There's a story poll on my page. It's about what I'll write after all the short OC stories have been written and uploaded. With that being said, your feedback on that would be greatly appreciated.

Chapter 1

"…" Why was I here? More importantly, where even was I?

I sat in a wooden chair, staring into the white abyss. The only thing keeping me from going blind were the clothes that I wore, contrasting the room.

For some reason, I couldn't really find the energy in me to talk. Instead, I just sat there, tired and still wondering why I was here.

That's when something actually happened. "Well, it's a shame to see you here. I'm sorry."

Looking up from my clothes, I found a woman standing there.

She was ghostly pale, had long flowing black hair, and wore white robes.

She didn't seem to show any emotions. "You must be wondering why you're here. Well, this is Limbo, and I rule this place as the Ruler. You're here to await Judgement from me and to be sentenced."

"…" Wait, Limbo? Does that mean I'm dead? "A-Am I dead then?"

"That's right; you've died," she stated.

"…" I looked around at the white space. Eventually, my gaze turned back to the woman. "So, how'd I die?"

"In a car crash," she answered. "Your father had been drinking, remember?"

That's when I remembered everything. From my parents' fight, my dad getting drunk later that night, trying to whip me while my mom tried to stop him, to him knocking her unconscious, and dragging me into the car with him.

After that, I guess I died in a car crash.

I looked up at her. "Wait, if I died, does that mean my dad died too?"

"Yes," she nodded. "However, he didn't come to Limbo for Judgement. Instead, he was just sent straight to Hell."

"I see..." I slumped in the chair I sat in. While part of me was happy to see that man where he belonged, I still felt bad for him.

"With that out of the way, I'm here to Judge you," she said again. "And, seeing as you don't seem like a bad person, I'll offer you two options. You can either go to a new land and be revived at a cost, or sent straight to heaven."

Honestly, I'd be fine with either option. Though, there were a few things keeping me from choosing either. I raised my hand. "Question, if I may."

"Go right ahead."

"What exactly do you do in heaven anyway?" I asked. "Like, is it all clouds and how everyone describes it?"

Her gaze shifted up as she thought for a moment. "Well, it certainly is a peaceful place. You're just a drifting soul, forever to simply exist there without a body. There's absolutely nothing to do and it's not fun there at all, if that's what you're asking."

"Figures..." I let out a sigh. "Then what about this new land you were talking about? What's it like there, and what's the condition?"

"This land I'm referring to is known as Gamindustri," she explained. "It's a place highly advanced and makes your world seem like it's still trying to figure out how to create a lightbulb."

"…" There's no way it was that advanced.

"It's actually also a beautiful and nice place to live in, if you want my honest opinion," she added. "However, I'm not sure you'll like the condition for living there."

"What's the condition?"

"Well, the only reason I'm allowing you to go there is because you haven't really sinned in your life," she began. "With that said, sending you there already requires a lot of energy. If I revive you, I'd only be able to partially revive you."

"Partially?" I cocked my head. "What do you mean by partially?"

"It means what it means. I'll only be able to revive half of your body," she replied. "If you don't keep that body maintained, you'll die within that day by decaying."

"…" All that I was getting from this was that both options were kinda terrible and nice at the same time. "Is there at least anyway to fully revive?"

"There is," she answered. "Simply find happiness."

"...Huh?" This made no sense. "Happiness? What do you mean find happiness?"

"All it means is to find the answer that will bring you the happiness to revive you from your old self," she said. "Part of the reason that I actually can't fully revive you is because you're still filled with sorrow and anger. Even if you don't believe it, those negative emotions are eating away at you. If you can find true happiness, then you'll be reborn as a different person."

"…" I was basically being given a second chance at life. "Is that the only condition?"

"Yes," she answered. "Now, we've been here for long enough. What is your choice?"

"I'll go to the new world," I quickly answered.

"Very well then," she nodded and waved her hand.

Instantly, several orbs appeared floating in front of me. "W-What are these?"

"Each orb contains a special attribute," she said. "If you ever find yourself in a pinch, the power provided to you should be able to help you out. However, it'll only get you so far. It'll be your own efforts that will get you where you want."

"…" Looking at each of them, I couldn't really tell the difference between any of them. The only real distinguishable thing about them were their color. One was red, another blue, a white, yellow, and the last one was green. "Which one does what?"

"Even I don't know that myself," she admitted. "They were randomly selected from an infinite pool. You can get something as minor as being able to write backwards, or you could possibly get something that allows you to manipulate time."

"…" I would hope I wouldn't get something like writing backwards. People would just think I'm crazy if I did that.

I looked at the various ones. Honestly, I was gonna get something no matter what. So, I just picked the red one.

I pointed to it. "That one."

She nodded and waved her hand again. Instantly, all the other orbs disappeared and I was left staring at the red one.

"G-Gh!"

In an instant, it shot into my body and burned energy into me, making it feel as if my entire body was burning. I was even struggling to catch my breath.

"Now, good luck to you in Gamindustri," she wished. "Whatever your happiness may be, I hope you find it and live a happy life there, Zack."

Suddenly, a white light enveloped my body and I passed out.

Whatever was in store for me, I was ready to face it...

A/N:

Well, I somehow managed to do it. The last OC story has been written and is ready to upload now! Despite getting sick and other setbacks in my life, I managed to get this done. If any of you are interested in the upload schedule, it'll be on my page.

Anyways, now that all three are done, I'll be spending the rest of my time getting ready to take the ACT. After that, I'll also be taking a break for the rest of December and partially into January.
This is simply because writing these stories have been burning me out and they have felt forced. Some of you who have read them might have even noticed this. To me though, it was sapping the joy I had for writing and I'd like to start anew next year.

So, until then, thank you all for reading and I hope to see you all again!