Starting From the Beginning

[Third POV]

Somewhere in a harsh rockbound region, a small settlement was inhabited by a tribe of blue-haired demons called the Migurds. The residents lived in complete silence as there were no words spoken, only hand signals and the ability to communicate mentally.

However, within a certain home, the miracle of birth was about to begin. One of the Migurd women was pregnant and in the middle of delivery while assisted by a midwife.

"Urgh... Grrr... Aaah..."

The Migurd woman grunted in pain but didn't utter a single word. That's because, within her mind, she and the midwife were communicating with each other with telepathy.

["Keep pushing, Miss Rowena, and steady your breath."]

["I'm trying..."]

While the childbirth was proceeding, a bunch of people were watching in the background, one of them was the husband of the Migurd woman and the rest were five Migurd children.

["Papa, is Mama going to be okay?"] the youngest of the children asked.

The father notices his child's telepathic message and places a hand on his head. ["It's fine, Roego. Your mother will be alright."]

With that reassurance, they continued to observe the childbirth in silence while the Migurd woman groaned and breathed laboriously. Eventually, the procedure had concluded and the midwife turned to the Migurd man.

["Congratulations, sir Rokasu. The mistress has given birth to a newborn girl."]

Upon receiving the telepathic message, Rokasu along with his five children went to check on the baby. When the group arrived, they noticed something odd. 

["Oh my, she's wide awake."]

["A little bit much, that is."]

["I mean, she's staring straight at us."]

While three of the children remarked on the infant's unique spatial awareness, Rokusu turned to his wife and telepathically conveyed his gratitude.

["Good work, Rowena. That's our sixth child,"] he complimented.

The woman nodded earnestly. ["Thank you, darling. So, what would be her name?"]

["Well, let's see,"] Rokasu contemplated deeply before deciding, ["How about Rokua."]

["Ah, Rokua... what a fantastic name,"] Rowena acknowledged. ["Our precious little daughter, Rokua Migurdra."]

As the whole family was fascinated with the newborn, the midwife excused herself, feeling slightly unsettled by what she just observed.

 'That child... No, I must be imagining things. She's a purebred, so it's too early to assume.'

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[Rokua POV, earlier]

What the heck just happened? Where am I? I recalled stepping into the portal but right after that, everything was hazy.

["Answer, you're currently in a woman's womb."]

Woah, who just said that? Did a voice just talk to me just now?

["The one who's speaking is the fabricated conscience constructed by God."]

Oh, I see. It makes sense ever since I requested help from him. But what can you do? Are you just going to answer all my questions?

[Negative, the fabricated conscience was also qualified to teach you everything you need to know about cultivation and the ways of life."]

Cultivation, huh? I supposed it was my new life mission to learn this kind of stuff.

But before I could ask more questions, I just realized that the fabricated conscience had said something earlier. Something that has to do with the cramped flesh-like space I am in.

Did you just say I was in a woman's womb just a while ago?

["Affirmative."]

Ah, is that so? Well... That's a first...

...

...

...

Who am I kidding? What the heck?! Does this mean I'm a baby right now?!

["Affirmative, your soul is occupying a soon-to-be-born vessel."]

What? So, I actually am an infant. But what does it mean by the soon-to-be-born part? 

Just before I could ask for an explanation, a mysterious force suddenly pulled me towards a narrow fleshy passage.

Urgh, it is too tight. I think I'm being suffocated right now.

["Notice. You're currently exiting the—"]

You don't need to finish that sentence, I know where I am.

While navigating through the woman's birthing route, the feeling of freedom can be felt but it is followed by the sensation of someone grabbing my head.

Ah!! My head! Stranger danger! 

["Clarification. Someone is helping you leave the woman's birthing route."]

Hearing that reason, I acknowledged the birthing process and allowed the entity to pull me out. Ultimately, I was liberated from the womb, and my first gasp of air was taken diligently. 

Oh, sweet release... I can finally breathe...

["Warning. Multiple individuals approaching."]

Wait, what? Where? I can't see a damn thing. What happened to my eyes?

["Answer, Your visual capabilities are currently underdeveloped."]

You got to be kidding me! Who are these people anyway?

["Observation. These individuals seem to be your biological family in this lifetime."]

Oh... I see...

With that answer, I attempted to look at the people who were my flesh and blood. But since my eyes were not working properly, I blindly searched for them.

["Oh zyk, thr'nza widk awakr."]

["A litzal bit murk, tha' is."]

["I my'n, thr'nza star'ng straik at uz."]

What the heck was that? Was that you, fabricated conscience?

["Negatory, those were the unfiltered telepathic messages of the family members."]

Really? But why do they sound gibberish to me?

["Explanation. The members are using a variation of telepathy which contradicts your own understanding of the message."]

Well, that sounds like a bummer. Could you translate them for me?

["Affirmative."]

With that response, the messages became more clear to me, realizing that they were worried by my attempt to look at them. While that being said, I also caught the telepathic message of two more individuals.

["Thank you, darling. So, what would be her name?"]

["Well, let's see... How about Rokua."]

["Ah, Rokua... what a fantastic name. Our precious little daughter, Rokua Migurdra."]

From the sound of their conversation, they seemed to be talking about me and I was named Rokua, which is a peculiar choice. But who am I to judge?

You know what, I'll accept it. From now on, I am Rokua Migurdra and my new life mission is to cultivate and improve myself to be a better person than I was before.