《The undead who yearned for life》39-Start of a new life
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--------------Elise POV------------
As I saw the man die, I could feel my heart waver and grow cold; didn't the child just asked us for our karma? Didn't we give it to her? Then why is he dying? Why is he being killed by my younger self?
Tears started to flow along my cheeks, and the same thing is happening to the girl near me... Now that she saw someone that looked like me killing the man, will she hate me too? I hoped to a least have a friend before going to Hell... I guess some things will never happen to me, right?
A transparent curtain appeared in front of us, dividing us from the child. After a second there is a flash of light, from which the man appears; I try to go over there, but this curtain is acting as a barrier.
-WELCOME MORTAL, IN THE PLACE WHERE ALL THE LIFE IS JUDGED-.
Is this the same child who was speaking with us just a while ago? Why do I feel a completely different aura from before? Before she was quite friendly even giving us advices, now she's... godly?
-EHI, you, don't you think that a goddess can hear what you think?-.
She can hear our thoughts??? Thank god I didn't think of her as a brat because of the shock... She didn't hear that, right?
-mmm... it makes sense, so... shouldn't you be a beauty that could shake heaven and earth, for whom countries would wage wars, with a lot of light from behind you in order to appear even more grandiose and holy?- said the man. God, how much of an idiot must one be to say it aloud?
-Ehi, it's not ok if you say it aloud, MOU, I've not called you here in order to let you say bad things about me-; at this the girl near me chuckled. Well, at least one of us finds this situation funny.
-Hehe, I see you're finally admitting my beauty- said the child... this reading thoughts thing is difficult to follow if you can only hear their words.
-So, why I'm here, I don't think you just wanted to have some small talk, right?-. Now he's even patting her? How daring can this guy be? Not like I want to be patted too...
As I finished my thought the child smirked... was that intended for me? -Well, for one, you just saved a world, then you detached yourself from fate, wich I govern, and in the end you died, so... why shouldn't you be here?-.
Oh, so he did all of that? quite the achievement there. -Well... for first I didn't save the world, just some people, second I'm quite sure I was not the one who made that possible and third... can't really refute that-.
-DINGDINGDING, two out of three... you won another pat on my head-; really? She's not doing this to make me jealous or anything, right? Not like I'd be jealous of that.
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-You did save the world, if you hadn't done what you did... then in another four years (more or less) the Sajin plan would heve bore fruits. Thing is, they didn't know that in the genetic code, survival is one of the most ancient instict; if only one person is being controlled, then that one will obey, but all of them together? They will revolt-.
Really? I never had that kind of courage, but it doesn't seem that bad, at least they would have one another to care for them.
-If it was only that, then even with humanity fall, it wouldn't have been a problem, but then humanity would have started to nuke everywhere... not that it would matter, some hundred thousand years and everything would be ok, but those clones would survive, killing every life form that moves, and between their natural regeneration ability, the fact that they are all over the world and some mutations thanks to the nukes... they would have turned immortal dolls, with the only instinct to kill what is different from them, for all eternity-.
Ok.... this does seems pretty bad; but hey, they were cultivated to be like that.
-Ohi ohi, weren't there some super scary remarks about humanity fall in there?- said the guy. Effectively there were some times when I thought about killing everyone who would hurt me... basically everyone.
-Well, when you are in charge of fate, and you have to judge all the beings in the universe, you tend to look to the achievements of the individuals, not the race... which brings back to you; normally fate, or the string, as you call it, is simply something that connect to the most probable ending, when someone manages to avoid, fight or escape from it, it simply changes to something else, you can see it as a sort of trial... but you went against the flow enough times to completely unbind yourself... do you really not like me?-.
The man suddenly bent over... is he hurt somewhere? Should I go to help him? Ah, this barrier prevents me from going there.
-Now, on to the real reason of why you're here, look there-. The soul of the girl near me shined, what's happening?.
-She's going to reincarnate with her memories intact in another world, I was thinking of sending you together with her, thanks to all the karma you two accumulated, you'll be able to be reborn as twins, but...-. What's happening? Even my body is shining? Why?
