I opened my eyes with a gasp as I clutched at my chest, my body jumping into a sitting position so I could look around. As far as the eye could see were barren desert and rocky outcroppings, a gentle wind stirring up the sand as it blew through and the sun blinding me.
"Where in the bloody hell am I?" I muttered to myself as I looked for any sign of life, absently rubbing my chest as I got to my feet with a delicate grunt.
"The void." A booming voice answered after a few moments of silence, a squeak leaving me as I jumped and spun around only to see no one around me.
"Where are you?" I yell out as I start walking towards the sharp rocks around me, trying to find whoever was speaking by peeking under and through the rocks.
"I cannot be seen, child, only felt." The voice boomed humorously as I blushed in embarrassment, dusting myself off then covering my eyes when the sun got brighter and shadowed everything else.
"What is this void I am in?" I said as the wind picked up before calming once again, a shiver going down my spine as I finally fully registered the second presence drifting around me.
"In…human terms, the void is the place between life and death." The voice said with an almost bashful tone in its depths, my eyes widening as the memories of what happened to me returned.
"I am dead…." I whispered as the car crash that took my life replayed in my vision soundlessly, my whole body tensing as I watched a piece of shrapnel pierce my chest after my head slammed against the steering wheel.
"Oh sweet baby Jesus, I am dead!" I yelled out as I clutched at my chest and dropped to my knees, my chest heaving as I started to hyperventilate while my body shook from the shock.
"Calm down, child, let me explain." The voice rang through the area with a hesitant tone of worry in it, my fingers yanking through my tangled hair as I stood and started pacing.
"Calm down? Calm down? Why in the bloody hell would I calm down? I am dead for Christ's sake! I have good reason to be freaking out! Let me fucking freak out!" I yelled as I glared at the sun that I assumed he was being, my fingers running through my hair as I struggled to calm down and think.
"Calm down now!" the voice barked out impatiently as the ground beneath me shook violently, all my movements freezing as I fell on my behind and prayed he didn't lash out. After a few moments everything around me stilled once again, the atmosphere becoming slowly calm as the…god?...calmed down.
"Now, if you will let me explain?" the now calm voice said after a few minutes of awkward silence, my body tensing before I took deep relaxing breaths to calm my body and mind.
"Of course." I murmured humbly as I brought my knees to my chest, hugging them to me as I lowered my gaze in submission.
"You are dead as of a few minutes ago. Your human medics have arrived but they could not revive you. I am here to give you a choice: continue to your version of an afterlife, or become a part of my cause in my world." The voice murmured gently as the sun dimmed and the landscape came to life, my eyes widening as scenes from my life played on the rocked like projections. I stood as my eighteenth birthday party played directly in front of me, the last night I saw my parents and my three little brothers. The car crash that took their lives started playing instead, my feet immediately stepping back as I shook my head and covered my mouth.
"Why…?" I whispered as I covered my eyes and turned away from the scene, my shoulders shaking as I tried to hold back my sobs I never let loose since the funeral. The scenes stopped and blackness surrounded me moments later, my eyes opening as my hands dropped to my sides lifelessly.
"To show you that there is nothing left for you in that world. I am giving you a chance to start a new life, to make a difference for a whole race…to save lives." The voice said as a bluish-white ball of energy appeared in front of me, illuminating the area around it including me with a soft light. My fingers subconsciously started braiding my hair as I became nervous, my teeth gnawing on my bottom lip while I stared at the orb of light hesitantly.
"Why me?" I asked simply as I put my head in my hands in hopelessness, a warm feeling wrapping around me as the orb moved closer to me.
"I see potential in you, a potential to save lives…a potential to change worlds, all for the better. You have the opportunity to be a hero, the find love and to have a family again. All you have to do is let go of your old life and trust me." The ball brightened slightly as it spoke softly to me from a few inches away, my eyes following it as it circled around me and stopped in front of my face.
"What is the catch?" I whispered as my hand twitched with the need to touch it, a soft chuckle sounding while it moved out of my reach as if it knew my thoughts.
"You save my kind from destruction, I give you a better life." The god said as the area around me started to brighten, my eyebrows rising in disbelief as I realized I was actually doing this.
"Wait, what is your name?" I said loudly as the wind started picking up around me violently, the area getting too bright for me to comfortably keep my eyes open.
"Primus, you may call me Primus." Was the last thing I heard before my feet left the ground, a scream leaving me as my hair whipped around me and my body was flipped in circles. A loud buzzing noise rang in my ears as my eyes squeezed shut, the noise popping as I became unconscious….
A/N: Welcome to my new story, I hope you enjoy and please review and tell me your thoughts. Until next time