Ch 01 - New Beginning

<MC POV>

[2nd Oct 1979]

As I came to my senses my whole body and mind were tingling in mild pain, my senses were going haywire making my head even dizzier. As I tried to get a bearing of my haywire senses I realized that I was in a bed but somehow things felt bigger and antique. I tried looking around and registered my childish and bandaged hands. "Huh...where am I?" I thought aloud as my ears register a childish voice. "Did I transmigrate like those web novels? How did I get here?" I thought aloud barely a whisper. The last thing I recalled was...

<FLASHBACK>

It was a stormy night. I was walking home, returning from work late at night and a rumble was heard as a lightning bolt illuminated the dark clouds. I looked up and drops of rain started falling on my face.

"Shit! It had to rain now", I cursed my luck.

I started rushing and soon reached my apartment completely drenched. I quickly undressed and went for a bath before I catch a cold.

After the bath, I prepared my food and booted my laptop to read web novels and watch something on the net.

Though I am a computer engineering graduate I am currently working in a small consultancy firm. Rather than the technical side, I have been fascinated with management. My schedule is waking up early and then go for running and exercising. After getting ready I rush to work. It's hectic working in a small organization at a small salary. Too much work for a small salary. I am looking to resign in the coming month as I have already learned whatever I could in the last 2 years with no prospects for more financial growth. Now with my saved capital, I can start my own consulting firm as I know that I can give better service at the same price or I can just join another firm.

After work, I come back home and enjoy take-out food while reading web novels to relieve my stress. I love watching anime and reading books like Naruto, One Piece, Bleach, HunterxHunter, Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Monkey King etc. I have always liked Magic and Mystery books since I was a kid when I grew up and while in college I got hooked on web novels. They are like a neverending labyrinth. Now even fanfictions are popping up like mushrooms and I devour them with a zest that's almost maniacal.

Mulling on my thought I looked outside the window and saw the rain was still pouring heavily with constant thunder flashing in the sky.

Just as I was enjoying the food a lightning bolt fell on a nearby electric pole. The current surged towards my house frying the wiring, blasting the bulbs and other electronics. It was so powerful that even the laptop got fried and along with it I also blacked out before I could register the loud thunder...BOOOOMMM!!

<Flashback END>

Just as I was contemplating the question of how I came here and where I was the door opened and a man and a woman walked in rushing to him. "Ed! I was so worried about you. Thank god you are all right", She started fretting over me.

I couldn't recognise the woman or the man. The mind, memory and body were a mess.

My instincts thought screamed that they were my mom and dad by the concerned expressions they held on their faces for me. As I tried to recall them in my memory I didn't register anything other than a buzzing headache.

Seeing me in pain the man spoke, "Emily calm down. Edward just woke up and it's just a little concussion. The doctor told us he will get better in no time. He just needs proper rest. The medicine and the diet will take care of the rest".

As I started getting my bearing I looked at the man with a blank look. Glancing around I asked, "What happened to me Dad?".

The woman gasped at my question and was on the verge of crying in the embrace of the man while holding my hand.

The man squinted his eyes while comforting the woman, "Emily. Calm Down. It's all right."

Thinking for a bit the man concluded that the accident had far more impact on the boy than they previously thought.

He looked toward Edward who was still waiting for answers and replied, "Son, While playing you fell from the stairs and got hurt on your head coupled with bruises on your limbs. You have been sleeping since yesterday. And totally missed out on the Halloween Party".

Looking at Emily and me he continued, "It seems the hit on the head affected your memory of the incident but don't you worry. Take a good rest son and tell us if you need anything."

As they left me to take some much-needed rest. I started contemplating my current situation. I had no memory of this body but somehow my subconscious did. Rather than fight the pain I decided to sleep it over.

When I woke up the headache gradually subdued and I started gathering information about my situation by connecting the pieces of my memory of this body.

