I Guess I Died

I find myself in a seemingly endless white space as I wake up. Where is this? How did I get here? As I was trying to remember, I hear a voice.

[ Hello Ash and welcome to the afterlife. Most people don't get to speak with me, the Judgement System, but you have amassed a ludicrous amount of karma.]

"The afterlife but that means I died. I don't remember dying. The last thing I remember doing is getting on the bus to bring food to the orphanage," I think to myself.

[Most souls can't remember how they died as it is usually a traumatic experience, and yes, I can read your mind. But, you shouldn't try too hard you will remember when you're ready.]

[Now let us get down to business, you lived a life full of helping others, just like the heroes in the comics you loved. I will now convert all the karma you have earned into a numeric value to obtain things for your next life.]

[Calculating Karmic Value... 20,070,109,528 Karma]

[Wow, I have not seen this much karma for a least 10,000 years and, that's saying something as I monitor 10 trillion universes. To give you a frame of reference between 1 and 100 karma is what average people have by the time they die.]

"How could I possibly have so much karma I did not save a freaking planet," I say stunned.

[I realize you find it hard to believe, so let me list some of your feats off. You inspired a love for science in Hale Jackson, who would one day find a solution to climate change, saving billions of people. You saved the life of Ada Lee, the lead researcher on the team that finds the cure for cancer. You helped detain a criminal that would have become a bioterrorist if you did not stop him. You have done many more things, but I don't have all day.]

My mouth hangs open as I take it all in. Hale was one of the orphans I took care of at the orphanage and, Ada was my neighbor in high school who I walked home from school with until she moved away. I closed my mouth, happy I had a positive impact on them.

[Finally closed your mouth did you, I was getting worried that I broke your brain or something. We really need to be moving this along.]

[Do you wish to keep your memories after you are reborn? Cost to keep memories 10,000,000 Karma.]

"Yes, I want to keep my memories."

[What world would you like to be reborn in?

Marvel- 1,000,000,000 Karma

DC-1,000,000,000 Karma

Fantasy-50,000,000 Karma

Sci-fi-80,000,000 Karma

Modern-10,000 Karma

Apocoliptic Modern-100 Karma

Apocoliptic Fantasy-50,000 Karma

Apocoliptic Sci-fi-80,000 Karma]

"DC, I will get to meet my favorite heroes like Flash, Superman, and Batman," Ash states excitedly.

[Be warned the DC you will be reborn into my not be as it is in the comics. The main characters should be there but, apart from that everything could be different. Do you still wish to be reborn in DC?]

"Yes," I say, affirmingly.

[Chose your powers. You can either say the powers you want and, I will display how much they cost or look through the list. Here are a few I would recommend.

Creat Your Own Fundamental Force-50,000,000,000 Karma

Kryptonian Physiology-20,000,000,000 Karma

Legendary Saiyan Physiology-20,000,000,000 Karma

Game System-4,000,000,000 Karma

Hero System-4,000,000,000 Karma

Omni-Shop-4,000,000,000 Karma

Limitless Potential-4,000,000,000 Karma]

[A warning about two and three, if you chose either your parents will die right after you're born. And if you purchase two or more systems, they will combine.]

"Well, I guess two and three are off the table. I will purchase Game System, Hero System, Omni-Shop, and, Limitless Potential. Also, show me prices for Psychic Sheild, so my mind is protected, Enhanced Processing, so I can learn quickly, Eidetic Memory, so I don't forget the knowledge I have learned, and an ability that stops my powers from being absorbed." I affirm.

[Psychic Sheild-1,000,000 Karma

Enhanced Processing-100,000,000 Karma

Eidetic Memory-1,000,000 Karma

Power Absorption Immunity-200,000,000 Karma

Confirm Purchase?]

"Yes," I confirm.

[Chose if your family have powers.

No Powers-0

Powers-1,000,000,000]

"Powers," I say.

[Alright, if you have nothing else to say it's time for you to be reborn.]

"Can I save my karma and use it later?"

[Since you purchased the Omni-Shop, you can.]

"Ok, I'm ready."

[Ok, I will bind the powers to you then, you will be reborn.]

[Binding Game System, Hero System, Omni-Shop, and Limitless Potential...]

[Binding complete, Game System, Hero System, Omni-Shop, and Limitless Potential merged into Omni-Gaming System.]

After it said all that, everything went black. A few minutes later, my head felt like it was being crushed when suddenly I am blinded by the light.

[Congratulations, Host, you have been born. As a reward for being reborn in the DC universe, you are rewarded a starter pack, do you wish to open it?]

Hearing the voice, I realize that I was just born. After a few seconds, I feel a sharp pain on my butt. I cry out at the sudden pain. Then, I see a blurry woman cradle me in her arms. Cradled in her arms, I feel an emotion I have not felt since my mother died, motherly love.

"Hello little one, your names gonna be Ash. Awww you're so adorable," the woman says affectionately.