1 Reincarnation and Shizue

My name is Karna. My parents who are great devotees, decided to name me after the demigod Karna. The son of the Sun God Surya dev.

I was a little genius growing up, people would look at me with envy and juniors would always praise me with their first class bootlicking. Though some people did sometimes make fun of my name, because of that I decided to join archery class, and i excelled in it.

I am currently travelling to the Asian games archery competition, I was selected from my country, I'm currently sixteen years old, this is a very big achievement for a kid like me, a sixteen year old.

Suddenly air rushed into the flight and i felt like suffocating and before I could even blink, a piece of the exploded chair plunged into my chest. Small beeping sounds and glaring alarms of the flight ringing, I closed my eyes and passed out.

The next time I opened my eyes- Fire and destruction everywhere. My legs were crushed under the rubble with only my upper body free.

'I'm going to die aren't I? I wish that I could've participated and won the archery competition'

<<Confirmed.. Acquiring Unique skill "Archer"... Successfully acquired>>

Wha!- Now I'm hearing voices too, I'm going insane from trauma, that's the only conclusion I could come up with.

'I am going mad aren't I? I'm low on blood, my vision is going dark, these flames will consume me, no! I don't want that! At least let them find my body please!'

<<Confirmed.. Construction of the humanoid body, successful... Acquiring Extra skills "Control Flame" and "Cancel Flame attack". successful>>

<<Confirmed. Acquiring pain nullification. successful>>

I once again closed my eyes, without being able to say anything anymore, my limbs went numb and my mind went blank. I...Died.

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"Ugh" Shifting around slightly, I sat up in the bed, I opened my eyes, wait? What! Why am I in a bed? Didn't I die in the explosion that happened in the flight? I looked around and saw a small moderate room with a bed--In which I'm currently sitting-- and a chair next to it.

Hearing the creaking of the door opening, I looked at the door as a stunningly beautiful teenager, likely 16-17 but she had a mature and slightly sorrowful expression as she came next me and sat down on the chair.

"You must be confused." Her voice was soft, and light, somehow I feel like home, I don't know why but she seems like a pure soul.

"I am, where am I? And why am i not dead?" I asked her and I saw how her expression become downcast as she explained the situation to me, I keenly listened to her.

"So, you are saying that I died and am transported into another world, and you took care of me?" She nodded, I understood that I'm not in my world anymore and I am immensely thankful to her, for taking care of me.

"Thank you for taking care of me, if I was left in the place I initially appeared, who knows what would've happened to me" She had said that I was found in the forest without anything, not even clothes. I'm thankful that she did not molest me or anything.

"It's not really a problem, by the way what's your name? My name is shizue" she said as she smiled and accepted my gratitude, she had such kind eyes.

"Karna...go ahead laugh, I know it sounds ridiculous" I looked at my lap and closed my eyes, waiting for her to laugh at my name, even though the name Karna was a legend, I was made fun off for having it as my name in the 21st century.

"I don't think it's ridiculous at all, in fact it sounds cooler than any name I heard in my life" In an instant my head shot up and looked at her, she was smiling, this person. I haven't seen such kindness in any eyes except from that of my mother.

"Thank you, it means quite a lot to me" With a genuine smile, I expressed my heartfelt gratitude towards her.

"So, what do you plan to do next?" She asked me once again, and I am currently at a loss of words, because I don't know what to do.

Before I died, I wanted to be the champion of archery, but now that I am no longer in that world, and in a new and more dangerous world--Shizue told me about this world, how there are monsters and magic-- I wish I can follow her and become an adventurer.

"Hey," Shizu who was looking at me fiddling in place suddenly said "If you don't have any plans in mind, you could come with me. you could become an adventurer, I'm sure you got it right?"

Got it? what is? I was about to ask when she once again said "Unique skill, people usually acquire a unique skill when they are transported here from otherworlds"

"I heard some thing like that, but I can't put a finger on it, I heard a voice saying something to me" I said and I saw a look of recognition appear on her face.

"Voice of the World" She said as I asked her about it, "Voice of the World? what is that?"

"Oh, you don't know. that's right how can I forget." She had a small red tint on her cheeks as she shook of the embarassment, did she forget that I'm new here?

"It is a voice we hear when we acquire skills and such, sort of like a reminder" As she said that, I remembered that the voice did say something about construction- construction of body!!

I quickly jumped out of the bed--startling Shizue in the process--I ran toward the mirror on the other side of the room, I hastily looked at it and I was stunned beyond words.

There stood a young man with long and white unkempt hair that almost appeared transparent, light blue eyes with a sharp, handsome face.

"WHAT THE FUCK!!" Was the only words I have, the only problem was the ominous dark aura the person who I thought was such a gentle person was emitting, she was standing there, menacingly.

"Were you never taught language?" She said that darkly while slowly approaching me, she looked like a pissed off mom, I shivered thinking about my mom with slippers, I remember--Oh... Right, I cannot see her again anymore--seeing that my expression took a nosedive, Shizue patted my shoulder and comforted me.

Surprise! it somehow worked like a charm, some consolation after, I calmed down. Now that I thought things through and tried to remember everything before I died.

"So, this is not your previous body? that's what you are saying right?" Surprisingly she was calm about this, I wonder what she has seen in this world. "I heard the Voice of the World say I got a Unique skill but I don't know what it does, but judging from the name "Archer" I think it's about archery?"

"Hm, try to find the answer about your unique skill and you will get the information about it in your mind, but what do you say? about joining me in adventuring?"

I closed my eyes and reached inside my mind, I used to meditate before I participated in national levels in archery, so I had a clue about what she suggested.

The answer came in the form of a slight pain in my head, information about my unique skill and extra skills poured into my brain, now I know that my skills relate to my desires.

"I'd love to become an adventurer and go with you, please take care of me!" I said as she smiled once again. "I knew that you would say that!" she beamed as she began to talk about what we are going to do from now on.

I am quite sad because I won't be able to see my parents again, I can't see my friends too, but I am also happy to have met her and I look forward to travelling with her.