly embrace of this woman and her lips upon my forehead. I felt my mind go black once more but could still hear her voice echoing as I felt myself drifting away.

“We will meet again, I promise you…”

I couldn’t tell you how long I was out, in fact I’m not even sure the concept of time could even apply here. Suddenly, I could feel my body again, only there was no pain, no broken bones, no cold hard concrete, instead, I felt… satin? No fucking way! Okay, open my eyes… come on… ugh! Bright light, maybe I’m in a hospital and that woman was merely my brain playing tricks on me, you know, like life flashing before your eyes bullshit that most people claim with near-death experiences. Wait, I see someone now, sure is beautiful, blonde hair, couldn’t be… Everything was coming into focus, it was her!

I found myself scooting away from the woman beside be, falling off the bed’s edge, crying out in surprise as my body hit the… rug? Yup, that’s a rug, definitely a rug, damn that hurt! Wait… that… hurt? As I heard the coo of the woman stirring, I quickly scrambled to my feet, heading for the nearest exit I could find, double doors, I’m out of here! As I made my way over toward the door, I passed a full-sized mirror, I stopped dead in my tracks, stepped back in front of it… what the fuck?! I still looked like me, except, no scars, no blood, like that whole accident had never happened, but… it did happen… right? And, I wasn’t dressed in my ratty old t-shirt and jeans either, but matching white silk pajamas. I turned back toward the bed, only to find the woman from before, blonde hair, milky white skin, perfectly proportioned, like she was sculpted by God himself, she was… stunning. I watched as she stretched her arms over her head, with a small coo, her blue eyes locked on me, she gave a smile.

“Well, good morning Master La Goix!” she said with a voice as smooth as honey, “Did you sleep well?”

Next to her? Who wouldn’t?

Wait, no, that’s not what I meant!

“What the fuck is going on?!” I finally managed to shout, before remembering what had happened, I quickly slapped my mouth shut.

Shit… if this was Heaven, I just screwed myself!

The woman rose from her… my… our… no… nonononononono! Absolutely no fucking way I could land a woman like her!

I heard her chuckling as she rose from the bed, draped in the white toga I had seen in my… dream? It had to be a dream… all of… whatever the fuck this is… this can’t be real…

I pinched myself on the arm.

“Ow!” I shouted.

Well that certainly hurt, but why wasn’t I waking up?!

“I assure you Master, this is no dream.” The woman said once more, as she approached me, still towering over me, she leaned down and gently kissed me on the forehead, “You were having such an awful nightmare last night, that I had to hold you until you finally fell asleep.”

“I… but… you…” I stammered, tripping over every possible word as it crammed in the doorway of my mouth, at this point, nothing that would come out of it was going to be intelligible.

I heard the woman chuckle once again.

“I’m sure you have many questions, but as I said before, this is no dream.” She started as she wandered over, leading me toward one of the few large windows, that looked out over the horizon, “The Chief God has granted you another chance at life and has assigned me to you!”

I gazed out the window at the large expanse of what appeared to be a large acreage of land, with both humans and what appeared to be monsters? No women. Ugh, my head, just how in the hell can one guy process all this?!

“Chief God? Second chance?” I repeated.

The woman nodded.

“Oh, I should probably have introduced myself when you arrived.” She turned me toward her, looking me in the eyes with a small smile, “My name is Eyrifa.” I felt her embrace me once more, like actually felt it, “And I will be with you for as long as you shall have me.”

Something about this didn’t feel wrong, in fact, I felt safe, more so than I had ever felt in well any point in my life. I felt my arms wrap around her slender waist, I won’t lie, I was afraid, but if this woman was going to be with me, I wasn’t about to look a gift horse in the mouth. I looked up at her face once more, I swear I saw, just for a moment, what appeared to be the same woman adorned in armor, maybe she wanted me to see her that way, but I knew something was for certain, I definitely needed her.

We discussed at length what had occurred, I had indeed died, back in that other world, but I had been reborn here, exactly as I was. Only this time I was part of a noble family, with loving parents, an eventful upbringing and one hell of a serving staff, Kikimora they were called. Eyrifa assured me that everything I had experienced was real and that I had reason to be alarmed. She then assured me that here I was going to be able to live the life I had never been able to lead before. She then urged me to dress quickly as I was going to be late for university. Apparently on top of my noble upbringing, I was endowed with quite possibly the best education in a knightly academy. I was bathed, dressed in my uniform, which felt like something out of one of those visual novels, you know the type, button up, with matching slacks, an overcoat and such. I met my classmates, a salamander and a hakutaku, outside the gates of Seaside Academy, where I was shipped off for classes. It would take some getting used to, but it would be nice to finish what I never got to in my previous life.

Upon my arrival into fencing, there stood Eyrifa, dressed in a Seaside instructor’s attire with a button-up vest which barely contained her massive bosom and matching skirt, modest enough not to show anything unsavory. I nearly shit myself when I saw her, as she addressed the class with a cheeky grin.

“Alright class…” I felt her eyes squarely on me, “…time for the real lesson to begin.”