Over the course of the next few weeks, I got a better bearing of my surroundings. I found myself in Britain in the year 1979 born in a loving and well-to-do family.

My name is Edward Samuel Walker, my parents often call me Ed, born on 30th Sep 1972 and turned 7 just a day before my awakening of sorts. My dad Samuel Johnny Walker (32 years old now) is a lawyer by profession and my mom Emily Anna Walker nee Smith (30 years old now) is a Pastry chef and runs a small Bakery called Aurora's Delight just near our home on Charlotte Street. We live in our Apartment building at 10 Maple Street, Fitzrovia, London.

Fitzrovia is a diverse residential area where grand 18th and 19th-century apartment buildings sit side by side with social housing. Handy for the West End theatres, it's filled with hotels, galleries, and old-school pubs. Charlotte Street is lined with lively bistros and cafes, and the surrounding streets are home to new media, advertising, and architectural companies. The lofty BT Tower is an iconic city landmark.

I don't recall seeing any relatives other than Uncle Charlie from our last few family gatherings during Christmas or other family events except for my father's and mother's colleagues. There was no one else in our family as both my grandparents on my maternal and paternal sides were long dead.

My grandfather was a WW2 veteran. My father lost his mother during childbirth so he was brought up by his father. They were pretty close as they had lots of pictures together in his study.

Uncle Charlie's dad and my grandpa became pals during the war. Uncle Charlie is 2 years older than my Dad and works as Music Teacher at the Public School.

My mom grew up at Aurora Orphanage. The Matron was a sort of a mother figure to my mom. She has pictures of them together, one even with me as a baby.

My parents were complete orphans by the time they started college though their parent's savings helped them through college. They met during their college days and shortly fell for each other due to similar circumstances at home and shared values in life.

Dad started his independent practice just when I was turning 3 years old in 1975 and works from home.

Mom started her own bakery shop just last year in the summer of 1978 when one of the nearby bakeries was up for sale mom thought why not share her passion for sweet food with others? So with their savings, they bought it at a great bargain.

She is really good with desserts and her baked bread is the best I have tasted. This is also the place I spend a lot of my time in my memories though mostly as a shop mascot. 'I am ashamed to admit that.'

For my looks, I am almost 4 feet tall. Though I am a bit skinny in the frame I compensate for it with a great face and my natural blond hair. My diamond face shape is characterized by a narrow chin and forehead with wide cheekbones. A bob haircut that looks great with my pointed ears. A slightly deepened eyebrows resting on top of almond-shaped light blue eyes. An aquiline-shaped nose matches perfectly with full heart-shaped lips. Although it is all sheathed with baby fat for now. And if I tank up with a muscular athletic physique I know I will be a turner when I grow up.

Coming back to my situation I did not transmigrate as I presumed earlier but I reincarnated as a baby but something caused my adult soul to be dormant becoming nutrient to my new soul in this body.

Just as I turned 7 years old my adult soul reached some magical condition and completely assimilated with my current body and soul. As it reached the last stage of assimilation I lost control of my body and unfortunately, fell down the stairs and hurt myself in the process.

The injury is mild compared to how it should be though from how I fell and where I was found. (A/N: Can you guess why?)

Due to the reason, how I got fried with my laptop my soul underwent some mutation and this, in turn, affected my body after the complete fusion of my soul.

My personality is a fusion of both my lives though I understand the challenges of adult life I somehow also carry the childishness and curiosity of my young body as well. I guess it must be the physiology of my young body. It's a mutual influence of soul over mind & mind over body and vice-versa.

Much of my previous life's memories and knowledge including the personality aspect seem to be murky or subdued after the soul blending process. My last life's personality is the dominant one and the 7 years of young life didn't affect me much.

At least that's what I think but who knows.

But there's a silver lining here.

With each passing day, I find my mental faculties getting better and better.

In this new life and world, I have decided that I will make full use of my future knowledge to acquire wealth and power for myself and live my life without regrets. Look out world for Edward is here!