Is it wrong to be in another body?

Chapter 1:

I'm cold. That was my first thought as I suddenly "awoke". And as hard as I try to remember how I got here, I simply can't. The last thing I remembered was being in class doing my final for calculus and then…I was here, in this cold dark alley. My body, as much as I try to move, I didn't have the strength or will to do so.

Grr!

The sound of my stomach grumbling alerted me, I was so hungry. It feels like I haven't eaten in days.

What just happened to me? Why am I here? Why can't I remember? These thoughts just keep ringing inside my head trying to make sense of it all but to no avail.

And while I was lost in thought, I suddenly felt warmth. A warmth that comforted me, as if I was hugged with a warm soft blanket. This feeling brought a bit of my strength to move and as I looked up, I saw what appeared to be a girl with twin tails looking at me with worried and empathetic eyes. She appeared to be wearing a white dress and it wasn't easy to guess her age, but she seemed remarkably young, a few years younger than me. I couldn't help but admire her, she had this radiant look that captivated me.

"Take my hand, I'll take you to a more comfortable and nicer place than this to sleep, okay?" Her voice was as gentle as the look on her face, and it took a short moment before I realized what she had said, but once I did, I extended my hand towards hers. As she grabbed my hand, I again felt a sense of warmth and I honestly felt like I was back home.

I wanted to say something, but my voice felt hoarse and weak. She helped me get up on my feet and the first thing I realized was that I felt a bit shorter but not as short as the girl in front of me. I wonder, where is she taking me? To be honest, I didn't care where I was going as long as I got to feel her warmth.

It wasn't long till she took me to what appeared to be an old church…. interesting. Is she perhaps a nun?

As we got inside, I noticed that it looked like it was abandoned but not really as there seems to be some cleaning done.

"Why don't you take a bath first while I prepare you a meal, does that sound good to you?" The twin-haired girl said as she led me to the bathroom and gave me clothing to wear. Having a hot bath right now would feel very nice and would relieve me of some discomfort my body is feeling.

"T-..thank you," I said while nodding, forcing myself to speak those words. And although it wasn't clear, she still managed to understand.

She smiled warmly and nodded her head. "Of course!" I formed a smile of my own and returned it back to her.

Whoever she was, I felt grateful that she was able to take me out of that dark alley I woke up from. Although, I couldn't shake the feeling that I'd seen her before somewhere. I made my way inside the bathroom and quickly removed the dirty leather brown cloak I was wearing. I immediately turned on the water to warm temperature and as soon as the bath filled to the right amount, I headed inside, increasing the volume of water. A relieved sigh came out from my mouth as I immersed myself in the water, feeling it wash away all the dirt from my body, feeling my muscles relax, and my head gaining more clarity.

Having my eyes closed since the moment I hopped in the bath, I started thinking, where exactly am I? When I was following her, I took a few glances at my surroundings but none of it seemed familiar to me. It's as if, I was in another country. Perhaps a European country? After all, the girl who led me here spoke perfect English, though I can't say that I heard an accent. I may just be overthinking but regardless, I need to find my way back home, the orphanage I lived in has most likely already called the police about my disappearance.

I continued to stay in the bath for a little while, washing my body with soap, and I noticed that my body felt a bit leaner, and my skin looked surprisingly clear, soft, and whiter than before. What happened to my body? Not only did I feel like I've shrunk a few inches, but my body feels differently.

I got up from the bath and went to go look at a mirror and what I saw made my jaw drop. "Huh?!" This is not my body! I blinked many times and touched my face to see if I was seeing right and if that was a mirror instead of a moving picture. Not only was my hair platinum blond and my eyes cerulean blue, but I also looked younger, like at least 3 years younger! If I had to put an age to it, I'd say I looked at 14 years old. However, what surprises me the most is that I looked very… very handsome. If Kim Taehyung and Henry Cavill were deemed the most handsome men in the world, they should see how I look, I'd completely overtake that position.

But it makes me wonder, what just happened to my body? Sure, this body was a hundred times better than my body, but it was still MY body.

 Just as I was about to get a towel, the door to the bathroom opened quickly, and I saw the twin-tailed hair girl look at me worryingly before her face completely flushed bright red. I instinctively covered my genitals and felt embarrassed.

"I'm sorry!" She said before quickly closing the door. Her outburst made my embarrassment fade and I chuckled. I had to admit, she sure was cute.

Just as I dried myself, I saw golden particles forming in front of me, catching me by surprise. What is this now? First, it was waking up in a strange place, then it was my body changing, and now I'm seeing something that looked like it was magic! I sighed feeling like I was probably in a dream. A couple of seconds passed, and it formed what seemed like a letter, then the golden particles stopped, and the letter fell into my hands. I opened the letter:

You are not dreaming. I can see that you're confused about your current circumstances, and worry not, I'll explain. You are in another world, more specifically, you're in an anime called "Danmachi," which I'm sure you've heard about, and the body you have, it's actually from another anime, it's the body of Adam from "Record of Ragnarök", well the early teenage version of him at least. I know I'm making you even more confused, so I'll make this simple for you to understand, your body in your world exploded. The reason why that happened was because your energy wasn't strong enough to contain inside that body of yours. That's why I've sent you into this world and into that body because it was the only way your soul would survive. Although the body you are in now is the body of Adam, you might've noticed that you've felt weak and powerless and that's because your body is deteriorating due to the energy influx. So, if you want to continue living, join a familia to get falna, and go to the dungeon to get strong. Only after you've reached a certain level would your body be stable enough to contain all the energy you hold. I apologize it has to be this way, my son.

What the hell?! My body exploded?! What…this is hard to believe, I don't know how to react to this. I was panicking, my heart was racing faster than it had before, and I was starting to hyperventilate. I've lost everything I've worked for; all those years I spent studying to go to a university and become a doctor were all for nothing! Although I never really had a real family, I still had friends, friends, who stuck by me despite living in an orphanage. Now, I've lost them too.

I felt warm tears pour down my cheek as I let myself be swallowed in despair. However, realizing what I was doing, I slapped myself and tried to regain my composure.

I took a deep breath and exhaled. My original body exploded because the energy was too much for my body to handle, it's no wonder I've always felt something wrong with my body. Now I'm here in this world, in an anime that I've seen in the past. Now I understand who that girl was, it was none other than Hestia, the goddess of hearth. It's no wonder I felt so warm with her. My current body is Adam's, and I also saw that anime, and he was certainly very powerful even rivaling Zeus. After all, he was created in the image of the Gods. It was unfortunate he lost though.

I've made my decision, I need to grow strong, I need to level up, otherwise, I'll explode again, and I can't let that happen. I don't know what level would be enough to handle the energy but I'll keep growing stronger, even if it means becoming a god myself.

[Word Count: 1600]

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(A/N): That concludes the first chapter of this fanfic, how did you like it? I'm open to criticism and suggestions, feel free to comment down what you want to see happen in this fanfiction.