Beginning
??? POV
Imagine yourself being calm enjoying some Videos, playing a game of questionable quality while holding yourself back from starting to Curse the child who sank your Ship for thinking it was fun, and then...darkness. The Complete absence of Light with the permanence of consciousness.
I personally was never someone very brave...at least not when I had nothing to defend myself with, so suddenly experiencing total darkness and no longer feeling my body was something frightening. I would certainly have painted my pants brown if I still had a body.
I do not know how long I stayed in the Total darkness and honestly I do not even want to know. All that matters to me now is understanding what is happening at this exact moment.
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A Man of common appearance was sitting on a black chair with the edges outlined with white LED, and apparently he had been staring at me in silence for quite some time.
I also did not understand exactly what was happening so I was also silent. For a looong time.
''Has your little brain finally finished registering what is happening? Or do you need a few more years?'' The Man of common appearance finally spoke when my thoughts ended, almost as if he knew what I was thinking. (?)
''*Sigh* Yes I know what you are thinking, or at least partially. And let us start the choice process already, I am already tired of the sight of this place.'' He snapped his fingers and then, a wooden chair appeared behind me and my body was suddenly forced to sit down.
Wait, body?
''I gave you a temporary body made of 'nothing' to make our interaction easier.'' Crossing one leg over the other, the Man rested his chin on one hand while staring at me.
''Now, let us begin.'' With the Man letting out a preparatory yawn, my mind suddenly became more focused. I did not even feel like asking about my body at that moment. Why?
''Let us start with the basic answers.''
''First. You died, the cause of your death was in a big summary, bad luck. Your Brain simply gave up on keeping itself together and came apart, the scene was quite ugly by Human standards.'' That...explains quite a lot, actually.
''Second. The place you are currently in and the place you spent in the darkness are the same place, a kind of 'void' created within your Soul by me. A simplified means of communication so I do not have to go through all the work of removing you from the Reincarnation Cycle in order to be able to communicate with you.'' I already suspected it but in the end life after death really exists, even this thing of Reincarnation Cycle...cool! Cool? What kind of reaction is that?!
''Third. By a strange wave of Luck and by merit after a deep analysis of your character, it was decided that a second chance will be given to you. Not in the world you were living in, we do not do that here. But in a new World, if you so desire.''
''Any questions?'' The Man narrowed his eyes while staring at me.
I swallowed dry an nonexistent saliva while gathering some courage to speak.
''And my family members? Parents? Grandparents? Siblings?'' I really did not care much about dying, I did not have many things I wanted to do in life. But I at least cared about my Family.
''The most shaken were your Grandparents. They lived for a few more years, sad but lived, and then passed away at home not long after your Dog passed away. They did not have you anymore nor the dog and losing both was a very strong blow to their mental and emotional state.''
''The Rest of your Family was also sad but after a few years they got over it and are living well, they still remember you and your Grandparents and visit your burial places, but overall that is it.''
It was...a relief to know that. At the same time that I am sure that if this current body were capable, I would be crying. A lot. Imagining my Grandparents dead was simply too heavy for me, since they were my Pillar so to speak.
''Did they Reincarnate? Did they go to Heaven?''
''They went to Heaven, they are currently 'living' with their Parents and other family members who died and managed to go there. And before you ask: Do not try to find out how Heaven exists, why and how it is. That kind of answer can only be given to those who are already there.''
He got me there. I was curious.
''Now, back to the subject.'' He coughed lightly before leaning his back against his chair.
''You have a chance of Reincarnation, you can make some requests and depending on how difficult or unreal they are, you may or may not receive them. The amount of requests is limited to how absurd the total package of what you asked for is.''
This sounded like a scenario taken directly from a Fanfic, or perhaps from a Book of not so high quality.
''You can think for as long as you want. Do not worry about the time needed for that.''
He seemed to foresee what I was about to ask, I guess it is very good to talk to someone capable of reading my mind...maybe, just maybe.
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A LONG TIME LATER
''I'm Ready!'' I declared with a cheerful tone, now more active after having finished assimilating everything I needed to truly focus on the requests.
''Go ahead.'' The Man made a gesture with his hand, urging me to begin.
''I want to create something. A Human, or at least the complete essence of a Human.''
''And Why?'' He questioned me, maybe he is curious? Should he not be able to read all my thoughts?
''Because my last request will be to send me to Heaven, by the side of my Grandparents and Family members. I really do not like Pain and I do not want to experience all these difficulties again, you know? And it would be a waste to let this opportunity pass, both to be able to fulfill my desire and to be able to have a pleasant 'ending'.'' I gave a light laugh, feeling a little happy but also a little...pathetic.
