Reincarnation

Colossal mammoths, sabretooth tigers, mastodons, and a multitude of other animals could be found in the rich ecology of the forests of the ancient earth. A person can be killed by a dangerous predator at any moment on ancient Earth. A world this dangerous is also home to animals with boundless promise. The Homo erectus, who later evolved into the homo-sapiens, who conquered Earth proved themselves to be the most dangerous species in the future. However, at the moment, Homo erectus is just one of many species that might disappear at any time in the perilous jungles, where the rule of survival of the fittest governs life.

In one section of these forests lives a tribe of ape-like people. Homo eructus was a hunter-gatherer tribe whose male members were in charge of scouting and hunting and whose female members harvested fruit and tubers to assist in caring for the community's younger members.

Orion is among the tribe's younger members. You may be wondering, though, how a young primate can be assigned a name. when there was not the slightest hint of a language or writing system among the people he belonged to. where the tribe's members solely use gruff sounds and signals to communicate with one another.

It had been ten years since he had woken up in this form, which looked like a cross between a human and an ape, and Orion himself had been wondering about the same thing.

He remembered living in a world quite different from the current one, and he remembered having a completely different life before waking up. He was a resident of New York City. He recalled living in poverty as a child, his father's untimely death, and his mother's death from working too many minimum-wage jobs. 

At an early age, he developed self-reliance and was accepted into a reputable institution. acquired a very lucrative position after graduation, relocated entirely to San Francisco, and by accident met the love of his life there. He had intended to marry her before receiving the heartbreaking news of her mysterious disappearance.

He became emotionally disturbed by the event, which led to his drug abuse and alcoholism led to his death while operating a vehicle while intoxicated.

Next, he recalled awakening in the body of a young primate. It's been ten years since he woke up in this body. Though his memories of his previous life were fading, his new existence allowed him to think clearly. He realized that in this harsh world, he shouldn't look back at his past or allow himself to make a mistake that could endanger the lives of other tribe members. However, he kept his past in the back of his mind; not everything was negative about this new life. He was not like the other homoerectus, who were incapable of sophisticated reasoning, because of his memories of the previous world, which put him in an advantageous position.

He was able to start a fire once he reached a certain size, which aided with cooking and deterred predators. Since many animals stay away from fire, he also assisted in making simple weapons out of obsidian, which were then fashioned into bows and spears that were more successful at hunting game. He became an important member of the tribe because of all his feats. While he was thinking about this, he noticed that the tribe's male members were carrying their kills from their hunt.

He broke out of his introspection and hurried for the cluster of hut-like structures he had assisted in constructing under the protection of the outer elements.

Following his lead, a large group of the tribe assembled in the middle of the huts and built a bonfire.

The female members bought out the harvested fruits and tubers, and they sliced and skewered the meat before cooking it over the fire. commenced a festive feast, which the participants devoured. 

While Orion was eating, a smaller primate was scuttling near the cooking meat, trying to steal it. After getting a glance at the figure, he grabbed him up and held him by the nape. and let out a small growl at the figure of his younger biological brother, indicating him to stop his action in ape language.

But his brother started throwing a tantrum, flailing his hands and arms. Disgruntled, Orion shared a little portion of his meat. In his successful attempt at blackmail, his brother Orna shoved the meat into his jaws. swallowed it in a couple of minutes Satisfied with such a filling meal, he rubbed his hairy belly and started jumping up and down with newfound enthusiasm.

A smile crept up on the face of Orion as he looked at his dumb brother's antics. Although his new family was incapable of higher thought, as the years passed, he grew to care about them, even the body of his biological father, who despised him. took care of Orna after the death of this body's biological mother while conceiving Orna.

He released a sigh from his ape-like body while it sounded like a snort and stopped brooding. He went inside the hut while holding the nape of Orna and laid on the grass bed, slowly embracing the hug of sleep.

Deep into the night, while he was sleeping, the earth was shaking, the elements were in chaos, and the wind was roaring. All this mayhem woke him up from his sleep. He saw a sign of his brother's presence in the hut. He scurried outside of the hut, looking for his brother, as he searched for his brother. 

The light of the full moon was overcast by a huge shadow, and when he glanced at it, he caught sight of four collosul giants floating in the outer space of the earth. But the most terrifying thing for Orion was that he recognized them. He whispered to himself in his mind.

"The Celestials"