Restarting Life

How did I end up here ??

A voice ran through the scattered unparallel abyss. As far as he felt, there was only an abyss with a beginning or end.

Why am I here???

Once again the voice called out without expecting an actual reply as he already tried another hundred times. He doesn't remember how much time has passed. Even after asking the question a hundred times he somewhat accepted that this was not a prank. No prank can go on this long, can it? If not for memories he wouldn't have concluded that he died.

Yes, you heard it right. His very last memory was of an oil truck hitting his car.

When alive his name was Ranjit Singh. From childhood, he had a talent and an interest in art and painting. So from a very young age, he had made his goal to become an artist. Well, being born in India, other may think he had to struggle to accomplish his dream . Sure he struggled not from his parents but relatives.

India has always been the land of culture and arts since ancient times. So he never faced any problems from his parents. If anything, he considered himself blessed as even after all the pressure and taunting of their relatives, they always supported him though at a condition to at least graduate from high school. Well, it was acceptable. In the later days in, even after financial crisis his mother sold of her gold bangles and chain so that could take admission in Indian Art and Drama college. As for relatives, it disgusts him how they are. Don't know how their relatives treat them but in his context " God can't go personally to everyone so he parents as well as devil can't go personally to everyone so he made relatives". Though his life when he was trying to achieve his goal, his relatives always taunted him. But once he accomplished it, they flock around buttering him for his money. After getting a degree, he traveled throughout out world learning cultures, arts and drama plays. Got himself as a scriptwriter on both national and international fronts. Wrote many scripts for movies from which four to five even got Oscars. In my free time writing novels and painted art pieces that got recognized as well as exhibited arts galleries. He was recently working with Marvel on Blade and One piece live show as a scriptwriter. A week from now was his date of script submission. Today he got his medical report positive. A month ago, due to stress, he went to a nearby hospital for a check-up. The result shows that he is in the 4th stage of cancer. He had so many things to accomplish, to get married and win awards but all of it had gone to drain. Never in his life has he ever drunk any alcohol, but after getting the report went to a bar and drank up as much as he could to forget the report if he could. Got his car and was driving to his home only to be hit by a truck in the middle of an empty highway.

So here we are again, the spirit of our protagonist is floating in the void for who knows how long. His lifeless eyes started to nothingness. Suddenly a ray of life hit him and a blinding light took over. A voice came "You have unfortunately died before you were destined to die. Due to the accumulation of all good karma, you are hired by Gods to be their employee for entertainment. For the following purpose you are given a quest system to help and complete your work "

Ding!!!!

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Suddenly blinding light came to a halt. Opening his eyes, Ranjit looked at the ceiling. Sweating prosperously, gasping for air. Siting up inhaling air hungrily. He had a bad dream, a very very bad dream. Walking to the wash basin to wash his sweaty face. After washing walk up to the almirah, wipe his moist face with a towel he look up at the mirror. At first, he was confused, but so it turned to horror. Looking at the mirror was not his slightly aged face of 43 years old but the face of a 17-18 year-old teenager. How did this happen this is not his face. His vision was blurry. Taking the specks on the desktop, he looked around. He was not in his house. Everything around him is different. He stated hypertensive. Trying to calm down, Ranjit looked in the mirror again. Looking at his , he noticed looked like a fairly handsome man with long uncombed unruly curly hair with some outdated 70s hairstyle. He had light tan skin and a small beard recently grown unshaved beard. Currently wearing a light blue kurta and white pajamas.

His room is that of pre 80swith fairly enough furniture. Clothes and paper scattered here and there. Everything was so confusing, at one moment he was about to be hit by a truck, and another moment here. Opening the window of the room, he looked outside. Some distance from there, streets and markets are bustling. Surprisingly there were horse carts small cars of old design and hand rickshaws. Some of the cars were even antiques which he saw at the museum.

Pov

It's confusing, I can't figure out how but things are different. How did I end up here?? Where exactly am I? Why am I here? It looks like some kind of old Bollywood movie set except everything looks absolutely real. Did I time travel? Or is someone playing a prank with me? Huff Huff calm down Ranjit calm down I said to myself. I need to think with a calm mind and get out of the situation. I walk to my balcony and look out the get some answer.

It looks like I am in a 3-floor flat with a small garden around the entrance near a lane and opposite is a market with some self-owned small shops near the front entrance.

I am wearing a kurta and pajamas of old fashion. Seriously the clothes are something my grandparents would have worn in photos. The room looks to be around 1bhk with a glass dim bulb and a ceiling fan on top. I looked all around the room it was furnished though dusty and broken but still could be used after a little cleaning. I was about to go outside and get some info when a green transparent thing with a letter appear. I rubbed my eyes to see if it was an illusion or not. Strange thing it didn't disappear. I tried to touch it but my hand passed through the thing.

Curiously reading the word, it says:

You have been employed by the gods. By completing the task given by god you will receive rewards and points. By using the points you can purchase or enhance any skill. As a bonus, you will be given a starter package and if able to please them your will be granted a wish. Would you like to accept the job?

Yes✔️. No❌

To be continued...

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