Most people would abuse the Opportunity to get a better life, and maybe some broken in the head would try to be born super-powered, participate in fights, fulfill twisted desires, but I honestly did not have the courage for any of that.
Fighting hurt. It was annoying to have to interact with strangers. And I could not see myself truly hurting someone, especially to force my desire onto others. What appears in the head has to stay in the head.
I guess I can be considered a coward because of that, but it is what it is.
''...Well.'' The Man in a lighter movement extended a finger in my direction and a light came out from there, hitting directly what should be my forehead(I think?)
Suddenly, the dark place we were in became clearer and the illusion of a humanoid body appeared in front of me. Along with that, several strange interfaces that I instinctively knew how to use.
''In the exact way you wanted. Use every part to create whatever you wish and after that, the created Body will be sent to some random place, in an equally random way. The only guarantee is that it will start in that place with enough opportunity to live and enjoy life, at least for longer than you enjoyed.'' The Man explained to me with a lighter tone of voice, and it was a relief to know that whatever I created would not have the chance to arrive in a new place with the body of an Elderly person.
''Now, go ahead. Create.'' And with that, the Man closed his eyes and returned to silence.
I moved my gaze to the hologram of a Human without gender/age/characteristics.
''Now it is just me and you my handsome.'' Heh.
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CREATION PROCESS(AND THOUGHTS BEHIND THE CREATION)
[Name: {X} --> {Vesper}] - It was a name that I used a lot during RPG Sessions that I participated in with my friends in the past, why not give life to my favorite Character?
[Age: {---}] - Unfortunately I cannot change it.
[Race: {X} --> {Human}] - I could have chosen everything: Demon, Vampire, Angel, Incubus, even some aberrations like the {False/Fake-Hydra}, but I preferred Human. It is what I am most used to, and there is nothing wrong with being Human...:P of course there is.
[Personality: {X}} - I will not modify this part. It would be wrong to predefine a Personality for him. I want to create something alive and not a toy.
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[EXTRA 1: {X} --> {Light}] - I always created paladins in the sessions, it was fun. But it would be strange to put paladin in this part and have him be born in a futuristic or modern world, he would be very badly seen. So, why not 'Light'? Depending on the interpretation that this Creation System makes, maybe it adapts according to the World? It is a shot in the dark but it is better than risking wrong.
[EXTRA 2: {X} --> {Determined}] - I always had a lot of desire to do something but I could never gather enough determination or will to do it. I do not want my Creation to be as bad as me, I want it to be something better. So, Determined!
[EXTRA 3: {X} --> {Curious Learner}] - Let him experience everything he wants, and let him be able to learn everything he wants. Maybe not instantly, I do not want to define a Level of Talent for him so I will leave it to his luck, but that in the end he always has the potential to learn whatever he wants.
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I stared at what should be my Creation, maybe even my Son, and gave a smile of pride.
He was inspired largely by my RPG Character, maybe a silly wish but I wanted my dear character to be real at some point.
Now, I can say with pride that I have a Son!...or something like that.
''I am done. His Appearance I will leave to the chance of Fate, you know? I do not have that much imagination to define so much about him, and have you thought about me giving him an appearance and in the future he having self esteem problems for having tastes different from mine? It would be a Disaster.'' I said looking at the Hologram of my creation.
The Man who was sitting on the chair opened his eyes and gave a light nod, with a strange glow behind the eyes.
''...Finished? If so, I will send you to Heaven now along with the rest of your already dead family members.''
''Finished. And thank you!'' I bowed lightly in his direction.
''Thanks to you I managed to fulfill my last dream and now I will be able to rest in peace, so Thank you! Truly.''
The Man remained silent and did not answer me, until suddenly I disappeared from the darkness.
In the blink of an eye the Scenario changed, I was in a beautiful place. Really beautiful.
''[XXXXX}?!''
A familiar voice entered my ears and I turned in the direction of the voice, and there, was someone very dear to me.
It is a relief to be able to see you again.
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??? POV
I stared at the Creation of the peculiar Human and then, snapped my fingers forcing two different wheels of reality.
''There were two wishes left that will be converted into: World Roll and Power Roll.''
I announced to the immobile Figure before spinning the Wheels.
And the result made a slight smile appear on my face.
''It seems that he really got what he wanted.''
END
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Honestly, I am undecided about which world I send the Protagonist.
Some options are:
1. Pokémon
2. Dragon Ball
3. Palworld
4. DxD (?)[1]
5. Demon Slayer
6. Naruto
And being honest, the Idea for this Story is to be something long and lasting. So, even though it is a 'Multiverse' Fanfic, each World would have a large amount of Chapters to be fully explored before moving on to the next.
[1] (More for freedom than anything else.)