1 Huh?

" So Fina, right? About your death... yah that's my fault. Sorry. Sometimes even I make mistakes. I admit that your life wasn't supposed to be as miserable as it was. I offer you my deepest condolences."

A white-robed angel stood in front of me as I stared at him with a disbelieving look on my face. Sure I knew I was going to die soon, I could instinctively feel it after spending five years in a hospital. But now you're going to tell me that my death was a mistake? Even disregarding that, why are your words so apologetic but your face doesn't match that at all. Plus what's up with this sea of clouds we're standing on?

"Hmmm, too shocked to even speak huh? Well I understand, I mean it's not everyday one can stand before the most handsome Life Angel, Cynder, like yourself. I reckon that just this moment should be enough to make up for your misfortune no?" he said again, a beaming smile on his face.

I wonder if it's a sin to punch an angel in the face.

"Anyway, although you probably still want to gaze upon my visage, I do have a schedule so hurry up and spin the wheel to choose your fate in the next world."

All of a sudden a wheel like the ones in a game show appeared in front of me. So that's what's happening, reincarnation. But is this really how that gets handled? Bright blue and red in alternating colors with all sorts of names over it. Wow, either Heaven is really lax or Cynder has more than one screw loose. Is this really how worlds are chosen for reincarnation? Lifting my hand I spin the wheel as hard as I can and watch as it slows down on a space labeled "Azuria".

"Azuria? For a mortal, your fate really is interesting~ I wonder how you'll do there. Well in any case, your time here is up. Hopefully, you won't ever come back here again, for your sake of course."

With those final parting words, Cynder and the wheel both disappeared and everything faded to black.

When I woke back up the first thing that came to mind was that I seemed to be in some sort of cave. Apparently reincarnation doesn't start you off as a baby? But, aside from that I should probably focus on finding some food and water before anything else.

Why do I not have legs? As soon as I attempted to move, I tripped over myself and fell flat on my face. Apparently i'm a quadruped~ Wait, no, no, no, that's definitely something to be worried about. I distinctly remembering being human in my past life. I was stuck on a hospital bed for most my life so I couldn't have done anything so bad as to be reborn as something non-human right?

I definitely need to find out what I am. Definitely time to seek out some water and see my reflection, although four legs will take some getting use to.

What feels like hours later I finally got the hang of my new limbs and also found out I have a tail... It really just doesn't get any better does it. But on the bright side I finally found some water. Now, time to find out what I've become.

That majestic, triangular head connected to that fearsome, red body and tail. With those four powerful legs I can only be a charm***er right?

Wait no, this is totally just a normal red lizard...Huh?