The Apostle Of Arilion

POV: Remi

' What is this darkness? Is this what happens when someone dies, or I am just in a coma or something?' I thought, moving my body felt like some impossible task or rather I didn't feel like I have one right now.

I didn't see anything or heard anything, it has been many hours like this. Having the time to think for a moment, several thoughts crossed my mind and I concluded that I had most definitely died. There was no way that I am alive.

" What the hell is happening? Is the afterlife supposed to be like that? Where are the angels or demons that I have heard about? Tell me, I am in hell or heaven."

I rambled on for quite some time but nothing happened, seeing no results I stopped and started to think back about how my life had been. I don't think I was a very bad guy, besides fooling some people to buy my products I had done nothing wrong.

Whatever I did was for the money that I needed to raise my sibling and to support my father who was constantly unhealthy. Seriously, It made me more depressed, it was frustrating that I couldn't even cry.

My family will get the insurance money but is that enough for them to live, what will happen to my father, my little sister and my brother. If this is the afterlife, can I talk to my mother, please? If there is a god can I request him to bless my family with good health? There was nothing, this is how life has always been for me, the world never listened to what I ever wanted to do. Slowly I lost all of my hopes for some miracle to happen.

I remained silent, didn't think much, and just had a blank mind.

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I suddenly heard a voice and quickly reacted to the sound, what was this sound? Is this an opportunity to end this hopeless condition? I was ready to do anything, just to get out of this darkness that surrounded me.

[ Memory Scan Completed, Language used by the candidate will be used for further communication.]

[ Ability: Universal Communication Has Been Granted, The user can communicate with any living creature and understand them.

Note: It doesn't apply to written communication as thoughts are directly conveyed between you and the other subjects when the subjects are nearby you.]

I remained patient to not offend whoever was talking, that is what I did back on earth as well. The voice suddenly stopped, and I felt like it was my turn to speak.

" Hello, May I know who you are madam." Since the voice sounded more like a woman, I referred to whoever it was as a madam.

[ I am the Soul of the Grimoire fused with your soul.] The Voice said.

" Soul? So are you similar to me? Can you explain to me what is happening? What do you mean by fused?" I asked all of my questions at once, waiting for a reply.

[ I am not like you, your soul is differently created by the cycle of life but mine is an artificial soul. I am made to act as a representative of His majesty, the Demi-God Arilion.]

[ Your soul was righteous, His Majesty chose you to become an apostle.]

" I still don't understand, I have been chosen for what and why? Don't go silent on me by answering things vaguely, explain everything properly." I tried to sound intimidating.

[ You are going to understand everything in the future. Right now, you are only allowed to know this much.]

" Huh-" I tried to say something but was interrupted.

[ As per your knowledge I will be something like a System you have read in comics and novels. My name is Eugenia as given to me by his majesty.]

[ My Benevolent master had requested you to become an Apostle, as your soul was most suitable as per his standards.

Do You Accept Becoming An Apostle?]