1 Where Time Flows

Have you ever laid in a pool just to float the weightlessness you feel is all i can feel. It's like i'm wrapped in a warm gel but i can breath with no issues, even with my eyes open i still only see absolute darkness. "How long have i been here!" i shout out into the nothingness. suddenly i can feel a current around me seemingly pulling me, i have no sense of direction here so i know not where i am being taken.

After what felt like hours of being pulled i can see light but its not normal colored light, it is too white to be normal light and even though it is but a speck in the distance it seems to shine everywhere. Well not everywhere but it is all encompassing although my eyes only see it in front of me i know it surrounds me in all directions.

As i approach the light it seems to dim and grow larger as this happens i start to remember my life before. i lived a decent life spending most of it reading and playing video games having never really learned how to process and deal with my emotions, so i threw myself into fantasy and escapism to try and deal with everything i couldn't deal with that felt so overwhelming at the time but from my new perspective everything seemed so easy to deal with but it no longer matters as i see a door in front of me.

I approach the door reading the door plaque :Soul Manger: under that in smaller text :to help you into your afterlife: i chuckle a little bit at it as i knock upon the door. "please enter young one." i push open the door to see an almost carbon copy of my own face staring at me dressed in a nice business suit. my own chocolate brown eyes stare at me with a sharp jawline and beyond dark hair it looked like he took a piece of the void and fashioned it into his hair. admittedly he did look like me but turn my looks up to eleven. like Michelangelo carved my likeness for a statue of a god.

"Hello" i look for his name seeing a name plate on his desk : Azrael: "Azrael it is a pleasure to meet you do you mind telling me what happens now." i say as i approach his desk. his smile widens as i approach and he gestures to a chair i didn't notice before as i take a seat he begins to speak with a voice so rich a deep that i shook my very soul.

"Yes you see even though you did no great deeds in your live and on the same note you did no greatly evil deed either, you did try to improve the lives of those around you as such 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑶𝒏𝒆 has decide to grant you a few boons for your next life." Tears start to fall from my face as the realization that this is not a dream but my reality crashes into me. "may i take a moment to come to terms to my new reality." I choke out. " Of course you may i understand you left behind loved ones i will order some refreshment for you will we wait."

i would like to say i recovered quickly but i did not what felt like days passed until i was able to come out of the depression of my untimely death put me into. As i did i saw that the room has changed into a living room like setting with bay windows showing one of the most impressive looking gardens i have ever seen. "are you ready to discuss your next life." Azrael asked for the coach across from me. "yes i believe i'm ready for that now thank you for your patience sir Azrael"

"Think nothing of it child so first and foremost we must figure out which world you wish to live in next." He said solemnly.

"Can i choose any world? like any book movie or tv show?" I asked with more than a little excitement in my tone

"Of course any world you can think of is available for you to choose." Azrael responded with some bemusement in his voice.

"Hmmmm not to be rude but you did meation boons..."

"Yes i did but let us figure out where your going before we get to those, i can't give any boon that will directly break your new world."

"Fair enough ok so frist can i get a system that will allow travel to another world, because that will change my answer greatly."

"Sadly not if i gave that to you it would break the balance of the multiverse."

"Kinda figured that so in that case i chose to goto the world of twilight, on that note how many boons do i get."

"Wounderful you get three boons that are subject to change depending on your wording."

"Ok first i want to be born with the potential to reach peak human capabilities."

"Hmmm that is a very wise choice i see no problems with that or any world really, very well what is your next choice."

"When i become a vampire can my ability be adaptability, like if someone reads my mind to many time my mind will adapt and block out the intrusion, or if i take damage my body will adapt to it eventually."

"That would make you very sought after by those in power, besides that it is no problem for that world."

"Sweet now a question before my last request, can i choice when i will be reborn or will i have to use a boon for it, also same question for my appearance."

"No you won't have to use a boon for that."

'Alright awesome for my last boon i would like to have a system that pulls from the pathfinder tabletop role playing game." I said with a very hopeful tone.

"That is definitely pushing the limits of what i will allow. Azrael said while forming a frown but then he started to smile broadly. i will allow it, now when would you like to be born an how would you like to look."

"I wish to look like Kou Mabuchi from 'Ao Haru Ride' please and to be a year older than bella swan thank you very much.

"Very well you will awaken your memories on your 10th birthday as well as your system, i wish you the best of luck on your future journey and enjoy your soulmate young one."

"Wait whaaaaaaat," is all i could get out as i abruptly fell through a hole in the floor. My last thought being in regret that i forgot about soulmates in this world, then nothing but blackness.

(Thank you for reading my second attempt at writing a book please let me know how i can improve i hope to bring this book to a safacatriery end and please drop some stones.)