1 New beginning

'Where am I? Why can't I remember anything and why can't I see anything? It feels as if I am just floating in the void, without any purpose...all alone.' A soul in the form of a young man thought.

'Agh! What's this sudden pain?!' The soul couldn't produce any groan despite feeling intense pain, however, that wasn't the reason why the soul was so shocked, the whole reason for its shock was the fact that it couldn't pinpoint the location of the pain. The soul's natural actions were to catch its head however the soul could hardly move an inch.

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24 hours later...

'...Finally, the pain subdued however I have no idea even for how long I have suffered. It's hard to keep the concept of the time when I can't see anything, smell anything, neither touch anything. However, after the pain subdued, I can remember a few fragments of what seems to be my memories. I know that I used to be human on the Earth and I can also remember what looked like my last moments before death.'

'No matter...if I am dead...why is it that I can still think? Shouldn't I be just sleeping forever or maybe reincarnate? Also, I can feel something else inside my body, that is...if I have a body since I can't feel anything neither can I move.'

[I apologize for the sudden intrusion and unnecessary pain you have experienced.] A sudden voice resounded inside the souls' mind.

'No worries...So? Who or what are you?' The soul sounded quite unfazed after hearing someone's monotonous voice inside its mind.

[What a composure...I was right to choose you. I have completed half of my job, anyway, please tell me your preferences on the body you would like to transmigrate into. I will explain everything once this is finished since you probably won't be able to remember anything.] Monotonous voice sounded quite pleased at first before regaining its indifferent tone.

'...I am not really going to tell you anything before you explain at least the basics, if you think that I lust for reincarnation or whatever, you are wrong.' The soul replied back in its mind, completely serious about its words. The soul could feel its memories slowly returning back to it.

[The new host is indeed demanding but I am supposed to answer your questions so be it. I chose you and your soul survived the process of blending together with me therefore we are one. There is no reason for me to try to harm my new host.]

'Then why did you choose me? Since you said that you chose me, it means there have to be many others besides me. Also, what do you mean by preferences? Am I supposed to choose some influential person and try to change the world or something like that?'

[Most souls that regain their consciousness tend to panic a lot, host, you were the one who caught my attention first, that's all. I also am not exactly sure what the host is talking about but the host isn't meant to transmigrate into someone's body on the host's previous world.]

'Well...whatever, it seems like you truly don't mean anything ill, and even if you did, I wouldn't be able to do anything so...my preferences, huh? It would help me more to know in which world I will have to live but I guess male, average looks, uninteresting on the first glance, also, if its some kind of fantasy cruel world, it would be helpful if the body had no relatives but would live somewhere secure enough. Also, please make him at least 15 years old.' The soul answered with slight amusement. Ever since the soul started regaining its old memories, it also started affecting its personality a little bit.

[I will try to do as the host wishes and in the meantime, the host should use the spare time to recover as many memories as he can. I will leave, for now, once I take possession of someone's body, the host's soul will be naturally drawn to it and the host's soul will fly towards it to join up with me once again. Don't panic once the host's soul starts moving and feel odd, it is a simple process of leaving this place, and getting out of here is much more unpleasant than getting inside.] The monotonous voice said before the young man's soul felt as if part of him got torn away.

'As if I would panic after meeting such a creepy voice, well, he was right, I should just focus on my memories, I am starting to see where I actually used to live so it might prove useful.' The soul thought and entered a deep sleep.

After what seemed like 30 days...

A boy was lying on the ground filled with rich green grass, near him was a gently flowing river and all around him were tall trees.

"?!" The boy who had his eyes closed till now suddenly opened them and started gasping for breath while pressing his hand to his throat. After catching his breath, he sat up and started looking around him with a lost expression.

[Is the host looking for me?]

Suddenly the boy heard a monotonous voice inside his head.

'You are bad at guessing...First, I was trying to see where I am and if I am safe staying here since I am in the wildness right now, however, I can't deny that hearing your voice is a little bit reassuring. Anyway, can you tell me details now that we are here?' The boy rolled his eyes before replying in his mind.

[I think that can wait for a few minutes]

'What do you- Not this again!' "Agh" The boy wanted to reply but before he was able to finish his question, he tightly gripped the sides of his head before releasing a groan while gritting his teeth in pain.

After a few minutes, the pain subdued and the boy was finally free to move albeit a bit sloppily since he was slightly exhausted.

The boy crawled on four near the small river to take a look at his reflection and what he saw made him release a blank expression. The boy was ordinary looking, a long dark turquoise hair tied in a long ponytail, his eyes were crimson red with not so notable vertical pupils. He had porcelain skin despite spending who knows how long lying in the sun. He had an overall athletic build but his arms had a few scratches and small scars, making his porcelain skin quite wasted. The boy's face was also covered by bits of dirt.

He decided to clean his face with the water and once he did and looked at his reflection once again...

'Fuck! So much for my request to be average looking...Why does this boy look like a woman? If I wouldn't have felt my pp down there, I would be ready to sue you for scamming me.' The boy thought.

[I apologize if I haven't done everything according to the host's preferences but I am not a human being, I have no conception of beauty. I saw that he had quite a dirty face so I thought it would suit your preferences. Anyway, why is the host so demanding when it comes to something mundane as looks?] The voice apologized but his voice didn't sound sincere at all.

'At least sound like you mean it when you apologize! As for my reasons...That's right, as you said, the looks are nothing but mundane or whatever it means thing, however, humans tend to pay a lot of attention to those mundane things, that's why I wanted to look ordinary, so I wouldn't stumble on any trouble. Well, at least he looks unnoticeable unless someone would be staring at him for a long time.'

[I see, I apologize for my incompetence. I failed to meet your requirements that weren't made just in the heat of the moment, they actually had meaning yet I failed to meet the host's expectations. Still, why does the host refer to himself in the third person?]

'*sigh* forget it. I am referring to myself in the third person just because I control this body for a few minutes...I can't just treat it as my own body as soonest as I take over it, can I?'