"Geez, where am I?" The voice of a young man with dark slick back spiky hair spoke out as he looked around the scenery; beautiful flowers of all kinds were everywhere, beautiful blue-sky, however, what struck the man odd was there were floating white orb like objects with tails? Needless to say, it reminded the man of those ghosts from children books he used it read. "The places does look quite beautiful though, and those uh… whatever they are do seem to fit the scenery."
"Is that right?" A young feminine voice spoke out as the spiky-haired man turned to look in front of him as he saw a small girl in a dark, blue, and black dress with gold decorations with red and white ribbons tied to her arms. The young girl has blue eyes and asymmetrical green hair. The right side is longer than the left side. The shorter side did not reach her shoulder, and the longer side reached passed her shoulders quite easily. Also, she wears a blue and white hat with a gold emblem in front and a red and white bow on the back; the emblem and bow are balanced equally. She also wears black shoes with a red bow on them and frilly socks. Furthermore, there seems to be a pattern on her uniform. Lastly, she carries a piece of wood with symbols that the man couldn't make out.
"Welcome, Zack Fair. I am the Yama," The young girl spoke out. The man who would be the unknown hero to the world, Zack Fair was slightly confused. Yama? Zack had never heard of such a thing in his life. Never the less, the person standing before him seemingly looks like a child in a costume. "You may be wondering where you are and what are the floating orbs - Well, to be quite frank with you... There ghosts. You are dead."
"Excuse me? Umm… Can you please repeat that." Zack responded not really knowing what to say. Did she really say he was dead? Then how is he here? Those white orbs are a ghost? Zack didn't know if he was dreaming or going crazy.
"As I said before… you are indeed dead Zack Fair. If you do not believe me," The Yama then pointed her piece of wood towards him. "Then take a look at your own body."
Looking downward made Zack speechless. There were bullet holes all over him. Not only that but instead of having feet, he has a ghostly tail. Memories, memories flood the Ex-SOLDIER as he started to remember what happened. There was a fight… him against thousands upon thousands of Shinra troops. He had fought with all of his might, and even drastically took a large number with him. However, in the end, he was gun-downed.
"You have lived quite the fulfilling life, and at a young age too. Quite remarkable. You've made quite the number of friends, saved many lives, and held onto your dreams until your last breath. Even though you've had done selfish, and evil deeds before," Zack gave a light embarrassed and awkward chuckled as scratched the back of his head. He knows he had done some selfish things before, but they weren't compared to many good deeds he did, but he remembers some of the bad stuff he did in SOLDIER especially when he fought against wutai. "Although, I would love to judge you. I simply cannot."
Zack was now getting at least a bit curious. "Then what have you brought me here for?"
"You see Zack Fair, you may have died in your world, but somehow you are alive in another world," What? The words coming from this person called the Yama made no sense. How could he have died, but be alive in another world? Zack started to believe that he's actually dreaming. "Also, you normally wouldn't find yourself here, you would've been in Sanzu River awaiting judgment. However, while you did die in your world, your body had manifested in another world called Gamindustri. As you are right now… hmm, I'd you're reincarnated? Reborn? Who knows. Although, right now, your spirit has left your body and came here as I wanted to have a chat with you."
"What is that you wanted to chat with,"
"You see, despite you're efforts of good. You have killed many people, some following orders, some who also held onto their beliefs and thought what they were doing was right, even endangered friends, You even selfishly passed on your own legacy to your friend," People say words don't hurt, yet these words are hurting a bit. "If I was to judge you… I'd say you'll be condemned to hell despite your good deeds. However… This is a chance to redeem yourself."
A small but bright smile appeared on the Yama's face. "Please, go to this new world and redeem yourself, Zack Fair. I'll chat with you soon." After the words of the Yama has spoken, a bright light manifested everywhere as it blinded Zack. Soon, the Ex-SOLDIER will find himself in Gamindustri.
"Do not disappoint me." Were the last words Zack Fair had heard.