Something Like Reincarnation?

One day, when I opened my 'eyes', I saw a lush green forest all around me.

'Where is this?'

I tried to reach in my pocket to grab my cell phone.

'Hm? I can't feel anything.'

I tried reaching around again.

'I feel like I can't even move properly.'

I tried looking down where my pant's pocket should be….but all I can see is some white smoke.

'Let alone my phone, where's my hand?'

"How did I get here?"

I tried closing my eyes to think but nothing happened.

"I don't even have eyelids…."

I couldn't feel anything or even close my eyes.

I feel like I'm forgetting something important…

I recalled a brief one second flashback to a room colored red.

'Did I die?'

I kept trying to recall my memories.

Gradually, the events of my life came back to me. Some parts were clearer than others but I couldn't remember anything else about how I died.

'All I did was work, read, and watch TV.'

Well, honestly I don't really regret how I lived. What I do regret is….

"How am I supposed to pass time without my entertainment! TV! Music! Novels! Games! I'll die of boredom!!"

I looked around the forest again with my nonexistent eyes.

There were some strange plants I had never seen before and a rabbit...with a single horn coming from its forehead.

Could….could this be...the so-called reincarnated troupe I've seen in internet novels?!

But….what was I reincarnated as?

My current appearance makes me want to make excuses like maybe my vision is impaired but I can see the forest perfectly fine…

Why can I only see this smoke like appearance?

There's only one thing I could think of is a ghost.

If I was going to be reincarnated as a non-human character, couldn't I have been something strong or beautiful at least??

If I'm dead, I can't even die of boredom!!

Maybe a strong demon, or a beautiful siren? Why am I just a ghost no one can see??

This, this isn't even reincarnation is it? I mean if there's no body, it can't really be called 'reincarnation' can it?!

What am I….a transmigrating ghost?? What's the point of that?? Why couldn't I just be a ghost in my original world?!

If I was really in a fantasy-like world, I want to be able to live life to the fullest, but I can't even be alive like this!

'Ah...was my luck always so bad….not only did I die but I had to wake up again as something so useless….'

*sigh* "Hmm… but maybe since this seems to be a fantasy world…. there's something I can do as a ghost?"

Remember, remember….Stories about ghosts….

"Ah, that's right!"

I remember in stories about malignant spirits, they could sometimes move objects or even possess people.

I loved watching paranormal and supernatural shows almost as much as I loved reading novels!

There were a lot of different ideas on what a ghost could do from show to show.

Sometimes the ghosts were completely powerless though….

I'll die a second time from boredom if I can't do anything!

It's already bad enough that I've remembered the luxuries of entertainment from my previous life, I can't stand floating around doing nothing for the rest of eternity!!

Let's see, moving objects? That seems like the simplest one.

I can't touch anything physically, so...I can try moving it with my mind.

I floated around the forest looking for something small to move.

'Hm, a pebble. I guess that works.'

I stared at the pebble and willed it to move with my mind.

"Nothing is happening."

I looked with downturned eyes towards the pebble.

'In paranormal stories, the strongest ghosts were always the malignant ghosts that held regrets and deep anger.'

I focused on the pebble again and focused on my negative emotions.

'My boss at work always picked on me for no reason'

'My boyfriend dumped me because he told me I liked reading novels more than I liked him'

'My dad was a dead-beat'

'My mom died after I graduated'

'....I also died an early death'

The pebble began to shake.

'Eh? I was kinda joking? That actually worked??'

The pebble exploded.

"....let's not use this on living creatures for a while'

I practiced a bit more while trying to dig up more negative emotions.

"I never got to finish all those internet novels I was reading!!"

A fallen tree branch went flying.

...at least it didn't explode that time.

I practiced for a while longer.

Honestly, I have no idea how long it was. Does time even mean anything when you're a ghost? ...Yeah no it definitely does. I'll go crazy if I can't touch anything or talk to anyone.

It's not like I was a social butterfly when I was alive in my world but...yeah as you'd expect, people need human contact.

Huh? I'm not a person anymore?

I'm a person in my ghost soul, alright??

See...I'm already talking to myself…

...….

Okay, what else can a ghost do? Possession?

But, I don't really want to take over the consciousness of an innocent person… I'd feel guilty.

...could I possess a corpse?

But I don't want to be a zombie either….

Zombies might not sound terrible in theory but you know…

Zombies' flesh will rot!!

Zombies' wounds won't heal!!

Their organs will fall out!!

Absolutely not!!!

......…...

Well let's start with animals… I don't want to take them over permanently, I'll just borrow their body shortly and then let them go.

Well...if I'm a ghost that's even capable of possession that is….

I floated around the forest before coming upon a small white rabbit.

I floated in front of the rabbit and stared into its eyes.

....How does possession work?

Right when I was wondering how I should even try to possess a living creature, the rabbit ran straight ahead into me.

I thought it would go right through my ghost body but….it was a successful possession, wasn't it.

...…...

After that day, I spent my days practicing moving objects with my willpower and possessing animals to run around the forest.

It was a leisurely life but I had fun as a fish in the river, as a bird in the sky, and pretty much every other animal there was in this forest.

I'm not sure how long it's been since I came to this world but…. I wish I could have some human interaction before I completely forget how to speak….