CHAPTER 2 - HAVE I REINCARNATED?

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In void, literally in the void, it was not dark or illuminated, it was neither cold nor hot, there was not even anyone, it is what everyone who has read novels of that kind would call the "Void" a place where there is nothing, nothing at all, there had never been anything, at least until that very moment where a small wisp of light floated slowly drifting aimlessly.

[The system is integrating with the host's soul...]

A robotic voice sounded and suddenly fell silent, but after a while it rang out again.

[The system has been successfully integrated into the host's soul, then an "Exciting World" will be sought to reincarnate the host...]

Again that robotic voice fell completely silent and spoke again, but this time a long time later, it may have been even months before he spoke again, maybe even years, but in the void, where there was nothing, not even time, it could not be said exactly how long it was since the last time he spoke.

[No world has been found in this universe that meets the conditions of the host, I will proceed to search adjacent universes...]

Then, he fell silent and who knows how long later, he began to speak again.

[No world has been detected that meets the conditions of the host after searching more than 1,000,000 universes, parallel universes will be investigated in search of a world that meets the conditions of the host...]

Then, he fell silent and a while later he spoke again.

[Warning, a world has been found that meets the conditions imposed by the "Host", proceeding to reincarnate the host!]

He fell silent and spoke again.

[Error 302356, it has not been possible to reincarnate the host because certain conditions derived from his tastes are not met, proceeding to look for an alternative reality, but from that same world that meets the standards of the host!]

Some time later...

[Reality found, the host will be reincarnated on a planet called Earth, Twin Parallel Universe to the host: 999,999, Timeline: 523, Race according to the host's preferences: Human, Role of that person according to the host's tastes: Protagonist, proceeding to reincarnation!]

Suddenly, the wisp of light, once floating aimlessly, began to disperse into tiny particles of light and disappeared from the void, and thus, the void, became empty again, just as it had always been...

…

Twin Parallel Universe: 999,999

Timeline: 523.

Location: Florida, USA.

We were in a deep forest immersed in the most absolute darkness, a forest that anyone would have considered frightful, terrible, enchanted, there, lying on the grass lay an old man who seemed to be about 70 years old, but he was not in normal conditions, no, because in his stomach he had a large wound, as if a dog had torn a piece of meat from him with its sharp teeth and If it were not enough, the place where his eyes should have been, were empty, as if they had been removed.

"Grandpa!" – a boy suddenly said.

It was a boy with black hair, blue eyes and extremely handsome, he held a small flashlight in his hands, stained with blood, that boy was Jacob Portman, a young teenager of 15 years old very close to his beloved grandfather, Abe Portman, who now lay on the ground struggling between life and death.

"Grandpa, wake up, please!" – Jacob said.

The boy was terrified by his grandfather's current situation because he did not believe that what he was seeing, a few minutes ago his grandfather had called him very agitated, saying that "They were here", something that Jacob attributed to his dementia, but even so and due to the request of his father, Frank, went to see him to see how he was doing and calm him down, but he never imagined seeing him like this, he never imagined seeing him bloodied, with a huge wound in his side and no eyes where they should have been.

Jacob bent down to pick up his grandfather, but the moment he touched him, a kind of strange memories filled his mind, memories he hadn't had until now, memories of a life he'd never lived.

"What's going on? Where am I?" – Jacob wondered.

But it didn't look like him, it seemed like someone else had taken his place and he was looking confused at the scene before him.

Jacob was confused, looking around for an answer, for any hint that he was doing here, but all he found was total darkness and a sinister scene before his eyes.

"Hey, hold on!" – Jacob said.

I didn't know who he was or who the old man he was holding was, but it didn't matter, the poor thing was injured and needed immediate medical attention or he would die.

"Listen, Jacob..." – the old man said suddenly.

"Jacob, do you mean me? But that's not my name" – I said to myself.

"Tell me" - I said.

There was no time, but I will listen to what he has to say.

"You have to leave quickly" – said the old man.

"Go where? No, the first thing I have to do is call an ambulance..." – I said.

I was surprised, I just remember that I was in my bed and now I am here, in the middle of a dark forest and holding a dying old man whose eyes was missing, I was confused and did not know what was happening, luckily, I was always a person who considers himself serene and I did not scream.

"No... It's too late, you must go to the island... look for Emmerson, the postcard... Enter in the Time loop... September 3 th, 1940..." – said the old man with difficulty.

"What are you...?" – I said surprised.

Those words, those words sounded like something to me, especially the date, but there was no time to remember, I had to help the person in front of me.

"Don't move, I'll call an ambulance right away and they'll cure you, just don't make sudden movements" – I said.

He was bleeding a lot, whatever happened to him, whatever that wound did to him, it wasn't normal, nothing normal.

"Listen, I know you think I'm crazy, but... look for the bird, it will explain everything to you, will you do that, Yakob? Promise me" - said the old man.

"I promise you, but you will be cured, you will see" – I said holding her body.

But I knew it was impossible, that wound was too big and his fate was sealed, but I couldn't deny the words of an old man on his deathbed.

"I thought I could protect you... I should have told you years ago..." – said the old man.

And then his body became completely inert, I checked his pulse and saw that he had stopped, which caused me to suddenly panic because I had never seen a corpse in my life.

Once dead, I leaned the old man gently on the ground and took out the phone I found in my pocket, ready to call an ambulance despite not even knowing where I was, when suddenly, I saw him, he was a frightening creature, he must have been three meters tall, eyes as black as coal, with several huge tongues coming out of his mouth and humanoid, Yes, but he didn't look like a human at all, he was more like a monster.

"What the fuck!" – I said scared.

I, who had always lived comfortably, had never witnessed anything like this, a creature so frightening that even me, someone serene and who did not panic so easily, made me lose my calm and scream with fear.

"Jacob!" - someone shouted in the distance.

Due to the surrounding darkness I couldn't see her appearance well, but I was sure that she was a woman thanks to her voice.

"Behind you!" – I said.

That monster was behind her, spreading out its long tongues as if they wanted to grab her.

Astonished, the woman turned around and fired with the shotgun she was carrying in her hand, frightening the monster that ran scared, getting lost in the forest.

"What happened?!" – exclaimed the woman looking at the scene with terror.

…

A few days had passed since then and I was currently sitting in a room, reflecting on what had happened.

It had been exactly two days since that and I couldn't stop thinking about everything that had happened, but I discovered something, now it was no longer me, I was in the body of Jacob Portman, a 15-year-old boy whom I recognized as the protagonist of a movie and books called "Miss Peregrine's home for peculiar children", An amazing movie and books that... I couldn't quite remember for some reason.

[The reason why you can't remember what's going on is that your memory is sealed]

It was a robotic voice I'd heard before, just before I fell asleep.

"Who are you?!" – I snapped.

I was alone and my new parents were in the living room, talking about what they were going to do with me after all of this.

[You need to calm down, host, I'm your system]

"A system? Like in novels?" – I asked in amazement.

Was this really happening to me or is it just a dream?

[It's real]

"And why am I here? Why have I reincarnated?" – I asked in a hurry.

[You're here because you made a deal with the God of Deals, it's that simple]

"I don't remember ever making any kind of deal with any God" – I said frowning.

I mean, I'd remember if I'd done something like that, I have a good memory.

[No? you did and I will tell you your exact words: "I would trade everything I have for living in an exciting world, a world that harbors something more than pure normalcy, I would want a world like that, my riches, my power, my position, all my material possessions, I would change everything to have a life like that, to live in a world that is not boring," Yes, those were your words, am I wrong?」

I was stunned, speechless.