-She will be sent to , her sins are too heavy, and now the choice: you can save her by giving her all your karma, she will keep her memories and be instead of you, your sister twin; you will also be sent to that world, but without karma, you will have to be reincarnated as a random lesser being, such ants, mosquitoes, termites, and some other... and even those would have more karma than you-.
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Nonono, what are you saying? Wasn't I the one who should've given him karma? I don't want him to die again because of me; if there is really someone who cares for me, make him keep his karma.
-So you're saying that I can save her at the cost of my life, right? The only question is: what kind of world is that you're sending us?-. Why are you even asking? Just refuse already and be done with.
-Do you even need to ask? A world of swords and magic, technology is inexistent and the strong eats the weak; corruption is often seen and the dark part of the world is comparable to the light one, no one is safe, it only change how much you're in danger-. I'm sure he can survive even in that kind of world, so there is no problem in sending him there, he'll become a great king.
-I see, so there's only a way, I don't have the confidence to say that I'll be able to train fast enough to protect the both of us from the dangers, moreover politics are not my field, it's better leave it to someone who experienced it; give my karma to Elise, but make her promise that she will protect my sister with her life if necessary... and say to her that if in the one in one million possibility that I survive, I'll go to search for her, she still owes me an answer-.
NO!!!, how can he agree so easily to die in exchange for my life? I didn't do anything good for him, so why? And what about his sister? Could she be the other girl? Don't I have a choice in this?
-Are you sure?- the girl asked him the same question she asked to us, tears started to flow again; why I can't stop them as always?
-As much as I can be- answered the man... maybe I really could have lived if it was with him, I regret not asking him to save me that day, but I'll do my best to protect his sister, even if she will hate me. I'll also keep myself pure and search for him; I'll not give my heart to anyone other than him.
-----------------------Julie POV----------------------
So I just gained a sister in law, huh? To think I was right all along. I'd like to know how they even meet... whatever, I only hope she loves him back, and judging by her face filled with tears, the possibility of it is quite high.
Not bad, I can approve if it's her, the resolve in her eyes is absolute, it seems she's set her mind on something. I know that whatever happens, my brother will be able to come back to me... us now.
As my brother is enveloped in a white light, the curtain is removed and the little girl came back to us... now that I think of it, isn't she a Goddess? My brother is quite the smooth talker to be able to pat her head... I wonder if I can do it too?
As she neared me, the little girl took my hand and put it on her head, so I start to pet her: -I think the both of you already understood, but it wasn't possible to save him, it was only my trial for you two-.
-I understand, I don't mind it- I said to the Goddess -though I'm curious on what is going to happen to us-.
-Now I have to pool together your karma, but because even with your brother karma Elize has less than you, and you need to be twins, your benefits will probably lower, but I'll make sure that you'll be born as princesses, is that ok with you?- asked the Goddess to me.
-No problem, as she's going to be my future sister and sister-in-law, I need to be nice to her, or my brother will punish me when he finds out... and it's not like I hate her, I'm glad she will be my future sister-in-law-.
-Really?- the voice of my sister-in-law is low, but I could still hear her... a gift from the Goddess? I look at her and show her my best smile.
-I knew you would agree, so I prepared a gift: in the world in which you're going, most sentient beings affinities are decided at their birth, so I'll let you choose three of them to have at extraordinary grade-.
A lot of affinities appeared in front of us inside a sphere, after looking at it for some time, I decide on one: -I want the spatial affinity, the other two I don't care-.
-Then I choose the dark and light affinities, is that ok?- said sister-in-law.
-No problem, as a bonus, I'll give to the both of you a skill for language and written comprehension, I'll also give you a skill to feel Jack's life signs-.
As the Goddess said that, I felt myself fading; I smiled one last time to the Goddess and looked over to my soon to be sister, and she smiled back at me. It would seem she already accepted me as a sister.
The last thing I could see was the Goddess smiling back at us, then everything went black.
---------------------------nine months later, somewhere----------------------
*UWWWWWEEEEEEEEEE, UWWWWWEEEEEEEEE*
???: -Congratulation 4th queen, they're healthy and lively twins, I shall report it to his majesty-.
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