4 Chapter 4 - The Ghost from This World

So, I have been losing the shape of my body for a while now. I don't even remember what my body used to look like or the style of my hair. If I was fat or tall or short or slim or hot. The only thing that I do know about myself was that I was a man. Ever since I was thrown into this world, the magical energy—I didn't know then, but I know now that there is magical energy, ki, and whatnot in the air, and the hungry ghosts who want nothing more than their desires to be fulfilled fed on it.

Since they didn't have any ego of their own, their desires were like my own, and the desires. Oh, boy, they were so troublesome. Other than the part where they wanted to have sex, find love, the most common desire between the ghosts was that they wanted to destroy the world. My parents abandoned me, so I hate the world. My girlfriend cheated/said no to my proposal/saw ex with another guy and so on.

Which is why, there are always flashes of desire that make me want to destroy the world. But then, I don't have any interest in such violent things. So, I moved on with the next desire. Ah…lust, sex and love. Then again, I was barely able to hold my form together, let alone fall in love. I also didn't have any interest in falling in love. I really was trying this zen thing, but I couldn't get my thoughts of all the desires.

And I was getting bored without having to do anything. Then Akeno came back demanding me to answer all her questions. Curious thing was, I saw a ghostly figure near her. It barely had enough presence or thought but it was there, looking out for Akeno, I think. I took it…but this time I didn't absorb any of its energy. Instead, I came up with the great idea to put my ghostly energy inside of it. It soon took the form a woman, she reminded me of Akeno, a much more mature version of her.

Ah, she's hot. That was the thought that crossed my mind. I think…they were what Shrine Maidens wore? She was confused at first about what was happening, and then I explained to her. She was happy for a while, telling me all about how Akeno was her daughter, and that she had been trying to stay close to her. But in this world, there was an underworld, and all the souls went there. That meant only traces of ghosts were left, and they weren't powerful enough to form a thought without their soul.

I couldn't help wondering if I brought back her soul or make her soul complete from what was left. It was a curious question, but it was one that wouldn't be answered.

Since I was formless, with barely an outline of my being, then I spent my time telling her all about it. How I didn't remember much from before, and that I was an amalgamation of ghostly wishes and desires.

She understood my situation and told me more about the situation of this world. To begin with, there were Demons, Angels and Fallen Angels, the three biggest groups who fought the Holy War between the three sides.

It was a long, long war, and since she was the shrine priestess, she took part from the side of angels, or her family did. In the duration of her life, she fell in love with a fallen angel; they had a time, and they lived in peace for a while until her family found out. As a result, when her husband was away, she was killed; she was so worried about her daughter that she resisted the underworld to be by her side, but that proved to be much harder than she thought.

As a result, the next thing she knew she was here talking to him. He felt that he should feel sad about the story, but there were so many sad stories from so many ghosts. When I focused on their desires, I could see their stories. Which reminds me, this is the first ghost that I haven't absorbed inside me, that means she isn't the part of me, just a ghost living in my territory.

While I was busy thinking that, she asked me if I could take form, and I told her that I can't. There are still too many ghosts inside of me. For me to take form, I would need to let them out. Right now, I have only let out the ones that form the body of Minotaur on the first floor.

It wasn't like I decided to become a minotaur, I put those separate ghostly energies together and they took form on their own. I don't know what will appear on the second floor. That is why I am slightly cautious. The other thing was that no one was coming to the second floor.

For now, there was only Akeno, and she couldn't even defeat the minotaur, but I knew why she was asking me if I could take form. In ways, this whole building and everything inside it, everything but her, was a part of my body. If someone were to destroy the first floor, then I would feel it.

Since she wanted it, and I couldn't touch her without breaking her whole being, I took control of the minotaur body and came back up to the top floor where we were. I caught her by her waist and pulled her towards me.

By now, I was used to the minotaur body, and it was fun, like being in an avatar inside the game. But more like virtual reality, where I had full control over it. If there was anything that was left to ask, then it was her name.

"Shuri…I am Shuri Himejima, my king."