I was quite surprised by what I saw when I opened my eyes. I was in a bright, really open space like the Uyuni in Bolivia. There were two staircases leading, up, down and the one just went middle. There was a void at the end of all three paths.

I realised I was in the afterlife.

Not everybody knew this, unless you read specialized books about it but, you get a chance to reincarnate into two ways. One is to reincarnate into your past self. Or you can go to your future self. It might sound cool but, truth to be told, you lose your memories once you step into the void. So it's really like a reset of everything. If you want to keep your memories then you can stay as a spirit. But, since you had no substance it will be very boring, and both pointless so we just choose. Plus even if you are a spirit, the other spirits are just invisible. So very lonely.

There was no heaven and hell like other countries. I mean it's very hard to clarify whether one was good and the other was evil. I mean sure, but what if they were neither? Where did they go? So we didn't do that.

I always wanted to go to the past. I adored all the sports there. I also did adore the future. What would the future be like? Flying cars? Will there be teleportation? If you couldn't choose which one you wanted to go, then you can just walk in the middle of the road. It chooses randomly, and it chooses the time where it most suits you. I decided to go to the middle. I stepped inside.

“Your Highness. It is time for you to wake up.”

I quickly woke up.

“You woke up quicker than I thought you would. Maybe the Academy of Euse was worth it?” the maid mused. She brought in a bowl of water with a towel.

Did she just say Your Highness? Judging by the style of the room I went to in the past. That is unless the future became different from what I thought. And she just said Academy of Euse? And, oh my gosh, I remember my past life! I quickly grabbed a mirror that was beside the bed.

I stared at myself. It was me indeed except for my eye colour. My eye color was beautiful sea green eyes. My hair was lighter. This looked just like the painting I saw before I died.